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Simmons College celebrates Black History Month

This year, the Library's Black History Month display is a collaboration with the Simmons Black Student Organization (BSO).  The BSO's theme the year is: "Redefinition: reinstate the purpose, pride and inclusivity that began us." Come to the Library to see...

Streaming Movies and Music!

The Beatley Library has set up a trial period for the Simmons community to test two new streaming media products. VAST: Academic Video Online and the Classical Music Library, both hosted by Alexander Street Press, contain thousands of full-length documentary...

New Look for ProQuest

Notice anything different about ABI/INFORM Or Library & Information Science Abstracts? Or Health & Medical Complete? On January 24, the library switched to a new ProQuest interface, which includes a comprehensive, easy-to-navigate search environment, so more than 40 e-resources now...

We're looking for YOUR thoughts!

If you are interested in participating in interviews about aspects of our online catalog, please contact Amy Deschenes at amy.deschenes@simmons.edu.  Open to students and faculty!  $5 coffee gift cards will be given to those who complete the interviews.  Each interview...

Looking for E-Resource Drop-Down Menus??

The E-Resource Subject drop-down menus now live on the Library Guides homepage here: http://simmons.libguides.com/content.php?pid=261542&sid=2158957#8368606 You can also find them by clicking the "E-Resources by Subjects" link on the blue right-hand navigation menu on the Library's website....

Simmons Server Maintenance, Wednesday, 1/25, from 4-7am

Simmons will be working on the servers between 4:00am and 7:00am on Wednesday, January 25th.During this time, the following Library services will be impacted:Course ReservesInterlibrary LoanNew MaterialsLibrary GuidesThank you for your understanding!...

Diversions Loan Periods have changed!

You can now borrow books from the Diversions Collection for 28 days, and with up to 3 renewals!This is perfect for getting those books in before papers kick in, or for during spring break!...

SOPA and PIPA Online Blackouts

Did you know that Wikipedia and many other web sites are protesting the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) today?  Find out more about this from the New York Times, Washington Post, and Huffington Post.  See...

Hours 1/17/12

We are open from 8:30am to 4:30pm today, January 17, 2012.For hours through the spring semester, look at our Hours page on our website!...

Website Updates!

We've recently updated our website!  The "Services" tab is now organized by user-type, to help make finding information that's relevant to you easier!Subject-specific pages are now in Library Guides, found under the "Research & Resources" tab or at www.simmons.libguides.com.  You...