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A Message from the University Library to Graduate Programs and Students | Access to Scholarly Resources during Campus Closure

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Dear Department Chairs, Directors of Graduate Studies, and Graduate Students, At the Brown University Library, we are well aware that the COVID-19 public health crisis is having an impact on graduate students’ ability to study for qualifying exams and carry out thesis and dissertation research. At Brown, as is the case at universities across the … A Message from the University Library to Graduate Programs and Students | Access to Scholarly Resources during Campus Closure

Announcement | Wall Street Journal Access

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Brown University Library and The Wall Street Journal  Brown University Library and The Wall Street Journal have partnered to provide school-sponsored WSJ memberships to all Brown University students, faculty, and staff. Through the partnership, readers have complete and personalized digital access to The Wall Street Journal and the WSJ app. How to activate your complimentary … Announcement | Wall Street Journal Access

A Student’s Journey through Special Collections and the Creation of “Fields of Hay”

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A student-driven project led by undergraduate Shira Buchsbaum ’19, the recently launched website Fields of Hay offers students a guide for making use of the John Hay Library and Brown’s special collections resources. Written by Shira Buchsbaum ’19 Mary Elizabeth Sharpe and My First Foray into Special Collections My journey to the John Hay Library … A Student’s Journey through Special Collections and the Creation of “Fields of Hay”

New Film Streaming Service on Trial

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The Library is running a trial of Film Platform, a streaming video service.  Film Platform brings relevant and highly regarded films from the festival circuit to the Library. Their aim is to bring these important stories to the forefront of the global academic conversation. The collection is meticulously curated by film experts and leading academics to … New Film Streaming Service on Trial

Interested in Genealogy?

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The Library has added two new genealogy databases: Ancestry Library  With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more! Fold3 Fold3 provides convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos, and … Interested in Genealogy?

Exhibit | Japanese Ceremonial and Other Vehicles, 1890

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Matsuoka Japan: Unknown, 1890 Brown University Library, Special Collections Selected 19th Century prints with captions from a collection of 28 double-page wood engravings of two-wheeled ceremonial and other vehicles. Dates: July 9 – 31, 2018 Time: John Hay Library Hours Location: Second Floor Landing, John Hay Library, 20 Prospect Street, Providence

Exhibit | Painting with Plaster: 3D Printing at the Brown University Library

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Since 2016, the library has been printing 3D objects for students, faculty, and staff using a ProJet 660 Pro 3D printer, which creates colored objects out of gypsum powder. This exhibit showcases some of the varied work created over the last two years using the printer and the artwork of Zak Ziebell ‘19, currently studying painting … Exhibit | Painting with Plaster: 3D Printing at the Brown University Library