The Library would like to highlight the Middle East Studies Libguide created by Dr. Ian Straughn. This libguide offers various scholarly resources for anyone in Middle East Studies. There are a number of internet resources, research tools, and reference works. The guide also links to a few other related libguides including the Islamic Studies libguide and the Arab … Libguide of the Week: Middle East Studies
The Library would like to highlight the Images Libguide created by Karen Bouchard. This libguide is a great resource for anyone looking for images. The guide highlights a number of image resources here at Brown and at RISD, as well as offering tips on how to find images elsewhere. In addition to resources, the guide touches on the … Libguide of the Week: Images
The Library is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Creamer as the Library’s new Science Data Specialist. Creamer is coming to the Library from University of Massachusetts Medical School and National Network of Libraries of Medicine. In this role he taught research data management to librarians of the region. From 2012-2013 he coordinated and … The Library Welcomes Andrew Creamer
Here are a few recent highlights from some of the Library’s various blogs: Brown Curio has some tips on how to avoid moiré patterning. The Rock50 website continues to add more Rock memories. Make sure to submit your own Rock memory. The Hall-Hoag Collection Blog continues posting interesting propaganda materials including artifacts from the Bohemian Grove Action Network and the Weather Underground. The Mobile Apps … Updates From Around the Library (March 2014)
The Library would like to highlight the Grant Finding Libguide created by Ian Straughn, Bruce Boucek, Erika Sevetson, and Lee Pedersen. This libguide is a great resource for researchers looking for funding. On the guide, there is an overview of a number of databases that focus on grants as well as tools to explore awards and fellowships. … Libguide of the Week: Grant Finding
The Library is offering two upcoming Mendeley Workshops. The first is on March 17, 2014 and the second is on March 20, 2014. Both are at 5:30 p.m. in the Hecker Center (Rockefeller Library). The first workshop—titled “Mendeley User Experience“—is open to anyone interested in or already using Mendeley. It’s the Library’s goal to learn how … Upcoming Mendeley Workshops
Need help with assignments or projects using DH tools? Want to find out more about Digital Humanities at Brown? Digital Humanities Librarians Elli Mylonas and Jean Bauer are now offering a weekly office hours. Stop by and learn about timelines, visualization, mapping, thesis projects with a digital component, managing your data, online publication…or just bring your laptop and have fun! … Digital Humanities Office Hours
The Library would like to highlight the German Studies research guide created by Librarian Dominique Coulombe. This libguide has a great page on language resources which highlights a number of online German tools. Another very helpful page is the one devoted to Brown’s Program in Germany. This is a great starting point if you want to study in Germany. A third unique … Libguide of the Week: German Studies
The Friedman Center has over 12,000 videos and DVDs, including many new releases (and some of the recent award recipients). Below is a list of some recent DVDs available: All is Lost, 2 Guns, 20 Feet From Stardom, Barbara, Big Miracle, Blue Jasmine, Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers Club, Don Jon, Despicable Me 2, Friday the 13th, A … Library Has Lots of New DVDs
The Library would like to highlight the Education research guide created by Librarian Sarah Bordac. This libguide does a great job of helping researchers find tools and resources they might not be aware of. On the welcome page, it offers visitors an opportunity to chat directly with a librarian, search for librarians in other subject areas, or … Libguide of the Week: Education
