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Brown Librarian picked to head Collaborative Initiative for French and North American Libraries
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Dominique Coulombe, Senior Scholarly Resources Librarian, has been tapped to chair the steering committee for the Collaborative Initiative for French and North American Libraries (CIFNAL). CIFNAL promotes and facilitates the cooperative exchange of ideas and resources between French and North American libraries through a working group formed under the aegis of the Global Resources Network of the Center for Research Libraries (CRL). Though still in its nascent stages, the initiative is working to improve access to French and French language resources and encouraging partnerships and inter-library loan opportunities between complementary collections. Coulombe will work with a governing body of six other librarians to institute these programs and strengthen a spirit of cooperation between research institutions.“It is exciting to see the francophone academic and research community join the ranks of the international initiatives supported by the Global Resources Network (GRN),” Coulombe said. “I am looking forward to developing projects and collaborating with French and North American libraries to expand and enhance access to francophone scholarly resources.”
For more information visit: http://www.crl.edu/grn/cifnal/index.asp
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Brown wrestling history
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96 years ago on March 12, 1912, the first intercollegiate wrestling match in the history of Brown University was held in Lyman Gymnasium (now Lyman Hall) between Brown and MIT. Coached by former professional wrestler, Frank Herrick, the Brown wrestlers fought valiantly but were defeated.
Herrick coached wrestling at Brown from 1906 to 1932. His physique was the model for the sculptor of the ten-foot figures outside the New York Stock Exchange. His arm is the one that appears on boxes of Arm & Hammer baking soda.
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Looking at Jazz — Part 2, March 18 — The Harlem Renaissance
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Part 2 of the series co-sponsored by the University Library and the Music Dept. will be this Sunday afternoon at 3:00 in Grant Recital Hall (behind Orwig). Sunday’s presentation will feature Brown faculty emeritus Ferd Jones introducing and leading discussion on the film The Harlem Renaissance. The film draws from “soundies” film and early television clips and features performances by Duke Ellington ,Len Horne, Fats Waller and others. This is a free event and no tickets are required.Looking at Jazz: America’s Art Form is a free six-part film viewing, reading and discussion series. Brown is one of 50 institutions nationwide that were selected to participate in the project’s pilot program organized by Re:New Media in partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) and Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC). The project is supported by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and by the Brown Department of Music and the Brown University Libraries.
For further information contact Ned Quist