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Dr. Vartan Gregorian on "Information and Knowledge in an Age of Technology", Video Now Available
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Dr. Vartan Gregorian
“Information and Knowledge in an Age of Technology”Introduction by President Ruth J. Simmons
Reception to follow at the John Hay Library
Thursday, March 17, 2011
4 PM
Sayles Hall, Brown University
VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE:
http://library.brown.edu/events
In honor of the centennial celebration of the John Hay Library, Dr. Vartan Gregorian will address “Information and Knowledge in an Age of Technology.” See Press Release for more information.
Since 1997, Vartan Gregorian has served as the twelfth president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. He was president of Brown University from 1989 to 1997, and president of the New York Public Library from 1981 to 1989.
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Information on 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
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Catastrophic earthquakes and tsunami hit the northeastern region of Japan on March 11, 2011. As the relief efforts still continue, the Library compiled a list of resources to help keep you up to date with the latest information.
Brown Responds to Japan:
• http://brown.edu/web/japan-response/index.htmlLive TV news:
• NHK (English): http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv
• NHK (Japanese): http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-gtvNewspapers (English):
• Asahi Shimbun: http://www.asahi.com/english/
• Mainichi Daily News: http://mdn.mainichi.jp/
• Daily Yomiuri: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/
• Japan Times: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/Newspapers (Japanese):
• Asahi Shimbun: http://www.asahi.com/
• Yomiuri Shimbun: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/
• Mainichi Shimbun: http://mainichi.jp/Warnings and Safety:
• Japan Meteorological Agency: http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/en/menu.html
• US Geological Survey: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/140_35.php
• Japan Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency: http://www.nisa.meti.go.jp/english/index.html
People Finder:
• Google’s Japan Person Finder: http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/?lang=en
• International Committee of the Red Cross – Family Link: http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/wfl/wfl_jap.nsf/DocIndex/locate_eng?opendocumentOfficial Websites:
• The Embassy of Japan in the United States: http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/english/html/index.html
• The Consulate General of Japan in Boston: http://www.boston.us.emb-japan.go.jp/
• The Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinets: http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/index-e.html
• The Embassy of the United States in Japan: http://japan.usembassy.gov/
• The U.S. Department of State Travel Bureau: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_5378.htmlLibraries affected by the earthquakes: http://www45.atwiki.jp/savelibrary/
Other Useful Websites:
• UMASS Amherst Libraries Info on Earthquake in Japan: http://guides.library.umass.edu/jpnearthquake
• Google Crisis Response: http://www.google.com/intl/en/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html -
Freedom of Information Day March 16
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Celebrate James Madison’s birthday — Freedom of Information Day — by exploring the Library’s new digital collection of historical U.S. government documents.The LexisNexis Congressional Digital Collection now includes the full-text to congressional reports and documents back to 1789, congressional hearings back to 1824, and full coverage of the Congressional Record and its predecessor publications.