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Brown Library Hosts NEH Institute on Digital Publishing, Shares Full Curriculum on Website

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First-of-its-kind national training program expands the voices, perspectives, and visions represented in the practice and production of digital scholarship Brown University Library, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, has developed a training institute for scholars who wish to pursue interpretive projects that require digital expression and digital publication but may lack resources … Brown Library Hosts NEH Institute on Digital Publishing, Shares Full Curriculum on Website

New Resources: McGraw Hill Medical Suite plus Expanded DEI Titles, More

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Full McGraw-Hill Access Medical Suite  The Library recently upgraded our subscription to the full McGraw-Hill Medical Suite. In addition to AccessMedicine, we now provide access to 16 McGraw-Hill Medical and specialty collections, including AccessPediatrics, AccessPharmacy, AccessEmergencyMedicine, and JAMAEvidence. These collections include critical textbooks, test prep materials, procedures videos, calculators, and more. You can find all … New Resources: McGraw Hill Medical Suite plus Expanded DEI Titles, More

Brown Library publishes five new volumes in the “Race & … in America” digital book series

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Open access publication expands series delving into comparative perspectives on the roots and effects of racism in the U.S. For the second year running, the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown partnered with the Office of the Provost on the pioneering Race & … in America webinar series, a … Brown Library publishes five new volumes in the “Race & … in America” digital book series

Reserve Rockefeller Library Group Study Rooms

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Rockefeller Library group study rooms will be available for reservation by Brown students starting Monday, September 19. Current Brown student ID holders can reserve the space online at https://libcal.brown.edu/reserve/groupstudy. Signs with QR codes leading to the online reservation system are posted on each of the bookable rooms as well. Rooms can be reserved for two … Reserve Rockefeller Library Group Study Rooms

Voices of Mass Incarceration in the United States — New John Hay Library Collecting Direction

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Papers of Mumia Abu-Jamal and and Johanna Fernández ‘93 will anchor Voices of Mass Incarceration in the United States, the new collecting direction at the John Hay Library. More Information / Media For information in addition to what is below, please see the New York Times article, “Brown University Acquires the Papers of Mumia Abu-Jamal,” by Jenny … Voices of Mass Incarceration in the United States — New John Hay Library Collecting Direction

The MIT Press and Brown University Library release A New Vision for Islamic Pasts and Futures by Shahzad Bashir

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Enter A New Vision for Islamic Pasts and Futures by Shahzad Bashir Discover more about the publication including an interview with Shahzad Bashir Announcement of the publication from the MIT Press news site: An interactive, open-access born-digital publication, this groundbreaking book’s interface encourages engagement with rich visual material and multimedia evidence The MIT Press and Brown … The MIT Press and Brown University Library release A New Vision for Islamic Pasts and Futures by Shahzad Bashir

Library and Cogut Institute to Offer Certificate in Digital Humanities

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In May, Brown’s Graduate School approved a joint proposal from the Library’s Center for Digital Scholarship (CDS) and the Cogut Institute for the Humanities to establish a doctoral advanced specialization certificate in Digital Humanities. Doctoral certificate programs allow PhD students to gain expertise in interdisciplinary areas that complement and expand upon their disciplinary training, both … Library and Cogut Institute to Offer Certificate in Digital Humanities

Commencement Forum | Brown University’s Slavery and Justice Report with Commentary on Context and Impact: Presenting the Revised and Expanded Second Edition

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Commencement Forum Willis Reading Room, John Hay Library20 Prospect St, Providence, RISaturday, May 2811 a.m. – 12 p.m. Join via livestream on YouTube In 2006 Brown released its groundbreaking “Report of the Brown University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice,” confronting and publicly documenting the University’s complex history with the transatlantic slave trade and its … Commencement Forum | Brown University’s Slavery and Justice Report with Commentary on Context and Impact: Presenting the Revised and Expanded Second Edition

John Hay Library Acquires José Rivera Papers

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Lauded contemporary Latinx playwright’s papers will enrich the Hay’s holdings by artists of color in its distinctive Performance & Entertainment collecting area The John Hay Library has acquired the papers of award-winning Puerto Rican-American playwright and screenwriter José Rivera. Serving as a foundational collection within the Hay’s Performance & Entertainment collecting direction, this trove of … John Hay Library Acquires José Rivera Papers

Brown Library Announces 2022 Cohort for NEH Institute on Digital Publishing

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Fifteen humanities scholars from under-resourced institutions—60% from HBCUs—will convene for national training workshop focused on growing and diversifying digital publication opportunities. Brown University Library is pleased to announce the 2022 cohort for Born-Digital Scholarly Publishing: Resources and Roadmaps, a three-week hybrid institute designed to expand the voices, perspectives, and visions represented in the practice and … Brown Library Announces 2022 Cohort for NEH Institute on Digital Publishing