Soojeong Herring will join the Library as the new Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, an integral member of the Scholarly Resources team. Soojeong brings valuable experience in cataloging both general and special collections items, managing the acquisition and cataloging of print and electronic serials, and using ExLibris’s Alma library management system. She previously served as the … Soojeong Herring: Cataloging and Metadata Librarian
Congratulations to Leslie Varrecchia, who has been promoted to the position of Senior Library Expert -Electronic Resources. Previously, Leslie served as the Senior Library Specialist – Cataloging in Scholarly Resources since June 1, 2022. Leslie came to Brown from the Newport Public Library where she worked as a cataloger performing cataloging and database management. She also helped maintain the library’s … Leslie Varrecchia: Senior Library Expert – Electronic Resources
Katrina Jackson has been named the new Director of Cataloging and Discovery. Katrina will bring a wealth of experience in leading cataloging and metadata teams for general, special, and electronic collections to Brown. She joins us from Swarthmore Colleage where she served as the Metadata Management Librarian. Katrina has also worked as the Cataloging/Metadata Librarian at Goucher College, Special … Katrina Jackson: Director of Cataloging and Discovery
The Library is pleased to announce the appointment of David Givens as the new Director of Resource Acquisitions. David joins us from Loyola University Chicago where he was the Monographs Acquisitions Coordinator and the subject specialist for Fine Arts. As the new Director of Resource Acquisitions, David will oversee the operations and processes for the Scholarly Resources areas of ordering, … David Givens: Director of Resource Acquisitions
October is LGBTQ History Month! Your Brown University Library is highlighting Queer Pasts as its Electronic Resource of the Month. Queer Pasts is a new digital queer history project consisting of primary source document collections and curatorial essays. Queer Pasts seeks to broaden the field of queer history by prioritizing projects that focus on the experiences and … Queer Pasts: Eresource of the Month – October 2023
John Carter Brown Library The John Carter Brown Library is a private institution, located on the campus of Brown University, that is home to an unparalleled collection of rare books, maps, prints, and manuscripts related to the early Americas. Since the 1910s, the JCB has maintained a rich tradition of reproducing its materials across a … The JCB’s Americana and Open Access
Guest post by: Sanjay Mishra, MS, PhDResearch Associate, Warren Alpert Medical SchoolResearch Program Manager, Center for Clinical Cancer Informatics and Data Science (CCIDS), Lifespan Cancer Institute, Rhode Island HospitalCoordinator, COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19.org)https://vivo.brown.edu/display/smishr36 Jeremy L. Warner MD, MS, FAMIA, FASCOProfessor of MedicineAssociate Director of Data Science, Legorreta Cancer CenterDirector, Brown/Lifespan Center for Clinical Cancer … HemOnc.org: A Wiki for Hematology/Oncology Professionals and People with Cancer
Frank Donnelly (Head of Library GIS and Data Services) and his team of student workers at GeoData@SciLi recently released the Ocean State Spatial Database (OSSDB), a geodatabase for conducting basic geographic analysis and thematic mapping within the State of Rhode Island. This open source database is intended to serve as a foundation for contemporary mapping … The Ocean State Spatial Database
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
Join the Brown University Library and the Warren Alpert Medical School for “Care & Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health,” a Commencement Forum on Saturday, May 27 from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. in the Willis Reading Room at the John Hay Library. Free and open to the public. Hybrid event: in-person and live streamed at … Commencement Forum | Care & Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health
