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William Dickey ’51 – Everyday Poet
March 15 – July 31, 2013 Library flat cases William Dickey is another excellent poet to come out of Reed College. Graduating the same year as Gary Snyder and Phil Whalen who became the Beat Poets, Dickey had a very different voice, focusing on love and change and experience, both serious and humorous. Widely published…
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Shen Bao Digital Archive
Shen Bao Digital Archive The very first newspaper in China with a Chinese editorial staff, the full-image and full-text Shen Bao Digital Archive gives unique insight into the transition of China from the nineteenth century until Mao. Established in 1872, Shen Bao (historically transliterated as Shun Pao or Shen-pao) was the most influential and…
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Spring Break Hours
The Library will be on Spring Hours from Saturday, March 16 – Saturday, March 23. We will resume normal hours of operation as of Sunday, March 24. Library Friday, 3/15 8am – 8pm Saturday, 3/16 10am – 8pm IMC/Language Lab Saturday, 3/16 & Sunday, 3/17 – CLOSED Monday, 3/18 – Friday, 3/22 – Noon –…
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New Service: Make an Appointment
Need research help with an assignment and don’t know who to ask? Make an appointment with a librarian. Schedule a time that works for your schedule and get the research assistance you need. http://info.library.reed.edu/appointment/
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Russian databases – Stalin Archive & Iskusstvo Kino
The Stalin Digital Archive The SDA is a result of collaboration between the Russian State Archive of Social and Political History (RGASPI) and Yale University Press (YUP) to create an electronic database of finding aids, to digitize documents and images, and to publish in different forms and media materials from the recently declassified Stalin archive…
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Christmas Mass: Victorian Illuminated Manuscript
Reed recently acquired an illuminated Christmas Mass, calligraphed and illustrated by Marie Granville and perhaps others, dated 1854. This lovely manuscript has been digitized and is now part of the Digital Collection. This work is illuminated with many initials in colors and burnished gold, with full borders on every page in a variety of styles…
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Winter Break Hours
The Library is moving to Winter Break and Intercession hours. See below for details. Winter Break hours: Fri. Dec. 14 8:00am – 5:00pm Sat. – Sun., Dec. 15-16 CLOSED Mon. – Fri., Dec. 17-21 8:30am – 5:00pm Sat. – Tue., Dec. 22-25 CLOSED Wed. – Fri., Dec. 26-28 8:30am – 5:00pm Sat. – Tue., Dec.…
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First-year students: ask your personal librarian
Not sure how to find that book? Wondering how to access JSTOR from off-campus? Worried about that research paper that’s due soon? Your personal librarian can help. All first-year students at Reed are matched with a personal librarian. You’re welcome to contact your personal librarian at any time. He or she can help with any…
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Gov Docs: Old School Treasures
November 10, 2012 — January 31, 2013 2012 marks another Reed centennial as a government documents depository.The library was designated a senatorial depository under President Foster and first librarian Maida Rossiter in 1912; it has received about 38% of governmental publications since then. A selection showing the breadth and variety of those publications is on…
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Thesis Students: Have you talked to your librarian yet?
One of the best resources to help you with your thesis research is your librarian. The subject specialist librarian for your discipline can help you identify resources and develop strategies to make sure you are finding the best and most relevant sources for your thesis. Whether you are stuck somewhere in the process, want to…
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