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Services for Students in the Clark/Williams Graduate Program in the History of Art
Carrels
Every graduate student is assigned a carrel on the library's upper level. Carrels have an internet hookup; an ethernet card is required to connect with the Williams network.
Circulation
The Clark collection of 230,000 books, bound periodicals, and auction catalogs is non-circulating. Although books may not leave the library, students may keep books in their carrels. To do so, students fill out a sign-out card to go on the shelf in the place of the removed book.
Interlibrary Loan
A strong interlibrary loan program is available through our membership in a museum/art library consortium and OCLC, a worldwide library service and research organization. ILL requests can be made through the ILLiad online request service (accounts are created for all incoming students).
Photocopying
Black-and-white or color photocopies are available upon request for a fee. Requests made Sunday through Thursday are usually ready by 10:30 a.m. the next day. Please note that there are no self-service photocopy machines.
Visual Resources
In addition to a collection of over 150,000 slides, the Visual Resources Library contains a full range of tools for accessing, editing, and presenting digital images. Facilities are accessible to graduate students whenever the library is open. Reference services are available Monday through Friday during the library's public hours. Students may use the scanners and copystand on a walk-in basis, and are encouraged to make appointments for prior instruction as needed. For information or appointments, visit the Visual Resources Library on the ground floor of the library, e-mail Visual Resources, or call 413-458-0512.
Word-processing and E-mail
The library's public terminals are intended for library research. Word-processing and e-mail activity can take place at your own computer at your carrel, two designated terminals located in the ground-floor annex, and the Williams College computer center.
Orientation
During fall orientation, the library provides an introductory tour; this is followed early in the semester by a bibliographical instruction, as well as orientations to electronic resources and visual resources.
Library Classes and Guides
Library classes are offered, at the instructor's request, to acquaint students with resources and research skills appropriate to the subject matter and requirements of the course. Each class includes a library guide or bibliography.
2007–2008
Library Guide for ARTH 506: The Print: History, Theory, and Practice
Library Guide for ARTH 533: Michelangelo: Biography, Mythology, and the History of Art
Library Guide for ARTH 551: Winslow Homer
Library Guide for ARTH 585S: Igbo and Yoruba Arts
2006–2007
Library Guide for ARTH 513: User's Guide to "L'Année Philologique"
Library Guide for ARTH 513: User's Guide to "Zenon DAI"
Library Guide for ARTH 545: Antwerp, 1550—1650: Art Center of Northern Europe
Library Guide for ARTH 555: John Singer Sargent
2005–2006
Library Guide for ARTH 506: The Print: History, Theory, and Practice
Library Guide for ARTH 551: Winslow Homer
Library Guide for ARTH 554: Critical Texts in Art and Urban Modernity, 1800–1900
Library Guide for ARTH 556: Moving Pictures: American Art and Early Film, 1880–1910
2004–2005
Library Guide for ARTH 552: Art, Visual Culture, and Class
Library Guide for ARTH 557: James McNeill Whistler
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