New this semester, the Libraries of
The Claremont Colleges supports the
innovative use of technology for
students, staff and faculty, more
specifically: Geographic Information
Systems.
GIS is a powerful, marketable tool
that allows information to be
displayed to a location, such as
people to an address, crime to a
demographic area, or species to a
slope. Critical thinking and problem
solving are used to analyze spatially
this varied information to give a
better understanding of why certain
populations vote, spend or where
species can be found.
Classic examples include spatially
displaying information for environ-
GIS ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE
EXHIBITS AT THE LIBRARIES
Year One at Harvey Mudd College
March 13— May 19, Honnold Library, 2nd floor
Remember and celebrate the founding of Harvey Mudd College. HMC was chartered in
1955 and matriculated its first class in 1957. Photographs, yearbooks, and other material
from the archives will be on view.
APRIL / MAY 2006
THE LIBRARIES OF THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES
May Fete celebrations, complete with
student performances and May Pole
dances, took place at Scripps College
annually from 1928- 1971.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Comments about Graffiti?
Please contact Kelley Bachli at
kelley. bachli@ libraries. claremont. edu
mental analysis, analyzing social
demographic and voting patterns, or
geographically displaying spending
habits such as where are more
populations likely to purchase the
Washington Post to where there are
more concentrations of poverty, or
analyzing pollutions within delineated
watershed.
Increasingly students and faculty
from all sorts of disciplines will be
using GIS in their research. Join us
for free weekly workshops.
Denison Book Sale
May 2 and 3, 9am- 4pm
$ 2 Hardcovers and $ 1 Paper covers
Located in Denison’s Courtyard
Celebrating Women's Literature
April3— May16, Honnold/ Mudd, New Library
Works by contemporary women authors such as Eileen Chang, Annie Ernaux, and Louise
Erdrich. Prepared by Rebecca Parmer, Scripps, and Jennifer Bidwell, CGU.
VOLUME 3 , ISSUE 6 graffiti
May Fete, 1946, Scripps College Photo Archive, Denison Library
The Slocum Award for Student Libraries
April 6— May 15, Denison Library
The Slocum Award is given to the Scripps Senior who has formed the most meaningful
personal collection of books. This year’s entries includes subjects ranging from Queen
Elizabeth I and the Great War to fairy tales and contemporary Indian fiction.
GPSing the trees on Pomona Farm
Math Research Workshop
Tuesday, April 18, 2— 3 pm
Keck Learning Room, Honnold/ Mudd
Pop- up Books: the Ups and Downs
April 17— May 19, Honnold Library, 2nd floor
Pop- up books have been around for over 700 years, beginning in the 18th century when
they were designed for entertainment and pleasure, particularly for children.
GIS Workshops
Introduction to GIS
April 17, 8: 30— noon, April 27, 9am— noon,
May 11, 9am— noon, May 18, 9am— noon
Sources of GIS Data
April 10, 8: 30— noon
Mapping thousands of addresses - Geocoding
April 24, 8: 30— noon
Working with Census Data
May 1, 8: 30— noon
Querying Your Data
May 8, 8: 30— noon
Workshops held in Keck Learning Room,
Honnold/ Mudd Library
Warren Roberts, GIS Specialist
gis. support@ libraries. claremont. edu
Website: libraries. claremont. edu/ gis
The Truman Commission and the History of
Access to American Higher Education
Linda Perkins, Associate Professor and
Director of Applied Women's Studies, CGU
April 27, 4: 15 pm, Founder’s Room, Honnold Library
d
In 1947, nearly sixty years ago, President Harry
Truman commissioned a report entitled Higher
Education for Democracy: The Report of the President's
Commission on Higher Education, which
recommended massive expansion of access to
college. Professor Perkins will discuss the history
of access to higher education after the Truman
Commission as well as current challenges to the
tenets of this report.
CLAREMONT DISCOURSE
Library Research, Publications and Events at The Claremont Colleges
