Expanded 24 Hours during Finals

Beginning at 1am on Wednesday May 2, 2012, the 24 hour zone will include Level 2 and Level 3 of the Grand Reading Room. This will continue until the end of finals on May 11, 2012.

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Library Closed to Guest Patrons during Reading Days and Final Exams

Due to Final Exams, the Trinity College Library is closed to guest patrons from Wednesday May 2, 2012 through Sunday May 13, 2012. The Library will reopen to guests on Monday May 14, 2012.

Patrons with valid Connecticut College or Wesleyan University IDs, as well as Trinity College Library Special Borrower’s Cards, are welcome to use the Library during this time period. Researchers who have come specifically to use the Watkinson Library will also be permitted.

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Research Librarian available on Sundays

For the next three Sundays, a research librarian will be available on-call and for appointments from 1-9pm.  If you need help, please stop by, contact us via the on-line chat, or schedule an appointment with Rob Walsh (4/22), Erin Valentino (4/29) or Jennifer Van Sickle (5/6).

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Enter to win an iPad!

Upload your senior or graduate thesis/project into the TC Digital Repository and be automatically entered to win an iPad. All students who complete their theses during the 2011 – 12 academic year are eligible. Click here to get started.

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Proquest outage

Proquest is experiencing temporary service interruptions. We apologize for this inconvenience and assure you that Proquest is working on this top priority to restore service as soon as possible.

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Ebsco Outages

EBSCO is experiencing temporary service interruptions for EBSCOhost databases.  We apologize for this inconvenience and assure you that EBSCO is working on this top priority to restore service as soon as possible.

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Book Collecting Prize ($500) deadline April 2!

Submit your book collection to the Webster book prize contest, endowed by Jerome P. Webster (Class of 1910). All students who submit a complete entry will receive a $20 gift card to Barnes & Noble just for entering! See the website (http://library.trincoll.edu/webster/index.cfm) for details and ask questions (richard.ring@trincoll.edu) if you have them.

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Outage planned for Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis Online will be undergoing maintenance on Wednesday, February 22nd between 1pm and 5pm. The platform will be unavailable for one hour from 1pm, and may be unavailable for a further three hours during the scheduled maintenance window.

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New Additions to Online Collections

We are pleased to announce the following new additions to the library’s online collections:

  • BioOne.2
  • Films on Demand streaming video.  Register while on campus and you may access the films from anywhere!
  • Royal Society of Chemistry journals
  • Springer e-books (2012 imprint)
  • Taylor & Francis Social Science & Humanities collection (1997-present). Please use the ‘Find a Journal…’ search box to check for specific titles.
  • Times (London) Archive and the Times Literary Supplement Archive extended through 2006.
  • University of Chicago journals (via JSTOR’s Current Scholarship Program)

Please contact Jennifer van Sickle for additional information on these resources.

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Textbooks on Reserve

We have 45 textbooks on reserve at the Circulation Desk on Level A. For 300 Level classes this includes any textbook over $200, and for 100 and 200 Level classes, any textbook over $125. If you come to the desk to check one out and we do not have it, please let a member of our Circulation staff know so we can investigate.

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