The Library has PC and Mac laptops to loan you. They can be checked out for 3 hours from the Rock circulation desk for use in the building. If you have your own laptop, but don’t have a charger – don’t worry! You can borrow Mac power adaptors and PC adaptors at the Rock and … Laptops, Headphones, Power Adaptors+
In order to access the electronic resources and services that the Library provides, you must activate your Brown account. It’s easy! Just go to http://www.brown.edu/cis/activate/ ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT If you have questions, please contact the CIS Help Desk.
Working on a research project? Are you stuck or want to dig more deeply? Come to the Librarians After Dark session to get hands on tips to become a more effective library user, and bring your research questions for some personalized guidance. You’ll leave with tips and tricks that can lead to more efficient and … Librarians After Dark – 4/9 and 4/10!
Open Access Week is a global event, now in its 5th year, promoting Open Access as a new norm in scholarship and research. LEARN MORE at openaccessweek.org A Very Brief Introduction to Open Access by Peter Suber http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/brief.htm Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. … Open Access Week: Learn. Share. Advance. (Oct. 24-30)
Today’s Brown Daily Herald features an article by Caroline Flanagan on the redesigned Library homepage. “The University Library unveiled a redesigned website last Thursday, introducing a cleaner and more accessible home page. The search bar is now larger and centered at the top of the page, and there are fewer links clustered in the middle of the … BDH article on the revamped Library homepage
With the start of every academic year comes that familiar mixture of anticipation and anxiety. For those of you just joining our learning community here at Brown, we’d like you to know that the Library has a variety of spaces, services, resources and support to help alleviate some of that stress and encourage your intellectual … Welcome to the Brown University Library!
Brown University Library Reaches out to Providence 8th Grade Students PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University Library is pleased to announce the winners of the Hildene-Brown Lincoln Essay Competition: FIRST PLACE: Kaia Heimer-Bumstead SECOND PLACE: Isabella Crema THIRD PLACE: Giorgina Giampaolo HONORABLE MENTIONS: Skylar G. Dunn Sarah Mahoney Elyssa Perez James Placco Matthew Pontikes … Hildene-Brown 2011 Award Winners
Señor Americanus: Lincoln’s Man in Peru North Gallery, John Hay Library May 15 through September 23, 2011 This exhibition follows the trajectory of Christopher Robinson (Brown 1825) from his roots in abolitionist Woonsocket throught his stint as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the American Consulate in Lima during the Civil War. This little known … Exhibit: Señor Americanus: Lincoln's Man in Peru
Monday, April 11, 2011 7 pm Lownes Room, John Hay Library Guest Speaker: Dorie Greenspan Called a ‘culinary guru’ by The New York Times and inducted into the Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America, Dorie Greenspan is the author of ten cookbooks; her latest, Around My French Table, was on The New York … Mel and Cindy Yoken Cultural Series: An Evening with Dorie Greenspan
Two $750 awards are given each spring for academic projects making original and extensive use of Library resources. The Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Library Research is open to any current undergrad for work completed in 2010. One last thing to do before spring break – SUBMIT! Application Deadline: March 25, 2011 More Information
