Head of Special Collections Instruction and Curator, Literary & Pop Culture Collections, John Hay Library, Brown University. she/her/hers
Providence, RI
Joined March 2009
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Brown University has acquired Mumia Abu-Jamal’s personal archive. Abu-Jamal, convicted of the 1981 murder of a police officer, became the face of the anti-death penalty movement and a widely published commentator on the prison system. nyti.ms/3ccwUNe
Heather G. Cole retweeted
RBMS 2022 is officially here! Pathable & #rbms22 are both easy ways to converse with attendees. This account is run by volunteers who are also attending the conference. We're human & we'd like to be fully present for sessions, so we'll only be corresponding as we are able.
Heather G. Cole retweeted
We are so excited to have 700+ of you join us for #rbms22 this week! Check out our latest round of blog posts on the conference website to learn more about what we have planned!
Pull up the submenu under "Blog Posts" to see the full list: rbms2022.us2.pathable.com/
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Heather G. Cole retweeted
We are excited to share a few blog posts highlighting some of the upcoming #RBMS22 conference's events and provide some tips for navigating the virtual conference.
Pull up the submenu under "Blog Posts" to see the full list: rbms2022.us2.pathable.com/
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Heather G. Cole retweeted
thrilled that the #BookishBookClub is hosting a book discussion of #RBMS22 plenary speaker Jenn Shapland's book My Autobiography of Carson McCullers (2020).
find us on the pathable agenda for Thursday, June 23rd ✨ and order the book soon!
ALT Book Discussion: My Autobiography of Carson McCullers at 4:30PM EST on June 23rd.
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Attention #specialcollections job seekers AND hiring experts!
Sign up to have your résumé/CV reviewed OR volunteer to give valuable and constructive feedback at the #RBMS22 Résumé/CV Review Session: form.jotform.com/22108622533…. Deadline to sign up is June 10.
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Heather G. Cole retweeted
Don't forget! This Friday is the deadline to submit your proposal for the Power of New Voices and People's Choice sessions for the RBMS 2022 Conference! #rbms22 Apply now at form.jotform.com/22046635577….
ALT TEXT: RBMS 2022 JUNE 21-24 WHAT NOW? REFLECTION, RECKONING AND RECOVERY Deadline for people's choice & Power of New Voices is THIS FRIDAY
Heather G. Cole retweeted
Registration for the RBMS 2022 conference opens today! Join us virtually from June 21-24 for our conference, What Now: Reflection, Reckoning, and Recovery. Follow the link to register: rbms2022.us2.pathable.com/re… #rbms22
Heather G. Cole retweeted
Calling all early career (and pre-career) Rare Books and Manuscripts folx! How has the pandemic impacted your start in the field? #RBMS22 Power of New Voices is now open for lightning talk submissions. Submit your proposal at form.jotform.com/22046635577… by April 1.
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Submit your proposal for the People's Choice sessions at #rbms22! Sessions in the “People’s Choice” category will be chosen via an online vote open to all RBMS members & conference attendees. Deadline for submissions is April 1. Apply at form.jotform.com/22046635577…
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Heather G. Cole retweeted
i'm on the search committee for a librarian position that has 100+ applicants and i'm feeling compelled to tweet some general job application advice again
Heather G. Cole retweeted
I taught during the @BrownUniversity summer session and here is what I learned about colleges students "surviving" this pandemic. #Thread
1) Students are still struggling with loneliness, grief and isolation. They are grieving all they lost in the last year & it is painful.
Heather G. Cole retweeted
The John Hay Library’s revised collection policy will support new trends in scholarship and help to diversify the stories told in Brown’s archives and special collections. brow.nu/policy
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New center will expand research support, community outreach at @BrownUniversity Library brown.edu/news/2021-04-14/cl…
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Brown is the first non-HBCU to join the @HBCULibAlliance, a nationwide consortium dedicated to preserving and advancing the scholarly and institutional library collections of historically Black colleges and universities. brow.nu/alliance
Heather G. Cole retweeted
Bibliography in the news today! Michael Dirda praises BSA Honorary Member G. Thomas Tanselle’s ‘Descriptive Bibliography’ & @modbooks’s recent bibliography of Teddy Roosevelt. Both available via @oakknollbooks. washingtonpost.com/entertain…
Heather G. Cole retweeted
Available for Pre-Order! “One of the most valuable and important works of TR scholarship to be published in many years” -Gregory A. Wynn, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt Association
Pre-order here: oakknoll.com/pages/books/133…
#oakknollbooks #oakknollpress #theodoreroosevelt #books
Heather G. Cole retweeted
Have you always wanted to spend some free time reading 19th-century whaling logbooks? Now's your chance, and as a nice side effect it'll even help us make our collections more accessible to the public. prov.pub/transcribe
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Judith Tolnick Champa, @BrownUniversity '79 MA (History of Art) and widow of legendary Brown professor of modern/contemporary art and architecture Kermit Champa, curates "ReSeeding the City" exhibition that inaugurates new art space in RI State House. bit.ly/32T84YH