Librarians After Dark
Do you need extra research help? Are you stuck on a research paper or want to dig up some new resources for your project? Not sure how to create your bibliography? Extra help with subject librarians...
View ArticleSubmit to the Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Library Research
The Brown University Library is pleased to announce the 2013 Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Library Research. Up to two awards of $750 are given annually for undergraduate research paper(s)...
View ArticleARTstor and Luna Insight Training for Faculty and Staff
Would you like to use high quality images in your teaching and research? ARTstor and Luna Insight are two image databases that contain material relevant to the arts, humanities, social sciences, and...
View ArticleWorld Wide Film Premiere: Two Who Dared
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — In commemoration of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Brown University will host free public screenings of the documentary Two Who Dared: The Sharps’ War,...
View ArticleARTstor and Luna Insight Training for Students on February 5th
Introduction: Earlier this week there was an ARTstor and Luna Insight training for faculty and staff. Next week, on February 5th, students will have the option to learn ARTstor and Luna Insight. What...
View ArticleArt & Architecture Research Training on February 7th
Introduction: The library has a lot of resources related to art and architecture. What’s the best way to use the library and these resources to aid your research. What will be covered in the training?...
View ArticleShowcasing the Digital Scholarship Lab: Spring Series, 2013
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — This spring, Brown University Library is launching a series of talks by Brown faculty and visiting scholars across the disciplines to celebrate the opening of the...
View ArticleArt & Architecture Research Training on February 12th
The library is offering another Art & Architecture training session on Tuesday February 12th at 4:00 p.m. in the Hecker Room of the Rockefeller Library. For those who missed the earlier session,...
View ArticleBlizzard Hours: Rock & SciLi open 8:30-5:00, Fri 2/8; All libraries closed,...
The Rockefeller and Sciences libraries will be open 8:30am to 5:00pm on Friday, February 8. Orwig will be open 8:30am to 11:30am. All other libraries will be closed. ALL libraries will be closed on...
View ArticleBUL Spring 2013 Events and Exhibits Calendar!
Providence, RI [Brown University] – The Brown University Library is excited to announce our line up of Spring 2013 Events and Exhibits. A downloadable PDF of the calendar is available here. EVENTS:...
View ArticleRemember to Stay Positive
Yesterday, someone decorated the Rockefeller Library with dozens of sticky notes. Each of these notes had a positive affirmation. The first one I saw simply said, “You are beautiful.” Notes were found...
View ArticleGrant Finding with Pivot/CoS
Training sessions in Pivot/Cos will be held on March 11th, April 4th, and April 15th in the Hecker Center of the Rockefeller Library. Pivot/Cos is a tool that can help researchers fund their work as...
View ArticlePOSTPONED: Massimo Riva, “The Virtual Life of Books and Other Curious Artifacts”
This evening’s lecture with Massimo Riva, “The Virtual Life of Books and Other Curious Artifacts” in the Digital Scholarship Lab at Brown has been postponed until Thursday, March 21 at 5:30pm due to...
View ArticleExhibit honoring the 100th anniversary of Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring”
The John Hay Library has a new exhibition celebrating the artistic innovations of Rite of Spring with a selection of works illuminating the original Paris production. The items displayed are from the...
View ArticleATTN: Faculty and Students, Special Collections Deadline Approaching!
Providence, RI [Brown University] – The Brown University Library is excited to announce the launching of the John Hay Library renovation project. Revitalization of this historic landmark will include...
View ArticlePizza Open House at the Digital Scholarship Lab
Are you curious about that giant video wall in the Rock? Wondering what you can do in that space, how to use it, or when it is available? Come and check it out up close this Wednesday, March 20. There...
View ArticleJohn Hay Library: Disruption during Spring Break
In preparation for the upcoming renovation, contractors will be working both on the exterior of the John Hay Library and in the reading room. This work will happen starting on Monday March 25th and...
View ArticleAnnual Mel and Cindy Yoken Cultural Series Lecture to feature Lucette Lagnado!
Providence, RI [Brown University] – At 5:30pm on Monday, April 22, 2013, Lucette Lagnado will give a Friends of the Library sponsored talk, “IN SEARCH OF MY ARROGANT YEARS – Recalling my lost childhood...
View ArticleAfternoon Research
Working on a research paper? Stuck or want to dig up some new resources for your project? Not sure how to create a bibliography? Extra help is available in the Rock this week. Subject librarians will...
View ArticleCommencement Forum: James W. Head III, “Postcards from Other Planets”
Providence, RI [Brown University] – Brown University Library will host a Commencement Forum in the new Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab of the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, on Saturday, May 25 at...
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