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New center will expand research support, community outreach at Brown Library The Brown University Library’s new Center for Library Exploration and Research promises to strengthen scholarly inquiry and support for high-impact research by scholars on campus and beyond. The new Center for Library Exploration and Research promises to support scholarly inquiry at every stage of the research lifecycle, boosting research skills students need for class projects, dissertations and more. Photo: Mike Cohea/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — There’s no doubt that Brown Univers...

Texas A&M University Libraries provide an abundance of resources for students and researchers in pursuit of information. National Library Week, celebrated April 4-10, celebrates libraries, honors library workers and promotes library use and support. A&M offers library services at Sterling C. Evans Library, Cushing Memorial Library and Archives, the Medical Sciences Library, the Policy Sciences and Economics Library and the Business Library and Collaboration Commons. These facilities are dedicated to being “the indispensable hub of discovery, learning and creativity at Texas A&M Universit...

LebTown February 18, 2021 4 min read Betty Harte, born Daisy Mae Light in Lebanon, 1882. (Selig Polyscope Company/Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Library) The silent film era dominated cinema in the late 19 th century into the early 20 th century, producing well-known films such as “Ben-Hur” (the 1925 adaptation) or the original “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” Actors during this era faced the peculiar task of portraying characters without the key element of sound. We still remember some actors who thrived during this time, such as Charlie Chaplin or Mar...