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Brown University

Visit the John D. Rockefeller Library and its Government Documents collection

Institution Name: Brown University
Institution Address: Rockefeller Library - Box A
10 Prospect Street
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone/Communications:
  • Voice:
    		• (401) 863-2522 (Docs Office) or (401)863-2167 (Ref Desk)
  • Fax:
    		• (401) 863-1272
  • E-mail:
    		• GovDocs@Brown.edu
    Staff: Daniel O' Mahony, Government Documents Coordinator; Donna Leveillee, Manager, Social Sciences Data Services; Suzanne Williams; Yvonne Federowicz; Roland Harper
    Federal Depository Status/Other Affiliations: Selective Federal depository; full RI State depository; RI State Data Center affiliate; UN depository (partial); ICPSR member
  • Designation year and type:
    		• Senate designation, before 1878
  • Depository Library number:
    		• 555
  • Congressional District:
    		• 1st
  • Percentage selected:
    		• 58%
    Collections: Federal (research); State (study); Local (basic); International (research); Foreign (basic)
    Subject Specialties: Congress; demography and population; economics; geographic information systems (GIS) data; health and vital statistics; international relations; public policy; social sciences data and statistics
    Acquires: Newsbank/Readex United Nations (microfiche) collection; UNESCO; Council of Europe; European Union; OECD; IMF; FAO; OAS; WHO; World Bank
    Automation:
  • CD-ROM:
    		• CD-ROM network (on-site use only); Index to British Parliamentary Papers; Index to FBIS; various U.S. government depository CDs
  • Online Catalog:
    		• Innopac - "Josiah"
  • Web Databases (on-site use only):
    		• AccessUN (Newsbank/Readex); Congressional Indexes 1789-1972 (CIS); Congressional Universe (CIS); DeclassifiedDocuments Reference System (PSM); GPO Monthly Catalog (AutoGraphics); Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe (CIS); PAIS; Statistical Universe (CIS)
    Equipment/Facilities:
  • Internet workstations:
    		• 1 computer/Internet workstation primarily for Government Documents applications; 3 additional workstations for public (non-Brown) users; other workstations require Brown network ID
  • CD-ROM:
    		• 1 computer workstation with Pioneer CD-ROM changers (12 CDs)
  • Microforms:
    		• 6 microfilm/fiche reader/printers; 3 film readers; 3 fiche readers; 1 microcard reader
    Other: 12 networked laptop carrels; 1 Panasonic Optelec reader (ADA)
    Notes: Public access (no fee) to depository collections; ILL; some of collection circulates
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