We’re jumping on the shop/eat/drink/play/stay local bandwagon with this month’s feature – “watch local”. This list of films includes those with local ties to writers, directors, actors and film locales in and around Portland. “Video” in the call# means VHS tape – those old giant tapes that your parents used to watch. And remember you can borrow projectors, screens, VCRs and DVD players if you’d like to host your own local film fest.
Watch Local
Category: Announcements
Trial of Women and Social Movements International
The library is currently running a trial of Women and Social Movements International. It is comprised of primary documents from women activists from 1840 – Present
Women and Social Movements International is a new database, meant to complement Women and Social Movements in the United States, to which Reed currently subscribes.
Our trial runs until March 3rd and should be available from any computer on campus.
If you have comments about the database, please contact Rachel Bridgewater.
Same-site requesting now available
The Library is trying out a new service for Reed faculty, staff and students. You can now place a request for a book or circulating DVD that is available on the shelf through either the Reed only catalog or WorldCat Local (the Summit/WorldCat catalog). We will retrieve the item and place it on the hold shelf. A notice will be sent to you when the item is ready. We will try to have the items on the hold shelf within 24 hours. DVDs will be placed on a hold shelf in the IMC and books in main circulation. Items will be removed from the hold shelf and sent back to the regular shelves if not picked up within five days.
If you have any comments, questions or concerns, please to not hesitate to contact Jennie McKee, 503-777-7752, jennie@reed.edu
Museum of Contemporary Craft exhibit features Reed books
A new exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Craft, now in partnership with Pacific Northwest College of Art, will focus on artists’ books from the Reed College collection. “Object Focus: The Book,” running from November 18, 2010 through February 26, 2011, will consist entirely of Reed books selected by Professor Gerri Ondrizek and the staff of the Museum.
Their statement about the exhibit: “The artist’s book is an object that extends work beyond the boundaries of a gallery setting. Through selections from the significant 20th century modern and contemporary artists’ books in Reed College’s Special Collections, this exhibition explores the book as an object which defies the categories of art, craft and design through forms ranging from the recognizable to the deconstructed.”
“Survival skills for finals” workshop
Thursday, Dec. 9, 4-5:30 pm, Eliot 103
Come learn about:
- breaking work into smaller pieces
- setting reasonable goals (and rewards!)
- planning & managing time effectively
- staying balanced with healthy choices
- strategies for different kinds of finals
This workshop is being offered by DoJo staff members. Librarians will also be in attendance. RSVP to julie.maxfield@reed.edu encouraged.
ARTstor on your mobile device
Registered ARTstor users may now search and browse ARTstor through the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. ARTstor Mobile is only available on Safari. To access, visit http://library.artstor.org on your mobile device. For more details, see http://help.artstor.org/wiki/index.php/ARTstor_Mobile
End of semester hours & reminders
End of semester Library hours:
The library will be open continuously (24 hours a day) beginning 8:00am, Thursday, December 9 and will close at 12:00 midnight Thursday, December 16.
Friday, December 17 : 8:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday – Sunday, December 18-19 : CLOSED
Monday – Thursday, December 20-23 : 8:30am – 5:00pm
Friday, December 24 – Sunday, January 2 : CLOSED
Monday, January 3 – Friday, January 28
- Monday – Friday : 8:30am – 5:00pm
- CLOSED Weekends
- CLOSED Monday, January 17 (MLK Jr. Day)
Saturday – Sunday, January 29-30 : 10:00am – 5:00pm
Regular Hours resume Monday, January 31
Reminders
Spring/Fall Seniors: Turn in theses by 12:00 noon on Friday, December 17. Return locker keys.
Clear all thesis desktops and floor areas by December 17th (5:00pm). Books checked out to Fall/Spring seniors may remain on shelves above the thesis desk.
Clear all items from non-thesis desks and tables by Friday, December 17 (5:00pm).
New seniors planning to begin theses in the the Spring should sign up for the Thesis Desk Lottery at the circulation desk by Thursday, February 9th.
Reference Universe
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Several new trials
The library is currently conducting trials of a number of new resources. Trials give us the opportunity to try a resource out before we commit the funds to subscribing to or purchasing it. Feedback from you – the Reed community – helps us make these decisions. Go ahead and give these resources a try (from on campus) and let us know what you think!
Literary Reference Center Plus
If you try one of these and really like it (or if you don’t like it!), let us know. You can mention it to your library liaison, to a librarian at the reference desk, or send feedback to Rachel Bridgewater.
IMC Nov. feature – Spanish film
Spanish films – we’ve got a lot of them. This list is a rather random sampling of some notable ones. For a complete list by title, click here (includes videos with dubbed Spanish language tracks). Or if you’d prefer to browse the collection in person, come on down to the IMC and ask the circulation desk worker to let you into the media vault. Most Spanish films are located under call# PN1995.9.S. If you don’t see your favorite Spanish movie on the list and want to correct this horrible injustice, send an email to Jim Holmes with the film title and a brief annotation.