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Check out River Bend Bookshop, the Library’s New Local Book Vendor

April 21, 2023 / krinaldo

Small local bookshops are rare gems and Trinity is lucky to have several close by. Earlier this year the library set up an account with one, the River Bend Bookshop in West Hartford, and have started purchasing books from them for the Wellness, Leisure Reading, and Graphic Novels collections. In the last two months the library has purchased more than twenty books from the River Bend Bookshop and we look forward to buying many more.

The River Bend Bookshop is an independent small bookstore with locations in Glastonbury and West Hartford. Both locations are quintessential cozy bookshops, visiting either is a wonderful way to spend the afternoon for any book lover. But if you can’t make it to their physical stores they also have a website that offers lists of staff picks, upcoming releases for pre-order, best sellers, indie books, banned or challenged books, and digital audiobooks. You can place orders for pickup or delivery, and even order signed copies of certain titles. You can visit their website at the following url: https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/

As an official collection development policy takes shape this summer the library will discuss our commitment to supporting small local businesses and finding alternative vendors to large corporations that dominate the industry. We hope that this partnership with River Bend Bookshop is not only the start of a long relationship, but also the precursor to others as the library works to directly support small businesses in the Hartford area and beyond.

Stanford University Press Ebooks Trial

November 10, 2021 / krinaldo

Through January 31, 2022 the library is offering trial access to Stanford University Press ebooks hosted on the De Gruyter platform. The trial contents can be browsed here and includes books on architecture, arts, economics, cultural studies, geosciences, history, religious studies, law, life sciences, linguistics, literary studies, medicine, philosophy, physics, and social sciences.

Please send feedback on this trial to library.feedback@trincoll.edu

Textbooks at the Library

September 23, 2021 / krinaldo

In recognition of prodigious textbook costs that can create a barrier to student learning, the library has purchased over forty texts assigned this semester and placed them on permanent physical reserve! We encourage everyone to review the list below and use any of the available titles.

Thanks to an extremely generous donation made by the Trinity Student Government Association the library was able to purchase all required textbooks costing more than $50.00 to rent or buy from the Trinity bookstore that do not include a unique electronic access code to additional materials and that the library does not already own. To see if the library already owns a copy of an assigned textbook you can search for the title in our electronic catalog, OneSearch. Any book located in Trinity Library Course Reserves can be checked out and used in the library for 3 hours at a time. A replacement fee equivalent to the cost of the textbook will be charged for books checked out and not returned.

If faculty have additional titles they would like the library to make available for print or electronic reserve please let us know as soon as possible! Library staff are working hard to process course reserve requests as they come in. Instructions for placing a course reserves and digital media request can be found here.

New Textbooks on Reserve	Edition	Publication Date
A concise introduction to logic	13th ed.	2018
A writer’s reference	10th ed.	2021
Abnormal psychology	10th ed.	2018
Abstract algebra	3rd ed.	1999
Adolescence	12th ed.	2020
American constitutionalism : powers, rights, and liberties		2015
An economic history of development in sub-Saharan Africa : economic transformations and political changes		2019
Animal physiology	4th ed.	2016
Biochemistry : the molecular basis of life	6th ed.	2016
Campbell biology	12th ed.	2021
Cinéphile : intermediate French language and culture through film	3rd ed.	2018
Corporate finance (Global edition, may not match assigned textbook exactly)	5th ed.	2020
Database system concepts	7th ed.	2020
Differential equations	4th ed.	2010
Economics	11th ed.	2020
Engineering mechanics.	14th ed.	2016
Engineering mechanics.	14th ed.	2016
Essential Soil Science		2013
Film art : an introduction	12th ed.	2020
Foundations of behavioral neuroscience	10th ed.	2020
Introduction to robotics : mechanics and control	4th ed.	2018
Introductory econometrics : a modern approach	7th ed.	2020
Introductory statistics for the behavioral sciences	7th ed.	2012
Judicial process in America	11th ed.	2020
Linear algebra and its applications	5th ed.	2016
Macroeconomics	8th ed.	2021
Microelectronic circuits	7th ed.	2015
Nuovo Espresso 1 : libro dello studente e esercizi : corso di italiano A1		2014
Philosophy of sport : critical readings, crucial issues		2002
Physics for scientists and engineers : a strategic approach with modern physics	4th ed.	2017
Political science research methods	8th ed.	2016
Psychology	13th ed.	2019
Psychopharmacology : drugs, the brain, and behavior	3rd ed.	2019
Public finance and public policy	6th ed.	2019
Soil Sciences Simplified 5th edition		2013
Soils and Geomorphology 3rd Ed		2013
Soils Genesis and Geomorphology		2013
The Oxford history of Western music	2nd ed.	2019
The study of law : a critical thinking approach	5th ed.	2020
Vertebrate life	10th ed.	2019
Voces de Hispanoamérica : antología literaria	5th ed.	2016

HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Program Ends August 12

August 6, 2021 / krinaldo

When the library was closed and we were unable to circulate materials, HathiTrust, in response to the COVID-19 emergency, created an Emergency Temporary Access Service (ETAS). ETAS made 135,137 print titles we hold available in digital format to Trinity College faculty, staff and students. As access to our print collection returns to normal, the conditions for the fair use of digital copies of these materials end and so does our access to this service. After August 12 items that could previously not be loaned due to their inclusion in this program can be borrowed as usual and all access to these titles in digital format through HathiTrust will cease . If you are currently using one of these items in digital format we recommend you make plans to borrow the print book after August 12.

Copyrighted items will be still available for full-text search in the HathiTrust Digital Library and can be helpful in the creation of a bibliography. You may continue to access HathiTrust items in the public domain or available through Creative Commons licensing. These titles are marked “Full view” in the online catalog at https://www.hathitrust.org. Because Trinity College is a HathiTrust member, you may log in to HathiTrust using your institutional login and password and download full PDFs of those items.

Scheduled Library Systems Downtime

May 20, 2021 / krinaldo

Over Memorial Day weekend from approximately 11:00pm Saturday May 29th to 11:00pm Sunday May 30th, library systems will be down while our cloud environment to a new data center. During this period library items cannot be checked out or renewed and OneSearch will not be usable. Library databases will still be accessible through the A-Z List.

Please contact the library if you have any concerns or questions.

Improving BIPOC-LGBTQ+ Representation in the Leisure Reading Collection

April 12, 2021 / krinaldo

To ensure that our collection continues to be reflective of the many voices of our campus community a group of librarians evaluated the representation of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ authors and characters in the library’s Leisure Reading Collection. The goal of this evaluation was to determine where the collection fell short in representation of typically underrepresented groups. The broad results of the evaluation are as follows:

Total Leisure Reading Titles	BIPOC-LGBTQ+ Author	Black Main Character	LGBTQ+ Main Character	Asian Main Character	Latinx Main Character	Multiracial Main Character	Indigenous Main Character
459	129	66	46	33	13	9	3
	28%	14%	10%	7%	3%	2%	.01%

Now comes the exciting part: filling the gaps! Using this data, the librarians involved in the evaluation created a list of potential new books to purchase written by authors and featuring characters belonging to the groups we identified as having the least representation in our current collection. But what we would really love is suggestions from the Trinity community. If you have any titles you would like the library to add to the Leisure Reading or Graphic Novels collections, particularly if they are written by authors or feature characters belonging to typically underrepresented groups, please let us know! You can place purchase requests here.

Remote Learning and Research Support

March 12, 2020 / krinaldo

The library would like the Trinity community to know that we are prepared to support remote learning and research for as long as needed.

Any fines that may occur for materials due while students remain off campus will be waived. Options are being explored to extend the due dates of materials due before April 5^th.

All of the library’s electronic resources are accessible off campus. You do NOT need to sign into the VPN. To access these databases you must do so through a link from any of the following sources:

You will be asked to sign in with your Trinity username and password before accessing the first resource each session.

If you encounter any problems please contact the library at library.feedback@trincoll.edu
or call 860-297-2007

Take a break, read a good book!

October 28, 2019 / krinaldo

There isn’t much better on a chilly autumn day than curling up under a blanket with a good book. If you’re looking for the right book to do just that, the library has you covered! Along with the myriad of classic works that can be found in the main collection the library has a dedicated collection of over 1300 popular fiction novels, young adult novels, popular nonfiction books, and graphic novels in the Leisure Reading and Graphic Novels collections.

Can’t find the book you want? Let us know and we will do our best to add it to the collection! You can leave requests for new purchases on the suggestion whiteboard located next to the Leisure Reading collection or send requests directly to Kim Rinaldo (leisure reading) or Rob Walsh (graphic novels).

Here are just a few of the new books added to these collections this year:

The Cabin at the End of the World, Paul Tremblay (2018 Bram Stoker Award Winner)
The Calculating Stars, Mary Robinette Kowal (2019 Hugo Award Winner)
Celestial Bodies, Jokha Alharthi (2019 Man Booker Prize Winner)
Good Omens, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (Student Request)
Neuromancer, William Gibson (Student Request)
The Overstory, Richard Powers (2019 Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Sailor Moon Vol. 1-3, Naoko Takeuchi (Student Request)
So B. It, Sarah Weeks (Student Request)
Skyward, Brandon Sanderson (Student Request)
Spiderman Noir, David Hine (Student Request)
Umbrella Academy Vol. 1, Gerard Way (Student Request)

New this year to the library is the Wellness Collection. Books in this collection address wellness topics relevant to young adults in general and college students in particular, such as healthy eating, self-love, fitness, social skills, and managing stress. Feel free to request new purchases for the wellness collection too, either by writing your request on the suggestion whiteboard or sending it to Kim Rinaldo.

These collections can be found on Level A near the Watkinson Library entrance. Books from these collections are also often featured on the displays near the library’s front desk. October’s display theme is horror, so if you’re a fan of scary stories be sure to check it out! You can also see a sample of the books in these three collections at the Mather Hall pop up libraries. These pop up libraries run from noon to 1:30 on October 23, November, 6, November 20, and December 11 and can be found at a table in the front entrance of Mather Hall.

Changes to Kanopy Film Streaming Library

August 12, 2019 / krinaldo

In July the Trinity Library switched from an instant access model to a mediated access model for the Kanopy Film Streaming Library. While the immediate access to films in Kanopy was very appealing, rapid increases in use and associated costs made the service financially unsustainable for the library. Trinity is not alone in this: other institutions who are going to a mediated or very restricted access include Stanford, the University of Michigan and many others.

Kanopy’s pay-when-viewed model charges the library an annual licensing fee when a certain percentage of the film has been viewed or the film has been viewed three times. The mediated access model gives viewers the option to request access to films that that library has not purchased a streaming license for in the last twelve months. These requests are sent to the librarians for evaluation, who will look for the most cost-effective way to provide the film. In most cases when a request is made during normal business hours it will be processed within 24 hours.

Because of costs the library will only authorize use of Kanopy films for academic use. For any other film requests we will do our best to direct the interested user to an alternate viewing method. We encourage you to browse the media collections of the Trinity, Wesleyan, and Connecticut College libraries.

What does this mean for you?

Faculty must contact the library ahead of time if they wish to screen a film in class or assign a film for class viewing. We’ll try activate titles quickly, but we’ll need a minimum one business day lead time.
For any film content, please just tell us the title and version, director, etc. of the film. We’ll figure out the best platform to deliver the content in a way that minimizes costs.
Once a film is licensed through Kanopy it will be discoverable in OneSearch. Search for the title and follow the links in the record to view the streaming content.

If you have any questions about these changes please contact Kim Rinaldo (kimberly.rinaldo@trincoll.edu) or Katie Bauer (kathleen.bauer@trincoll.edu)

New Library Exhibit: Freedom of Speech, the Right of Expression

February 28, 2018 / krinaldo

The library is pleased to announce the opening of our new exhibit, “Freedom of Speech, the Right of Expression”. This exhibit showcases some of the resources held by both Trinity and Watkinson libraries focusing on the issues of freedom of speech and expression. You can view this exhibit in the left display case in the library atrium and online at http://tclibrary.omeka.net/exhibits/show/freedom-of-speech

The resources in this exhibit include a multitude of books and essays discussing and analyzing freedom of speech and expression. While some of these are general treatments of the topic others delve into more specific aspects, such as how freedom of speech is perceived on college campuses, arguments both for and against censorship, freedom of speech as it relates to wartime, specific discussion of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, analysis of how freedom of speech is used for oppression, and more.

Also included are sources from the special collections like John Milton’s influential work Areopagitica, which has been used as the basis for defining freedom of speech in several Supreme Court cases, Martin Luther King Jr.’s letter from Birmingham City Jail, in which he responds to criticisms of those who feel the protests he engaged in were uncalled for and the unjustness of the laws that led to his arrest for taking part in non-violent direct action, and examples from archived volumes of The Trinity Tripod, of Trinity students expressing their rights of freedom of speech and protest by participating in major anti-war rallies in protest of the Vietnam War.

Freedom of speech and expression is valued by people and nations worldwide. Yet despite widespread acceptance of its importance one would be hard pressed to find a location or time period where it was not a contentious subject. What actions fall under freedom of expression rights? What topics or concept are and are not protected? What constitutes suppression of these right? Though the answer to these questions is not clear, that should not stop individuals from educating themselves in order to come to their own conclusions. We invite you to begin this process by examining the resources featured in this exhibit, as well as the many others held by the Trinity and Watkinson libraries!