Author: Library
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Library Lobby Survey results: how do you want to ask questions?
In the library, our main job is to help you find and access resources, which often means answering a lot of questions! In this week’s Library Lobby Survey, we wanted to know how you’d prefer to ask questions. Results are in: Of 159 responses, most prefer to ask questions in person. In person: 88 Text:…
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Ebook access disruption Sat. Oct. 19
Some library ebooks may be inaccessible on Saturday Oct. 19th due to scheduled maintenance of ProQuest Ebook Central. The scheduled downtime is from 9am-12pm, but may go longer. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Call for participation! Library focus groups on thesis desks
The majority of existing library thesis desks are in parts of the library that will be inaccessible during the 2020-2021 library seismic renovation. Come help us determine how to handle this! The Library User Experience Group will hold focus groups to get your feedback on potential solutions. Students from all years are welcome! Food will…
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Search everything! (in Reed Digital Collections)
We’re excited to share a new feature in Reed Digital Collections: the ability to search across collections! Want to see all items relating to the traditional game of tug of war between Reed first years and sophomores? You’ll now be able to easily search both the digitized photos from archives and the Quest newspaper collection!…
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Library Lobby Survey results: how do you access databases?
For this week’s Library Lobby survey, we wanted to know how you access the library’s databases. Results are in! Of 134 responses, 72 say they search the catalog, 34 use the A-Z Databases list, and 28 access library databases via Research Guides.
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Library Lobby Survey results: How do you refer to these rooms?
We wanted to know what you called a couple of the rooms in the library, and the results are fascinating! For the Periodical Reading Room (pictured on the bowl on the left), we got 62 total responses, including: 8 “Old pit” 7 “reading room” (includes 1 “reading room (?)”) 3 “New pit” 2 “The pit”…
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Accessibility in the library: take our survey!
With an interest in better serving the needs of the entire Reed Community, the Library is seeking student perspectives and experiences with library spaces and resources regarding accessibility. Your feedback from this survey will help us identify areas requiring fine tuning, possible change, or potential new directions that increase the accessibility and usefulness of all…
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Reed College Canyon: new digital collection now available!
We are excited to announce a new RDC resource: the Reed College Canyon collection! The images in this collection were largely created by Canyon Restoration Manager Zac Perry to document the Canyon from about 1999 to the present. The Reed Canyon was declared a wildlife refuge by the state of Oregon in 1913, and restoration…
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Portland Muslim History Project archives collection now available in RDC!
We’re excited to announce our most recent addition to Reed Digital Collections: selections from the Portland Muslim History Project archive, recently donated to Special Collections and Archives by Reed College professor Dr. Kambiz GhaneaBassiri. View the Portland Muslim History Project archive in Reed Digital Collections The 2004 Portland Muslim History Project narrated the history of…
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Quest newspaper digital collection now available
We’re excited to announce our most recent addition to Reed Digital Collections: digitized issues of The Quest newspaper, beginning with the first issue in 1913. The collection is open to current Reed students, faculty, and staff. Check out a sampler of Quest mastheads below to get you started!