Russian databases – Stalin Archive & Iskusstvo Kino

The SDA is a result of collaboration between the Russian State Archive of Social and Political History (RGASPI) and Yale University Press (YUP) to create an electronic database of finding aids, to digitize documents and images, and to publish in different forms and media materials from the recently declassified Stalin archive in the holdings of RGASPI.  The trial is authenticated through Reed computer IP addresses.  However, you still need to register a personal account (takes 30 sec).
Iskusstvo kino, established in 1931, is the leading journal of Russian, and formerly Soviet, cinema. Iskusstvo kino includes critical reviews of both domestic and foreign film, as well as scholarly articles on cinematic theory and history as well as the Russian culture and arts scene. It was first published under title Proletarskoe kino(1931-1932), then Sovetskoe kino(1933-1935), and finally under the present name (since 1936). This full-text/full-image presentation makes the prose and visual content of this important resource available as never before.  You must access from the Reed campus.
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Christmas Mass: Victorian Illuminated Manuscript

Reed recently acquired an illuminated Christmas Mass, calligraphed and illustrated by Marie Granville and perhaps others, dated 1854.

This lovely manuscript has been digitized and is now part of the Digital Collection.

This work is illuminated with many initials in colors and burnished gold, with full borders on every page in a variety of styles based on Medieval prayer books, most with floral decoration in bright colors. Several borders contain miniatures in rondels that show great detail; one page contains views of the Great Exhibition of 1851 London including the Crystal Palace. The binding is an excellent example of the amazing leather work of Leon Gruel, a well-known French binder.

Winter Break Hours

The Library is moving to Winter Break and Intercession hours. See below for details.

Winter Break hours:

Fri. Dec. 14 8:00am – 5:00pm
Sat. – Sun., Dec. 15-16 CLOSED
Mon. – Fri., Dec. 17-21 8:30am – 5:00pm
Sat. – Tue., Dec. 22-25 CLOSED
Wed. – Fri., Dec. 26-28 8:30am – 5:00pm
Sat. – Tue., Dec. 29 – Jan. 1 CLOSED

Intercession Hours:

Mon. – Fri. 8:30am – 5:00pm
CLOSED Weekends
CLOSED Mon. Jan. 21 (MLK Jr. Day)
Sat. Jan 26 – Sun. Jan. 27 10:00am – 5:00pm

Regular Hours Resume Monday, January 28

First-year students: ask your personal librarian

Not sure how to find that book? Wondering how to access JSTOR from off-campus? Worried about that research paper that’s due soon? Your personal librarian can help. All first-year students at Reed are matched with a personal librarian. You’re welcome to contact your personal librarian at any time. He or she can help with any research involving the Reed library and its collections.

Don’t know who your personal librarian is? Find out here.

Gov Docs: Old School Treasures

November 10, 2012 — January 31, 2013

2012 marks another Reed centennial as a government documents depository.The library was designated a senatorial depository under President Foster and first librarian Maida Rossiter in 1912; it has received about 38% of governmental publications since then. A selection showing the breadth and variety of those publications is on display including topics such as the Roswell Incident, the Kennedy Assassination, early explorations in the West, and findings on marijuana in 1962.

Thesis Students: Have you talked to your librarian yet?

One of the best resources to help you with your thesis research is your librarian. The subject specialist librarian for your discipline can help you identify resources and develop strategies to make sure you are finding the best and most relevant sources for your thesis. Whether you are stuck somewhere in the process, want to make sure you are on the right track, or want to learn some additional searching tips and tricks, your librarian can help. So contact your librarian and set up a research consultation appointment!

 

Beatus vir, a late Medieval Illuminated Manuscript

One of Reed’s three illuminated manuscripts, the Beatus vir, created around 1510 in France, has now been digitized and may be perused online at http://cdm.reed.edu/cdm4/beatusvir/ as one of Reed’s newer digital collections. The Beatus vir is a psalter and prayerbook containing 40 painted miniatures, ten of them full-page. Particularly appealing are the many images showing genesis and the creation of the sun, moon, and stars, birds, insects, and fish, man, and trees and flowers.

Reedbrarians: Advocacy, Activism, and the Future of Access

Please join us for a lecture and reception featuring Char Booth ’01
Wed. 24 October 2012
4:30 p.m., Psychology 105

Students are invited to have dinner with Char immediately after the lecture at the Parker House. RSVP by October 22. Space is limited.

Char Booth ’01 is the Instruction Services Manager & E-Learning Librarian at the Claremont Colleges Library and also serves on the faculty for the Information Literacy Immersion program, sponsored by the Association of College and Research Libraries.   Her pedagogical explorations into library culture focus on the integration of instructional design, technology, and assessment.  The influence of her Reed education shines through in her work as she delves deeply and reflects critically on library issues that have traditionally been given surface treatment. She also uses her personal thesis experience to inform her work with students and faculty on the undergraduate research process.

Char has authored two books and several articles, detailing her research and prescription for libraries’ progressive dissemination of information, including how librarians can connect patrons’ needs, effectively harness technology, and reflect on the collective educational exchange.  She virtually propagates such philosophies at info-mational, her blog “on technology, media literacy, and librarians who t-c-b.”  Perhaps her amazing productivity is due in part to organizational skills honed in her days as the Paradox manager.  Rumor has it, there might be a Hamilton stashed in her thesis – the traditional gauge of post-Reed thesis interest.

Streaming trial – Independent films & shorts

Through November 3, 2012, all students, faculty, and staff may access New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts by going directly to:  http://feat.alexanderstreet.com.
The collection delivers approximately 200 full-length feature films from leading independent distributors such as Kino Lorber, First Run Features, Film Movement, MK2, and the Global Films Initiative, along with over fifty award-winning shorts. All films were shown at major festivals, many were nominated for awards, and several have won major awards. Films include the Oscar-nominated Twilight Samurai, directed by Yôji Yamada, Oscar-nominated The Scent of Green Papaya, directed by Tran Anh Hung, Oscar-nominated Dogtooth, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, and Cannes Grand Jury Prize winner The Piano Teacher, directed by Michael Haneke.

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