Jewish Studies Source (JSS) presents a multidisciplinary view into the study of Jewish civilization from its historical origins to the present. JSS contains the full-text of many academic journals, biographies of leading historical and contemporary Jews, and relevant coverage from major periodicals and newspapers – including the entire Jewish Telegraphic Agency database from 1922 to present.
Please send any feedback to Joanna Burgess.
The Paley Center iCollection has over 15,000 full-length video programs. The collection is focused largely on the performing arts and history, covering a span of almost 100 years in 70 countries. Please send any feedback to Jim Holmes.
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.
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.
The library is running a trial of AP Images through Nov. 5th. The database contains:
-photos, graphics (maps, charts/data, timelines, logos), audio, and text
-contemporary (up to 48 hours ago) and historical coverage; images dating back to 1800s, audio files to 1920s
Try it and let us know what you think! Please send comments or questions to burgessj@reed.edu
Now through next summer Reed College has access to over 800 eBooks on the ScienceDirect platform from publishers such as Elsevier, Pergamon and Academic Press. The eBooks are currently available in many subject areas, including biological sciences, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, energy, economics, physics, and psychology.
Titles are accessible via the Reed library catalog or from the ScienceDirect platform. Remember, when using the ScienceDirect interface, Reed has access to titles and articles with either of these symbols: 
or 
. Contact your subject librarian if you have any questions.
We have a 30 day free trial to Oxford’s new Berg Fashion Library Online. You can access this trial from any computer on campus (or from off campus with the proxy set up).
Have a look and let us know what you think!
If you have comments or would like to recommend that we add this to our collection permanently, please contact Rachel Bridgewater or Dena Hutto.
We have a 30 day trial for Orlando: Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present. Give it a try between now and 12/15/09.
Please send any comments to:
Jack Levine – Acquisitions Librarian – jlevine@reed.edu
We have a 30 day trial for the Cinema Image Gallery database from Wilson. Give it a try! Note: you’ll need to select “Cinema Image Gallery” from the list of available databases.
Please send any comments to:
Jack Levine – Acquisitions Librarian – jlevine@reed.edu
The encyclopedia covers a broad musical scope covering popular music of all genres and periods from 1900 to the present day.
The trial expires on March 5th. Give it a try: http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/book/omo_epm
Please send comments to:
Jack Levine – Acquisitions Librarian – jlevine@reed.edu