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Exhibit | Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection Loan to The Watercolour World
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French Garde Impériale and Garde Nationale during the Hundred Days, 1815. Denis Dighton 1792-1827 UK-based nonprofit organization The Watercolour World has added 93 items from the Brown University Library’s Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection to its online exhibition website, a free database of documentary watercolors painted before 1900.
The Watercolour World aims to “not simply preserve the watercolour record but revive it, sparking new conversations and revelations. By making history visible to more people, we can deepen our understanding of the world.”
The Library is pleased to have provided access to our digital archive of material in the Military Collection, which numbers more than 25,000 items. Through partnerships such as this, we are able to share the unique treasures in our collections with scholars and patrons around the world.
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Announcement | Andrew Majcher, Records Manager/Digital Archivist
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Andrew Majcher joined the Library in April 2018 as Records Manager/ Digital Archivist.As the University’s Record Manager, Andrew is positioned within University Archives and is tasked with developing and implementing a records management program for University records, both in analog and digital formats. He provides records guidance and outreach to Brown departments and staff through inquires, meetings, and presentations. Currently, Andrew is working with the Office of the Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance to review and update existing records management policies for the Brown; meeting with departments and General Counsel to improve the current records retention schedule; and organizing on record storage throughout the campus including offsite record storage. Andrew also serves as a member of the Data Governance Advisory Committee and other related committees on campus.
As the Library’s Digital Archivist, Andrew and his team member, Cody Ross, are responsible for digital preservation within the Library. They work on projects to characterize, describe, and transform digital content so it can be preserved and uploaded to the Brown Digital Repository for access. They also are responsible for preserving the University website and other related web content.
Prior to coming to Brown in April 2018, Andrew worked for the County of Fairfax, VA in the roles of Freedom of Information Act Analyst and Assistant County Archivist from 2013 to 2018. As FOIA Analyst, he was the project manager in implementing enterprise wide software to centrally locate information requests across a workforce of over 10,000 employees. Andrew also facilitated responses to requests and located the associated records. As Assistant County Archivist, Andrew managed the County’s records center and supervised it’s staff. At the record center he oversaw the intake of new records and the destruction of records maintained by the County. Andrew was the lead in providing Records Management education and outreach by providing a minimum of 16 presentations yearly and assisting County staff with records questions. He also developed and implemented policies related to Records Management.
Andrew earned the designation of Certified Records Manager from the Institute of Certified Records Managers. He received his MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh and a BA in History from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.
Andrew and family have acclimated to life in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. He enjoys spending his free time with his 20 month old daughter and running.
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Event | #LibraryLove on Valentine’s Day
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Response to #LibraryLove 2019
Thank you to all the students, staff, and faculty who took the time to write 103 sticky notes expressing your affection for all things Brown University Library this past Valentine’s Day. We loved reading them! Here are a few of our favorite messages:
- I love that the library is always there for me when I’m struggling
- I love the U-FLi Center on the 5th floor and the constant presence of community
- Love the library and the great people who care for it.
- Best security guards on campus!
- I live here.
- The night guard who is always nice and asks me about my day
- The SciLi has been like home for me. I’m always here.
- I love studying with friends in the study rooms!
- The people are so friendly here! Thank you to all the dedicated staff!
- I love the wonderful friends turned family I’ve met while studying here.
- Thank you to everyone who makes the SciLi feel like a home
- Love all the friendly librarians at the Hay
- I love my wonderful mentors and friends at the Hay
- I love the Orwig scanner-copier!
- I love the secret practice room!
- I love all the music and love for music in the air
- I love the power I feel finding books!
- Love the student workers!
- Free libraries got me here. Love.
- Shoutout to the people who work in Interlibrary Loan!
- Someone was nice enough to leave my glasses at the front desk when I lost them here!
- To the librarian with the awesome haircut (you know you you are): awesome haircut!
- Thanks for being so kind. You’re the best.
- People in Circ are the best!
- I love libraries and people who love libraries!
- I love the subject librarians and their diverse knowledge!
- I love the Rock b/c I live here!
- Thank you for staying up late with us while we work!
- So many possibilities in every book!
- Thanks for such a warm and friendly place to study.
Over 1,000 cookies were eaten and we mailed 111 cards from the Friends of the Library collection.
In addition, people were invited to post messages online.
We hope that the #LibraryLove event brightened your Valentine’s Day as much as it did for us. We love the members of the Brown University community, we stand ready to help you with all your research and study needs, and we look forward to sharing the love once again on Valentine’s Day 2020!
Cookies and Stickies
This Valentine’s Day — Thursday, February 14 — let us know what you love about the Brown University Library, enjoy some cookies, and write a love letter.
There will be cookies in four library locations along with sticky notes and pens. We invite you to write what you love about the Library on a sticky note and put it up on the wall.
Share the Love on Social
We’ll take some photos of the sticky notes and post them to Instagram and Twitter.
- @BrownUniversityLibrary on Insta
- @BrownLibrary on Twitter
We’d love to see your photos, too! Be sure to use #LibraryLove and #BrownLibrary so we can like, comment, and share.
Not on campus? Create a virtual love letter to the Library.
Send a Letter
Complimentary greeting cards from the Friends of the Library collections will be available at each location. Please help yourself to a card (or several), write a note, seal and address the envelope (you will need to know the address), and place it in the box labeled “CARDS.” The Library will mail the cards for you!
Date: Thursday, February 14, 2018
Time: All day
Locations:- Rockefeller Library, Sorensen Family Reading Room
- John Hay Library, First Floor Lounge
- Sciences Library, Lobby
- Orwig Music Library, Circulation Area