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Events | Pizza Nights

Can you smell what the Rock is cooking? It’s pizza! Technically, Dominos is cooking the pizza, but you can definitely eat it at the Rock. And the SciLi. On May 8 and 9, 2019 at 9 p.m., the Library invites students to take a break from studying for finals to fuel up on some saucy, Events | Pizza Nights

Announcement | Charles S. Gardner and Brown University Library Chinese Collection by Li Wang

During the conferences of the Association for Asian Studies in Denver, CO, Dr. Li Wang, Curator of the East Asian Collection, delivered a presentation, “American Sinologist Charles S. Gardner and Chinese Rare Books in Brown University Library,” at the SCSL forum on March 22, 2019. Soon after, on April 3, one of his articles, “A Announcement | Charles S. Gardner and Brown University Library Chinese Collection by Li Wang

Announcement | Lydia Curliss, Physical Sciences Librarian

The Library is pleased to welcome Lydia Curliss as the new Physical Sciences Librarian. Lydia comes to us from Indiana University, where she worked as a copyright researcher for the IU Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative. While a graduate student, she worked in the IU First Nations Educational and Cultural Center and in the Libraries’ Announcement | Lydia Curliss, Physical Sciences Librarian

Event | Renée Ater: Monuments, Slavery, and the Digital Humanities

On Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 4 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Renée Ater will give a talk entitled, “Monuments, Slavery, and the Digital Humanities.” Free and open to the public. A reception will follow the talk. Monuments, Slavery, and the Digital Humanities In this public lecture, Renée Ater discusses the processes Event | Renée Ater: Monuments, Slavery, and the Digital Humanities

Announcement | Recipients of Undergraduate Prize for Excellence in Library Research 2019

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 2019

Announcement | Application for Rockefeller Library Faculty Study Rooms

The application for use of Rockefeller Library faculty study rooms opened on April 9, 2019. Applications will be accepted through May 7, 2019. 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 within the Library Announcement | Application for Rockefeller Library Faculty Study Rooms

Workshop | Sustaining DH

Sustaining DH On April 4 – 5, 2019, the Library hosted a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) workshop entitled, Sustaining DH: An NEH Institute for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities. Brown is one of five sites in the US to host the two-day workshop. Taught by University of Pittsburgh Professor Alison Langmead (Clinical Workshop | Sustaining DH

A Student’s Journey through Special Collections and the Creation of “Fields of Hay”

A student-driven project led by undergraduate Shira Buchsbaum ’19, the recently launched website Fields of Hay offers students a guide for making use of the John Hay Library and Brown’s special collections resources. Written by Shira Buchsbaum ’19 Mary Elizabeth Sharpe and My First Foray into Special Collections My journey to the John Hay Library A Student’s Journey through Special Collections and the Creation of “Fields of Hay”