New peer mentoring course! CS 289: Peer Mentoring in the Knowledge Commons
Are you interested in contributing to a culture & practice of academic support at Hampshire? Do you want to become a peer …
The Knowledge Commons Peer Mentorship Program is HIRING!
The Library is looking to hire 2-3 peer mentors in the Knowledge Commons for the Spring 2018 semester. The Knowledge Commons is …
The Movement LibGuide: Self-Education & Self-Preservation at Hampshire (and beyond)
The Movement LibGuide: Self-Education & Self Preservation at Hampshire This guide is meant to be a resource for students, faculty and staff …
Why archive queer feminist sex zines?
This is the second of two posts by CSI Librarian Alana Kumbier, reporting on her summer research residency at the Queer Zine …
Finding Hampshire at the Queer Zine Archive Project
This is the first of two posts by CSI Librarian Alana Kumbier, reporting on her summer research residency at the Queer Zine …
Library carrels for the spring semester: Apply now!
Starting today, Div 3 students may apply for a library carrel for spring semester 2015. The Library will accept applications, via this …
Event: Librarians and Archivists with Palestine
Thursday, November 13, 5:30 pm, Harold Johnson Library, Gallery Librarians and Archivists with Palestine (LAP) is a network of self-defined librarians, archivists, …
Ferguson: Recommended Reading Lists
In recent weeks, sociologists, historians, activists, critics, and others have been compiling reading lists to help people understand the social and historical …
Is your Div III a document? Here’s some formatting help.
If you don’t love the intricacies of academic document formatting, you may find the process of getting your Div III into its …
Freely-available and totally intriguing online collections
Are you a primary sources buff? An enthusiast for all things ephemeral? A lover of comics, vintage newsreels or magic? If so, …
Friday Workshop: Working with Field Notes & Data
If you’re going to be taking field notes, transcribing interviews, or collecting and analyzing data, this workshop is for you! We’ll share …
Friday Workshop: Media Resources for Everyone
Media Resources for Everyone: A Workshop for Div II students transitioning to Div III Want to produce or include media in your …
Yiddish Children’s Books: Reader’s Discretion Advised?
Join us for a discussion about the cultural and political side of Yiddish children’s literature with Danielle Winter, Bibliography Fellow at the …
Friday Workshop: Exploring Div III Research Possibilities
Still figuring out what might be possible for your Div III research? This workshop, designed for students in their final semester of …
New guide to Pioneer Valley zine collections, in zine form!
In anticipation of this year’s Feminist Zine Fest (which is happening in NYC this weekend), I made a pocket-sized guide to Pioneer …
Documenting Rural Libraries: Hampshire alum Jessamyn West, Library & Information Activist
This morning, your Hampshire librarians learned about a cool project through our library-oriented social media channels: Jessamyn West, a Vermont-based librarian-technologist, …
Librarians & Archivists in the Land of Women’s and Gender Studies
This weekend, I had the opportunity to participate in the National Women’s Studies Association’s annual conference. Part of what I love about …
Taming your Reading Dragons: Tips for Focus, Speed, and Organization
The average Hampshire student will read thousands of pages over the course of their career. Where do you put all those …
Open Access Week Coda: Hampshire’s Chris Tinson in Radical Teacher
Today, the first open-access issue of the journal Radical Teacher went online. It’s a special issue on Hip Hop and Critical Pedagogy. …
Collecting & Preserving Code
What happens when archives and museums want to preserve something intangible, ephemeral (and possibly destined-for-obsolecence)? The Smithsonian Institute’s National Design Museum, Cooper-Hewitt, …