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Reference Assistant Spotlight: Hayfa
Name: Hayfa Year: Junior Major: Political Science Favorite Library Resource: The New Books shelf (It has all the exciting new literature in all different fields) Favorite Place to Work in the Library: Basement Group Study Room. Reason you wanted to be a reference assistant: I enjoy doing research and digging for information and would like…
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Reference Assistant Spotlight: Elaine
Name: Elaine Year: Senior Major: Environmental Studies – Biology Favorite Library Resource: Web of Science. Also the Databases page. Favorite Place to Work in the Library: North Reference tables with the classic green lights. Reason you wanted to be a reference assistant: I wanted to help people access all of the cool resources that Reed…
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Trial of Literary Print Culture: The Stationers’ Company Archive, 1554-2007
We are pleased to offer a trial of The Stationers’ Company Archive, an enlightening resource for understanding the workings of the early book trade, the printing and publishing community, the establishment of legal requirements for copyright provisions and the history of bookbinding. Explore extremely rare documents dating from 1554 to the 21st century in this…
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NEW: Sage Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies
In honor of National Coming Out Day (Wednesday, October 11, 2017), we want to highlight a recent acquisition in the Library, the Sage Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies. This contemporary three volume, 1396 page, encyclopedia is available online. The encyclopedia explores the lives and experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) individuals, focusing on the…
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Library Hours Fall Break
The Reed College Library hours for fall break are as follows – Library – open regular hours except closing early 8p, Fri 10/13 & Sat 10/14. IMC – closed Sat 10/14, Sun 10/15, Sat 10/21. Open Mon-Fri, noon-5p. Regular hours resume Sun 10/22. PARC – closed Sat 10/14, Sun 10/15. Open Mon-Fri, 1-5p. Regular hours…
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Reference Assistant Spotlight: Azrah
Name: Azrah Year: Junior Major: Biology Favorite Library Resource: Everything in the Pollock Room Favorite Place to Work in the Library: North reference most of the time and LL1 Southeast Stacks when I could use some A/C. Reason you wanted to be a reference assistant: I want to smile at people crawling through the door.[FROM…
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Trial of Oxford Research Encyclopedias
We are pleased to offer a trial of exciting new content on Oxford Research Encyclopedias. You may already know and love the Oxford Research Encyclopedias (OREs). They offer overview articles written, peer-reviewed, and edited by leading scholars. The OREs cover both foundational and cutting-edge topics for major areas of research across the humanities, social sciences,…
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Reference Assistant Spotlight: Aaron
Name: Aaron Year: Senior Major: English Favorite Library Resource: Special Collections! Especially the old maps and the artists’ books. Favorite Place to Work in the Library: When the library is crowded, the purple chairs in the New Pit. When the library is emptier, the tables in Southeast Stacks LL1. Reason you wanted to be a…
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October Citation Management Workshops
It’s probably time to start writing your papers. New to using EndNote or Zotero? Need a refresher on how to create a bibliography or cite while you write? We can help. Join us for one of our 30 minute drop-in workshops. All workshops will be in Library L17. Introduction to EndNote – Wednesday…
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Reference Assistant Spotlight: Connor
Although Reed College Library employs the best library staff ever (!), we also depend quite heavily on our awesome student employees. A group I am especially partial to is our Reference Assistants, specially trained juniors and seniors who work on the reference desk nights and weekends helping the Reed community do anything from printing a…
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