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Exhibit | Tripping the Light Fantastic: Experimental Optics in the Victorian Era

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In 1704, Isaac Newton published the first scientific work on light. Working carefully but not very cautiously, Newton began compiling the results of hundreds of experiments he performed in the quiet space of his own rooms at Cambridge over the course of four decades, from the 1660s forward. Many of these experiments involved Newton using … Exhibit | Tripping the Light Fantastic: Experimental Optics in the Victorian Era

Special Collections | Hubert Jennings Papers on Fernando Pessoa

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In October 2015, Christopher Jennings and Bridget Winstanley, son and daughter of British and South African scholar Hubert Dudley Jennings, donated their father’s personal papers to Brown University Library. In January of this year, Folha de S.Paulo, one of Brazil’s leading daily newspapers, featured an article about the discovery of the Hubert Jennings archive in … Special Collections | Hubert Jennings Papers on Fernando Pessoa

Exhibit | Cardboard Revolution: Cartoneras, Literacy, and Sustainable Publishing in Brazil

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On March 31, 2016, the Brown University Library will host the reception for the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) annual conference. As part of the conference, the Library is mounting an exhibit featuring two independent publishers from Brazil: Dulcinéia Catadora and Mariposa Cartonera, entitled “Cardboard Revolution: Cartoneras, Literacy, and Sustainable Publishing in Brazil.” The exhibit will … Exhibit | Cardboard Revolution: Cartoneras, Literacy, and Sustainable Publishing in Brazil

Event | Tom Elliott on “The Pleiades Gazetteer Data Model: Going Off-Road in the Spatial and Digital Humanities

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On Friday, March 25, 2016 at noon in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Tom Elliott, Associate Director for Digital Programs and Senior Research Scholar at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University, will discuss the Pleiades Gazetteer of the Ancient World, a community-built gazetteer and graph of … Event | Tom Elliott on “The Pleiades Gazetteer Data Model: Going Off-Road in the Spatial and Digital Humanities

Event | Candace Thille on “The Science of Learning, Technology, and the Role of Elite Universities in the Transformation of Higher Education”

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On Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 4 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab, Candace Thille, founding director of the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) at Carnegie Mellon University and at Stanford University, will give a talk, “The Science of Learning, Technology, and the Role of Elite Universities in the Transformation of Higher Education.” This event is … Event | Candace Thille on “The Science of Learning, Technology, and the Role of Elite Universities in the Transformation of Higher Education”

Event | New Directions in Scholarly Publishing and the Challenges of Evaluation

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On Monday, March 21, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. in Pembroke Hall, three academic publishing professionals will participate in a panel discussion entitled, “New Directions in Scholarly Publishing and the Challenges of Evaluation.” This lecture series is intended to engage Brown faculty and students in a conversation about changes in the field of scholarly communication in the … Event | New Directions in Scholarly Publishing and the Challenges of Evaluation

Wilmeth Lecture & Exhibit | “Actors and Other Monsters: Graphic Satire As Blood Sport, 1789–1830” with Joseph Roach

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On Monday, March 21, 2016 at 7 p.m. at the John Hay Library, Joseph Roach, the Sterling Professor of Theater at Yale University, will deliver the 12th Annual Don Wilmeth Endowed Lectureship in Theatre and Entertainment entitled, “Actors and Other Monsters: Graphic Satire As Blood Sport, 1789–1830.” The lecture is complemented by an exhibit curated by … Wilmeth Lecture & Exhibit | “Actors and Other Monsters: Graphic Satire As Blood Sport, 1789–1830” with Joseph Roach

Pilot Projects Selected for Brown’s Digital Publishing Initiative

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The Dean of the Faculty and the Brown University Library are pleased to announce the selection of two faculty-led projects for the inaugural year of the University’s Digital Publishing Initiative. Supported by a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Digital Publishing Initiative offers Brown faculty members the opportunity to explore new and … Pilot Projects Selected for Brown’s Digital Publishing Initiative

Event | Roger Schonfeld Talk on Libraries and Scholarly Practices

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On Tuesday, March 8 from 12 – 1:30 p.m. in the DSL, Roger Schonfeld, director of Ithaka S+R’s Libraries and Scholarly Communication Program, will give a talk about his work with libraries and scholarly practices. A light lunch will be served. In his role as director, Roger leads Ithaka S+R’s studies of academics’ and students’ … Event | Roger Schonfeld Talk on Libraries and Scholarly Practices