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Abigail S. Baines

View of the cyclorama set up from the control booth.

Studio G.’s Cyclorama

Studio G., named in honor of beloved long-time staffer John Gunther, houses our  “GreenScreen Cyclorama.” Some folks may be familiar with the term “cyclorama” as a mechanism used to create a “seamless” backdrop, also sometimes referred to as an “infinity wall.”

Tropical Contrast | Punta Salinas, Puerto Rico — A contrast on the Punta Salinas road, a few miles outside San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the great guns with which the U.S. is fortifying the island pass the humble ox cart of a Puerto Rican “Jibaro” (mountain man). Credit line (ACME) 1-12-40

Getting meta: a museum inside a gallery inside a library

Currently on view in the gallery, Pablo Delano’s conceptual art installation, The Museum of the Old Colony, uses reproduced materials and curatorial approaches familiar from traditional historical and anthropological museums.

Media Labs studio

Knowledge Commons: did you know?

Did you know that the Knowledge Commons is more than just the room adjacent to the Airport Lounge? There is media production help on the basement level and writing help on the second floor!

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Most often checked out: games!

How many times a game’s been checked out doesn’t always indicate its rank in popularity – after all, we’ve had some longer than we’ve had others — but here’s a list of the games checked out most often!

Covers of Div IIIs related to the Engage conference at Hampshire College

Generating Change: Div III’s ENGAGING Us All

Explore the scholarly work produced by Hampshire students during the course of the College’s history. The library has curated a display of Division III’s from the library’s collection that study and explore racism and white supremacy, classism, islamophobia, anti-semitism, transphobia, sexism, ableism, and oppression in many forms. Visit the physical exhibit in the Harold F. Johnson Library. See our digital collection online

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Endangered Data Week – April 17-21, 2017

Endangered Data Week is a new, collaborative effort, coordinated across campuses, nonprofits, libraries, citizen science initiatives, and cultural heritage institutions, to shed …

Interlibrary Loan Log in Issues?

If you are having trouble accessing ILLiad Interlibrary Loan (ILL) while on-campus, please take the following steps: Open a private browsing window …

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Three College Digital Library

Each year, the libraries at Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges acquire and support the creation of a rich and growing ecosystem …

Classroom Equipment Demos and New Support Model for Fall 2015

“Get to Know Your Classroom Equipment”
Tuesday September 8th come see or get a refresher on how the projector works and to make sure your computer will “play nicely” with our equipment. Please visit our new website at http://hamp.it/classrooms for information on which room has what equipment and how to use it, as well as troubleshooting tips and instructions on how to get help. During business hours (8:30-4:30), you can call the Help Desk for immediate assistance: 413-559-5418. To report a non-urgent classroom issue or request a training, please submit an IT Ticket on theHub. Students can now do this too!

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Adobe Privacy Policies and Digital Editions

In late 2014, Adobe released version 4.0.1 of ADE [Adobe Digital Editions] in response to the privacy critiques. To summarize: ADE is at least no longer transmitting reading information in the clear for anybody to intercept, but they are still collecting some for DRM ebooks

Ask the Experts, Monday to Thursday, from 7 to 9 pm, @ the Info Bar

Ask the Experts & late night study

The Harold F. Johnson Library will be hosting expert help at the InfoBar (Main Floor) to assist with your end of semester research and projects. Join us starting Monday, December 1st for walk-up help and popcorn!

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Media Lab Open House

Join us in the Johnson Library Basement on Friday Oct. 24 1-4 p.m. for pizza, popcorn, music, games and fun to increase …

Open Access Week Events

UMass Amherst Libraries and Partners Host OPEN ACCESS WEEK OCTOBER 20-24  AMHERST, Mass. – Open Access Week, a global event in its …