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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…
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Currency: Design for Currency Systems
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…
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The Research Question Workshop
in WorkshopsWhat 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…
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Calculator apps on IMC iPads
Due to a growing number of requests for calculators, we put a couple of apps on the IMC iPads. Try them out and let us know if these work for you. Jim Holmes
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Books and their Covers: Bookbindings in the Reed Collections
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…
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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…
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Reed in the Global Sixties
May 1 – June 15, 2015 Library flat and wall cases 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…
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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…
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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…
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iPads available in the IMC
We have iPads available for checkout in the IMC (also available at the PARC). You can check availability in the catalog. IPads checkout until the end of the day. For a complete list of IMC equipment available to students, staff, and faculty, click here. And if you have equipment or movie suggestions, let us know!…
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