Check out Professor Jinhui Wu’s new ebook available to all – “Spirited Ink” a collection of students essays from the CHIN/LIT 330 course “Chinese Ghost Stories and Supernatural Tales”.
New Reed published OER book “Spirited Ink”
Category: Announcements
PEP-Web Archive Trial through 10/25/23
The library has just begun a trial of Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing’s online archive.
PEP-Web provides a centralized search of psychoanalytic literature in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, and Turkish. It includes journals, books, and videos (including full transcription).
Note that most of the journals have a 3- to 5-year embargo, so content later than 2019 will not be available.
If you have questions about this trial, please email library-er@reed.edu.
We welcome your evaluation of this resource! To share your thoughts, please complete our Library Database Feedback form.
Receive text notifications for library notices
Would you like to receive text notifications for things like holds, due date, and courtesy notices? You can opt-in here. Data rates may apply. Questions? Email Jim Holmes.
MLA Handbook Plus Trial through 10/15/23
The library is currently running a trial of MLA Handbook Plus.
This electronic resource includes the full text of the ninth edition of the handbook, the second edition of the MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, and the MLA Guide to Undergraduate Research in Literature, as well as a video course that teaches the principles of MLA documentation style.
The MLA has created an introductory video that demonstrates all the site’s features and functions.
If you have questions about this trial, please email library-er@reed.edu.
We welcome your evaluation of this resource! To share your thoughts, please complete our Library Database Feedback form.
Printing from your laptop or library computers
The library is your go-to place for studying, reading, and printing. Here are some quick links to get you started when you need to print:
- Set up printing from your laptop (Mac)
- Set up printing from your laptop (PC)
- General instructions, printing from a mobile devices, etc.
- Library printers and computers
Get articles faster: meet LibKey Nomad
As part of our year-long pilot of LibKey software, you have access to LibKey Nomad, a browser extension that gives you one-click access to scholarly articles. This add-on is especially helpful in linking to library resources from off campus.
Install and set up Nomad
Once you’ve downloaded the extension and added it to your browser, select the green flame icon to choose Reed College Library as your organization.
Remember, this extension is specific to the browser! If you usually use Safari but switch to Chrome, you’ll need to add Nomad to Chrome too.
Why use Nomad?
Here are a few scenarios that might be familiar:
- You subscribed to be notified whenever a new issue of your favorite journal is published and you want PDF access from the Table of Contents without logging in through the library
- You get a newsletter from a scholarly publisher that highlights a few recent articles and you want to get through to the articles without logging in through the library
- You’re doing general searching in Google Scholar, PubMed, or Wikipedia
How does it work?
LibKey Nomad looks for DOIs, PMIDs, or ebook ISBNs in the content of a webpage and determines whether you have access as a member of the Reed community or through Open Access. If we don’t have access, Nomad will route you to the Interlibrary Loan form to make an ILL request.
You may see a badge in the lower corner. If Nomad can’t provide a PDF, it may instead display a link to the article or a link to the library catalog and the ILL request form.
Special to PubMed and Wikipedia, you will find a series of icons:
LibKey Nomad is compatible with most scholarly publisher sites, in addition to PubMed, Google Scholar, and Wikipedia.
Give us feedback!
Do you have questions about LibKey Nomad? Found any issues or problems? Love it? Please let us know! Send a note to library@reed.edu and tell us what you think about this new tool.
Testing, testing… Is LibKey on?
During this academic year, the library is testing out a new piece of software called LibKey, and it will change some of the ways you interact with our online resources. Our goal for this year-long pilot is to see if it provides easier access to both our paid subscriptions and open access articles.
FAQ
What is LibKey?
LibKey calls their product an “active and dynamic linking technology” and it fits between you, the open web, and the library collection.
For online articles that have a DOI or PMID number assigned to them, LibKey collates information about the article — including our subscribed journal holdings, open access status, and retraction details — to calculate your best link to that scholarly content.
If LibKey cannot find a direct link or if an online resource does not have a DOI or PMID, you will be immediately forwarded to our catalog to check our access options or place an ILL (Interlibrary Loan) request.
What should I expect?
You may see new link options when you search the library catalog. From your search results, you may be able to link directly to a PDF (Download PDF) and see an article in the context of a whole journal issue (View Issue Contents). You should also encounter better linking to articles available as Open Access.
When using the “Check Reed Holdings” buttons in our subscription databases, you will see improved linking options on the intermediary LibKey details page.
If you add the LibKey Nomad extension to your web browser, you will be able to connect to library-subscribed content, even when searching the open web, whenever you see this badge:
When starting from PubMed or Wikipedia, the Nomad extension will show you which articles you have access to through Reed library subscriptions or open access.
What should I do if something isn’t working?
Send an email through our Ask a Librarian form (scroll down to the Send a message section), including as much detail as you can. Screenshots are always welcome.
We will especially want to know what browser you are using, where you started your search (e.g., the library catalog, Google or Google Scholar, PubMed, etc.), and what happened.
Summit 12-week checkout
We have recently implemented a change from the Orbis Cascade Alliance that allows for 12-week checkout of all Summit materials with one six-week renewal period. You can now keep your Summit books for a full semester! Unfamiliar with Summit borrowing? Click here and go to “Does a Summit Library Have it”. Questions – email library-circ@reed.edu.
Zine & Arts Programs
Check out the zine and arts programs that lead up to the final event in 2024, the Reed Zine Fest!
Save the date
REED ZINE FEST is on Saturday, March 30, 2024 from 11am to 4pm at Kaul Auditorium at Reed College (Portland, OR).
Reed Zine Fest is the first zine fest organized by the Reed College Library to celebrate independent publishing, DIY and zine making. This one day festival will feature both local community and Reedie zinesters, zine workshops, and keynote by special guest James Spooner (graphic novel High Desert, Co-founder of Afro-punk Festival).
Applications to table at the Reed Zine Fest will open in February 2024. Follow Reed Zine Library on Instagram @reedzinelibrary for updates!
Zine & Arts Programs
Fall 2023
Crafting Funeral for Flaca: On DIY Publishing & The Power of Your Voice
Thursday, Oct. 5, 4 p.m.-5 p.m. at Psych Auditorium 105
Portland-based Chicana author Emilly Prado delves into the creation process for her award-winning book Funeral for Flaca, which debuted as a handmade chapbook before it was published and expanded by the press, Future Tense Books. She’ll share the various stages of the process including writing, research, revision, and artistic collaborations, as well as the importance of self-advocacy and intersectionality in publishing, particularly for writers of marginalized identities. Plus, hear Emilly give a reading from her book, have some snacks, and get inspired for the upcoming Reed Zine Fest in March 2024!
Risograph Workshop with Timme Lu (students only & registration-based)
Thursday, November 2, 3 p.m.- 6 p.m. at the Visual Resources Center L42
Learn Risograph printing techniques from Portland-based artist Timme Lu! Lu is a Portland-based book artist, printer, and furniture maker. They will be introducing the basics of the Risograph, a new printing duplicator in the Visual Resources Center that is available to students, and will lead an engaging group activity. Risograph printing experience is not required.
Spring 2024
Afro-Punk Documentary Screening & virtual visit with James Spooner Thursday, February 29, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. at PAB Music Room 320
Watch the award-winning documentary Afro-punk about the Black punk experience and history of Afro-Punk in the United States. Virtually meet the Afro-Punk festival co-founder and author James Spooner. Join us for a punk rock and a pizza party after in the PARC!
Risograph Workshop with Timme Lu (students only & registration-based)
Thursday, March 21, 3 p.m.- 6 p.m. at the Visual Resources Center L42
Learn Risograph printing techniques from Portland-based artist Timme Lu! Lu is a Portland-based book artist, printer, and furniture maker. They will be introducing the basics of the Risograph, a new printing duplicator in the Visual Resources Center that is available to students, and will lead an engaging group activity. Risograph printing experience is not required.
Reed Zine Fest with keynote James Spooner
Saturday, March 30, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. at Kaul Auditorium
The fest includes a day with dozens of zine creators, tours, and workshops celebrating self-publishing, self-expression, and DIY culture. Award-winning author James Spooner will be kicking off the event with a keynote about his experience as a Black punk navigating the scene and finding his voice.
Support
This series of zine and arts programs is generously funded by the President’s Office, the Office of the Dean of Faculty, the Office of Institutional Diversity, the Cooley Gallery, the Office of Student Engagement, the Student Life Office, and the Library.
Summer hours – 1/2 day Fridays and closed holidays
Starting June 16th the library will close at noon on Fridays through August 11th. The library will also be closed June 19 and July 4. For more on library hours, click here. Questions – email library-circ@reed.edu