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The Library Wants Your Input!
in GeneralThe library wants your input! Share your feedback in an upcoming library assessment, coming to your inbox on February 19. This brief survey will help the library better understand how the community views and experiences the library, and how they can improve the service areas most important to the community. The survey will be open through…
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Trial of Scopus AI Until March 16
Many of the library’s electronic resources are incorporating machine learning-based tools. Although we are not currently pursuing the adoption of any of these tools, we do want to get some hands-on experience using and comparing them. So, today, we are starting a 30-day trial of an AI tool for Scopus, our major abstract and citation…
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Love is in the Air at the Library
in GeneralWe are getting into the Valentine’s spirit this month at the library with a new display and event celebrating romance and love in all forms! Next time you’re in the library, take a look and borrow a book from our “Romance is for Everyone” display located in the Reading Room on the first floor. The…
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Library Reference Assistant’s Favorite Resources!
in GeneralWhile Librarians and Library Workers recommend research resources and provide access for students daily, we wanted to get inside the heads of your fellow Reedies and see how they use the library and collection. In honor of a brand new semester, read further to discover our Reference Desk Assistant’s favorite resources available at Reed Library! …
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“They Won’t Bite, They’re Just People:” Bringing Blues and Folk to Reed
From the 1950s through the 1980s, a steady stream of talented blues and folk artists came through Reed College. With the folk music revival in the ‘50s and the blues revival in the ‘60s, there was no lack of skilled artists across the country. Reed drew in dozens of artists, from smaller local musician Mike…
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Trials in Music Data and Music History
For anyone interested in the confluence of music, history, and data, we have two trials that may spark new connections and reveal avenues of inquiry: RIPM Jazz Periodicals Closes: December 7 Produced by the Répertoire International de la Presse Musicale (RIPM), RIPM Jazz Periodicals provides users with a contemporary view of jazz history by digitizing…
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Celebrate Banned Books Week at the Library!
Banned books week (October 5 – 11, 2025), was established back in 1982 by the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom in response to a rise in the number of challenged books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. The tradition has continued through to the present day in 2025. This year’s theme is Censorship Is…
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New ProQuest Ebook App
in DatabasesA new app is ready to handle your “bookshelf” any time you check out a full ebook from ProQuest’s Ebook Central platform: Ebook Central Reader App. If you have ever used Adobe Digital Editions to read ProQuest ebooks in the past, this app replaces it. Ebooks from platforms like Cambridge Core, De Gruyter Brill, Elsevier…
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Expanded Interlibrary Loan request options
Need a book or article, but Reed doesn’t have it? We have you covered! Starting August 4th, you’ll see expanded Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request options in the library catalog. Updated Summit and ILL request buttons will look and work the same, so you get to focus on finding the resources you want, instead of which…
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New digital collections software selected
The library and IT have selected a new platform to host Reed’s digital collections. We will move to TIND, a platform for institutional repository materials, digital archives content, and visual resources assets. Reed Digital Collections (RDC) supports teaching and learning at Reed College by providing access to high-quality free and licensed images, used often in…
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