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 …
Take action for libraries and make your voice heard about CISA
Nobody likes cyber-attacks, but the bill the US Senate is set to vote on TOMORROW – the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act or CISA (S.754) – is awful when it comes to your privacy.
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
We now live in a world that is more connected than ever before. The Internet touches almost all aspects of everyone’s daily life, whether we realize it or not.
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!
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
Art Questions on the Magic Board
April 27-May 11, 2015 Curated by Eveline Alix, Tyrone Bilingsley, Satchel Forrester, Daniela Hernandez, Riley Kleve, Amara Korley, Henry Pskowski, Claire Sammut, …
Hampshire Representation at Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
The purpose of the Art + Feminism event was to help correct a bias in Wikipedia which is disproportionately written by and about men. In just a short time, the group gathered at Mass Art created Wikipedia accounts and then learned how to create external links, when a person is considered “notable” and therefore eligible for a Wikipedia entry, and what types of sources are acceptable.
Keep an eye on your electricity usage and save money!
Hampshire College Library, in collaboration with the Environmental Committee, is pleased to announce that Kill-A-Watt meters are now available for checkout at the library.
Please allow me to introduce myself…
I am Natalie Roll, a Div II student here at Hampshire who wants to bring you an assortment of the library’s secrets …
Library Hours Through Winter Break
The library’s regular fall schedule ends Monday, 12/15. Below is the complete list of library hours through January 4: Saturday and Sunday, …
Old prints meet new technology
Students in Karen Koehler’s Guernica tutorial got to view prints from 1937 from Francisco de Goya’s “Los Caprichos” today while using current …
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, …
Book Arts in Hanoi, Vietnam
Artist’s books and book arts are a provocative way to explore the constantly evolving nature of the book, and the intersection of …
summer institute for curatorial practice info session
Calling all Hamsphire students, or at least those who are curatorial and curious. Friday, april 4, 4:00 pm, information session will be …
Microsoft makes source code for MS-DOS and Word for Windows available to public
With help from the Computer History Museum in California, Microsoft has opened source code for MS DOS and Word for Windows to …
f.lux: “makes the color of your computer’s display adapt to the time of day”
Ever notice the blue glow coming from your computer screen? Wonder how it’s affecting you, especially your ability to wind down and …
Audiovisual Preservation Lecture on March 26th
Magnetic Humanity: Preserving the 20th Century’s Analog Tape March 26th, 6:30 pm, BIll Brand Screening Room, Jerome Liebling Center, Hampshire College Free …
6 Blue Eyed Hexe: Raw and Unused Animations from Pixies Music Video
This month’s exhibit on the HFJ MAGIC BOARD is 6 Blue Eyed Hexe: Raw and Unused Animations from Pixies Music Video “Blue Eyed …
National Day of Unplugging: March 7-8
“The anxiety of unplugging and why we should disconnect to connect“ Clinical psychologist Catherine Steiner-Adair, author of The Big Disconnect, studies why …
Our love/ hate relationship with our mobile devices
Today’s New York Times article in the “Sunday Review” section explained the conflicting feelings many of us have about our iphone or …