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  • NEW: Keywords for Radicals

    NEW: Keywords for Radicals

    In honor of May Day / International Worker’s Day (Tuesday, May 1, 2018), we want to highlight a recent acquisition in the Library, Keywords for Radicals: The Contested Vocabulary of Late-Capitalist Struggle. “An extraordinary volume that provides nothing less than a detailed cognitive mapping of the terrain for everyone who wants to engage in radical…

  • IMC Feature – Haiku Movie Review

    IMC Feature – Haiku Movie Review

      April is national poetry month and to that end, we bring you IMC resources annotated in poetry’s simplest form, the haiku.  While the original intent and nature of haiku was a bit more thoughtful (read more here) the pop-culture version requires only 17 syllables in an arrangement of three lines – 5, 7, 5. …

  • Reed Student Publications

    Reed Student Publications

    April 6 – June 1, 2018 Flat cases and wall case by the Reference Desk In many ways, the types of publications Reed students choose to produce are indicative of much larger social trends at the college and beyond. The newest exhibit from the Archives and Special Collections, “Student Publications at Reed” takes a look…

  • Quest newspaper digital collection now available

    Quest newspaper digital collection now available

    We’re excited to announce our most recent addition to Reed Digital Collections: digitized issues of The Quest newspaper, beginning with the first issue in 1913. The collection is open to current Reed students, faculty, and staff. Check out a sampler of Quest mastheads below to get you started!  

  • New Library Collections to Explore!

    New Library Collections to Explore!

    There are three new reasons to love your library!  We are thrilled to share the news that we now have access to the following collections: Safari Ebooks: Safari is a collection containing thousands of high-quality ebooks and videos on web design, software development, graphic design, and software programs.  You can set up areas of interest…

  • New database trials!  Ethnographic Video Online and Indian Claims Insight

    New database trials! Ethnographic Video Online and Indian Claims Insight

    We are pleased to offer trials of two new exciting databases: Ethnographic Video Online: A resource for the study of human culture, behavior and society around the world. The collections contain over 1,300 hours of streaming video, including ethnographic films, documentaries, select feature films, and previously unpublished fieldwork. By placing examples of traditional ethnographic methodologies alongside…

  • Reference Assistant Spotlight: Chad

    Reference Assistant Spotlight: Chad

    Name: Chad Year: Senior Major: History Favorite Library Resource: I’m not sure if it counts but I’m a big fan of the e-reserves. I do a lot of my readings on my laptop and I like being able to access texts for class at home or anywhere on campus. Favorite Place to Work in the…

  • Reference Assistant Spotlight: Ruth

    Reference Assistant Spotlight: Ruth

    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…

  • Reference Assistant Spotlight: Claire

    Reference Assistant Spotlight: Claire

    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…

  • Trial of American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals

    Trial of American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals

    What’s old is new again!  We are pleased to offer a trial of the American Antiquarian Society’s Historical Periodicals, a comprehensive primary source collection of more than 500 American periodicals between 1684 and 1912.  The collection includes digitized images of the pages of magazines and journals not available from any other source and provides content…