Neilson Library celebrates its centennial in 2009!
Check out the list of Centennial Celebration Events here: http://www.smith.edu/libra
Check out the list of Centennial Celebration Events here: http://www.smith.edu/libra
Information
- Founded:
- 1942
Events
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- "Moving In-Day" Library Tea
Neilson Library Browsing Room
Monday, November 30 at 4:30pm
Notes
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- So what other books have been written about Smith and/or Smithies? 8:26am Jul 30|1 Comment
- SAQ features the Loiza Library in Puerto Rico 3:38pm Jul 1
- Josten Library Op ed 11:58am May 1
Friends of the Smith College Libraries A Very Special Surprise! Director Chris Loring and the libraries' staff were thrilled to learn that an anonymous donor has made a gift worth $50,000 in support of the Libraries' Endowment. With no possibility of personally thanking the donor, this notice is one way we can express a heartfelt THANK YOU for this exceptional gift. -Mary Irwin
Friends of the Smith College Libraries Neilson Library opened on the Monday after Thanksgiving in 1909. Enjoy period refreshments and music provided by Mando Mucho, a local mandolin and guitar ensemble, playing classical and popular music of the early 1900s.
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Gloria Steinem's 75th Birthday Event!
View excerpts of her conversation with Carol Christ on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15_Pt2jE5
Read Kate Kelly's Huffington Post reflection on the event.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kate-kelly
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
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Eszter Hargittai, Smith College Class of 1996, will discuss her research into skill differences and the digital-social divide in Internet use among students. Hargittai is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University where she heads the Web Use Project. She received a Ph.D. in Sociology from P...rinceton University in 2003. Her dissertation, “How Wide a Web? Inequalities in Accessing Information Online” won the National Communication Association’s G.R. Miller Dissertation Award in 2004. Hargittai continues to conduct research on the Internet and the social and policy implications of information technologies. She has also studied the evolution of search engines and the organization and presentation of online content, political uses of information technologies, and how IT are influencing the types of cultural products people consume. Read More
The Role of Academic Libraries in the 21st Century
Time:4:30PM Thursday, October 15th
Location:Neilson Library Browsing Room
J. Courtney Sullivan '03 has been getting lots of attention with her recently published novel "Commencement." If you're not already familiar with the book, here's the NY Times review: www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/books/review/Russo-t.html...
Check out how Smith students, faculty, and staff helped transform the Loíza Library in Puerto Rico from an outdated, deserted institution to an up-to-date community center. "When Jacobson Center director Julio Alves visited Puerto Rico in 2005, he came upon a town library in desperate straits....
Friends of the Smith College Libraries Drumroll... It's finally done! The fund raising we began several years ago is complete. You, Friends, have helped raise $735,000 to create a new reading room opposite the Browsing Room and new work space for the circulation staff. Special thanks to Lucy B
There's been a lot of discussion in the past few weeks about Josten Library. Lucy McAuliffe '12 published this thoughtful appreciation in the Sophian on April 29th. http://media.www.smithsophian.com/media/storage/paper587/news/2009/04/30/Opinions/Falling.In.Love.With.Josten-3731532.shtml
Katy Kroll
There is a financial plan that will move the Josten Library collection into Neilson Library, and lay off three of the four staff.
Here is the link to the Smith "proposal":
http://www.smith.edu/news/announcement.p
There's an option to comment and if you click on the drop down menu onto Facilities Reduction, yo...u'll see some of the comments about Josten. You can also email President Carol Christ directly at cchrist@smith.edu.
The students also have a "Save Smith College's Josten Library" on Facebook.Read More
Here is the link to the Smith "proposal":
http://www.smith.edu/news/announcement.p
There's an option to comment and if you click on the drop down menu onto Facilities Reduction, yo...u'll see some of the comments about Josten. You can also email President Carol Christ directly at cchrist@smith.edu.
The students also have a "Save Smith College's Josten Library" on Facebook.Read More
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Friends of the Smith College Libraries edited their Company Overview and Mission.
Friends of the Smith College Libraries discussed The Amazon Kindle on the Friends of the Smith College Libraries discussion board.
Friends of the Smith College Libraries discussed The Amazon Kindle on the Friends of the Smith College Libraries discussion board.
As you may know, Amazon has just released a new version of its popular electronic book reader, the Kindle. The Kindle 2 has many different features, updates and improvements that Amazon claims make the Kindle 2 significantly better than the original version...
