The Data Center located on Level 1 at the Rockefeller Library offers one-stop shopping for all your data needs. It stores many numeric and spatial datasets for all subjects, such as international censuses, (China, India, etc.), history, (Atlantic slave trade), economic data, (LehmanLive), quality of life, (world happiness database), and more. Search Josiah for “Data … New Library Data Center
Effective August 17th, the University Library has assumed responsibility for housing and circulating the print and video collections of the Language Resource Center (LRC). The video collections have been moved to the Sciences Library; books and bound journals have been transferred to Rockefeller Library. Josiah records for these materials have been updated to reflect their … Language Resource Center collections moved to Library
On Thursday, May 28th, approximately 40 Providence public high school students will spend the day touring the Brown University libraries, speaking to and hearing from staff members at all levels about library career opportunities. It is our hope to demonstrate the diversity of work done in the libraries — from financial management to interface design … Providence High School Students Explore Library Careers on Career Day
Students quickly made themselves at home in the new Rockefeller Library reading room when it opened on Thursday, April 30th. Ready just in time for finals, the first floor space offers a range of study settings, including comfortable chairs and couches, an enclosed room for group study, a row of single desks along the library’s … New Reading Room Open in the Rock
There are now monitors in the Rock Foyer & Friedman Study Center that display images of which computers are currently available (white) or in use (blue). Before you head off to the library you can view the maps online via the CIS website: Computer Cluster Availability.
The power of Google Books is now in Josiah. The information provided can help you determine if an item is likely to be of interest before going to the stacks or placing a request. And in many cases the full text is available for viewing at no cost. The Google Book information is generated and … Google Books & Images now in Josiah
Text Message a Call Number and Title to Your Cell Phone For example, see “Zen & oriental art” in Josiah: http://josiah.brown.edu/record=b1866260 Click on the “Send via Text Message” button, opening a window in which to enter your cell phone number and carrier. The resulting message on your cell phone will read: libweb@brown.edu (Josiah info) loc: … No paper to write down a call number? Text yourself instead!
Brown LibX, a Firefox browser plugin for direct library access, is now available for Internet Explorer. With LibX in your browser you can highlight text on any web page, right click, and search the text in Josiah or Google Scholar. Citations in Wikipedia and other sources will automatically show a “find it” button to link … Brown LibX – Firefox Browser Extension Now Available for Internet Explorer
Some recent changes have been made to the Library’s Ask-A-Librarian services. You may now send text messages from your cell phone to BULtxt@brown.edu with real time response. You can ask general questions of the BULchat service, and a new service allows you to also chat directly with subject librarians. Ask us!
ebrary- provider of e-content services and technology has launched QuickView, which enables end-users to instantly view documents in many of the leading web browsers and even works on the iPhone. No software downloads or installations are needed. For more details: http://www.ebrary.com/corp/newspdf/ebrary_QuickView.pdf See JOSIAH for a list of the over 600 titles available through ebrary.
