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Brown University, National Archives and Records Administration, and National Archive of Brazil Forge Partnership

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A unique, student-led project is the foundation for a partnership between Brown University, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the National Archive of Brazil, and the State University of Maringá (UEM). “Opening the Archives” is designed to provide online public access to the NARA-held State Department of Political Affairs … Brown University, National Archives and Records Administration, and National Archive of Brazil Forge Partnership

World-Famous Thriller Writers Coming to Brown!

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] —At 6:30pm on November 15, 2012, Brown University Library will host a panel discussion featuring several of America’s most successful and renowned thriller writers. Author Jon Land ’79, will moderate the discussion between David Baldacci, Steve Berry, Neslon DeMille, Lisa Gardner, and R.L. Stine in Salomon Hall.  A book signing and … World-Famous Thriller Writers Coming to Brown!

Website for Digital Art & Humanities Lecture Series, Now Live!

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] –The Brown University Library is launching a new website which hosts abstracts and videos from the 2011-2012 Digital Arts and Humanities Lecture Series.  The series was jointly sponsored by Brown University Library and the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage. Over the course of the fall and spring … Website for Digital Art & Humanities Lecture Series, Now Live!

New Video by the Center for Digital Scholarship

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The Center for Digital Scholarship at Brown University Library has produced a new, short informational video for centerNet, an international network of digital humanities centers. The Library congratulates Jean Bauer, our Digital Humanities Librarian, for being appointed centerNet’s new secretary.

“Dealing with Data” – New Library Publication Now Availaible

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] —  Brown University Library is pleased to announce the release of its newest publication, Dealing with Data. Dealing with Data features contributions by Library staff and Brown faculty including Harriette Hemmasi, Catherine Busselen, Ann Caldwell, Jean Bauer, Julia Flanders, Amanda Rinehart, John Cayley, Sue Alcock, and Jan S. Hesthaven. The authors discuss a … “Dealing with Data” – New Library Publication Now Availaible

Brown Provides New Content for World Digital Library

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — This month the World Digital Library (WDL), an open access website sponsored by UNESCO and the Library of Congress featuring unique cultural materials and national treasures from libraries and archives around the world, has integrated 40 additional images from the Brown University Library.  Expanding the WDL’s coverage of Africa, Asia, and … Brown Provides New Content for World Digital Library

Digital Humanities Project Wins IMLS National Leadership Grant

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – TEI Archiving, Publishing, and Access Service (TAPAS), a digital humanities collaboration between the libraries of Brown University and Wheaton College, has been awarded a $250,000 National Leadership Grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), to begin on December 1, 2011 and run for three years. The goal … Digital Humanities Project Wins IMLS National Leadership Grant

Winners in the 2010 Hildene-Brown Lincoln Essay Competition

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The Brown University Library is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 Hildene-Brown Lincoln Essay Competition: FIRST PRIZE Sherry Romanzi, Barrington (Gordon School) SECOND PRIZE Audrey Chisholm, Providence (Gordon School) THIRD PRIZE (TIE) Gianna Jasinski, Greenville (LaSalle Academy) THIRD PRIZE (TIE) Sabrina Fowler, Millville, Massachusetts (LaSalle Academy) HONORABLE MENTION: Marydjina Barionnette, Providence (Nathanael Greene … Winners in the 2010 Hildene-Brown Lincoln Essay Competition