Facilities
The John Hay Library housed
the
entire Brown University Library collection from its construction
in
1910 until the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library was built in 1964. In
1971, when
physical science materials were transferred to the new Sciences Library,
the
John Hay Library became exclusively a repository for the Library's Special
Collections.
The
John Carter Brown Library,
which also houses special
collections material, is an independent institution at Brown and is not
part
of the University Library system.
The John Hay Library's main Reading Room is available for quiet study as
well as for research. A separate Reading Room is available for users
of University Archives. Personal computers are welcome. All
tables in the main Reading Room are equipped with power surge
protectors. Hand-held
scanners, because they require actual contact with materials, are not
permitted.
Wireless access is available in the Reading Room, the Archives, the Lownes Room, the Reader's Services area, and the Bruhn Room.
Any student, faculty or staff member who has activated his or her account at Brown (http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/CIS/activate/ ) is eligible to use the wireless service.
A cluster of networked workstations, including one in the main Reading Room,
which afford access to the Library's
online catalog, the internet, over 200 subscription databases, and over
3,000 electronic journals is
available. A listing of the Library's electronic resources is available on
the
e-resources
section of the general Library home page.
hay@brown.edu
