Winter Break Hours

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Exceptions
Library 8:30a-5p 8:30a-5p 8:30a-5p 8:30a-5p 8:30a-5p CLOSED CLOSED Closed 12/24-1/3, 1/18, Open 10a-5p 1/23-1/24
Reference 10a-5p (on call) 10a-5p (on call) 10a-5p (on call) 10a-5p (on call) 10a-5p (on call) CLOSED CLOSED Closed: 12/24-1/3, 1/18
IMC Noon – 5p Noon – 5p Noon – 5p Noon – 5p Noon – 5p CLOSED CLOSED Closed 12/24-1/3, 1/18
Special Collections 10a-12p,
1p-4p,
or by appt.		 by appt. 10a-12p,
1p- 4p,
or by appt.		 10a-12p,
1p- 4p,
or by appt.		 by appt. CLOSED CLOSED Closed: 12/24-1/3, 1/18
VRC 9a-5p 9a-5p 9a-5p 9a-5p 9a-5p CLOSED CLOSED Closed 12/24-1/3, 1/18
PARC 1-5p 1-5p 1-5p 1-5p 1-5p CLOSED CLOSED Closed, 12/19-1/3, 1/18, Open 8:30a-5p, 1/19-1/22

Currency: Design for Currency Systems

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November 25, 2015-February 15, 2016.
Library’s flat and wall cases

The current exhibit in the flat cases of the library is “Currency: Design for Currency Systems” by the students of Marc Ganzglass’ Visual Concepts Class, Studio Arts, 2015. Designs for both a paper and metal money system was the assignment for the 19 students. All of these colorful designs are displayed along with a description from each student.

The Research Question Workshop

What does it mean when you’re told to “write an essay”?
How do you come up with a good question?

Join us to explore methods to find and act on research questions, how to narrow a question’s focus, and develop and implement research strategies to complement your question. And there will be snacks!

Wednesday, October 28 from 4-5 in Library L17 with David Gruber (dojo) and Annie Downey (library).

Books and their Covers: Bookbindings in the Reed Collections

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August 18, 2015 through November, 2015
Library’s flat and wall cases

The art of bookbindings mirror in miniature the changes in style and design in the world around us. From the 16th century to the present, books in this exhibit have been selected from the Reed collections to show the breadth of these designs, from the vellum covering of a sewn-through-the-fold paper text block to the accordion-folded artist’s book. Displayed are various binding structures, examples of endpaper designs, early bindings, publishers’ stamped cloth bindings, and the creativity of book artists.

New projectors available for checkout in the IMC

The Instructional Media Center has 10 new portable projectors – available for checkout to students, staff and faculty.  Equipment can be reserved online here.  See below for a full list of circulating AV equipment.  Only 3-day checkouts can be reserved.  Same day checkouts are first come, first serve.  Questions? Email Jim Holmes

3-day equipment
Projectors
Screens
Speakers and Subwoofers
DVD/VCR players
Blu-Ray USB DVD drives
Hard Drives USB/Firewire
Video camcorders
Digital SLRs
Tripods
Audio recorders
Wacom tablets

Same day checkout (due before closing)
Laptops (mac and pc)
Laptop chargers (mac)
iPad mini
iPhone/iPad chargers
Micro-usb chargers – non-apple phones and tablets
Headphones

Reed in the Global Sixties

May 1 – June 15, 2015
Library flat and wall cases

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This exhibit highlights how the political and social phenomena experienced across the U.S. unfolded on campus. The students of History 309, taught by Shane Dillingham this semester, explored youth culture and social movements throughout Latin America during the long ’60s, contextualized into a global perspective. In their investigation of Reed College’s engagement with black politics, women’s liberation, and U.S. foreign policy, they concluded that while Reed is rightly regarded as a very insular, somewhat myopic space, the campus was not immune to the influences of social and ideological forces from around the globe.

IMC Feature – Modern Comedy

Contemporary comedy film is in decline.  Big budget studios are reluctant to provide major financial backing due to poor overseas performance – the “lost in translation” effect.  Some funny films have fallen out of favor due to shifts in cultural sensitivity.  Academia has long ignored the craft of cinematic comedy (an interesting thesis on the topic here).  When choosing to, the concentration is often limited to the canon of Chaplin/Keaton/Marx and other pioneers, with a focus on the foundations of comedy in the medium but rarely progressing into modern works.  The recent explosion of television/streaming content has pushed the majority of comedic talent towards the more lucrative, small-screen arena.  Given these formidable challenges, it seems all the more important to highlight achievements of this genre, films that have provided endless ill-advised watercooler reenactments, quote fodder, and intellectual maturity stunting milestones.  To that end, the IMC brings you the best contemporary comedy films in our collection, starting in 1970 because that is this author’s arbitrary dividing point.  But if you want a pseudo-cultural-generational definition, it’s something about post-60s social commentary in 70s cultural ennui, combined with a paradigm shift in censorship, and the U.S. film rating system of 1968.

Modern comedy films – 1970+

Digital Loeb Classical Library now available

The Digital Loeb Classical Library is now available online for the Reed community. This important archive complements the library’s print offering of classical Greek and Latin texts.

Key features include:
• Single- and dual-language reading modes
• Sophisticated Bookmarking and Annotation features
• Tools for sharing Bookmarks and Annotations
• Greek keyboard
• User account and My Loeb content saved in perpetuity
• Intuitive Search and Browse

Some of the site’s most useful tools are features of “My Loebs,” the personal accounts available to all authorized users. You can create your own account (via the “Sign up” link at the top of each page on the site) so as to utilize the digital Loeb Classical Library’s full capabilities.

http://www.loebclassics.com.