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Announcement | Tiffini Bowers, Exhibition Curator, Receives Excellence Award

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The  Library is proud to congratulate Tiffini Bowers, Exhibition Curator, on her receipt of the 2018 Brown University Excellence Award in the Rising Star category. The Rising Star Award is presented to an individual or team that, “has made an immediate impact on their department and the University. This award recognizes the energy, enthusiasm, knowledge, … Announcement | Tiffini Bowers, Exhibition Curator, Receives Excellence Award

Announcement | Academic Engagement

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As of January 1, 2019, the Research and Outreach Services staffing unit within the Brown University Library will be renamed Academic Engagement. With a mission to strengthen and sustain critical partnerships with Brown’s educational and research programs, Academic Engagement’s team of disciplinary and methodological experts will bring new focus to the Library’s central role in … Announcement | Academic Engagement

Announcement | Michelle Venditelli Named Head of Preservation, Conservation, and the Library Annex

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Effective January 1, 2019, Michelle Venditelli will be promoted to Head of Preservation, Conservation, and the Library Annex, consolidating the reporting line of preservation and conservation operations at the Brown Library. Michelle will continue to report directly to Associate University Librarian for Access Services and Collection Management, Boaz Nadav-Manes, who will be replaced by the Interim AUL … Announcement | Michelle Venditelli Named Head of Preservation, Conservation, and the Library Annex

Exhibit | In Solidarity: Exhibiting Civic Engagement, Protest, and Activism on Campus

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On Wednesday, December 12, 2018 from 12 – 2 p.m., the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice will present In Solidarity: Exhibiting Civic Engagement, Protest, and Activism on Campus. The Brown University Library is taking part in this campus-wide, end of semester open gallery event, during which students and members of the community … Exhibit | In Solidarity: Exhibiting Civic Engagement, Protest, and Activism on Campus

dSalon | A Digital Interface for 17th Century Texts in the Aymara Language of Peru

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Join the Center for Digital Scholarship on Wednesday, January 23, 2018 at 2 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library for a dSalon discussion on “A digital interface for 17th century texts in the Aymara language of Peru.” Nicholas Emlen, Digital Fellow at the John Carter Brown Library, and Patrick Hall, PhD Candidate in the … dSalon | A Digital Interface for 17th Century Texts in the Aymara Language of Peru

Announcement | 50 Year Anniversary of the Black Student Walkout: A Collaboration between Brown University Archives and WGBH

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Produced by WGBH and reporter Gabrielle Emanuel, the video, “Fifty Years Ago, Black Students At Brown Walked Out For Change” is available on WGBH online. Click here to read the WGBH story and see the video. In addition to the video, the story will be told today during the “All Things Considered” afternoon broadcast, available … Announcement | 50 Year Anniversary of the Black Student Walkout: A Collaboration between Brown University Archives and WGBH

Event | RavenSpace: A Collaborative Model for Digital Publishing in Indigenous Studies with Darcy Cullen and Beth Fuget

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Join the Brown University Library on Friday, November 30, 2018 from 12 – 1:15 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library for a talk entitled, “RavenSpace: A Collaborative Model for Digital Publishing in Indigenous Studies.” Darcy Cullen, Assistant Director of RavenSpace: Digital Publishing in Indigenous Studies at UBC Press, The University of … Event | RavenSpace: A Collaborative Model for Digital Publishing in Indigenous Studies with Darcy Cullen and Beth Fuget

Events | Pizza Nights

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What’s that smell? Books? Stress? No, it’s pizza! Brought to you by the Brown University Library and Campus Life, Pizza Nights will be there for you when you need them most–during finals. At 9 p.m. on these two nights, in these two library locations, enjoy the goodness that is sauce, cheese, and a break from studying: Tuesday, … Events | Pizza Nights