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Use of Electronic Resources and Software Applications
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To: Members of Brown University
Members of the Brown community are reminded to be diligent regarding agreements the University has with vendors of electronic services and software. The Library currently makes available more than 12,000 ejournals and 275 third party proprietary databases. CIS offers many site licenses for software. Behind each of these services are license agreements which govern how the material can be used by individuals. These are, in effect, contracts, which are legal and binding documents between you and the software/service provider. Some carry specific limitations such as the purposes for which downloaded material can be used or the number of records that can be downloaded at any one time. Electronic resource providers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in monitoring use of their services; their ability to detect violations should not be underestimated. Additionally, such infringing uses of university resources and networks are contrary to Brown’s acceptable use policies and may result in sanctions being imposed by the University and or revocation of network privileges by the University.
The Library provides notice to users about licensing limitations through links from its web page. Some resources actually carry click through licensing terms which must be accepted before proceeding. Users have an obligation to read, be aware of, and observe the terms and conditions of use for all electronic resources. Software also carries agreements which should be read and understood before download takes place. Failure to take note and observe such terms and conditions of use puts the individual user at risk and potentially could result in termination of service to the entire campus. During the last year, services have been suspended to the entire campus more than once due to the actions of a single individual. We remind all members of the Brown community to please be aware of your legal obligations so that service will not be jeopardized for others. This is something to be taken seriously.
Ellen Waite-Franzen
Vice President, Computing & Information Services
Harriette Hemmasi
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Rockefeller Library Reading Room Renovated
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For a quiet and comfortable place to study, “check-out” Level A at the Rock!
Over the winter break, the Level A Reading Room of the Rockefeller Library was upgraded with new, comfortable seating in the reading room and adjacent lobby area, refinished study tables, new study carrels, new carpeting, and painting. In addition, ten individual study rooms on Level A have been updated. Funding for this project was provided by the Provost.More Photographs:
Refurbished Reading Room
Lobby Area
View from above
For further information contact Daniel_O’Mahony@brown.edu -
Lydia Maria Child, The First Woman Of The Republic: An Exhibit And Lecture
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006 5:30 p.m.
Lownes Room
John Hay Library
Lydia Maria Child was once America’s bestselling author and its first feminist. In 1833, she declared war against slavery with her daring publication, An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans. Today she is largely forgotten. A special exhibit and lecture at Brown University works to reinstate her to her rightful place in American letters and human rights. The lecture by local historian and bibliophile, Ray Rickman will be held during a public reception on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 5:30 pm at the John Hay Library, 20 Prospect Street, Providence. The event is free and open to the public.
Books were central to the life and identity of Child. As an etiquette maven for children, as a novelist, an historian, a religious writer and, an outspoken champion of human rights, her books framed and outlined her beliefs and character. The exhibit will utilize more that 75 books, letters, and photos from the private collection of Ray Rickman to reflect Child as the first woman in America to commit her life to equality. Robb Dimmick, known for his work on the Langston Hughes, Abraham Lincoln and Black Lavender exhibits at the Hay, will serve as guest curator.
Not limiting herself to African American justice, she campaigned against the dispossession and genocide of Native Americans, championed equal rights for women, promoted literature for children, and was the first domestic advice diva.
Mr. Rickman, will discuss Mrs. Child’s influence on other prominent women, including Harriett Beecher Stowe, Julia Ward Howe, and the late Rosalind Wiggins, and talk briefly about how and why he built his Lydia Maria Child collection. The exhibit runs from February 28 through March 31st.