Winter Break Hours

We are open regular hours through Saturday, December 13.
We are closed Sunday, December 14 and Saturday and Sunday, December 20 and 21.
We are open Monday-Friday, December 15-19, 8:30-4:30 (except Thursday, we open at 10 am) and Monday and Tuesday, December 22 & 23 from 8:30-4:30.
We are closed December 24-January 3.
We are open Sunday, January 4, 2:00pm-10:00pm.

Database problems resolved

The access problem with the databases has been resolved.

Database problems

Unfortunately we are experiencing some difficulties with some of our databases. We are working to resolve the issue. If you need help please contact the reference desk: 401-709-5902 or risdlib@risd.edu. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Midnight Hours - December 2008

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The first floor of the library will be open until midnight the following days:

Monday, Dec 1

Tuesday, Dec 2

Wednesday, Dec 3

Thursday, Dec 4

Sunday, Dec 7

TOP REFERENCE BOOKS—Picks for 2008
Encyclopedia of clothing and fashion
An encyclopedia which covers all aspects of the history of clothing and fashion around the world. Includes black and white illustrations; bibliographies; and an extensive index.
REF. GT 507.E53 2005 v.1-3

Furniture: [world styles from classical to contemporary]
Judith Miller.
This book is arranged chronologically; within each time period, items are grouped by country as well as style or type (i.e. chairs). The book is well illustrated with color photographs. Bottom page of each initial chapter includes an illustrated running timeline
REF. OVERSIZE NK 2270.M55 2005

Twentieth century artists on art: an index to writings, statements, and interviews by artists, architects and designers
Jack S. Robertson.
A very useful guide to locating the written words of artists,architects and designers. The people included are arranged alphabetically. Sources listed under each individual are keyed to the full citation which is listed at the front of the book
REF. NX 456.R59 1996

Natural dyes: sources, tradition, technology, science
Dominique Cardon.
Part 1 is an overview of the history of dying and use of mordents around the world. Part 2 groups the various plants by the colors obtained from them. Part 3 covers colors obtained from non-plants materials-specifically shells and insects. Filled with color illustrations of each of the items referenced and lots of textiles throughout history as examples of the colors obtained.
REF. TT854.3 .C36 2007


The pocket paper engineer: how to make pop-ups step-by-step
Carol Barton.
A detailed guide to creating pop-ups compiled by a master artist book maker. The guide includes copious diagrams and instructions. When you have some free time, visit Special Collections and take a look at some of the wonderful books we have in our Artists’ Book collection designed by Carol Barton.
REF. Z1033.T68B27 2005

Faculty Printing in the Library

Faculty IDs are linked to their department. So faculty can make copies or print outs using their ID and their department will be charged. If faculty need to make personal copies, they can buy a guest card at the 15 West Value Add Machine (costs $1.00).

Political Websites

www.fivethirtyeight.com

www.pollster.com

www.realclearpolitics.com

http://firstread.msnbc.com

http://time-blog.com/swampland/

www.wonkette.com

www.politico.com

www.cnnpolitics.com

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/

jewelry & metalsmithing journals

To what Jewelry & metalwork journals does RISD Library subscribe?

GZ : Goldschmiede und Uhrmacher Zeitung
Jewelry artist (formerly Lapidary journal)
Jewelry Magazine
Metalsmith
Object
Ornament
Schmuck
Uhren Juwelen Schmuck

Textiles journals

Is there a list of all the Textiles journals RISD library currently subscribes to?
Craft:transforming traditional crafts
Crafts
Embroidery
Handwoven
Hali
Shuttle Spindle & Dye Pot
Modern Carpets and Textiles
Selvedge
Surface Design
Textile View
Textile View2
Textile History
Threads
Top Fashion Knitwear

Fax Machine

There is a fax machine for student use in the Mailroom in the Design Center.

Contemporary Painting journals & magazines

What are some of the periodicals available at RISD Library which include contemporary painting and painters?
Afterall
ArtAsiaPacifica
Art Book
Art India
Art Journal
Art Monthly
Art Papers
Art on Paper
Art in America
Artforum International
ArtNews
ArtNexus
ArtUS
Azure
Bomb
Brooklyn Rail
Cabinet
Les Cahiers
Contemporary
Flash art
Frieze : contemporary art and culture
Grey Room
Leonardo
Modern painters
New American Paintings
New Criterion
NY Arts
October
Parkett
Rhizome
Tate etc.
teme celeste
Third Text
Turps banana

Cool Printing Tool

Print What You Like
"Ever print a webpage only to find your printout is full of ads, empty space and other junk you don't want? PrintWhatYouLike is a free webpage editor that gives you control of how webpages look when printed."

mystery fish redux

Image Source: Journal photo/Andrew Dickerman



You may remember seeing this phenomenon last year... the Menhaden have returned

Search Plugins

Project Muse and Worldcat have search plugins for your web browser.

Worldcat also has a facebook application, a google toolbar that links you directly to WorldCat results when it detects ISBNs, and an iphone app.

Database Trials

Updated: We have trials to the following databases. Please take a look and let us know what you think by putting it in the comments or risdlib@risd.edu.

Academic Search Complete - database info - we have Academic Search Premier

Literary Reference Center - database info

Textile Technology Complete - database info - we have Textile Technology Index

Humanities International Complete - database info

Value Add Machines for the new RISD IDs: One Card

Value added machines are located:
15 West Lounge*
Design Center*
Mason*
BEB
CIT
Homer
*dispenses guest cards

New Database - LexisNexis Academic

LexisNexis Academic
Access over 6,000 news, business, and legal sources containing more than a billion full-text articles, citation abstracts, and documents. Emphasis is on current news and legal and business information. Coverage includes deep backfiles and up-to-the-minute stories in national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources.

library.risd.edu > RISD Online Resources(All) > LexisNexis Academic

Constitution Day

In the tradition of recognizing Constitution Day, RISD
will be hosting a live community reading of the Constitution at The
Fleet Library. All members of the community are welcome to
participate, and are invited to stop by the library anytime between
11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. You will be able to read anytime you arrive, for a brief or longer time, as you choose. It will be possible for more than one person to read at the same time, as there will be a number of copies available. The reading will be video recorded. All regular activities within the library will continue as usual. Please come and have your voice be part of RISD’s
voice on this important day!

NEW! Search Brown Libraries from RISD catalog

When searching the RISD/Athenaeum catalog, you'll notice a
Search Brown button on the right side of the screen after doing an initial search.
Click on Search Brown to repeat the same search in Brown Libraries catalog.

To return to the RISD/Athenaeum catalog, click on the
Return to Catalog button in the upper left corner of the screen.

Improved Borrowing Privileges at Brown

Effective Sept 1 all RISD students, faculty, and staff can check out items at the Brown Libraries. You need to be registered at the RISD Library and be in good standing (ie no fines). Register with your RISD ID at the Rockefeller Library Circulation Desk. For more information see the College Hill Libraries (CHiL) website: http://dl.lib.brown.edu/libweb/services/chil/ .

Teaching with ARTstor

From ARTstor Announcements:

Using ARTstor large file-size images for teaching
High quality digital images — large sized JPEG files —can be projected either in the ARTstor online environment or in a variety of offline environments such as OIV, PowerPoint and Keynote.

Integrating ARTstor with Courseware
Instructors can share ARTstor content with students through campus courseware systems, such as BlackBoard, WebCT, Sakai, or Moodle. More (http://www.artstor.org/using-artstor/u-html/integrate-courseware.shtml)

Export image citations to citation management software
You can create image lists in ARTstor and export the image citations directly to RefWorks, EndNote, ProCite, or Reference Manager. More (http://help.artstor.org/wiki/index.php/Citing)

Interactive features of ARTstor
Instructors may share image groups with students by creating password-protected (shared) folders. Instructors can also create student work folders associated with instructor shared folders. More (http://www.artstor.org/using-artstor/u-html/search-and-browse.shtml)

Ektron videos

These videos may be helpful if you're learning to use Ektron.

Building Materials Resources

These resources can be found at:
http://library.risd.edu/screens/all.html

Reference:
BuildingGreen Suite
Oxford Art Online
Oxford Reference Online - Art and Architecture
Material ConneXion

Articles:
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
JSTOR

Images:
ARTstor

Kieslowski's trois couleurs

What is the sequence of the trois couleurs trilogy?

bleu (1993)
blanc (1994)
rouge (1994)

source: "Kiéslowski, Krzysztof" Who's Who in the 20th Century

Contemporary Textiles

What are some sources on contemporary textile artists?

Telos Portfolio Collection
By Hand in the Electronic Age: Contemporary Tapestry

ARTstor videos on You Tube

Learn how to use ARTstor by watching these short videos:

Introducing the New Artstor
Register for an Artstor Account
Making an Image Group
Download Images to PowerPoint

Search the ARTstor wiki for FAQs and teaching tools.

Dark Shadows

What's the location of the RI house that was used as the exterior setting for 1960s Gothic soap Dark Shadows?

Carey Mansion, formerly Seaview Terrace is located on the grounds of Salve Regina University, Ruggles Avenue in Newport, RI.

Stages of man

Where can I find the image of the homo sapiens timeline...the one starting with a proto-ape and ending with modern man?

You'll find a four page, color fold-out of the image (pages 41-45) in volume 8 of Life Nature Library

History of Rhode Island Hospital Trust

Where can I find historical information about the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company?

Visit RISD Archives for primary source materials.

These sources give a history of the company and include black and white photographs of the exterior of the building and downtown Providence ranging from 1867-1967.

For information on the adaptive reuse of the space, see this earlier blog entry, Articles about the Fleet Library @ RISD

See also, RISD Library Building History

What are some sources for artist's films & videos?

Facets
Film-makers' Cooperative
Microcinema International DVD
Ubuweb - Film & Video
Video Data Bank
Women Make Movies

Please send us your sources for film and video and we'll post them. Email risdlib@risd.edu Thanks!

New Online source for Nature Lab assignments

Oxford Reference Online includes 175 Oxford titles many of which cover areas such as astronomy, biology, chemistry, ecology, natural history, plant sciences, physics, and zoology.
It includes timelines, maps and illustrations, quotations, encyclopedia and bi-lingual dictionaries.
Subjects & Books
Try it out for Nature Lab projects.
Start at library.risd.edu > Reference > Oxford Reference Online

public scanner at Brown Libraries

Q: Is there a scanner for RISD students and faculty to use at Brown?

A: Unfortunately, no there isn't. Their scanners require a Brown login so scanning is restricted to the Brown community.

RI Business Recycling & Renewable Energy Resources

What are some sources of information on recycling for businesses in Rhode Island?

Green Zone Rhode Island
People's Power & Light
Rhode Island Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency
Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources
Rhode Island Resource Recovery's Resource Exchange

fashion forecasting

What are some sources for fashion and color forecasting?

Try these websites:
itbd
mode...information
wgsn-edu
PeclersParis
edelkoort

Try these printed sources:
Bloom
Provider
View2 magazine

Midnight Hours

The first floor of the library will be open until Midnight on the following days:

Monday, May 5

Tuesday, May 6

Wednesday, May 7

Thursday, May 8

Sunday, May 11

Monday, May 12

Tuesday, May 13

Wednesday, May 14

Thursday, May 15

Sunday, May 18

Library Survey

Let us know what you think about the Library. Please respond to the Library survey by May 2:

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB227P48QALGM

RI water resources

How can I find information on RI water systems?

The RI Office of Water Resources offers historic and current reports on water quality, watershed management, fresh and coastal water ecology.

Browse RI Office of Water Resources by Topic

For articles on water-related topics (not specific to Rhode Island) search these databases through the RISD Library Articles page:
Academic Search Premier
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Firstsearch > Search these databases: Basic Biosis, BioDigest, Geobase
Garden, Landscape, and Horticulture Index
GreenFile
JSTOR > Search by Discipline: ecology & evolutionary biology

The Word.....Printed(tiny!), Read, Sung, Shared

April 23: Ann Harleman (English Dept) will read from her new novel, THE YEAR SHE DISAPPEARED, at the North Kingstown Library, 7:00pm. The book--"the harrowing adventures of a woman who abducts her endangered granddaughter and goes into hiding"--is set in Rhode Island.

April 26: Miniature Books: 4000 Years of Tiny Treasures, a lecture on the history and design of miniature books by author Anne Bromer, Providence Public Library, Barnard Room, 2:00pm. Parallel "Tiny State Tiny Books" exhibits April 17-May 31, Providence Public Library Special Collections; April 22-30, Graphic Design Gallery cases, 1st floor, Design Center

April 29: Mairéad Byrne (English Dept.) and Mark Milloff (Foundation Studies )present RISD CousCous at Tazza, 240 Westminster Street (blues and poetry 9pm-midnight)

Through May:
The Office of Multicultural Affairs has placed a Better World Books donation boxes inside the Benefit Street entrance to College Building, at the Met, and on the first floor of 15 Westminster. Better World sponsors book drives on college campuses to fund and support literacy initiatives around the world. The books collected at RISD will be used for an African literacy initiative.The books will be collected on May 23rd so please contribute your recently published textbooks to this worthy cause! For more information call Deborah Kanston at 277-4957.

RI natural habitats and species

Where can I find information on Rhode Island natural habitats, land use, plants, & animals? Do any of these sources contain maps?

Look in the RISD/Athenauem catalog under these subjects:

Birds - Rhode Island
Botany - Rhode Island
Land Use - Rhode Island
Marine Ecology - Rhode Island (includes maps)
Natural History - Rhode Island
Open Spaces - Rhode Island

Try searching the catalog with keywords such as plants, mammals, fish*, birds, ecolog*, natur* + "Rhode Island". Using the asterisk * at the end of a keyword will give more results by finding variants of the root word.
ecolog* = ecology, ecologies, and ecological

Search the Providence Public Library for additional sources.

Check out this State website for statistics and maps:
RI Department of Environmental Management
Use the site's drop down menus to locate more specific topics

world architecture digital photo panoramas

Where can I find panoramas of architectural sites?

There are QuickTime panoramas available in Artstor. Search by a building or site keyword + "QTVR" to locate the Quicktime files.

Learn more at Artstor: How do I view QTVR files?

Rhode Island Statewide database trial

The Rhode Island Statewide database trial begins today, and will run until May 31st. This trial includes over 100 databases, see http://helin.uri.edu/screens/riswdbmain.html . Help make Rhode Island one of the states that provides state-wide databases (currently 48 states do provide their residents with this service), by spreading the word to your local legislative leaders.

Furniture magazines

How do I find a list of magazines on furniture design?

Search the RISD/Athenaeum catalog by these subjects,
Furniture - periodicals
Interior Decoration - periodicals

The current year's magazines and journals are shelved alphabetically along the Library's balcony.

Printing from a laptop in RISD Library

How do I set up my laptop to print to the new Pharos Uniprint system?

Go to the RISD Prints Page

Click on "15West_111, 120, 207 (RISD LIBRARY)"

For Mac: Click on 15WEST_POPUP.dmg to Download the installer package. Double click on the image. Follow instructions as they appear.

For PC: Click on 15WEST_POPUP_VISTA_XP to download the .exe installer package. Double click on the .exe installer package. Follow instructions as they appear.

New WilsonWeb Updates

WilsonWeb (Art Full Text, Art Retrospective, Readers' Guide Index, Art Museum Image Gallery) has new updates as of March 9, 2008.

* A new Persistent URL "Link to Search" button.
* New graphics for the translation area of Full Text HTML records.
* A new "Clear Search History" button has been added to the Search History screen.
* The Art Museum Image Gallery database will now offer a convenient "Gallery View" of images for the search results.
* For all Wilson "Retrospective" databases, the date selection area on the search screen has been updated to include only choices that are appropriate for these unique databases.

My Millenium

My Millenium is a feature in our online catalog that allows you to do the following:

• Renew library items
• Place holds on library items that are checked out (click request button)
  
• Opt in or out of your reading history
• Save your favorite searches and be notified when new items come in that match your search(preferred searches)
• Rate library items

Follow these steps:

Go to library.risd.edu
Select My Record or Login in the right hand corner

NAME: Login with your name as it appears on your RISD ID
BARCODE: Use the barcode number on the back of your RISD ID

Need help? Please contact the reference desk at 401-709-5902 or risdlib@risd.edu.

New JSTOR interface

JSTOR will unveil its new interface the week of March 17. You can preview the new interface via JSTOR sandbox, library.risd.edu> articles > JSTOR > sandbox (at top of page). About the new interface (from JSTOR):

• A new look and feel
• A single, improved format of PDF files, to simplify printing and expand accessibility
• Personalized account functionality, called "MyJSTOR"
  • You can store your user information and your saved citations
  • You can select one-time acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions for PDF access
• More efficient navigation throughout the site
• The ability to search within result sets
• Thumbnail views of article pages: see full articles at a glance

Additional new features and information on training and support are highlighted in the attached flyer.

Material ConneXion Site Visits

How can RISD students and faculty arrange a visit to Material ConneXion in New York City?

There are three categories of access to Material ConneXion:

1) Free 20 minute tours for 5 or more students can be arranged by calling ahead and arranging a time.

2) Individual students can arrange for 4 hours of research access for $90. Scheduling an appointment is necessary.

3) Otherwise, Material ConneXion on-site access is arranged by an hourly, ticketed system.

One hour admittance coupons cost $50 each.
The minimum number of coupons that can be purchased at a time is fifty.
Speak to the head of your department to arrange access to Material ConneXion.

RISD Library subscribes to the Material ConneXion database
library.risd.edu > Resources > Reference

Contact Material ConneXion at: webmaster@materialconnexion.com

Providence Athenaeum Library borrowing for RISD faculty

RISD full time faculty may borrow the following materials from the Providence Athenaeum Library

5 books for 4 weeks
videos & dvds for 7 days
new fiction & mysteries for 2 weeks
books on tape for 2 weeks
cds for 1 week

Athenaeum directions & hours

Deputy Borrower for Faculty

By filling out and signing the Deputy Borrower form faculty can allow their TAs to check out library items in the Faculty Member's name.

Face up scanner

Our face up scanner can scan images up to 24 by 17 inches big.

Circulating books on how to make Pop ups

More books can be found under the subject heading Toy and movable books.
Pop-up! A Manual of Paper Mechanisms
Paper in Three Dimensions
The Pop-up Book
Paper Engineering for pop-up books and cards

Contain sections on Pop-ups:
Artistry in Paper
The Penland Book of Handmade Books

reference sources for art appraisals

What are some general sources for art appraisals?

For biographical information on an artist:
Start at library.risd.edu > Reference
Oxford Art Online
Who's Who in American Art via Marquis Who's Who on the web
Who Was Who in American Art

For art auction information:
artprice.com
Ask Art
Hislop's art sales index (2004) CD ROM Available at the Reference Desk.

Also see this related entry on Art Appraisers

sources for buying art & architecture books

What are some sources for buying new, used and out of print art & architecture books?

AbeBooks
AddALL
Ars Libri
F. A. Bernett Books
Ruggles Books
William Stout Architectural Books
Worldwide Books

Martin Luther King, Jr Holiday - Library Hours

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY
Monday, January 21, 2008

Library, First Floor 12pm - 8 pm
Picture Collection, Second Floor 11am - 7 pm


Special Collections & Achives CLOSED

Call for Other Department availability: 401 709-5901

Larger ARTstor Image Files Available for download

ARTstor announces larger file downloads

Over 95% of the images in the ARTstor Digital Library are now available for download at 1024 pixels on the long side.

ARTstor Collections - Descriptions & Status

Special Collections Hours during Wintersession

Special Collections Wintersession Hours
Monday - Friday, 9am-4:30pm