The fall semester is off to a great start at the Library. Here are a few recent highlights from various Library blogs: The Hall-Hoag Collection Blog did a nice recap of its summer adventures. Brown Curio keeps going strong with more posts about broadsides and a look at the Historia de la villa imperial de Potosí. The Center for Digital Scholarship Blog highlights an undergraduate … Updates From Around the Library (September 2014)
As part of the First Readings program, there will be three events at the end of September/beginning of October. The selection for this year’s First Reading program was the film Oil and Water which told the story of Hugo Lucitante (a member of the Cofan tribe in the Ecuadorian Amazon) and David Poritz (Brown ’12) as they … Upcoming First Readings Events
Join Rachel Shipps AM’14 and Abigail Ettelman AM’14, both graduates of the Public Humanities program at Brown, for a behind the scenes tour of the exhibit “Elements of Tradition and Change: Brown University’s First 250 Years.” Ms. Shipps and Ms. Ettelman, who curated the exhibit under the direction of University Archivist Jennifer Betts, will highlight some … Exhibit lecture | Behind the Scenes of Elements of Tradition and Change with Rachel Shipps and Abigail Ettelman
The Library is offering a number of workshops this fall including twelve in September. Here’s a look at the upcoming Library workshops this month: 9/16 : How to Write a Data Plan for Your Grant Proposals 9/19 : How to Write a Data Plan for Your Grant Proposals 9/23 : Citing and Publishing Your Research Data 9/23 : Grant Finding … Upcoming Library Workshops in September 2014
On September 11 at 3 p.m. in the Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab in the Rockefeller Library, artist Ian Alan Paul, a founder of the Guantanamo Bay Museum of Art and History, will give a talk about the Museum and the exhibit installed in the DSL. Part of the Bringing Guantanamo Bay Home event series, … Guantanamo Bay Museum of Art and History Lecture & Exhibit in the DSL
An exhibit honoring the Rockefeller Library’s 50th Anniversary will be on display this fall in the lobby cases of the Rockefeller Library. This exhibit will showcase various photographs, documents, and other ephemera from the building’s half-century of existence. For more information about the Rockefeller Library’s 50th Anniversary please visit the “Rock 50” website. If you have a Rock … Exhibit Celebrating the Rock’s 50th Anniversary
The University Library invites the Brown community to recognize and celebrate International Literacy Day. For over 40 years, UNESCO has celebrated International Literacy Day. The focus this year is on “literacies of the 21st century.” As technology continues to change, the notion of literacy continues to evolve. Literacy has always been shaped by culture, history, language, religion, and … International Literacy Day
An exhibit honoring the Brown University’s 250th Anniversary will be on display this fall in the newly renovated John Hay Library. This exhibit will showcase various photographs, documents, and other ephemera from the University Archives. Location: John Hay Library Date: September 2, 2014–January 9, 2015
The Library is happy to announce that we have subscribed to three new Engineering ebook collections: EnvironmentalENGINEERINGnetBASE Current; this collection contains current information on how to deal with age-old problems such as solid waste, air pollution, and remediation as well as discussions of the emerging concepts such as life-cycle analysis and new forms of efficient … Three New Engineering Databases Available Now!
