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Exhibit l Contextualizing Taíno Collections

In this exhibit, student curators share their work to put a new donation of ancient Caribbean artifacts into cultural, historical, political, and contemporary contexts. First peoples of many Caribbean islands developed shared beliefs and practices, which today we call Taíno culture. People practicing this culture were historically erased from Caribbean stories. To make sense of Taíno artifacts recently Exhibit l Contextualizing Taíno Collections

Workshops and Teaching Support for the Health and Biomedical Community

Do your new residents need an introduction to our resources for evidence-based practice? Would your research team like an overview of what’s new with PubMed searching and online resources? Teaching Support HBLS librarians are available to support classes, research groups, and labs by providing instruction on effective and efficient literature searching, citation management tools, evidence Workshops and Teaching Support for the Health and Biomedical Community

Best Bets for Full Text Access to Journal Articles in the Health and Biomedical Sciences

Brown has access to thousands of online journals, but sometimes it’s hard to know the quickest route to the articles you need. Streamline your research workflow with these tips:  BruKnow Searching in BruKnow? Click on “Download PDF” or “Available Online” to access the article. If you’re in BruKnow and have expanded your results to resources Best Bets for Full Text Access to Journal Articles in the Health and Biomedical Sciences

“Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden” – Talk by Author Zhuqing Li

Join the Brown University Library for a talk featuring author Zhuqing Li, Visiting Associate Professor of East Asian Studies and Faculty Curator of East Asian Collections at the Library, as she speaks about her book, Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden: Two Sisters Separated by China’s Civil War. The talk will take place in the “Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden” – Talk by Author Zhuqing Li

Exhibit l Artistic Impressions of Brown University

The John Hay Library by Jill Armstrong, n.d. “Artistic Impressions of Brown University,” features a collection of over 30 drawings, watercolors, etchings, and architectural plans depicting the Brown campus and East Side of Providence created by local architects, students, and international artists.  Curated by Ray Butti, Senior Library Expert Dates: May 26 – August 15, Exhibit l Artistic Impressions of Brown University

Faculty Study Applications Open for Academic Year 2022 – 2023

The application process for faculty studies in the Rockefeller Library for academic year 2022-23 is now open. Applications will be accepted through May 16, 2022. APPLY The following categories of need will receive priority: Current faculty engaged in research requiring intensive use of library resources, programs, and services that are best served on-site within the Faculty Study Applications Open for Academic Year 2022 – 2023

Library Stats Quest Week

Please tell your Brown University Library about your on-site experience during the week of April 3 – 9, 2022 — Library Stats Quest Week! Did you know that nearly 20,000 users visit the libraries in-person every week?  We want to know if the experiences you’re having are meeting your needs. After each visit this week Library Stats Quest Week

JSTOR and Project Muse not working with EZProxy

Both JSTOR and Project Muse titles are not working with EZProxy. We are recommending that our users install the VPN and use that until the issue is resolved. For more information and instructions, see VPN Documentation. For assistance with the VPN, contact the CIS Help Desk: help@brown.edu or 863-HELP (863-4357).

EBSCO Maintenance on July 7, 2020

EBSCO will be performing scheduled maintenance on Tuesday, July 7th, 2020 from 8:30 AM until 1:00 PM EDT (-4:00 GMT). Customers may experience brief interruptions or slowness. We apologize for any inconvenience this temporary interruption may cause.

Exhibit | Dis/Assemble: Making Meaning from the Minassian Collection

Dis/Assemble Dis/Assemble is a collaborative effort by graduate students from across ten different humanities disciplines to construct narratives around a continuously moving archive: the Minassian Collection of Persian, Mughal, and Indian Paintings and Calligraphies at Brown University. This collection evokes questions of assemblage and disassemblage, from sifting the extraordinary from the ordinary to practices of Exhibit | Dis/Assemble: Making Meaning from the Minassian Collection