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Talk and Workshop | Zines and Radical Librarianship with Jenna Freedman

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On Thursday, February 2, 2017 from 3:30 – 5 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Jenna Freedman, Associate Director of Communications and Zine Librarian at Barnard College, will give a talk on zines and zine history, radical librarianship, zinemaking, and queering publishing. This event is free and open to the public. Jenna Freedman’s … Talk and Workshop | Zines and Radical Librarianship with Jenna Freedman

Dissertation Writing Retreat January 9-13 from the Writing Center, Graduate School and University Library (Deadline 12/28)

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Advanced PhD students are invited to apply now to participate in a Dissertation Writing Retreat in January 2017. The writing-intensive retreat, to be held January 9-13, will provide 16 participants with space, time and encouragement to make progress on their dissertations. Stacy Kastner, Associate Director of the Writing Center, will lead the retreat, which pools the resources and … Dissertation Writing Retreat January 9-13 from the Writing Center, Graduate School and University Library (Deadline 12/28)

Event | On the Material Trail: Embedded Librarianship in the Heart of Tuscany

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In 2015, Mark Pompelia, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Visual + Material Resource Librarian, accompanied a double-major RISD student (Apparel Design-Industrial Design) on an international exhibition program called Craft the Leather. Based in the Tuscan Leather District of San Miniato, Italy, the program hosted ten schools for a weeklong immersion into the industry of vegetable-tanned leather … Event | On the Material Trail: Embedded Librarianship in the Heart of Tuscany

Library Workshops in April 2016

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The Library is offering a number of workshops in April. Here’s a look at the upcoming Library workshops this month: April 4, 2016, 12:00pm | Best Practices for Managing and Sharing Your Data April 4, 2016, 1:00pm | Grant reporting, compliance, and biosketches April 5, 2016, 3:00pm | Data Visualization in Microsoft Excel April 6, 2016, 12:00pm … Library Workshops in April 2016

Library Workshops in February 2016

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The Library is offering a number of workshops in February. Here’s a look at the upcoming Library workshops this month: February 8, 2016, 12:00pm Writing a Data Management Plan for Grants February 9, 2016, 12:00pm Endnote Workshop (X7 desktop [basic]) February 9, 2016, 3:00pm Managing Your Online Identity, part 1 February 10, 2016, 12:00pm Managing Your Online Identity, part … Library Workshops in February 2016

Recap: International Workshop-Forum on China’s Publishing Soft Power

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On Friday, August 14, 2015, the Brown University Library hosted a workshop and forum about China’s Publishing Soft Power. Below is a list of the presentations. Opening Speech: Introduction to the Conference and Attendees (Li Wang) Session I. Trends in Global Information and Communication (Moderator: William S. Monroe) Keynote Speech: Global Brown: Comprehensive Internationalization (Sonia Feigenbaum) … Recap: International Workshop-Forum on China’s Publishing Soft Power

Tableau Workshop

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On June 16, 2014 at 2 p.m. the library will offer a 90-minute workshop on Tableau in the Hecker Center. Tableau is a software package that allows users to upload and explore their data, and quickly put together a variety of visualizations that can be published to the web. This will be a hands-on workshop … Tableau Workshop

Pivot/Cos Training Session

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Training sessions in Pivot/Cos will be held on December 4th and December 10th in the Hecker Center of the Rockefeller Library. Pivot/Cos is a tool that can help researchers fund their work as well as guide them through the rigors of tenure, promotion, or future job prospects. One of the great features of Pivot/Cos is … Pivot/Cos Training Session