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
Tuesday, May 13
Wednesday, May 14
Thursday, May 15
Monday, April 21, 2008
Midnight Hours
Library Survey
Sunday, April 20, 2008
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 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
Thursday, April 17, 2008
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.
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.
Friday, April 11, 2008
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
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
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
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?
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?
Monday, April 7, 2008
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.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
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.
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.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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.
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.
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