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Preview the New Library Website
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The Library is in the process of redesigning its website. Although our work is far from complete, we are making our progress public in order to solicit feedback while design and content are still evolving. Aworking prototype of the new site is available at: http://dl.lib.brown.edu/libweb.
Our redesign process began with an accessibility review and usability testing of the old site. Test results and focus group feedback is available at: http://dl.lib.brown.edu/libweb/redesign
The old site will continue to be available at least until Intersession. We plan to switch to the new site by the beginning of Spring semester. We will continue to do usability testing and run focus groups throughout Spring semester as we work toward the completion of this redesign process.
Please send comments to libweb@brown.edu or complete our feedback form at: http://dl.lib.brown.edu/libweb/forms/feedback.php -
New Database Trial: Digital Sanborn Maps
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Now until 12/28/06, the Library has free access online to Digital Sanborn Maps covering 1867-1970. This series of maps was created for fire insurance companies and contain information such as use and owner of each building and site. The series deals with over 12,000 American municipalities, showing great detail at 50 ft. per inch.
To logon, please go to Database Trials Page at http://dl.lib.brown.edu/eresources/restr/trials.php
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Library Contributions to Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice
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The report of University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice can be read or downloaded from http://brown.edu/Research/Slavery_Justice/
The Library has contributed to the work of the Committee in these ways:- A digital repository of historical documents, prepared by the Center for Digital Initiatives: http://dl.lib.brown.edu/slaveryandjustice/
- A digital collection on the voyage of the slave ship Sally in 1764, the year of Brown’s founding: http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/sally/ (also prepared by CDI).
- A subscription to the journal Slavery and Abolition, including complete backfile
- There is a small exhibition in the Rock lobby of documents from the collections of the Brown University Library that were examined by the Steering Committee as part of its research. The first case covers slavery in the context of Southeastern New England and contains pamphlets and broadsides from the Sidney S. Rider Collection and the Starred Books collection at the John Hay Library. The second case covers slavery and Brown University, and consists of documents from the Brown University Archives. Digital versions of many of these items are included in the online repository of historical documents listed above.
- There is now a Slavery & Slave Trade page in the Library Resource Guide for American History. You can take a peek here: http://dl.lib.brown.edu/gateway/program.php?programid=30&task=topic&topic_id=114
For further information contact: Holly_Snyder@brown.edu