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New Version of EndNote Available
EndNote X.4 is currently available from downloads.reed.ed. This new version of EndNote supports, among other things, importing bibliographic data from some PDFs, increased citation editing capabilities, and updated filters, styles & connection files. For users new to EndNote, or for those who would like to see a demonstration of some of the new features, EndNote…
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Exhibit: Leslie Scalapino ’66 – Experimental Poet
February 4 – April 1, 2011 in the library flat and wall cases Leslie Scalapino ’66 is acclaimed as one of America’s most innovative poets who has more than 40 published works to her name that span poetry, prose, prose-poems, and plays from the mid-1970s through 2011. Forty of her works along with her Reed…
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IMC Feb. feature – watch local
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…
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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…
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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. …
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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…
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“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.
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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 https://www.jstor.org/images on your mobile device. For more details, see http://help.artstor.org/wiki/index.php/ARTstor_Mobile
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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…
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