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  • AP Images Trial

    AP Images Trial

    The library is running a trial of AP Images through Nov. 5th. The database contains: -photos, graphics (maps, charts/data, timelines, logos), audio, and text -contemporary (up to 48 hours ago) and historical coverage; images dating back to 1800s, audio files to 1920s Try it and let us know what you think! Please send comments or…

  • eBooks on ScienceDirect

    eBooks on ScienceDirect

    Now through next summer Reed College has access to over 800 eBooks on the ScienceDirect platform from publishers such as Elsevier, Pergamon and Academic Press. The eBooks are currently available in many subject areas, including biological sciences, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, energy, economics, physics, and psychology. Titles are accessible via the Reed library catalog or from the ScienceDirect platform. Remember, when using the ScienceDirect interface, Reed has access…

  • Save Time with EndNote

    Save Time with EndNote

    If you’ve been interested in learning how to use EndNote like a pro, drop into one of the joint Library/CUS EndNote sessions.  These sessions will teach you how to use EndNote to manage your citations and organize your research. Contact Linda Maddux (lbm@reed.edu) if you have any questions. Workshops will held in Library 17 at…

  • Did you miss the mug?  Come to the Last Chance Tour!

    Did you miss the mug? Come to the Last Chance Tour!

    Thursday, Sept. 16th at 6:30 pm. We’ll meet in the library lobby for your last chance (well, this year) for a tour of the library and the famous library mug! See you there!

  • New streaming audio: DRAM

    New streaming audio: DRAM

    Access contemporary American music from New World Records and other independent labels through the library’s new subscription to DRAM. Try it out!

  • Take a tour, get a mug

    Take a tour, get a mug

    New to Reed and want to know more about the library? Come to one of our Dorm Tours! Friendly librarians will point out everything you need to know, including how to find class reserves and how not to get squished in the movable shelving. If you live in a dorm, check with your HA to…

  • New movies, projectors and more in the IMC!

    New movies, projectors and more in the IMC!

    We’ve added several new titles over the the course of the summer and replaced a number of VHS tapes with DVDs.  Below is a list of titles acquired after May 15.  Want to watch that movie on the big screen in your own backyard?  Projectors, screens and DVD players are now available for checkout in…

  • Berg Fashion Library Online Trial

    Berg Fashion Library Online Trial

    We have a 30 day free trial to Oxford’s new Berg Fashion Library Online.  You can access this trial from any computer on campus (or from off campus with the proxy set up). Have a look and let us know what you think! If you have comments or would like to recommend that we add…

  • New exhibit: Eccentric Books

    New exhibit: Eccentric Books

    Eccentric Books:  At the Fore-Edge July 30 – September 30, 2010 Colors, movement, shapes, objects, popups—the brilliant world of eccentric books is on display in the library’s flat and wall cases.  Cleverly constructed and totally entertaining book structures mingle with objects that are debatable as to whether they are books.  Taken largely from the gathering…

  • Reed-Only Library Catalog restored

    Reed-Only Library Catalog restored

    Thank you all for your patience while the Reed-Only library catalog was unavailable.  It is back now and should be working fine.  Do let us know if you experience any difficulties with it.