Announcements

Writing Center Tutors Available

Need help brainstorming, writing, or revising? Writing Center tutors are available in the Reinhardt room: Saturdays and Sundays 1-4 pm. For appointments please call: 456-8141. Walk-in service may be available.

Haiti Disaster Relief

Please visit our newest LibGuide for information about the Haiti earthquake. The guide provides information about the earthquake and relief efforts, along with links to donation sites.  Please remember to view all our LibGuides.   We invite all classroom faculty to collaborate with our staff and librarians to create LibGuides for the benefit of our students.

Debra Thomson Make a contribution to the Red Cross

HELIN Database Trials

Please visit the HELIN database trials page for a listing of the 82 databases currently available on trial (December 2009-February 2010).  This year we have included trials for streaming video from both Alexander Street Press and Films on Demand, covering topics such as American history, guidance, counseling and therapy, humanities, social sciences, business, science, math and careers and job search. Please send feedback to Carla Weiss, Collection Development Librarian. If you are accessing from off campus, you will need to authenticate as usual with your user ID and barcode number.

Library Newsletter, Fall 2009

Please check out the latest version of our newsletter, From the Steps of Adams Library.

Exhibits

Adams Library Celebrates Black History Month

In honor of  African American History Month, the library’s February exhibit focuses on three themes; The History of Black Economic Empowerment, The Centennial of the National Urban League, and the Urban League in Rhode Island: a Glimpse of the past from the Dorothy Hazard Witherby Hunt – James Williams Papers.  Materials from the library collections are included, particularly items from Special Collections including clippings, photos and pamphlets from the early days of the Providence Urban League.  The exhibit will be available through the month of February.  A LibGuide for African American History Month is also available.

Marlene Lopes and Debra Thomson

Annie Smith Peck

An exhibition on Annie Smith Peck is on display in Adam’s Library until Feb. 15. Born in Providence in 1850, Peck was a mountain climber who scaled peaks all over the world, a professor at Purdue University and Smith College, a public lecturer and a strong advocate for women’s suffrage. Last year, Peck, an 1872 graduate of the Rhode Island Normal School (a forerunner of RIC), was posthumously inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. RIC president Nancy Carriuolo accepted on Peck’s behalf.

Revolution in the Air: Opposing Viewpoints in Social Activism

Viewpoints in social activism are often extreme.  What can be learned from the fringes of the political and social justice spectrums?  Is it possible to meet in the middle? The Social and Political Materials Collection contains publications related to American social movements from the 1960s-1980s.  A Special Collections exhibit showcasing a variety of these publications is located on Level 4 of the Library.

Elizabeth Warburton