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The Destruction of Memory: film screening & discussion

October 30, 2019

Claremont Discourse is co-sponsoring the following events this week and next. Join us! The Destruction of Memory, a film by Tim Slade Screening: Wednesday, October 30, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Hahn 101, Pomona College Discussion: Tuesday, November 5, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Collaborative Commons, The Claremont Colleges Library; with students from Patricia Blessing’s Pomona ID1 Archaeology: Fact and.

Original artwork by Zornes, created for the Mexican Players troupe of the Padua Hills Theater.

Preservation through Performance: Conversation and Exhibit Reception

October 17, 2019

Preservation through Performance: Conversation & Exhibit Reception Thursday, October 24, 2019 | 4:00-5:30 p.m. Founders Room, The Claremont Colleges Library Special Collections invites you to the reception for this fall’s exhibition, Preservation through Performance: Sharing Mexican Folklore through the Arts. Join us in conversation as we hear from members of two local performing groups, Ballet.

Black and white photo of male dancer in foreground and female dancers in background. Male dancer is shirtless and holding two crossed sabers above his head.

Preservation Through Performance: Fall 2019 Special Collections Exhibit

October 12, 2019

Preservation through Performance: Sharing Mexican Folklore through the Arts September 3 – December 20, 2019 Open regular library hours North Lobby, The Claremont Colleges Library The Claremont Colleges Library announces the opening of its fall exhibit, Preservation through Performance: Sharing Mexican Folklore through the Arts. Primarily focused on two local performing groups, the Ballet Folklórico.

Paywall the business of scholarship film screening poster

Film Screening for Open Access Week 2019

October 11, 2019

Created by Jennifer Beamer Open Access Week (October 21-27, 2019) is an annual international celebration that aims to raise awareness of the benefits of open access resources. As part of this year’s festivities, the library will screen Paywall: The Business of Scholarship (105 mins), which will be followed by a faculty panel discussion on access.

Apply to the Library Undergraduate Research Award – Deadline 2/2/20

October 7, 2019

Are you finishing a term paper? …starting a senior thesis? …using library resources in your work? …interested in winning a CASH PRIZE? Get recognized for the amazing work you do by applying for the Claremont Colleges Library Undergraduate Research Award! The award is accompanied by a cash prize and recognizes exemplary, original student work demonstrating.

Improvement to Library Search: Ungrouping Related Editions

October 6, 2019

Library Search is built on OCLC’s WorldCat system, which is a massive database of library holdings (over 425 million items) from around the world. To address the huge number of items that can show up for a given search, a feature was implemented last year that groups all related editions and formats (print and electronic).

The Claremont Discourse Lecture: Music & Political Activism, October 16th, 4:15 p.m.

October 1, 2019

The Claremont Colleges Library Discourse Lecture Series presents our October panels: Constitution Day Panel: Tuesday, October 8th, 4:15 p.m., Founders Room The Claremont Discourse Constitution Day panel responds to our current political climate and offers opportunities to explore the creation, impact and engagement with the U.S. Constitution. This year’s panel shines a light on the.

Library Cancellation: RefWorks Citation Manager

September 4, 2019

The Claremont Colleges Library has cancelled our subscription to the RefWorks citation manager due to unsustainably increasing subscription costs and a decreasing number of users. We will have access to RefWorks until September 30, 2019, ensuring that all of our RefWorks users have time to choose and migrate to another citation manager. The cancellation is.

Browse E-Journals Online with Browzine

August 27, 2019

With the move to publishing scholarly journals online, much has been gained. But one thing has been made more difficult with the transition from print to online: the ability to physically browse journals organized by subject, on library shelves. This allowed for easy browsing and opportunities to serendipitously explore and discover journal content. This is.

An image for Open Education applications with sponsor logos

Open Education: Call for Faculty Fellowship Program, 2019-2020

August 25, 2019

Jennifer Beamer, Scholarly Communications Librarian This yearlong program will create a learning community of faculty, librarians, and instructional technologists from across the colleges engaged in fostering inclusive, equitable, and collaborative learning environments. This fellowship is designed to support faculty in exploring and incorporating open education concepts and practices (open pedagogy, open access, and open educational.