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Fall 2019 Thesis Submission Info
in GeneralAfter orals, but before printing and binding, a final copy of your thesis must be approved by the library to ensure legibility. Librarians will be available in L17 during the following times to check and accept bound theses: Wednesday, December 18 | 12:00pm – 5:00pm Thursday, December 19 | 12:00pm – 5:00pm Friday, December 20 |…
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Library Lobby Survey results: “Internet Privacy…”
This week’s library lobby survey had the statement, “Internet Privacy…” with options of “concerns me”, “don’t know, don’t care”, “I don’t know enough to be scared” and a “Write in Response” option. Results are in! concerns me: 88 votes don’t know, don’t care: 12 votes I don’t know enough to be scared: 29 votes Write…
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IMC Feature – Happy Holidays!?
This holiday season IMC feature comes with help from guest annotator Robin Tovey ’97. In addition to classics of the Christmas variety, the Reed College library has quite the collection of odds and ends, documenting the multifaceted holiday season. Some of these are musical selections, which are housed in the PARC (the branch library in…
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Library Lobby Survey results: “When I use Course Reserves, I use…”
This week’s library lobby survey asked, “When I use Course Reserves, I use…” with options of “eBooks”, “Print books”, “Both (print and ebook)”, and “What’s a course reserve”. Results are in! eBooks: 13 votes Print books: 44 votes Both (print and eBook): 45 votes What’s a Course Reserve: 20 votes Total: 122 votes Library Lobby…
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Thanksgiving weekend hours
Main library: closes at midnight Wed., 11/27; closed Thur., 11/28; open 10a-5p Fri., 11/29. Regular hours resume Sat.,11/30 IMC: closed Thur., 11/28 – Sun., 12/1. Regular hours resume Mon., 12/2 PARC: closes at 5p Wed., 11/27; closed Thur 11/28 – Sun., 12/1. Regular hours resume Monday
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Library Lobby Survey results: What software or technology do you wish the library had?
We had a write in question for this week’s library lobby survey: “What software or technology do you wish the library had?” You gave us 33 total responses: A computer with the capability to download new fonts from the web 3d printer Igor Pro Ableton Dijon Mustard Some kind of dedicated theater database Electronic subscription…
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Library Lobby Survey results: I want the library to provide more…
This week’s library lobby survey asked, “I want the library to provide more…” with options of “Cultural events or lectures”, “Workshops”, “Book Discussions”, and a write-in jar for “Suggestions”. Results are in! Cultural events or lectures: 83 votes Workshops: 41 votes Book Discussions: 40 votes Total: 164 Write in suggestions included earlier opening hours, author…
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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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Día de los muertos at Reed Library
Día de los muertos is a popular Mexican holiday that dates back 3000 years to the Aztec Empire. Those who celebrate Día de los muertos believe that on midnight October 31st and November 1st the souls of their departed loved ones descend to visit their families. Monday, October 28thIs there a dead poet or author…
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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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