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Works from “Contemporary Architecture”: A Course with Professor Dietrich Neumann

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Stop by the Laura and David Finn Reading Room the next time you are in the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library to view Works from “Contemporary Architecture”:  A Course with Professor Dietrich Neumann. In Neumann’s course, students examine stylistic, technological, and methodological developments in architecture since the 1960s; they learn … Works from “Contemporary Architecture”: A Course with Professor Dietrich Neumann

Brown University Library Joins the Digital Library of the Caribbean

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – In support of President Ruth Simmons’ 2010 Haitian Studies Initiative and the work of Brown’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Africana Studies Department, Brown University Library has recently become a contributing member of the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC). dLOC provides access to digitized versions of Caribbean cultural, … Brown University Library Joins the Digital Library of the Caribbean

New Library Home Page and Search Technology — Coming September 1

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A cleaner, less cluttered library home page will debut on September 1, 2011. The new design will gracefully adjust to tablet and smart phone dimensions and will feature new technology for searching all of the library’s resources from a single search box. These resources include: “Books+” — Josiah (library catalog), plus over 57,000 digital objects … New Library Home Page and Search Technology — Coming September 1

Undergraduate Research Awards $750 – Apply by 3/25

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Two $750 awards are given each spring for academic projects making original and extensive use of Library resources. The Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Library Research is open to any current undergrad for work completed in 2010. One last thing to do before spring break – SUBMIT! Application Deadline: March 25, 2011 More Information

Information on 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan

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Catastrophic earthquakes and tsunami hit the northeastern region of Japan on March 11, 2011. As the relief efforts still continue, the Library compiled a list of resources to help keep you up to date with the latest information. Brown Responds to Japan: • http://brown.edu/web/japan-response/index.html Live TV news: • NHK (English): http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv • NHK (Japanese): http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-gtv … Information on 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan

New Titles Service Now Available

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The Library has just launched a New Titles service for newly cataloged titles at http://library.brown.edu/titles/ This service, which is updated daily, allows users to browse or search titles cataloged during the previous six months. Users can subscribe to an RSS feed for any browse or combination of search terms. Browsing and search results are filtered … New Titles Service Now Available

Harvard and MIT Libraries Join Borrow Direct – 20 Million Additional Books Available to Brown Borrowers

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The BorrowDirect partnership, which currently includes the libraries of Columbia and Cornell Universities, Dartmouth College, Princeton University, The University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University as well as Brown, will be expanding later this year to include the Harvard and MIT libraries. With this expansion, Brown users will have direct access to an additional 20 million … Harvard and MIT Libraries Join Borrow Direct – 20 Million Additional Books Available to Brown Borrowers