The Brown University Library has received the books and papers of the late Michael V. Bhatia ’99, an Afghanistan expert and coauthor of Afghanistan, Arms and Conflict: Armed Groups, Disarmament and Security in a Post-War Society, who was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in May 2008 while serving as a civilian member of … The Books and Papers of Michael V. Bhatia ’99 at the Brown University Library
Week of October 5 : 13th floor closed Week of October 12 : 11th and 13th floors closed Week of October 19 : 10th floor closed Week of October 26 : 9th floor closed Week of November 2 : 8th floor closed Week of November 9 : 4th and 5th floors closed Week of November … Sciences Library Material Requests – 12/7 update
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Open Access is the principle that all research should be freely accessible online, immediately after publication, and it’s gaining ever more momentum around the world as research funders and policy makers throw their weight behind it. Open Access is defined by Peter Suber as “free, immediate, permanent, full-text, online access, for any user, web-wide, to … Celebrate Open Access Week
The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) John Hay Library Reading Room 20 Prospect Street Providence, R. I. 02912 An exhibition to commemorate the birth of Poe, January 19, 1809, the same year as Darwin and Lincoln, and to remember his death, October 7, 1849. Poe was an editor, reviewer, essayist, literary critic … The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
In celebration of the International Year of Astronomy, the Brown University Library, the Brown Department of Physics, and the Ladd Observatory have collaborated to present “Beyond the Moon: 400 Years of Astronomical Observation.” This exhibit displays texts and images dating from the early 17th century drawn from the Library’s incomparable history of science collections, historical … Beyond the Moon Exhibit at the John Hay
The Brown University Library, as part of its ongoing programming for the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial, is pleased to announce that it is co-sponsoring a Lincoln Essay competition open to all eighth-graders in Providence County. The Hildene-Brown Lincoln Essay Competition brings to Providence the successful Vermont state essay program sponsored by Hildene, the Lincoln Family Home … Hildene-Brown Lincoln Essay Competition for Providence Eighth Graders
The Data Center located on Level 1 at the Rockefeller Library offers one-stop shopping for all your data needs. It stores many numeric and spatial datasets for all subjects, such as international censuses, (China, India, etc.), history, (Atlantic slave trade), economic data, (LehmanLive), quality of life, (world happiness database), and more. Search Josiah for “Data … New Library Data Center
The Art Slide Library announces a new exhibition in honor of this year’s First Year Reading Assignment: “Evolving Images.” Art Slide Library student assistant Rebecca Staley has put together an exhibition of images from the Brown Instruction Image Collection depicting some of the ways in which artists and scientists have dealt with the issues of … Evolving Images exhibit in the Art Slide Library
The University Library’s annual sale of books, records, and other materials is open to the entire campus. New students should look in their welcome packets for a coupon for a free item. Weather permitting, the sale will be on the steps of the Rockefeller Library, otherwise it will be in the Rock Periodical Reading Room. … Library Book Sale 9/11
