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Katrina Jackson: Director of Cataloging and Discovery

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Katrina Jackson has been named the new Director of Cataloging and Discovery. Katrina will bring a wealth of experience in leading cataloging and metadata teams for general, special, and electronic collections to Brown. She joins us from Swarthmore Colleage where she served as the Metadata Management Librarian. Katrina has also worked as the Cataloging/Metadata Librarian at Goucher College, Special … Katrina Jackson: Director of Cataloging and Discovery

Laura Haygood: Health Sciences Librarian for Public Health

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Laura Haygood will join the Library as the new Health Sciences Librarian for Public Health. Laura will be a member of the Health and Biomedical Library Services (HBLS) team of librarians who provide curricular and research support to the School of Public Health, the Division of Biology and Medicine, and life/health science-adjacent research at Brown. A native of Oklahoma, Laura holds … Laura Haygood: Health Sciences Librarian for Public Health

David Givens: Director of Resource Acquisitions

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The Library is pleased to announce the appointment of David Givens as the new Director of Resource Acquisitions. David joins us from Loyola University Chicago where he was the Monographs Acquisitions Coordinator and the subject specialist for Fine Arts.  As the new Director of Resource Acquisitions, David will oversee the operations and processes for the Scholarly Resources areas of ordering, … David Givens: Director of Resource Acquisitions

Jason Cerrato: STEM Instruction Librarian

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The Library welcomes Jason Cerrato, the inaugural STEM Instruction Librarian.  Jason’s expertise in instructional design, working within project-based curricula, and library instruction delivered in a multi-modal, interdisciplinary education setting strengthens the Library’s support for STEM instruction. In this position, Jason will build and strengthen teaching partnerships and related library services in STEM disciplines, including designing, delivering, and assessing curriculum-aligned educational programming, conducting … Jason Cerrato: STEM Instruction Librarian

Rediscovering Forgotten Stories: Unraveling the Lives of African Heritage Women in Rhode Island

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Article by Christopher D. West, PhD, Curator of the Black Diaspora at the John Hay Library; excerpted from “The Origins Newsletter” from the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society. The Rhode Island Black Heritage Society (RIBHS) is the living vessel of the hopes, dreams, desires, aspirations and vernacular culture of African Heritage communities of Rhode Island.  … Rediscovering Forgotten Stories: Unraveling the Lives of African Heritage Women in Rhode Island

New Project with Michelle Clayton Selected for Brown University Digital Publications

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The University Library and the Dean of the Faculty, together with the Digital Publications Faculty Advisory Committee, are pleased to announce the selection of the next scholarly work to be developed by Brown University Digital Publications. Articulations: Dancing Across Modernities, by Michelle Clayton, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies and Comparative Literature, explores the place of … New Project with Michelle Clayton Selected for Brown University Digital Publications

BUDP Publication Shortlisted for Nayef Al-Rodhan International Book Prize

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Brown Library’s Third Born-Digital Publication Shortlisted for Nayef Al-Rodhan International Book Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy  The Nayef Al-Rodhan International Book Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy celebrates the most original philosophical research that transcends academic disciplines. This year the Royal Institute of Philosophy honored A New Vision for Islamic Pasts and Futures, a born-digital monograph by Professor … BUDP Publication Shortlisted for Nayef Al-Rodhan International Book Prize

Library Services During Winter Break 2023 – 2024

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Extended Winter Break Brown University administration has generously planned an extended winter break from the close of business on Friday, December 22, 2023 through Sunday, January 7, 2024. In order to maintain support of students, faculty, and researchers during this time, while giving dedicated library staff members well-deserved time off, the University Library will be … Library Services During Winter Break 2023 – 2024

Pizza Nights

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Let’s get saucy. Students: Enjoy a reprieve from your studies with some free pizza. Pizza nights are brought to you by the Library and Campus Life. Best of luck with finals! This is your Library. You belong here.