Graduate Thesis Workshops

All workshops meet in the Fleet Library at RISD, 7pm-8:30pm

Look for signs directing you to the library meeting rooms or ask a library staff person for assistance.

Tues Jan 13 (Balcony Conference Room)
Ceramics, Textiles, D+M
Session led by Anne West, GSO

Wed Jan 14 (Balcony Conference Room)
General Session, All Departments
Session led by Frances Shipps, Writing Center

Thurs Jan 15 (Balcony Conference Room)
Graphic Design, D+M
Session led by Anne West, GSO

Tues Jan 20 (Balcony Conference Room)
ID, Furniture
Session led by Frances Shipps, Writing Center

Wed Jan 21 (Library classroom 110)
Research in Art & Design:locating sources for writing about one’s work, All Departments
Session led by Ellen Petraits, Fleet Library
Description: A discussion of search strategies for locating specific types of materials useful to developing the research aspect of one’s thesis. Topics include: reference sources, themes and imagery, exhibition catalogues, artists’ writings

*Thurs Jan 22 (Balcony Conference Room)
*Rescheduled for Thurs Jan 29
Glass & Sculpture
Session led by Anne West, GSO

Tues Jan 27 (Balcony Conference Room)
Painting, Printmaking, Photo
Session led by Frances Shipps, Writing Center

Wed Jan 28 (Library Classroom 110)
Research in Art & Design: locating sources for writing about one’s work,, All Departments
Session led by Ellen Petraits, Fleet Library
Description: A discussion of search strategies for locating specific types of materials useful to developing the research aspect of one’s thesis. Topics include: reference sources, themes and imagery, exhibition catalogues, artists’ writings

Thurs Jan 29 (Balcony Conference Room)
Glass & Sculpture
Session led by Anne West, GSO

Architectural Drawings of RISD Buildings

RISD Archives (Fleet Library, 2nd floor) has a collection of 12,000 drawings (originals and copies) of RISD buildings. The drawings are indexed in a searchable Filemaker pro database by the following information: drawing title, document type, information about the creator(s) of the drawings, dates, building name, location, and type, number of sheets, scale, and a short descriptive note.

See Architectural Drawings Collection for a detailed description.

An overhead scanner allows Archives staff to provide copies as long as a CD, DVD, or USB device is provided. Students, faculty, and researches are welcome to use the collection by appointment.

Archives, 2nd Floor
Monday - Friday 9am-4:30pm
Phone: 401.709.5922

Finding full text in Google books

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start at books.google.com
select Advanced Book Search

Select the radio button for Search: Full View to locate the full text of a book that is out of copyright or if the publisher or author has asked to make the book fully viewable.

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