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New database trials! Ethnographic Video Online and Indian Claims Insight
We are pleased to offer trials of two new exciting databases: Ethnographic Video Online: A resource for the study of human culture, behavior and society around the world. The collections contain over 1,300 hours of streaming video, including ethnographic films, documentaries, select feature films, and previously unpublished fieldwork. By placing examples of traditional ethnographic methodologies alongside…
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Reference Assistant Spotlight: Chad
Name: Chad Year: Senior Major: History Favorite Library Resource: I’m not sure if it counts but I’m a big fan of the e-reserves. I do a lot of my readings on my laptop and I like being able to access texts for class at home or anywhere on campus. Favorite Place to Work in the…
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Reference Assistant Spotlight: Ruth
Name: Ruth Year: Senior Major: Religion Favorite Library Resource: Summit and being able to use all the electronic resources when I’m off campus! Favorite Place to Work in the Library: North Ref Reason you wanted to be a reference assistant: I want to utilize everything I’ve learned at Reed by helping other students with the…
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Reference Assistant Spotlight: Claire
Name: Claire Year: Junior Major: English Favorite Library Resource: The thesis tower or the photographs in the Reed College Archives. Favorite Place to Work in the Library: North Reference. The old-school green desk lamps make me feel like Elle Woods during her Harvard days. An Elle Woods with endless table space. (Editor’s note: Legally Blonde is…
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Trial of American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals
What’s old is new again! We are pleased to offer a trial of the American Antiquarian Society’s Historical Periodicals, a comprehensive primary source collection of more than 500 American periodicals between 1684 and 1912. The collection includes digitized images of the pages of magazines and journals not available from any other source and provides content…
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Spring 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 by Monday, February 5. …
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Better Together: Academic Support & Library Workshops
Each semester, Academic Support Services and Library staff host workshops for students on general study skills, research skills, quantitative skills, and senior thesis-writing. In an effort to make it easier for students to find out about upcoming workshops, the DoJo and the Library have created a combined workshop list. You can find it on both…
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An Identity Crises: Images of Dissent at Reed, 1966-1972
Like any institution, Reed College has always been shaped by the individuals who care about it most. Founded out of Progressive Era ideals, Reed’s early years were fueled by a desire to reject the status quo of other institutions. This Reedie way of life, however, was not always interpreted in the same way. In the…
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Trial of Black Abolitionist Papers
We are pleased to offer a trial of Black Abolitionist Papers, a primary source collection that comprehensively details the extensive work of African Americans to abolish slavery in the United States prior to the Civil War. Covering the period 1830-1865, the collection presents the international impact of African American activism against slavery in the writings…
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