There are now monitors in the Rock Foyer & Friedman Study Center that display images of which computers are currently available (white) or in use (blue). Before you head off to the library you can view the maps online via the CIS website: Computer Cluster Availability.
Audubon’s “Seaside Finch” on display at the John Hay Library A volume of John James Audubon’s master work, The Birds of America, is on display on the main floor of the John Hay Library. Each plate will be on display for only one month. This month’s bird is the “Seaside Finch”. This elephant folio edition … Audubon’s “Seaside Finch” on display at the John Hay Library
Environmental History of Hispaniola An exhibit curated by Dominique Coulombe and Patricia Figueroa in collaboration with Patrick Sylvain, Max Clermont, Deborah Saint-Vil and Kona Shen March 12 – April 30, 2009 John Hay Library Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the land area of the Caribbean Island of Hispaniola. Although both of these former colonies … Environmental History of Hispaniola, March 12 – April 30
The power of Google Books is now in Josiah. The information provided can help you determine if an item is likely to be of interest before going to the stacks or placing a request. And in many cases the full text is available for viewing at no cost. The Google Book information is generated and … Google Books & Images now in Josiah
Text Message a Call Number and Title to Your Cell Phone For example, see “Zen & oriental art” in Josiah: http://josiah.brown.edu/record=b1866260 Click on the “Send via Text Message” button, opening a window in which to enter your cell phone number and carrier. The resulting message on your cell phone will read: libweb@brown.edu (Josiah info) loc: … No paper to write down a call number? Text yourself instead!
The John Hay Library is home to a collection of Hitler’s books, which was donated in 1979 by the late Matthew Perlman, a member of the Class of 1957. Perlman got the books from his late uncle, Albert Aronson, who served in the U.S. Army in World War II and was one of the first … Hitler collection at the John Hay Library featured in Providence Journal
Brown LibX, a Firefox browser plugin for direct library access, is now available for Internet Explorer. With LibX in your browser you can highlight text on any web page, right click, and search the text in Josiah or Google Scholar. Citations in Wikipedia and other sources will automatically show a “find it” button to link … Brown LibX – Firefox Browser Extension Now Available for Internet Explorer
Do you need help with a research paper? Save time and frustration by contacting one of the Library’s subject specialists. Receive detailed advice on the information resources you can use in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences. Contact the appropriate subject specialist or arrange a one-on-one session online.
This week the Brown Library welcomes library computer programmers and other library technologists to the 4th annual Code4Lib conference. Code4Lib is a single-track conference, this year capped at 220 attendees. The conference is increasingly becoming THE conference for the library programming community demonstrated by the fact that registration reached capacity in less than 24 hours … Library Hosts Code4Lib Conference, Feb 23-26
Hear Holly Snyder, Ph.D., North American History Librarian, speak about Brown’s Lincoln Collection for a story about Abraham Lincoln that aired today on WRNI. http://www.wrni.org/content/lincolns-rhode-island-connection A selection of material from the collection is currently on exhibit at the John Hay Library. See: http://dl.lib.brown.edu/libweb/exhibits/ For further information contact Holly_Snyder@brown.edu
