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Announcement | Book Published by Author and Performing Arts Librarian Laura Stokes

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As part of the Music Bibliographers Series, Routledge has published Fanny Hansel: A Research and Information Guide, written by Laura Stokes, PhD, Brown University Performing Arts Librarian and Head of the Orwig Music Library. The book is an important addition to the growing study of women composers and performers. Publisher Description: Fanny Hensel: A Research … Announcement | Book Published by Author and Performing Arts Librarian Laura Stokes

Announcement | 50 Year Anniversary of the Black Student Walkout: A Collaboration between Brown University Archives and WGBH

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Produced by WGBH and reporter Gabrielle Emanuel, the video, “Fifty Years Ago, Black Students At Brown Walked Out For Change” is available on WGBH online. Click here to read the WGBH story and see the video. In addition to the video, the story will be told today during the “All Things Considered” afternoon broadcast, available … Announcement | 50 Year Anniversary of the Black Student Walkout: A Collaboration between Brown University Archives and WGBH

Announcement | Curator Li Wang Interviewed by China Library Weekly

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During the recent 2017 Beijing International Book Fair–the second largest book fair in the world–Dr. Li Wang, Curator of Brown’s East Asian Collection, was interviewed by China Library Weekly, the only library newspaper published in China. Dr. Wang spoke about Brown University Library as well as his professional activities and perspectives. In the special issue, … Announcement | Curator Li Wang Interviewed by China Library Weekly

Retweets, Shares, and Likes: Increasing the Impact of Research Through the Preservation and Sharing of Data

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Last week, an article co-authored by Dr. Justine Allen appeared in the scientific journal The American Naturalist. Dr. Allen received her Ph.D. from Brown University in 2014, completing her graduate work under Professor Roger Hanlon at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. The article describes the behaviors of two male cuttlefish fighting over … Retweets, Shares, and Likes: Increasing the Impact of Research Through the Preservation and Sharing of Data

Commencement Forum | Word/Image/Text: Reading for the Philosophers’ Stone in Atalanta fugiens with Tara Nummedal

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The Library welcomes visitors to a Commencement Forum on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 11 a.m. in the Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab and Sidney E. Frank Digital Studio at the Rockefeller Library. As part of Brown University’s new Digital Publishing Initiative, Professor Tara Nummedal will present on her upcoming publishing project. Project Atalanta will bring a multimedia seventeenth … Commencement Forum | Word/Image/Text: Reading for the Philosophers’ Stone in Atalanta fugiens with Tara Nummedal

Event | Tara Nummedal and Donna Bilak: “Tear the Books Apart: Atalanta fugiens in a Digital Age”

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On Thursday, April 21, 2016, at 12 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, scholars Tara Nummedal and Donna Bilak will speak about their digital publication, Project Atalanta. This event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the talk. Recently chosen as one of two pilot projects for Brown’s Mellon-funded … Event | Tara Nummedal and Donna Bilak: “Tear the Books Apart: Atalanta fugiens in a Digital Age”

Event | New Directions in Scholarly Publishing and the Challenges of Evaluation

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On Monday, March 21, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. in Pembroke Hall, three academic publishing professionals will participate in a panel discussion entitled, “New Directions in Scholarly Publishing and the Challenges of Evaluation.” This lecture series is intended to engage Brown faculty and students in a conversation about changes in the field of scholarly communication in the … Event | New Directions in Scholarly Publishing and the Challenges of Evaluation

Pilot Projects Selected for Brown’s Digital Publishing Initiative

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The Dean of the Faculty and the Brown University Library are pleased to announce the selection of two faculty-led projects for the inaugural year of the University’s Digital Publishing Initiative. Supported by a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Digital Publishing Initiative offers Brown faculty members the opportunity to explore new and … Pilot Projects Selected for Brown’s Digital Publishing Initiative

Focus on Collections | Spring/Summer 2014 Newsletter of the Brown University Library

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The Brown University Library has recently published its Spring/Summer 2014 edition of the Newsletter of the Brown University Library: Focus on Collections. The publication considers the past, present, and future of library collections. With contributions from several Brown University librarians, faculty members, and students, the articles in the newsletter discuss the importance of the physical … Focus on Collections | Spring/Summer 2014 Newsletter of the Brown University Library

CNI Podcast with Harriette Hemmasi: Brown University Libraries Supporting Digital Scholarship

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In this interview recorded at the 2013 Fall Membership Meeting of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), University Librarian Harriette Hemmasi discusses the Brown University Library Digital Scholarship Lab and the relationship librarians at Brown are cultivating with research and other forms of digital scholarship. CNI Podcast: Brown University Libraries Supporting Digital Scholarship