Name: Ruth Year: Senior Major: Religion Favorite Library Resource: Summit and being able to use all the electronic resources when I’m off campus! Favorite Place to Work in the Library: North Ref Reason you wanted to be a reference assistant: I want to utilize everything I’ve learned at Reed by helping other students with the…

Name: Claire Year: Junior Major: English Favorite Library Resource: The thesis tower or the photographs in the Reed College Archives. Favorite Place to Work in the Library: North Reference. The old-school green desk lamps make me feel like Elle Woods during her Harvard days. An Elle Woods with endless table space. (Editor’s note: Legally Blonde is…

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Name: Hayfa Year: Junior Major: Political Science Favorite Library Resource: The New Books shelf (It has all the exciting new literature in all different fields) Favorite Place to Work in the Library: Basement Group Study Room. Reason you wanted to be a reference assistant: I enjoy doing research and digging for information and would like…

Name: Azrah Year: Junior Major: Biology Favorite Library Resource: Everything in the Pollock Room Favorite Place to Work in the Library: North reference most of the time and LL1 Southeast Stacks when I could use some A/C. Reason you wanted to be a reference assistant: I want to smile at people crawling through the door.[FROM…

Name: Aaron Year: Senior Major: English Favorite Library Resource: Special Collections! Especially the old maps and the artists’ books. Favorite Place to Work in the Library: When the library is crowded, the purple chairs in the New Pit. When the library is emptier, the tables in Southeast Stacks LL1. Reason you wanted to be a…

Although Reed College Library employs the best library staff ever (!), we also depend quite heavily on our awesome student employees. A group I am especially partial to is our Reference Assistants, specially trained juniors and seniors who work on the reference desk nights and weekends helping the Reed community do anything from printing a…

Although Reed College Library employs the best library staff ever (!), we also depend quite heavily on our awesome student employees. A group I am especially partial to is our Reference Assistants! Reference assistants are specially trained juniors and seniors who work on the reference desk nights and weekends helping the Reed community do anything…