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Event | Michael Elliott, “Open Access and the Future of the Monograph in the Humanities”

On Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 12 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Michael Elliott will give a talk entitled, “Open Access and the Future of the Monograph in the Humanities.” A reception will follow the talk. This event is free and open to the public. The landscape of monograph publication Event | Michael Elliott, “Open Access and the Future of the Monograph in the Humanities”

Event | Reimagining the Online Monograph: Welcome to the Georgia Coast Atlas with Dr. Tony Martin and Anandi Salinas

On Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 12 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Dr. Tony Martin and Anandi Salinas of Emory University will give a talk, “Reimagining the Online Monograph: Welcome to the Georgia Coast Atlas.” This event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the talk. Event | Reimagining the Online Monograph: Welcome to the Georgia Coast Atlas with Dr. Tony Martin and Anandi Salinas

Updates from Around the Library | November 2016

  We are halfway through the fall semester and there is a lot of activity around the Library. Here are a few updates: Please check out the JHL Conservation Bulletin. It’s a quarterly installment highlighting library conservation in the Brown University community. The Image Collections Blog’s most recent post is on the traditional arts of sub-Saharan Africa (this Updates from Around the Library | November 2016

Event | Writing Race and Education History on the Web: Three Digital Book Projects

On Friday, November 4, 2016, Brown University Library will host a discussion about digital book projects entitled, “Writing Race and Education History on the Web.” The presenters include Esther Cyna (Teachers College, Columbia University), Matthew Delmont (Arizona State University), and Jack Dougherty (Trinity College). This panel is part of the Library’s ongoing series, The Future Event | Writing Race and Education History on the Web: Three Digital Book Projects

Exhibit | Tricks and Illusions : Selections from the H. Adrian Smith Collection of Conjuring and Magicana

Magician H. Adrian Smith (Class of 1930) never achieved the fame enjoyed by some of his contemporaries, but his contributions to the world of magic were significant. Smith spent his life studying the history of magic and practicing its art, using the money he earned from his performances to help pay his tuition at Brown Exhibit | Tricks and Illusions : Selections from the H. Adrian Smith Collection of Conjuring and Magicana

Event | Li Wang, “Publishing China 2016: A Curator’s Travel Report”

On Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 12 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, East Asian Curator Li Wang, Ph.D., will give a talk, “Publishing China 2016: A Curator’s Travel Report.” This event is free and open to the public. Coffee and cookies will be served. In recent years, Li has delivered a Event | Li Wang, “Publishing China 2016: A Curator’s Travel Report”

Annmary Brown Painting on Loan to Centre Pompidou, Paris

Xeusis Choosing Models for his Painting of Helen of Troy The Annmary Brown Memorial Library has lent the painting, “Xeusis Choosing Models for his Painting of Helen of Troy” (1778) by Angelika Kauffmann to the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France for its exhibition La Trahison des images, dedicated to René Magritte’s work. The exhibit will be held from September Annmary Brown Painting on Loan to Centre Pompidou, Paris

Annual Wilmeth Lecture | The Psychology of Magic and the Science of Manipulating Minds

On Monday, October 24 at 7 p.m. in the Salomon Center for Teaching, room 001 (lower auditorium), author and magician Alex Stone will deliver the 13th Annual Don Wilmeth Endowed Lectureship in Theatre and Entertainment entitled, “The Psychology of Magic and the Science of Manipulating Minds.” This event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the Annual Wilmeth Lecture | The Psychology of Magic and the Science of Manipulating Minds

Exhibit | Stephen Mopope Paintings

A chance discovery returns the color and life to indigenous paintings Ninety years ago, in 1926, a small group of traditional artists from the Kiowa nation—Spencer Asah, James Auchiah, Jack Hokeah, Stephen Mopope, Lois Smoky and Monroe Tsatoke—entered the University of Oklahoma to participate in a specialized art program designed to encourage their development and Exhibit | Stephen Mopope Paintings