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Library Press Display Currently Unavailable

Library Press Display is currently unavailable. The publisher has been notified and they are attempting to rectify the issue. As soon as the problem has been remedied, there will be a posting on this blog. We apologize for the incovenience.

Kanopy Streaming Films and Documentaries on Trial Until December 5

Kanopy offers a broad selection of over 26,000 streaming films and documentaries from 800 producers, including Media Education Foundation, Criterion Collection, PBS, California Newsreel, HBO, Kino Lorber, First Run Features, BBC, Documentary Educational Resources, and more. Access our Kanopy trial here: https://login.revproxy.brown.edu/login?url=http://brown.kanopystreaming.com/

Spotlight On: JSTOR

JSTOR; provides image and full text online access to back issues of selected scholarly journals in history, economics, political science, demography, mathematics and other fields of the humanities and social sciences. Consult the online tables of contents for holdings, as coverage varies for each title.

BrowZine for Android smartphones is here!

Available for download in the Google Play store! A browsable newsstand of Brown’s top journals. Easily find, read, and monitor thousands of scholarly journals directly now from your Android smartphone. BrownZine is already available for your tablet or iPhone.

Current Database Trials: Your Feedback is Needed

The Library currently has several different databases on trial, including one with historical statistics of the US, a streaming film resource, an architectural encyclopedia, the Loeb Classical Library, and more. Check them out at: http://library.brown.edu/eresources/restr/trials.php

Spotlight On: SocIndex with Full Text

SocINDEX with Full Text is a comprehensive sociology research database. This product contains informative abstracts for more than 1300 “core” coverage journals dating back to 1895. In addition, SocINDEX with Full Text provides data mined from more than 450 “priority” coverage journals as well as over 2,900 “selective” coverage journals. Includes extensive indexing for books, monographs, conference … Spotlight On: SocIndex with Full Text

Three New Engineering Databases Available Now!

The Library is happy to announce that we have subscribed to three new Engineering ebook collections: EnvironmentalENGINEERINGnetBASE Current; this collection contains current information on how to deal with age-old problems such as solid waste, air pollution, and remediation as well as discussions of the emerging concepts such as life-cycle analysis and new forms of efficient … Three New Engineering Databases Available Now!