Fleet Library – RISD Academic Affairs

Petraits to present at QQML in Chania, Greece

Written on May 15, 2018. Posted in Library.

Ellen Petraits (Research & Instruction Librarian) will present a paper at the international conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries in Chania, Crete. Her paper details a qualitative art and design research assessment chart...

RISD’s Springtime Awakening

Written on April 17, 2018. Posted in Library.

Please join us for meditation sessions on Tuesday mornings in April | 10:15 – 10:45am | Fleet Library common space Questions? Contact Samantha Becker, LICSW, at sbecker@risd.edu Sponsored by RISD CAPS and the Fleet Library

Handwriting the Constitution, Constitution Day, 09/17/17

Written on September 12, 2017. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Updates from & for Faculty.

On Sunday, September 17, 2017, RISD celebrates Constitution Day with a local session of “Handwriting the Constitution,” a NYC-based, global art project. Join our creative scribal workshop at the Fleet Library, 15 Westminster Street, 3-7 p.m. Learn...

2nd Artists’ Book Contest Opening and Awards Announcement 02/24/16

Written on February 15, 2016. Posted in Library.

Retirement announcement | Carol Terry

Written on October 20, 2015. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Library.

It is with mixed emotions that I write this email to let you know that Carol Terry has announced that she will be retiring at the end of this academic year. Prior to coming to RISD as the Director of Library Services in 1987, Carol was a librarian...

Student Artists’ Book Juried Contest and Exhibition

Written on March 19, 2015. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Library.

The Fleet Library at RISD is proud to present the 1st Annual Student Artists’ Book Juried Contest and Exhibition. Undergraduate and Graduate Students are invited to enter an Artists’ Book they have created in the past year. Deadline for entries...

Library Self-Study and Advisory Panel Visit

Written on January 22, 2015. Posted in Announcements + Updates.

The Library Self-Study and Advisory Panel Visit is taking place on January 26 and 27, with committee members: Carol Graney, Chair of the Committee and Associate Provost and Director of University Libraries; Charles Getchell, College Librarian, Saint...

Library Self-Study and Advisory Panel visit

Written on December 19, 2014. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Library.

The Library Self-Study and Advisory Panel Visit will take place on January 26 and 27, with committee members: Carol Graney, Chair of the Committee and Associate Provost and Director of University Libraries; Charles Getchell, College Librarian, Saint...

Covert on the “birth of camouflage”

Written on February 7, 2014. Posted in Announcements + Updates.

Claudia Covert (Librarian) will present a brief history of science, world events, technology and art that led to the birth of camouflage. The presentation will include a brief history of concealing camouflage and different forms of camouflage, including...

Whitehill Chong Essay Published

Written on May 6, 2013. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Updates from the Library.

Laurie Whitehill Chong’s (Special Collections Librarian/Curator of Artists’ Books) essay entitled “Word Antics” was included in the exhibition catalog “Ruth Laxson: Hip Young Owl,” a retrospective of nearly 50 years...

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