Suspension of CHANT Database
Due to the maintenance of the CHANT Database, the Database will be suspended from 6:00pm HKT 22 December to 9:00am HKT 27 December, 2017. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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UPDATE: EMBASE IS BACK!! 12/9/2017 Embase is Unavailable December 8, 2017
Embase is currently unavailable. The problem has been reported to Elsevier and we are working with them to fix the issue. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Updates to Web of Science Interface Coming December 10
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Updates from Around the Library | November 2017
If you have a moment in the midst of the semester’s end and the approach of finals, take a look at what has been happening around the Library. The Library hosts fascinating and engaging speakers throughout the year. You can view many of the talks hosted by the Library on our YouTube channel. Explore the … Updates from Around the Library | November 2017
Event | Caitlín R. Kiernan: My Method, the Absence Thereof, and What Happens When the Words Won’t Come
On Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. in the Lownes Room of the John Hay Library, author Caitlín R. Kiernan will discuss, “My Method, the Absence Thereof, and What Happens When the Words Won’t Come.” This event is free and open to the pubic. Light refreshments will be served after the talk. Kiernan is … Event | Caitlín R. Kiernan: My Method, the Absence Thereof, and What Happens When the Words Won’t Come
Exhibit | San Francisco General Hospital Pillowcase
From the Scott O’Hara Papers: SFGH Pillowcase Scott O’Hara (1961–1998) was a sex radical, porn star, writer and publisher. Between 1983 and 1993, he performed in over twenty gay and bisexual adult films. He also edited and published the quarterly sex-positive journal Steam and the short-lived cultural magazine Wilde. O’Hara was hospitalized at San Francisco … Exhibit | San Francisco General Hospital Pillowcase
Event | Snapchat and the SnapMap: Collective, Ephemeral Stories about Public Events with Jill Rettberg
On Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 4 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Jill Rettberg will give a talk entitled, “Snapchat and the SnapMap: Collective, Ephemeral Stories about Public Events.” This event is free and open to the public. A light reception will follow the talk. On Snapchat, you can view … Event | Snapchat and the SnapMap: Collective, Ephemeral Stories about Public Events with Jill Rettberg
Library Web Server Migration
The Library migrated its web server on Monday, 20 November 2017. We hope you didn’t notice, but if you find anything broken on our website, or anything that just isn’t working the way you expect it should, please let us know.
Exhibit | Dancy Box by Caitlín R. Kiernan & Kathryn A. Pollnac
The Brown University Library recently acquired the papers of award-winning science fiction and dark fantasy writer Caitlin R. Kiernan. “In April 2011, I wrote a story featuring my recurring character Dancy Flammarion. The story was titled “Bus Fair,” and it concerns Dancy having to play a riddle game with a werewolf to get back a … Exhibit | Dancy Box by Caitlín R. Kiernan & Kathryn A. Pollnac
Event | Combinatory Poetics in Electronic Literature and Cinema with Scott Rettberg
On Monday, November 20, 2017 at 12 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Scott Rettberg will give a talk entitled, “Combinatory Poetics in Electronic Literature and Cinema.” This event is free and open to the public. A light reception will follow the talk. Aleatory and combinatory poetic methods have been an … Event | Combinatory Poetics in Electronic Literature and Cinema with Scott Rettberg