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Announcement | New Health and Biomedical Library Services Unit at Brown

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The Library will establish a new department — Health and Biomedical Library Services — to provide more direct and focused support for Brown’s programs in medicine, public health, and biomedical sciences. The growth of these programs in size, scientific reputation, and societal impact is transformative for Brown and requires enhanced library support for research, teaching, … Announcement | New Health and Biomedical Library Services Unit at Brown

Announcement | Orwig Music Library Closure – April 3 Material Request Deadline

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From May through August 2021, the Orwig Music Building, including Orwig Music Library, will be closed for renovation. The renovation will involve installation of essential human safety equipment including wet fire suppression in every room and an upgrade to the building’s entire HVAC system.  Due to the significant amount of work being done in every … Announcement | Orwig Music Library Closure – April 3 Material Request Deadline

Announcement | LED Light Bulbs

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Energy efficient LED light bulbs are being installed in all light fixtures throughout Library buildings. This effort to increase our energy efficiency is in direct alignment with Brown’s mission to cut campus greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2025 and to achieve net-zero emissions no later than 2040. The work will begin at the Rockefeller … Announcement | LED Light Bulbs

ILLiad system unavailable Wednesday-Thursday

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The interlibrary loan system ILLiad, which the Library relies on to fulfill patron requests for certain materials from other libraries, will be unavailable starting the afternoon of Wednesday, April 3, and running through the following day. Service is expected to be restored by Thursday afternoon.

Planned maintenance and service interruption: multiple library systems

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The library has scheduled an update and associated maintenance for the library catalog software on Tuesday, March 26 beginning at 10 am. This will require approximately eight hours of downtime for the library catalog and services tied to the software API. We chose this date to reduce the number of faculty, staff, and students affected … Planned maintenance and service interruption: multiple library systems

Change in access to the clinical information resource “UpToDate”

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Starting on August 1, 2018, UpToDate (UtD) will only be available through the intranets of Brown’s affiliated hospitals (Lifespan, CNE, VAMC) or by individual subscription, and not additionally through the University Library. For the vast majority of the AMS community, this change will affect only the way that you access UtD. Alpert Medical School students … Change in access to the clinical information resource “UpToDate”

John Hay Library Closed August 28 – 29

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The John Hay Library will be closed on Monday August 28 and Tuesday August 29, 2017. This will allow staff to attend a two day training session. The Hay will re-open at 10 a.m. on Wednesday August 30th. Please e-mail hay@brown.edu, if you have any questions. We apologize for any inconvenience.