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Announcement | Stolen Relations: Recovering Stories of Indigenous Enslavement in the Americas

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The Library has been contributing to a community-centered database project led by Professor Linford Fisher that seeks to document the many instances of Indigenous enslavement in the Americas between 1492 through 1900. Formerly entitled, Database of Indigenous Slavery Archive (DISA), the project is now named, Stolen Relations: Recovering Stories of Indigenous Enslavement in the Americas. Since the … Announcement | Stolen Relations: Recovering Stories of Indigenous Enslavement in the Americas

Announcement | Multiple Career Opportunities, Brown University Library

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In conjunction with an ambitious strategic plan, Brown University Library is in a period of staff growth and renewal, seeking a diverse candidate pool for multiple positions: Medical Education and Clinical Engagement Librarian Engineering and Physical Sciences Librarian Director of Library Exploration and Research Head of Metadata Services See below for brief descriptions of each … Announcement | Multiple Career Opportunities, Brown University Library

Event | Performing Objects and the Objects of Performance in the Global Early Modern: A Virtual Interdisciplinary Symposium

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Join the John Hay Library and the Center for the Study of the Early Modern World for Performing Objects and the Objects of Performance in the Global Early Modern: A Virtual Interdisciplinary Symposium, taking place over two sessions on June 14 and 15, 2021 from 9 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Professor Holly Shaffer of Brown’s Department of … Event | Performing Objects and the Objects of Performance in the Global Early Modern: A Virtual Interdisciplinary Symposium

Announcement | Winners of Undergraduate Prize for Excellence in Library Research, 2020-2021

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Announcing the Winners of this Year’s Undergraduate Prize for Excellence in Library Research Brown University Library is pleased to announce that Cal Turner ’21 and Olivia Golubowski ’23 are the recipients of the fifteenth annual Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Library Research, generously funded by Douglas W. Squires, ’73. This award, established in partnership with … Announcement | Winners of Undergraduate Prize for Excellence in Library Research, 2020-2021

Announcement | Faculty Studies

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The application for faculty study rooms at the Rockefeller Library will open on Friday, April 16, 2021. Applications will be accepted through Monday, May 17, 2021. Apply here The following categories of need will receive priority: Current Faculty engaged in research requiring intensive use of library resources, programs, and services that is best served on-site … Announcement | Faculty Studies

Announcement | New Health and Biomedical Library Services Unit at Brown

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The Library will establish a new department — Health and Biomedical Library Services — to provide more direct and focused support for Brown’s programs in medicine, public health, and biomedical sciences. The growth of these programs in size, scientific reputation, and societal impact is transformative for Brown and requires enhanced library support for research, teaching, … Announcement | New Health and Biomedical Library Services Unit at Brown

Announcement | Orwig Music Library Closure – April 3 Material Request Deadline

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From May through August 2021, the Orwig Music Building, including Orwig Music Library, will be closed for renovation. The renovation will involve installation of essential human safety equipment including wet fire suppression in every room and an upgrade to the building’s entire HVAC system.  Due to the significant amount of work being done in every … Announcement | Orwig Music Library Closure – April 3 Material Request Deadline

Event | “Just Like the Men”: The 19th Amendment and the Racial Legacies of Women’s Suffrage with Laura Prieto

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The Library invites you to join us via Zoom for a talk by Laura R. Prieto on Thursday, March 18 at 12 p.m. Join the talk. Although national women’s suffrage organizations declared victory with the Nineteenth Amendment, many women in the United States continued to be denied the right to vote for decades afterwards. This … Event | “Just Like the Men”: The 19th Amendment and the Racial Legacies of Women’s Suffrage with Laura Prieto