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The Online Catalog Subject Searches have moved to the Library Subject Guide page.
Appreciate Your Library
Governor Charlie Crist has declared April 2008 as
Library Appreciation Month
April 13 begins
National Library Week
first started in 1958 by the American Library Association.
How can Kimbrough Library help you today?
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Peer Research Consultants
Available Sunday thru Thursday
from 7 to 11 p.m.
Whether you’re just beginning your assignment or have hit an obstacle in your research, get help from other Ringling students with your papers, presentations, and studio projects. We’ll help you with brainstorming, search strategies, and citation style.
Take advantage of this service through two methods:
1. Email research@ringling.edu and make an appointment.
2. Drop-in the Library Reading Room for help on a space-available basis.
Don’t forget that the Research Librarian is still available to help with questions from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Drop in the Library or email Sarah Carter at scarter2@ringling.edu to make an appointment.
Research The Paranormal At The Library
Need to research the abominable snowman? Or how about crop circles? Maybe the Loch Ness Monster is more your style . . . find these topics and more in the Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained in Credo Reference.
Weekends Are Getting Longer
Kimbrough Library will be expanding hours of operation on weekends.
We will now remain open until 11 pm on Sundays.
Filmmaker Spike Lee's Lecture to
Benefit the Ringling College
Library Association
Actor, director, writer, and producer Spike Lee will be speaking to audiences in Sarasota on January 28th at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Watch one of Lee's movies from the Kimbrough Library:
• 25th Hour (2003)
• 4 Little Girls (2000)
• Afrocentricity (2000)
• Malcolm X (2000)
• Mo' Better Blues (2000)
• Bamboozled (2001)
• Do the Right Thing (2001)
• Crooklyn (1999)
• Jungle fever (1998)
Image of Spike Lee from maphu Licensed under Creative Commons with some rights reserved. Attribution/Noncommercial/Share Alike.
Career Resources Give You
an Edge Over the Competition
Did you know that the Library and Career Development Center have amazing books, magazines, and videos with information to help you start your career as a professional? All of these items are searchable in the Library’s Local Catalog.
Check out these resources whether you are just beginning your first semester at Ringling, or are gearing up for interviews this Spring.
• Creative Careers in Photography: Making a Living with or without a Camera by Michal Heron.
• Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures for Publication by Martin Salisbury.
• Fine Art Publicity: The Complete Guide for Galleries and Artists by Susan Abbott.
• How to Start a Home-Based Interior Design Business by Suzanne DeWalt.
• Becoming a Graphic Designer: A Guide to Careers in Design by Steven Heller & Teresa Fernandes.
How Library Fines Work & Sorry--No Fine Amnesty This Year
All students should keep in mind that late fines on overdue items continue to go up each day UNTIL THE ITEMS ARE RETURNED.
When you return an overdue item to the library, the fine freezes at its current level EVEN IF YOU DO NOT PAY THE FINE RIGHT AWAY. It’s important to keep this in mind—even if you don’t pay the fine right away, you save a lot of money by returning the overdue items anyway.
There will be no more fine amnesties in 2007/2008. If you have any overdue items, please return them as soon as possible. The sooner you return them, the less money you will owe.
Feeling inspired by the speakers at the Sarasota International Design Summit?
If you are interested in the intersection between art, design, and business, check out the Library's Digital Resources for more information. Our eBrary database has resources on Green Design, Luxury Marketing, and Generational Marketing. Download the eBrary reader and search for these titles:
Smart and Sustainable Built Environments
Skinny Streets and Green Neighborhoods: Design for Environment and Community
Maturing Marketplace: Buying Habits of Baby Boomers and Their Parents
Let Them Eat Cake: Marketing Luxury to the Masses - As Well As the Classes
Solar Revolution: The Economic Transformation of the Global Energy Industry
Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World
Free Audio Books:
In March volunteers recorded 70 new works for LibriVox. Their goal is to make all public domain books available as free audio books.
In addition, Project Gutenberg Audio Books is now available with human-read and computer-generated audio books.
New Sounds to Download:
On the Library Digital Resources page you'll now find links to more music and recorded books. Try Omnimusic and Musopen for jazz, rock, classical, etc. LibriVox has audio books in the public domain.
New Gnomon DVDs In The Library:
The Library has recently added the Gnomon Workshop titles Creature Modeling..., Creature Detailing..., and Creature Texturing and Rendering for Production, along with Character Modeling... and Character Texturing for Production.
Sound Ideas Sound Effects Available Online:
The Sound Ideas sound effects owned by Kimbrough Library on CD are now available online. Click on the Sound Ideas link on the Digital Resources page and download the files with iTunes. This service is only available on campus. The CDs can still be checked out.
New at Kimbrough Library:
Providing color photos and illustrations, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia Online has articles on insects, fish, birds, mammals and more. Link to it from the Digital Resources page of the Library web site.
Alumni Borrowing Privileges:
Graduates of Ringling College of Art and Design have perpetual borrowing privileges at Kimbrough Library. They may check out up to 15 items--excluding CDs and slides--at a time and use the online subscription databases when visiting the Library. Register at the Circulation Desk for a library card. For further information call 941-359-7587 or email library@ringling.edu.
Wireless connection available in the library:
Laptops using Windows XP or OS X and that have any 802.11b/g wireless card can now use the campus wireless connection in the Library. You will need your Ringling College ID and Password. IT has documentation at Wireless Networking on Campus .
New Circulation Policy for Periodicals:
Bound periodicals and annuals are now checked out for 5 days and may also be renewed for 5 days. Loose issues have one-day circulation.
ARTstor is now available on the Library Resources page:
Ringling College students, faculty, and staff can register on the site to download images for research and teaching needs. Faculty should contact the Library for information on Instructor Privileges.
Photocopying from Photographs and Sketchbooks:
Fine details and gray tones in photographs and drawings often reproduce much better using the "Photo" or "Printed Image" feature on the black and white copiers
Put a Hold On It:
If that book or DVD you want always seems to be checked out, ask the Circulation Desk to put a hold on it. You'll be next in line to get it and will be notified when it's in.
Oxford English Dictionary Online:
Kimbrough Library now provides the Oxford English Dictionary online. Link to the OED from the Digital Resources page of the Library web site. Enter your Ringling College username and password if requested.
Seven-Day Checkout to Faculty for videos and DVDs:
The loan period for videos and DVDs in the Kimbrough Library collection is now seven days for faculty. The Library made this change for your convenience in scheduling classroom showing of videos and DVDs.
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