A new exhibit will be on view for the month of June in the lobby cases of the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, opposite circulation: “Renovating the John Hay Library: 2013-2014.” A more extensive version of the exhibit is also available online. The John Hay Library, located at the crest of College Street opposite the Van … Renovating the John Hay Library: 2013-2014
A new exhibit is on view for summer 2013 in the tall cases of the Laura and David Finn Reading Room featuring student projects from Dietrich Neumann’s Spring 2013 course “Introduction to Architectural Design.” Over the semester, students learned basic concepts of space, materials, functions, structure, and light. After a number of initial exercises, each student designed … Models from “Introduction to Architectural Design” with Dietrich Neumann
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 9am. Professor James W. Head III will present “Postcards from Other Planets.” Utilizing the Lab’s 7X16 foot high definition video wall, Professor Head … Commencement Forum: James W. Head III, “Postcards from Other Planets”
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – On Monday, May 13, from 4-6pm, join students from Tyler Denmead’s Digital Storytelling course in the Digital Scholarship Lab of the Rock for “Digital Stories / Analog Brownies.” This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. What exactly is … “Digital Stories / Analog Brownies”: A Digital Storytelling Diversion
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University Library is pleased to announce that Hannah Gribetz ’15 is the recipient of the seventh annual Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Library Research, generously funded by Douglas W. Squires, ’73. This award, established in partnership with the Office of the Dean of the College, recognizes undergraduate projects that make … Hannah Gribetz ’15 Receives Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Library Research
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, on April 9 and April 16 at 7pm in the Watson Institute for International Studies at 111 Thayer Street. These screenings are part of a world-wide premiere occurring … World Wide Film Premiere: Two Who Dared
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 from Cairo to Paris to New York” as part of the Mel and Cindy Yoken Cultural Series in the Lownes Room on the second floor of the … Annual Mel and Cindy Yoken Cultural Series Lecture to feature Lucette Lagnado!
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 a refurbishment of the magnificent first floor reading room into an open, welcoming study space for students; the creation of a new state-of-the-art special collections reading … ATTN: Faculty and Students, Special Collections Deadline Approaching!
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 Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab at the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library. All talks for Showcasing the Digital Scholarship Lab: Spring Series, 2013 are free, open … Showcasing the Digital Scholarship Lab: Spring Series, 2013
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 inclement weather. Please join us next Thursday, March 14 when Sheila Bonde, professor of the history of art and architecture and professor of … POSTPONED: Massimo Riva, “The Virtual Life of Books and Other Curious Artifacts”
