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JSTOR and Project Muse not working with EZProxy

Both JSTOR and Project Muse titles are not working with EZProxy. We are recommending that our users install the VPN and use that until the issue is resolved. For more information and instructions, see VPN Documentation. For assistance with the VPN, contact the CIS Help Desk: help@brown.edu or 863-HELP (863-4357).

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Service Issue Reported – EBSCO eBooks – Full Book Download Disabled Service Issue Reported – EBSCO eBooks – Full Book Download Disabled New incident: InvestigatingWe have discovered an issue which requires us to temporarily disable full eBook downloads. Users will not be able to download EBSCO eBooks or Audiobooks at this time. We will post

EBSCO Maintenance on July 7, 2020

EBSCO will be performing scheduled maintenance on Tuesday, July 7th, 2020 from 8:30 AM until 1:00 PM EDT (-4:00 GMT). Customers may experience brief interruptions or slowness. We apologize for any inconvenience this temporary interruption may cause.

CHANT Database Unavailable March 13-16, 2020

Due to the suspension of electricity supply of the Institute of Chinese Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the CHANT Database will be suspended from 6:00pm HKT 13 March to 9:00am HKT 16 March, 2020. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Announcement | New Database: Political Extremism and Radicalism in the Twentieth Century

The Brown University Library has acquired access to the database, Political Extremism and Radicalism in the Twentieth Century, a compilation of rare and unique archival collections covering a wide range of fringe political movements from the 1900s – 2010s. This archive is one of the first digital archives covering such a broad assortment of both far-right and Announcement | New Database: Political Extremism and Radicalism in the Twentieth Century

New Film Streaming Service on Trial

The Library is running a trial of Film Platform, a streaming video service.  Film Platform brings relevant and highly regarded films from the festival circuit to the Library. Their aim is to bring these important stories to the forefront of the global academic conversation. The collection is meticulously curated by film experts and leading academics to New Film Streaming Service on Trial

Interested in Genealogy?

The Library has added two new genealogy databases: Ancestry Library  With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more! Fold3 Fold3 provides convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos, and Interested in Genealogy?

Library Services Restored

The following Library services have been restored as of this morning: “My Library Account” link from josiah.brown.edu “Request This” link from search.library.brown.edu We apologize for any inconvenience.

Library Paging Service Down

The single-sign-on service (SSO) for Josiah that is hosted by Innovative is down.  This has been reported as an urgent problem. Losing SSO means graduate / med / faculty patrons cannot page items from the Rock until service is restored. In the meantime, users can request most materials from the Annex using the Blacklight discovery Library Paging Service Down

Journals A-Z software update

The Library rolled out an update to the Journals A-Z page on Thursday, 8/2, that is causing lingering service interruptions for some users. Please clear your browser cache and refresh the page to load the latest version of the Journals A-Z list. This should resolve any cached data issues and restore your service. Please contact the Library Eresources team at eresources@brown.edu with any Journals A-Z software update