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UO Portland Hosts Talk on Building a Collaborative City, Wed., July 22 - (July 2, 2009)
The UO Portland’s White Stag Block Talk series continues on Wednesday, July 22, with a panel discussion centering on what it takes to build a collaborative city. The free public event is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the White Stag Block, 70 NW Couch Street, Portland.

UO Community Has On-Site Borrowing Privileges at GWLA Libraries - (July 1, 2009)
If you’re a member of the UO community, you now have on-site borrowing privileges when you visit libraries that are members of the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA), a consortium of 32 academic libraries located across 17 midwestern and western states.

UO Portland Schedules Copyright Event, Thur., July 16 - (July 1, 2009)
"Free Culture: Creating Copyright and Copyright Creation," a free public event exploring the current state of copyright law and its impact on creative work, is scheduled for Thursday, July 16, at the White Stag Block, 70 NW Couch Street, Portland.

Library's Dissociation & Trauma Archives Featured on OCLC’s Website - (June 17, 2009)
Each month, OCLC, the world's largest library service and membership cooperative, features on its website several notable digital collections using CONTENTdm, a digital collections management software program developed by OCLC. For the month of June, one of the featured collections is Dissociation and Trauma Archives, a digital collection developed jointly by the UO Libraries and the UO Department of Psychology.

Need a Place to Study? Knight Library Open Around the Clock June 5-7 - (June 3, 2009)
If you need a place to work on a project or do some last-minute studying the weekend before finals, Knight Library will be open around the clock starting Friday evening, June 6. The library will remain open throughout Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8.

Take a Study Break at Knight Library, Sun., June 7, 10 P.M. - (June 3, 2009)
The UO Libraries will host a spring finals Study Break from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the Knight Library Browsing Room on Sunday, June 7. Free snacks will be provided, and library staff will be on hand to assist you with your research and studies.

Knight Library to Continue 24-hour Service in 2009-2010 - (June 2, 2009)
Knight Library will be open around the clock on weekdays during the 2009-2010 school year, thanks to financial support from the Associated Students of the University of Oregon (ASUO).

Improve Your Research Skills This Fall With LIB 101 - (May 30, 2009)
LIB 101, Introduction to Library Research, is a great course to add to your class schedule this coming fall. Scheduled for Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 9:50 a.m., this 1-credit course offers an introduction to using the library for research and accessing information through a variety of research resources.

Classroom in Special Collections and University Archives Ready for Use - (May 6, 2009)
If you’re a UO faculty member, instructor, or GTF who values teaching your students how to use primary source materials in their research and study, the library’s Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) now has a state-of-the-art classroom you can reserve when your class needs access to primary materials. SCUA staff members can also assist you in the classroom when primary sources are being used.

May 15 Symposium Probes Use of Social Networking and Open Content Applications in Education - (May 1, 2009)
The third annual UO Symposium on Computers in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education is scheduled for Friday, May 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in Knight Library’s Browsing Room. “Open Content and Open Source: Applications of Computer Technology to Improve Education and Decrease Costs to Students” will explore ways that social networking tools and other open content applications are being used to change learning paradigms and make the delivery of educational content more efficient in tough economic times.