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Posts by Yvonne Federowicz

Thank You to Everyone Who Completed the Library’s E-book Survey

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Thank You to the nearly 1,400 Brown students and faculty who completed the Library’s E-book survey. The Brown University Library recently conducted a survey along with seven other colleges (Bates, California Lutheran, Haverford, Lesley, Stetson, SUNY-Fredonia, and Trinity). The purpose of the survey was to gather much-needed and timely feedback from students and faculty on … Thank You to Everyone Who Completed the Library’s E-book Survey

Libguide of the Week: Cognitive, Linguistic & Psychological Sciences

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The Library would like to highlight the Cognitive, Linguistic & Psychological Sciences research guide created by Librarian Dominique Coulombe. The first thing I noticed about this libguide were the pages devoted to: Cognitive Science Reference, Linguistics Reference, and Psychology Reference. In addition to these pages there are pages devoted to: Corpora, Literature Review, and Digital Research Tools. Returning … Libguide of the Week: Cognitive, Linguistic & Psychological Sciences

Updates From Around the Library (February 2014)

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Here are a few recent highlights from some of the Library’s various blogs: According to the John Hay Library Renovation Blog, the “renovation project is right on schedule…“ Brown Curio takes a look at the connection between the Library and the new movie “Monuments Men” as well as past winters… The Rock50 website continues to add more Rock memories. Make … Updates From Around the Library (February 2014)

Today: Roderick Coover and Scott Rettberg in the DSL

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On February 21 at noon in Digital Scholarship Lab, Roderick Coover and Scott Rettberg will give a public lecture sharing their work as well talking about their films: Three Rails Live and Toxi-City. For the past week, Roderick Coover has been the artist-in-residence at the DSL.

Libguide of the Week: Archaeology by Dr. Ian Straughn

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The Library would like to highlight the Archaeology Subject Guide. This guide—created by Social Sciences Librarian Dr. Ian Straughn—offers many helpful tools for Archaeology researchers. One of the great things about the Archaeology Subject Guide is the “Digital Projects & Open Access” page which includes numerous digital projects specifically for Archaeology. On this page, there is also a … Libguide of the Week: Archaeology by Dr. Ian Straughn

Roderick Coover | Artist in Residence at the DSL | February 17-21

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Roderick Coover (Professor of Film and Media Arts at Temple  University) will be the Artist in Residence at the Brown University Library DSL from February 17—February 21. He will be working on a site-specific work for the DSL display. On February 21 at noon in Digital Scholarship Lab, Coover and Scott Rettberg will give a public … Roderick Coover | Artist in Residence at the DSL | February 17-21

Lincoln’s Birthday

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It may be difficult for anyone now under the age of 30 to imagine, but for most of the twentieth century the birthday of Abraham Lincoln was keenly celebrated in the United States, particularly in those states which had participated in the effort to preserve the Union during the Civil War. In fact, the earliest known commemoration of … Lincoln’s Birthday

Libguide of the Week: Anthropology Created by Carina Cournoyer

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This week, the Library would like to highlight the Anthropology Subject Guide created by Social Sciences Librarian Carina Cournoyer. One of the great things about the Anthropology Subject Guide is the “New Titles” feed on the main page. The guide also does a great job highlighting various kinds of media related to Anthropology. The Library is home to … Libguide of the Week: Anthropology Created by Carina Cournoyer