Marking a century since the end of the First World War, and in conjunction with Williams courses to be taught in Fall Term 2018, the Special Collections department presents “The Great War at 100: Williams College and Beyond”. In the Steven Schow ’81 Gallery (Sawyer 455), items from the College… Continue reading »
In the 1960’s, Hao Wang and Robert Berger produced a set of aperiodic tiles with matching rules that, if used to completely cover the plane, produce a pattern that is not similar to itself under translation. Smaller sets were discovered in the subsequent years, until the 1970’s when John… Continue reading »
Featuring the final projects of students in REL/CLAS 215, “The New Testament: From Word to Book”, includes 24 New Testament selected by students from Sawyer Library or the Chapin Library. Focusing on the Gospel According to John, each student draws our attention to how one specific material feature of their New Testament works to make that New Testament a particular type of meaning-making thing. Materials from the Chapin Library used for this class, are on display in the Special Collection Teaching Gallery. Continue reading »
The Sawyer Loggia is open, and thanks to the Great Ideas committee with fabulous outdoor furniture. The chairs and the view await you ! Continue reading »
A recent update to PsycInfo created a problem with cited references. Both reference lists and "cited by" info are missing from entries in the database. As a result, citation searching is not possible using PsycInfo. Continue reading »
We’ve been experiencing problems linking to full text at least two databases: Web of Science and SciFinder Scholar. Continue reading »
Available Books | Available Voices, representing resources suggested for purchase during this year's Claiming Williams event, is now on display in Sawyer Lippman Atrium and Schow Library. Continue reading »
Find out! Work at the library this summer! Working at the library will give you valuable employment experience, and you'll get to enjoy the beauty and tranquility of Williamstown in the summertime. Continue reading »
Spring 2018 intern Brad Havill arranged and described several collections of personal papers in the College Archives, including collections of correspondence and photographs from two Williams graduates who served in the First World War. Continue reading »
From the JA Archives, a brief exploration of Williams College’s Junior Advisor system using pieces from Williams College Archives, is on display in Sawyer library's main entrance for the month of April 2018. Continue reading »