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Announcement | New Publication on Chinese Rare Books in the Brown University Library

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Prestigious Chinese publisher, China Book Company, has published An Illustrated Catalogue of Ancient Chinese Books in the Brown University Library by Dr. Li Wang, the Library’s Curator of the East Asian Collection. The volume contains detailed bibliographic and research information on all Chinese rare books found in the Library published before the end of the … Announcement | New Publication on Chinese Rare Books in the Brown University Library

Announcement | Renée Ater Appointed Provost’s Visiting Professor

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The Brown University Library, together with the Office of the Provost and the Department of Africana Studies, is delighted to announce the appointment of Renée Ater as a Provost’s Visiting Professor for the 2020-2021 academic year. Professor Ater, Associate Professor Emerita of American Art at the University of Maryland, is highly regarded for her pathbreaking … Announcement | Renée Ater Appointed Provost’s Visiting Professor

Announcement | Brown Library’s Digital Publications Initiative’s First Born-Digital Scholarly Monograph Published by University of Virginia Press

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The pathbreaking multimodal digital book — Furnace and Fugue — was developed with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Providence, R.I. [Brown University] Brown University’s Center for Digital Scholarship, based at the University Library, announces the publication of the first born-digital scholarly monograph under the Digital Publications Initiative, a collaboration between the Library and … Announcement | Brown Library’s Digital Publications Initiative’s First Born-Digital Scholarly Monograph Published by University of Virginia Press

Brown University Library: Next Steps in Response to Racial Injustice

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The leadership and staff of the Brown University Library join the national outpouring of anguish at the recent killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Tony McDade, and numerous others that continue the centuries of violence against Black people in our country.  Black Lives Matter to the Brown University Library.  We also deplore the … Brown University Library: Next Steps in Response to Racial Injustice

Announcement | Winners of the Library Innovation Prizes and Carney Institute Brain Science Reproducible Paper Prize

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This year the Brown University Library and the Carney Institute for Brain Science partnered to create new awards to recognize student innovations in research rigor, transparency, or reproducibility. Andrew Creamer, Scientific Data Management Specialist and librarian for Computer Science and Cognitive, Linguistic & Psychological Sciences, and Dr. Jason Ritt, Scientific Director of the Carney Institute, … Announcement | Winners of the Library Innovation Prizes and Carney Institute Brain Science Reproducible Paper Prize

Announcement | PubMed Redesign

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PubMed users will notice some major changes this week. As of May 18, the biomedical literature database is now defaulting to the new, redesigned interface. As always, the best way to see Brown University’s full text options is with the Library’s custom link. New interface changes include: Ability to cite references quickly in your preferred … Announcement | PubMed Redesign

Announcement | Recipients of Undergraduate Prize for Excellence in Library Research 2020

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Each year, in partnership with the Office of the Dean of the College, the Brown University Library recognizes one or two undergraduate students for outstanding research projects that make creative and extensive use of the Library’s collections, including, but not limited to, print resources, databases, primary resources, and materials in all media. The project may … Announcement | Recipients of Undergraduate Prize for Excellence in Library Research 2020

Announcement | Summer Proctorships for Graduate Students

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There are several Graduate School 2020 Summer Proctorships available at the Library! The application can be found in UFunds. Once on the UFunds page, click on Graduate School COVID-19 Fund, then select “Graduate School 2020 Summer Proctorship Positions.” Descriptions of the opportunities are available on the Graduate School website. The application deadline is May 13. The proctorships available … Announcement | Summer Proctorships for Graduate Students

A Message from the University Library to Graduate Programs and Students | Access to Scholarly Resources during Campus Closure

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Dear Department Chairs, Directors of Graduate Studies, and Graduate Students, At the Brown University Library, we are well aware that the COVID-19 public health crisis is having an impact on graduate students’ ability to study for qualifying exams and carry out thesis and dissertation research. At Brown, as is the case at universities across the … A Message from the University Library to Graduate Programs and Students | Access to Scholarly Resources during Campus Closure