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The new Summit is here!
As of this month, all Summit libraries have completed the migration to a shared, unified library catalog. Reed completed this migration in December 2013. All libraries will begin using the shared system for Summit requests on Tuesday, January 20. The experience of finding and requesting books and other library resources has been streamlined, but the…
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Library Paideia Sessions 2015
Library staff are leading a number of informative sessions on library topics, collections, and beyond! See below for a full list of all sessions being led by library staff, or see full online Paideia schedule (Reed login required) for more offerings!
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Emilio Pucci: Fashion Impressario Reed MA ’37
January 15 – April 15, 2015 Flat Library Cases The world-renowned fashion designer, Emilio Pucci, had a special relationship with Reed College, having attended Reed in 1936/37. President Dexter Keezer traded tuition, room, and board for Pucci’s time and expertise as a ski instructor, giving Reed the first ski team and, incidentally, giving the world…
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Library hours winter break
The library and all branches will close at 5p on Friday, 12/19. Library hours for winter break are as follows. Winter Break, 12/19 – 1/25 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Exceptions Library 8:30 – 5 8:30 – 5 8:30 – 5 8:30 – 5 8:30 – 5 CLOSED CLOSED Closed: 12/24, 12/25,12/31, 1/1,…
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IMC Feature – Happy Holidays!?
This holiday season IMC feature comes with help from guest annotator Robin Tovey ’97. In addition to classics of the Christmas variety, the Reed College library has quite the collection of odds and ends, documenting the multifaceted holiday season. Some of these are musical selections, which are now housed in the PARC (the branch library…
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Books at JSTOR now available!
We’ve added over 16,000 JSTOR ebooks to our catalog. You can also find them when searching in JSTOR. These are ebooks from leading academic presses, and JSTOR allows unlimited downloading and printing of book chapters. Enjoy!
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Library hours fall break
The library will be open regular hours during fall break with the following exceptions. Main library – closes at 8p on Friday 10/17 and Saturday 10/18. IMC – closed 10/18-10/19. Open noon-5p, 10/20-10/24. Closed 10/25. VRC – closed 10/24 Reference service will be unavailable Saturday 10/18 & Sunday 10/19, will be available 10 am – 5…
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Encyclopedias: The Art of Organizing Knowledge
September 30–December 31, 2014 Flat Library Cases Encyclopedias and dictionaries trace their history back to the ancient Greeks at the least. Pliny the Elder’s Naturalis Historia is accepted as the first true encyclopedia—in 37 volumes, and dictionaries date to the same period. Reed is fortunate in owning a remarkable collection of representative compilations, from Pliny…
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Thesis desk lottery
SENIOR THESIS DESK LOTTERY Random numbers for the Senior thesis desk lottery will be drawn from the official 470 list. If you are a senior, but are not yet registered for 470, and want to be included in the drawing, please come to the circulation desk and have your name added to the lottery list…
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Video trial – The Criterion Collection
Widely considered the best of world cinema and comprising some of the most influential works of the last century, The Criterion Collection showcases the definitive versions of seminal titles in the history of motion pictures. Features accompanying the films include HD streaming, scrolling transcripts, and shareable clips and playlists. The trial ends 9/20. Please send…
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