Corbis images on CD-ROM

The library no longer has access to Corbis. Is there any other way to access Corbis images?

Yes, the Picture Collection has 16 CD-ROMS of Corbis Images.
The Corbis CD-ROMS circulate for 3 weeks; students may check out 3 CDs at a time.
Picture Collection Hours

mystery fish appear in downtown Providence

Image Source: Journal photo/Andrew Dickerman


Some folks who work at RISD Library have been looking down on the Providence River for a couple of weeks and have been amazed at the large schools of fish circling around in it. People who have been here since the 1980's don't ever remember seeing anything like it. Rumors are that they are bluefish that are being raised upstream to swim down into Narragansett Bay. Is this true? There is some disagreement as to what kind of fish they are.

There are schools of smaller fish which are menhaden, the food fish that attract bigger fish like bluefish and striped bass. Mixed in with the smaller fish are bluefish who apparently are following the menhaden upstream from the Bay. There are no bluefish being raised upriver, these are all coming up from the Bay.
Source: Director of the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council

For more info, see the Projo's Fishing Report and this blog discussion from Sept. 17th.

unusual book binding

I've heard that there are books bound in human skin - is it true?

It is. Here's an article on the subject:
Live Science Jan. 10, 2006

Beauty of Shadows

Where can I read a copy of Jorge Silvetti's, The Beauty of Shadows, mentioned in his lecture at RISD Library?

The Beauty of Shadows can be found in:
Oppositions reader : selected readings from a journal for ideas and criticism in architecture, 1973-1984

RISD Library Building History

What is the history of the Mandle Building at 15 Westminster, Fleet Library at RISD?

The Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building was built in 1917 by the architectural firm, York & Sawyer. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 - Building - #76000002.

The adaptive re-use of the building was headed by Boston-based, Office da. To view a Flash presentation on RISD Library, follow links on Office da's site: Projects> Institutional> RISD Library.

Other Sources of information:
Fleet Library at RISD
Articles about Fleet Library

Short biographical sketches of Edward Palmer York and Philip Sawyer are available from Marquis Who's Who on the Web listed on RISD Online Resources.

RISD Masters' Theses

How do I find RISD theses in the Library catalog?

Search by keywords RISD and thesis.

Theses written within the past ten years(1998-2008)are shelved near the Reference Collection on the first floor of the library. Pre-1998 and special format theses are housed in Archives & Special Collections, located on the 2nd floor of the library.