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Off-campus Users: Use VPN to Access Eresources until EZProxy Restored

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Due to an unforeseen issue with EZProxy, the third party software that allows the Library to securely deliver eresources to our patrons, off-campus users may encounter access issues. To access library resources from off campus, you will need to log into VPN first. View VPN instructions from Brown’s Office of Information Technology: https://ithelp.brown.edu/kb/articles/connect-to-brown-s-vpn-pc-mac. If you … Off-campus Users: Use VPN to Access Eresources until EZProxy Restored

Brown University Library Supports Nelson Memo through Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation Letter

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An open letter from the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation (IPLC), consisting of the directors from thirteen libraries including the Brown University Library, was sent to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in support of the Nelson Memo, which aims to expand equitable access to federally-funded publications and data. The letter also … Brown University Library Supports Nelson Memo through Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation Letter

Exhibit l Artistic Impressions of Brown University

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The John Hay Library by Jill Armstrong, n.d. “Artistic Impressions of Brown University,” features a collection of over 30 drawings, watercolors, etchings, and architectural plans depicting the Brown campus and East Side of Providence created by local architects, students, and international artists.  Curated by Ray Butti, Senior Library Expert Dates: May 26 – August 15, … Exhibit l Artistic Impressions of Brown University

Brown Signs Read and Publish Agreement with Cambridge University Press

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No Article Processing Charges for Brown authors who wish to publish articles via gold open access with Cambridge University Press Many authors would like to publish their scholarly articles gold open access (OA) but are deterred by the article processing charge (APC) assessed by the publisher — sometimes as high as thousands of dollars. With … Brown Signs Read and Publish Agreement with Cambridge University Press

Announcement | Brown Library publishes “Race &” in America digital book series

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Free and open publication documents and expands series exploring origins, history, and legacies of anti-Black racism in the U.S. Providence, R.I. [Brown University] Over the course of the 2020-21 academic year, the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown, in partnership with the Office of the Provost, undertook a systematic … Announcement | Brown Library publishes “Race &” in America digital book series

Announcement | Stolen Relations: Recovering Stories of Indigenous Enslavement in the Americas

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The Library has been contributing to a community-centered database project led by Professor Linford Fisher that seeks to document the many instances of Indigenous enslavement in the Americas between 1492 through 1900. Formerly entitled, Database of Indigenous Slavery Archive (DISA), the project is now named, Stolen Relations: Recovering Stories of Indigenous Enslavement in the Americas. Since the … Announcement | Stolen Relations: Recovering Stories of Indigenous Enslavement in the Americas

Announcement | Free Web Hosting Service for Digital Scholarship

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Digital Scholarship at Brown The Library is offering a new web hosting service to support digital scholarship: Digital Scholarship at Brown. This service is available to Brown students, faculty, and staff who want to experiment with digital scholarly platforms, develop a research project, and/or share your work. Digital Scholarship at Brown complements Brown’s existing web … Announcement | Free Web Hosting Service for Digital Scholarship

Announcement | Four New Projects Selected for Brown’s Digital Publications Initiative

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The University Library and the Dean of the Faculty, together with the Digital Publications Advisory Board, are pleased to announce the selection of the next four long-form scholarly works to be developed as part of Brown’s Digital Publications Initiative. The Platinum Age of Gospel by Charrise Barron, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and Music, surveys … Announcement | Four New Projects Selected for Brown’s Digital Publications Initiative

Announcement | PubMed Redesign

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PubMed users will notice some major changes this week. As of May 18, the biomedical literature database is now defaulting to the new, redesigned interface. As always, the best way to see Brown University’s full text options is with the Library’s custom link. New interface changes include: Ability to cite references quickly in your preferred … Announcement | PubMed Redesign