Jeanette Norris has accepted the position of Head of Metadata Services, effective December 1, 2018. Prior to this promotion, Jeanette served as a Metadata Librarian. Jeanette’s inclusive leadership style will be instrumental in moving the department into new modes of descriptive cataloging and metadata demanded by sophisticated discovery systems and digital platforms. With clarity of … Announcement | Jeanette Norris Named Head of Metadata Services

The  Library is proud to congratulate Tiffini Bowers, Exhibition Curator, on her receipt of the 2018 Brown University Excellence Award in the Rising Star category. The Rising Star Award is presented to an individual or team that, “has made an immediate impact on their department and the University. This award recognizes the energy, enthusiasm, knowledge, … Announcement | Tiffini Bowers, Exhibition Curator, Receives Excellence Award

As of January 1, 2019, the Research and Outreach Services staffing unit within the Brown University Library will be renamed Academic Engagement. With a mission to strengthen and sustain critical partnerships with Brown’s educational and research programs, Academic Engagement’s team of disciplinary and methodological experts will bring new focus to the Library’s central role in … Announcement | Academic Engagement

Effective January 1, 2019, Michelle Venditelli will be promoted to Head of Preservation, Conservation, and the Library Annex, consolidating the reporting line of preservation and conservation operations at the Brown Library. Michelle will continue to report directly to Associate University Librarian for Access Services and Collection Management, Boaz Nadav-Manes, who will be replaced by the Interim AUL … Announcement | Michelle Venditelli Named Head of Preservation, Conservation, and the Library Annex

The Library is pleased to announce the appointment of Angela Galvan as Library E-Resources Manager. Prior to joining Brown, Angela served as Digital Resources and Systems Librarian for the State University of New York, Geneseo. Before joining SUNY Geneseo in 2015, Angela was Digital Reformatting Specialist and Head of Interlibrary Services for The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library. She holds an … Announcement | Library Hires New E-Resources Manager

The Library is pleased to announce that Rebecca Belford as the new Head of Shared Cataloging and Special Formats Metadata. Prior to joining Brown, Rebecca was the Music Cataloger/Reference Librarian at the University at Buffalo from 2010-2017, with job duties including music formats cataloging, collection development, reference, and instruction. At UB she also taught music librarianship as an adjunct … Announcement | Library Hires New Head of Shared Cataloging and Special Formats Metadata

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Heather Cole as the Librarian for Literary and Popular Culture Collections at Brown University Library. Heather will have curatorial responsibility for the Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays, the H. Adrian Smith Magic Collection, the Miller Collection of Wit and Humor, the Sheet Music Collection, the … The Library Welcomes Heather Cole

The Library welcomes Mary Murphy, the new Pembroke Center Archivist. For several years Mary was a Manuscripts Archivist and, more recently, the Administrative Librarian at Harvard University’s Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America. Her prior professional experience includes working at the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Georgia Historical Society. Mary’s undergraduate … The Library Welcomes Mary Murphy