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Russia and Reed
November 1, 2013 – January 31, 2014 Library flat cases and wall case From the first class in Russian grammar in 1939 to the Russian Language House to students’ Russian travels, Reed has long been interested in things Russian. On display is a selection of Russian materials from the library’s special collections: maps, photographs, rare…
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Learn about the new Library System
The new Library System is coming on December 23, 2013. Learn about the new system at an info session, open to all members of the Reed community. If you are unable to make it to one of the sessions, talk to a librarian about the new interface. Refreshments will be served at all sessions. Wed…
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New equipment for checkout
The Instructional Media Center has new equipment for checkout – available to students, staff and faculty. Over the summer, we added 7 more laptops, 3 digital SLRs, 2 powered subwoofers, and 6 more audio recorders. Equipment can be reserved online here. See below for a full list of circulating AV equipment. Only 3-day checkouts can…
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A. E. Doyle at Reed
August 23 – November 2013 Library Flat Cases A. E. Doyle (1877-1928), perhaps the most important Portland architect, designed the iconic first buildings at Reed–Eliot Hall and the Old Dorm Block. Anna Mann, Prexy, the Student Union, and the Woodstock Houses followed soon after. Appointed to the Reed Board of Regents in 1919, he was…
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Bulgarian Art & Architecture Images from the Collection of Dr. Milka Tcherneva Bliznakov
The Visual Resources departments of Reed College, University of Virginia, and Virginia Tech have joined together to create online access to a unique collection of slides from the estate of distinguished Virginia Tech architecture professor Dr. Milka Tcherneva Bliznakov. The collection comprises a remarkable selection of 19th and 20th Century Bulgarian art as well as…
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IMC feature – Sports films
Reed College’s commitment to physical education extends into the film library, where we have a comprehensive collection of movies in the sporting genre. In addition to the classics, we have developed an eclectic array through courses in Anthropology, Humanities, English and foreign languages. An interesting cinematic facet about the genre – the less popular sports…
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Trial – Mango online language learning
Mango is a subscription-based product available for libraries. It includes a variety of resources to help patrons learn practical conversation skills for languages spoken all around the world including – Arabic (Egyptian) Arabic (Levantine) Arabic (MSA) Armenian Azerbaijani Bengali Chinese (Cantonese) Chinese (Mandarin) Croatian Czech Danish Dari Dutch Farsi (Persian) Finnish French French (Canadian) Scottish…
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Moving to the PARC
During the first week of August, some of the library collection will be moving to the Performing Arts Resource Center (PARC) in the new Performing Arts Building. What is moving? – All CDs – DVDs and VHS tapes with the following call numbers: M-anything (music), GV 1580-1799.4 (dance), PN1560-1988 and PN2000-3299 (theatre) – All musical…
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Trial – China Data Service
The Library has added two new products (China Census and Spatial Data Service) for trial to accompany its current China Data Statistics database. The trial will last the week of August 19. Please contact a librarian if you have a question. The database can be accessed: http://chinadataonline.org/ 1. The Online China Census Data Service, which…
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IMC Summer feature – Staff picks
Now that you’re on summer break, it’s time to think about all those movies you would have watched if you weren’t so busy studying. Want some recommendations? Check out these picks from Reed staff, faculty, students and alumni! Movie recommendations
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