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Pizza Nights

Olive this time of year 🫒 Students: Enjoy free pizza for studying sustenance. Pizza nights are brought to you by the Library and Campus Life. Best of luck with finals! This is your Library. You belong here.

On Seeing Series Launches with “Mortevivum”

Join Brown University Library as we host a cross-disciplinary panel discussion centered on Kimberly Juanita Brown’s Mortevivum: Photography and the Politics of the Visual (Paperback from MIT Press, February 2024). Open access digital edition by Brown University Digital Publications; full digital release June 2024). Speakers include the author, Kimberly Juanita Brown, Associate Professor, Department of English On Seeing Series Launches with “Mortevivum”

Library Sound Levels

In response to patron feedback about concerning levels of noise and conversation in Library spaces, the Library is instituting a new sound level system. We ask that all visitors to the Library follow these guidelines to ensure a welcoming and inclusive experience for all members of our community. See below for sound level descriptions and Library Sound Levels

New Directions in Digital Scholarship Lecture Series

Join the Brown University Library’s Center for Digital Scholarship as we host a three-part lecture series on new directions in digital scholarship. Free and open to the public. Archipelagos of Marronage: Black Femme Freedom– Jessica Marie Johnson Tuesday, February 4, 2024 at 4 p.m.Churchill House Living Room, 155 Angell Street This talk is sponsored by New Directions in Digital Scholarship Lecture Series

Digital Humanities Certificate Workshops – Spring 2024

Digital Humanities Certificate Workshops – Spring 2024 The Doctoral Certificate Program in Digital Humanities offers an opportunity to currently enrolled Ph.D. students interested in adding expertise in digital methodologies and techniques to their research portfolio. The following Spring 2024 workshops count towards the Digital Humanities Doctoral Certificate Program. Please get in touch with Ashley Champagne, Digital Humanities Certificate Workshops – Spring 2024

Announcing Scopus

We are pleased to announce that the Brown University Library now offers access to the research database Scopus. Scopus provides access to over 90 million references to scholarly and trade journal articles, books and book chapters, conference abstracts, and patents. Of its interdisciplinary coverage, about 23% is in the health sciences, 15% in the life Announcing Scopus

Announcing STAT+

We are pleased to announce that your Brown University Library is now providing access to STAT+ for all students, faculty, and staff. You can now activate an account at no cost to you. STAT+ provides access to exclusive journalism written by health care, business, and financial reporters. Over the last few years, STAT has continued Announcing STAT+

Soojeong Herring: Cataloging and Metadata Librarian

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