[The following article appeared in the August 20 issue of the Block Island Times.] By Gloria S. Redlich Several dozen people gathered Tuesday afternoon, August 14, at the Island Free Library for an address by Harriette Hemmasi, university librarian of Brown University. The talk was sponsored by the Friends of the Island Free Library, the … Block Island Times: Brown librarian discusses role of the modern library

The Brown University Library and the Department of Italian Studies are collaborating to bring the Garibaldi Panorama, one of the finest surviving examples of panoramic art, back to life in its entirety. Precursors to modern day motion pictures, panoramas were the 19th century’s most visceral form of popular entertainment. But for years the Garibaldi Panorama, … Garibaldi Panorama Comes to Life

Are you wondering which new titles have been added to the Library collections recently? Are you curious about the subject and language breakdown of these titles? This information is available in the quarterly update of the list of new titles. Includes acquisitions through purchases, gifts, or newly available online. Simply point your browser to: http://dl.lib.brown.edu/newtitles/index.html … Browse Lists of New Library Titles

The Brown University Library has acquired the library of the late David E. Pingree, an internationally renowned scholar of the history of mathematics. The collection, consisting of more than 22,000 materials, is a remarkable resource for the study of mathematics in the ancient world, in particular India, and the relationship of Eastern mathematics to the … Library Acquires David E. Pingree Collection of Mathematics in the Ancient World

The Library has just launched a beta version of easyBorrow, a simplfied interface to the various borrowing options the Library makes available through its partnerships with other libraries in the Ivy League and in New England. These options — InRhode, Borrow Direct, Virtual Catalog, and Interlibrary Loan — while vastly increasing the volume of material … Try easyBorrow: Search Once and Let Us Get it for You

The Center for Digital Initiatives of Integrated Technology Services would like to direct your attention to the release of its latest digital collection, Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection (http://dl.lib.brown.edu/askb). This collection represents some 6,200 prints from the Military Collection, including portraits, caricatures, graphics, and posters, with an emphasis on … New Digital Collection — Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection

To assist research of minority issues, the Library has posted a new Minority Groups data page at http://dl.lib.brown.edu/gateway/ssds/minorities.htm. This page presents data relevant for research on African-American, Asian-American, disabled, elderly, Hispanic/Latino, LGBT, Native American, and women’s issues. These datasets deal with topics such as health, education, discrimination, rights, poverty, economics, etc. Please contact Thomas_Stieve@brown.edu for … New Minority Groups Data Page

Are you wondering which new titles have been added to the Library collections recently? Are you curious about the subject and language breakdown of these titles? This information is available in the quarterly update of the list of new titles. Includes acquisitions through purchases, gifts, or newly available online. Simply point your browser to: http://dl.lib.brown.edu/newtitles/index.html … Browse lists of new Library titles!

Brown University Library bookplates have traditionally been used to recognize the support of endowments and gifts in building collections. The Library’s new digital bookplating program builds on that tradition by placing a permanent link to a digital bookplate in the online catalog record for titles acquired through the generosity of the Library’s donors. (example) Digital … Digital Bookplates Honor Library Donors