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Winners of the Undergraduate Prize for Excellence in Library Research

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Brown University Library is pleased to announce that Paulina Gąsiorowska and Amira Haileab are the recipients of the 20th annual Undergraduate Prize for Excellence in Library Research, supported through the Center for Library Exploration and Research. This award, established in partnership with the Office of the Dean of the College, recognizes undergraduate projects that make extensive and … Winners of the Undergraduate Prize for Excellence in Library Research

Revolutionary Communication: Printing Independence and the Birth of the American Stamp

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Before the first musket was fired, the American Revolution was sparked by messages. This spring, the John Hay Library at Brown University invites you to explore our latest exhibition, Revolutionary Communication: Printing Independence and the Birth of the American Stamp, bringing together original maps, newspapers, and artifacts that show how communication became our nation’s first act of … Revolutionary Communication: Printing Independence and the Birth of the American Stamp

Forging the Future of Digital Scholarship: People, Projects, Priorities

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A symposium co-organized by Brown University Digital Publications and the Center for Digital Scholarship on Friday, May 1, 2026. This one-day symposium, held both in-person and virtually, focuses on future directions in the field of digital scholarship, including community-engaged research, uses of AI in the field, the rapidly evolving landscape of multimodal publishing, and more. … Forging the Future of Digital Scholarship: People, Projects, Priorities

John Hay’s China Policy Symposium

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Join the Brown University Library for a one-day symposium on John Hay’s China Policy on Saturday, May 2, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Rockefeller Library. The interdisciplinary symposium will feature talks by distinguished participants ranging from historians and a diplomat to musicians who will examine John Hay’s Open Door Policy through … John Hay’s China Policy Symposium

A Pictorial Dragon, the Work of Fernando Birri: A Bilingual Online Exhibit

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View the online exhibit: library.brown.edu/exhibits/birri/ This digital exhibition, fully accessible in both English and Spanish, celebrates the centennial of Fernando Birri (1925–2017), the pioneering Argentine filmmaker, artist and theorist of the New Latin American Cinema. Featuring drawings, paintings, collages and writings from his personal archive he gifted to Brown University Library in 2008, this selection … A Pictorial Dragon, the Work of Fernando Birri: A Bilingual Online Exhibit

Building Your Digital Humanities Toolkit – Spring 2026

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Digital Humanities is a vibrant and wide-ranging research domain, but at times it can be difficult to get started in it. The Center for Digital Scholarship at Brown University Library is delighted to offer our Spring 2026 workshop series, “Building Your Digital Humanities Toolkit,” to help students build their skills and theoretical knowledge in the … Building Your Digital Humanities Toolkit – Spring 2026

DH Salons – Spring 2026

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Please join the Library’s Center for Digital Scholarship this fall for the Digital Humanities (DH) Salons! The DH Salon series, hosted by the Center for Digital Scholarship, is a regular, informal presentation series bringing together digital humanities work across the Brown campus. Join us either in the Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab (Room 137) on the first floor of the Rockefeller … DH Salons – Spring 2026

John Hay’s China Policy: Student Research from Brown’s Special Collections

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Join the Brown University Library for a presentation of original research by Brown students exploring the global impact of John Hay’s China Policy — and Brown University’s role in this history — drawing on rare special collections materials from Brown and beyond. Hybrid Event Wednesday, December 10, 2025, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. In person: … John Hay’s China Policy: Student Research from Brown’s Special Collections