Monthly Archives: October 2005

Library Eresources Fair – You could win an iPod!

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The Library is proud to present our first annual Library Eresources Vendor Fair on Thursday, November 3, 10-5, in the Leung Gallery, Faunce House.
Did you know that the Library subscribes to over 14,000 online journals, 250+ online databases, and 250,000+ electronic books?
– Now is your chance to find out more!
– Have a bite to eat.
– Check out the Library’s fabulous collection of electronic journals, databases, and books being shown by expert vendors.
– REGISTER TO WIN AN iPod!
For more information, call Anne Nolan at x33577 or email Anne_Nolan@brown.edu.

Library Eresources Vendor Fair

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The Library is proud to present our first annual Library Eresources
Vendor Fair on Thursday, November 3, 10-5, in the Leung Gallery, Faunce
House.
Did you know that the Library subscribes to over 14,000 online
journals, 250+ online databases, and 250,000+ electronic books?
Now is your chance to find out more!
Have a bite to eat.
Check out the Library’s fabulous collection of electronic journals, databases, and books being
shown by expert vendors.
REGISTER TO WIN AN iPod!
For more information, call Anne Nolan at x33577.

Library Catalog Down, October 27 at 5:30pm

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Josiah, the Library catalog, will be down for one to two hours on Thursday, October 27, starting at 5:30 PM for installation of new software. While Josiah is unavailable, Brown’s library holdings may be searched on InRhode, the shared catalog of Rhode Island academic libraries: http://inrhode.uri.edu/search
For more information contact: Bonnie_Buzzell@brown.edu

Jump Start your Research with InfoGate

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InfoGate is an exciting new search service offered by the library. InfoGate offers a quick, easy, and personalized interface which can simultaneously search a variety of information resources including library catalogs, reference databases, digital repositories, and subject-based gateways. InfoGate provides researchers with multiple tools to customize searches and database sets, save results for future reference, and export citations to a bibliographic database, such as Refworks.
For more information about InfoGate, take a look at the InfoGate FAQ at
http://www.brown.edu/library/eresources/metalib/infogate2.html
or sign up for an InfoGate PASS class at http://comped.brown.edu
If you have specific questions about InfoGate, please feel free to email us at libweb@brown.edu

Library Catalog will be down Tuesday morning

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A software upgrade will be installed on Josiah, the library’s online catalog, Tuesday morning, October 18. Most library services will be unaffected by this, and Josiah should be fully functional before noon. While Josiah is unavailable, Brown’s library holdings may be searched on InRhode, the shared catalog of Rhode Island academic libraries: http://inrhode.uri.edu/search
For more information contact: Bonnie_Buzzell@brown.edu

Perry Visits Japan: New Media and Old Manuscripts in the Classroom

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Saturday, October 15, 2005
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Salomon Auditorium
The Miniature TrainSusan Smulyan, Associate Professor of American Civilization, will present a Faculty Forum that will highlight the Library’s project to digitize the John Hay Library’s copy of a fascinating Japanese scroll that beautifully illustrates Commodore Matthew Perry’s landing in Japan, the first official contact between Americans and Japanese.
For more information see: http://dl.lib.brown.edu/japan/index.html

Database of the Week – Smithsonian Global Sound

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The Library presents: Smithsonian Global Sound. Have a look, and a LISTEN too!
Smithsonian Global Sound, produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, is a virtual encyclopedia of the world’s musical and aural traditions. The collection provides educators, students, and interested listeners with an unprecedented variety of online resources that support the creation, continuity, and preservation of diverse
musical forms
Off-campus users must log in via the VPN client or EZproxy.
For further information contact: Anne_Nolan@brown.edu

Data & Government Information – Tell us what you need

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Hi, I’m Tom Stieve, the Library’ new Social Sciences Data Librarian. I am responsible for Government Information and the Library’s numeric and spatial data for the Social Sciences. In order to better assist you in your studies and research, I need to have a better idea about what you need and want from these resources.
Please help us build up the best possible resources for all of your social sciences data, statistics, GIS, and government information needs by filling out this feedback form — http://dl.lib.brown.edu/surveys/stieve.html. The survey should take only about 10 minutes.
For further information contact: Thomas_Stieve@brown.edu

“Peculiar Institutions” – New Yorker Article Online

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“Peculiar Institutions: Brown University looks at the slave traders in its past”
By: Fitzgerald, Frances, New Yorker, 9/12/2005, Vol. 81, Issue 27
Read this recent article online via the Library’s subscription to Academic Search Premier at: http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18158174
Off-campus users must first log in via the VPN client or EZProxy.

Feldman Book Arts Studio Dedication

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Saturday, October 15, 2005
3 to 4:30 p.m.
John Hay Library
The Library will honor Walter Feldman, Professor of Art and John Hay Professor of Bibliography, with the dedication of the Feldman Book Arts Studio (located in the basement of the Hay). The studio supports the work of Professor Feldman’s students in the book arts, providing them with the space and materials to creatively explore the book as an art form. More than 300 books created by Professor Feldman’s students are in the permanent collection of the John Hay Library. This event will include a welcoming reception (in the lobby of the Hay) as well as tours of the Book Arts Studio along with a display of works by Professor Feldman’s students.
For further information contact hay@brown.edu