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Kanopy Streaming Available to Brown

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The library is pleased to announce the availability of the Kanopy Video Streaming Service to faculty, staff, and students.  Kanopy offers over 8500 films, documentaries, and training videos at: http://brown.kanopystreaming.com. Kanopy’s award winning collection includes titles from PBS, the BBC, Criterion Collection, California Newsreel, Kino Lorber, Media Education Foundation, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) and hundreds of … Kanopy Streaming Available to Brown

Library closings

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Due to predicted weather conditions, all University Libraries will close tonight (January 26) at 8:00 pm. All University Libraries will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, January 27. Unless there is further notice, University Libraries will re-open on Wednesday, January 28. Thank you for your cooperation and please take necessary precautions to remain safe during the upcoming … Library closings

Nature.Com Complete

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Starting in 2015 the Library is pleased to be able to offer to the University community access to Nature Publishing Group’s (NPG) Nature.com Complete. This service provides unlimited, seamless, and immediate access to content on the nature.com platform (except Nature Disease Primers and Nature Plants). This includes archived content back to the 1st issues for … Nature.Com Complete

The Library Welcomes Kerri Hicks, Christopher Geissler, and Kimberly Silva

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The Brown University Library is pleased to welcome three recent hires: Kerri Hicks, Christopher Geissler, and Kimberly Silva. Kerri Hicks joined the Library as the new Web Manager on August 29, 2014. She has been a web developer in higher education for nearly twenty years. One of her goals throughout her professional career has been to connect people with information. Prior … The Library Welcomes Kerri Hicks, Christopher Geissler, and Kimberly Silva

José Rodrigues Miguéis Papers at the John Hay Library

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The papers of José Rodrigues Miguéis, the influential Portuguese writer, educator, illustrator, and jurist, are now available for research at the John Hay Library. Miguéis was born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1901.  He left Portugal in 1935 when his political opinions brought him into conflict with the rising fascist party, Estado Novo.  He moved to … José Rodrigues Miguéis Papers at the John Hay Library

Updates from around the Library (December 2014)

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The semester is coming to an end, but the Library is as busy as ever with extended hours during exams. Here are a few recent highlights from various Library blogs: The Hall-Hoag Collection Blog posted some interesting tips on how to survive if the “Red Terror Should Strike.“ Brown Curio has some questions about a mysterious piece of artwork. Over on the … Updates from around the Library (December 2014)