New EBSCOhost Interface Launching August 5, 2025 EBSCOhost’s user interface (UI) will be changing on August 5, 2025. If you currently have saved searches, folders, or articles in your EBSCOhost account, some, but not all, of this content will migrate automatically. Essential Deadlines Your EBSCOhost Account Your EBSCOhost account contains several types of saved content. … Migrating Your Data to the New EBSCOhost User Interface
Brown University administration has generously planned an extended winter break for staff from the close of business on Friday, December 20, 2024 through Sunday, January 5, 2025. Note that the Rockefeller Library and Sciences Library will be open without library services on Saturday, December 21, the last day of finals (see hours for details). In … Library Services During Winter Break 2024-25
The Absolute Quiet Rooms on level A of the Rockefeller Library will be closed from the beginning of June to the end of August 2024. A large staff space on the first floor of the Rock will be renovated during this time. The two Absolute Quiet Rooms will be used as staff space throughout the … Rock’s Absolute Quiet Rooms Closed for Summer
In response to patron feedback about concerning levels of noise and conversation in Library spaces, the Library is instituting a new sound level system. We ask that all visitors to the Library follow these guidelines to ensure a welcoming and inclusive experience for all members of our community. See below for sound level descriptions and … Library Sound Levels
Extended Winter Break Brown University administration has generously planned an extended winter break from the close of business on Friday, December 22, 2023 through Sunday, January 7, 2024. In order to maintain support of students, faculty, and researchers during this time, while giving dedicated library staff members well-deserved time off, the University Library will be … Library Services During Winter Break 2023 – 2024
This summer, the windows at the John Hay Library will be replaced, and there will also be smaller projects to update spaces above the first floor. As a result of this facilities work, there will be changes to the Hay’s hours and access. Please refer to the John Hay Library website for any changes to our … Reduced Access at John Hay Library, Summer 2023
An open letter from the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation (IPLC), consisting of the directors from thirteen libraries including the Brown University Library, was sent to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in support of the Nelson Memo, which aims to expand equitable access to federally-funded publications and data. The letter also … Brown University Library Supports Nelson Memo through Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation Letter
Extended Winter Break Brown University administration has generously planned an extended Winter Break from the close of business on Thursday, December 22, 2022 through Sunday, January 8, 2023. In order to maintain support of students, faculty, and researchers during this time, while giving dedicated library staff members well-deserved time off, the University Library will be … Library Services During Winter Break 2022 – 2023
We are updating easyBorrow to ReShare On December 13, EasyBorrow — Brown’s integrated service for requesting items held by other Ivies Plus partners — will move to a new service platform. This new platform, ReShare, will provide patrons with the same ability to request materials directly from our BorrowDirect partner libraries but offers greater integration … New Way to Request Items from Other Libraries
No Article Processing Charges for Brown authors who wish to publish articles via gold open access with Cambridge University Press Many authors would like to publish their scholarly articles gold open access (OA) but are deterred by the article processing charge (APC) assessed by the publisher — sometimes as high as thousands of dollars. With … Brown Signs Read and Publish Agreement with Cambridge University Press
