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UPDATE: Stetson Reading Room 24 hour Access Beginning April 12th

January 22, 2024

We are delighted to announce that overnight access to the 24/7 Stetson Reading Room will begin again when the Library closes on Friday April 12th. The overhead gate that secures Sawyer Library has been temporarily replaced while the College explores long term solutions. [This post was updated on 4/11/24.]

Accessing Sage and Elsevier content in 2024

December 22, 2023

Access to most journal content through Elsevier and Sage has changed.  While we still have access to many journal titles through subscription, content will also be accessible through other means, including through a service called Article Galaxy Scholar (AGS). Here’s how AGS works: Important! To keep costs low, be sure to save your downloads and … Continue reading “Accessing Sage and Elsevier content in 2024”

News and Exhibits

Marquis de Lafayette in Berkshire County

On June 13, 1825, the last surviving Major General of the Revolutionary Continental Army, the Frenchman Marquis de Lafayette, processed through Pittsfield, Massachusetts to great fanfare. He was almost a year into a memorial tour of the United States that served to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. In the family papers…

Title Text Reads: "To Bee or not to Bee: Stories told about pollen, pollinators, and the pollinated." A loose grid of images, both photographic and graphic below title text are as follows: A flower releases pollen into wind. A hummingbird hovers. Butterflies fly in a forest in one image, and fly through a deforested landscape near a large tractor in another image. Bees swarm over honeycombs. A vanilla orchid flower. A cocoa tree. Fresh veggies and fruits arranged in baskets. a tree silhouette with many bats hanging from it's branches. A handful of seeds. A wasp visiting a flower. A large pink orchid flower. A green and black butterfly. Underneath these images is text stating: "June is national pollinator month!"

Now on display in Schow: To Bee Or Not to Bee: Stories old about pollen, pollinators, and the pollinated

June is pollinator awareness month, the perfect time to appreciate the amazing process of pollination! We all breathe pollen-laden air, eat food that wouldn’t be possible without pollination, and appreciate flowers that evolved with the express purpose of attracting pollinators. Come by the Schow Science Library to browse books answering questions such as: What do…

What are they thinking?

Recent Publications on Display

The publications from the end-of-year Dean of Faculty and Library reception are now on display in the Sawyer and Schow libraries. Sciences publications are in Schow, Humanities and Social Sciences are in Sawyer.  Print copies of the bibliography of publications are available on site and online through the library catalog. The displays will be on…