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National Women's History Month
Posted on Wed, 2011-03-16 18:30Writing Women Back into History
Suffrage Centennial 1910-2010
2010 marked the 100th anniversary of when most Washington women permanently achieved the right to vote. The Washington Women’s History Consortium leads the commemoration and invites people all over Washington to learn about this important history.
During National Women's History Month, visit 1000memories to recognize the women who made a difference in your life. 1000memories has partnered with the National Women's History Project and the Internet Archive to remember the contributions of women in history - those whose lives shaped and were shaped by history. The website offers a space to collect and tell the stories of women throughout history, famous or not.
The Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Washington University, contributed two "digital collections" to the WHC Digital Library:
Washington Women's History Consortium - Images and Washington Women's History Consortium - Oral Histories contain primary source materials that were digitized as part of CPNWS's commitment to the Washington Women's History Consortium project (funded by the Washington State Legislature). Drawn from a variety of different archival collections at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, these digital resources include photographs, manuscripts and oral history interviews documenting the history and achievements of women in Washington State.
Welcome Back
Posted on Wed, 2011-03-16 18:00
Welcome Back Students & Faculty!
Spring has come to campus - remember you can check out laptops at the library & work outside, or find a nice sunny nook in the library & curl up with a good read!
New this spring is a current display section of selected scholarly journals on Haggard 3, next to the circle. The Popular Magazine current display is located in the Daylight Lounge.
Also, check out the new murals in the Wilson stairways which were added recently in an effort to brighten them up, painted by the AS club "Library Maniacs".
Be sure to watch the Library News & Facebook page for current news & events.
National Library Week is April 10th thru the 16th, with several events planned.
Wilson Library, a place to work & relax
Posted on Tue, 2011-03-15 14:01
Western Today photo tour of
the Western Libraries during
finals week.
Photos by Matthew Anderson
Celebrate Women's History Month!
Posted on Fri, 2011-03-11 11:37We welcome campus and community members to discover and enjoy the rich "women's history" collections and archival resources available at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies and Western.
A present display in Haggard Hall features images selected from records of the myriad women's organizations archived at CPNWS. Contact CPNWS or browse our website to find out more about records of groups including the Monday and Aftermath Clubs, AAUW (Washington), the YWCA of Bellingham and the Bellingham Woman's Music Club. CPNWS also houses collections including oral histories and personal papers from women including Ella Higginson, Jane Hovde, June Burn and Lois Garlick.
Additional materials relating to the history of women on Western's campus can be accessed through Western Libraries Special Collections and the WWU Archives and Records Center.
Researchers are also encouraged to explore three Digital Collections focusing on the experiences and achievements of women: these are the Washington Women’s History Consortium Oral Histories and Image Collections (digitized from CPNWS holdings), and the Western Women in Sport Collection (featuring images from Special Collections). All three collections were developed through partnership with and funding from the Washington Women's History Consortium.
Marian Alexander, Head of Special Collections Emeritus
Posted on Tue, 2011-03-08 15:52
Marian Alexander and friends from Special Collections got together for a farewell lunch in her honor.
From left to right are Tamara Belts, Special Collections Manager, Marian Alexander, Professor Emeritus, her husband David, Rick Osen, Assistant Dean for Collections & Technology, and Peter Smith, Special Collections Librarian.
Marian is retiring from her position as Head of Special Collections, which under her leadership has moved into a modern facility and increased the number and size of the collections significantly.
Children's Literature Class Visit
Posted on Mon, 2011-03-07 10:25
Children's Literature for the Elementary and Middle School Teacher (ENG 441) students visited Special Collections recently with their instructor, Sylvia Tag.
Tamara Belts and Peter Smith welcomed the class into the Research Room and presented information about the collections, including the Helene Whitson Collection of pop-up books, the Special Collections Children's Collection, original manuscripts by Steve Raymond from the Fly Fishing Collection, and photographs from the Campus School Collection.
After looking at items on the Research Room tables, students walked through the Storage Area and the Work Area. Lesley Lowery talked with students about the Western Student Newspaper digitization project, showing the brown, brittle pages of the original newsprint.
New! Library Site Search
Posted on Sun, 2011-03-06 11:00We’ve just made it easier to search the library website!
Use Western Libraries new Site Search to locate specific information about the library, our services, & specialized research guides found on the Libraries Web Pages.
Building the Library of the Future – and Closing the Loop
Posted by Chris Cox, Dean of Western Libraries, on Wed, 2011-03-02 14:31Last week, over 50 students, faculty, and administrators came together for “Building the Library of the Future: A Dialogue.” The purpose of the dialogue was to discuss themes which resulted from our analysis of the results of last winter’s LibQual+ Lite survey of user expectations. The survey itself asked a number of questions to determine your satisfaction with Western Libraries in three key areas: service, collections, and the library facilities.
Special Collections Book of the Month: My Impossible Dream
March madness is upon us. Currently the WWU Vikings are working their way through the post-season conference title competition, hoping to host the women's regional championships and more. With that in mind what a great time to read, My Impossible Dream, by WWU Men's Coach of the Century (1900-1999), Chuck Randall.
New South Campus Book Drop
Posted on Tue, 2011-03-01 16:00
Drive-up Bookdrop
Becomes a 21st Century Reality!!
You Asked, we Listened!
The long anticipated south campus book drop is now in place outside of the Campus Services building on 22nd & Bill McDonald Parkway.
With daily pick-up, no need to worry about your books being overdue!
You can also use it to drop off Bellingham Public Library and Whatcom Libraries books as part of the Whatcom One-Card Program.
As part of the “14 Days to Have Your Say” project, students expressed interest in having south campus book returns options. The Arntzen book drop was set up almost immediately & has grown into a popular option for returning materials. At that time we also wanted to find a location that offered more of a drive-up option. It took us a while, but the South Campus Book Return Drop Box is now in place!
