Summer@Brown: Learning Facilities
Pre-College Programs at Brown University
Libraries
The Sciences Library holds materials that support study and research in the fields of medicine, psychology, neuroscience, environmental science, biology, chemistry, geology, physics, engineering, computer science, and pure and applied mathematics, and provides a wide range of services to the staff, students and faculty of Brown University.
The Friedman Study Center at the Science Library is a central gathering place for students with more than 27,000 square feet of study and social space. The entire area has wireless internet access, comfortable furniture, and there is a café in the lobby.
John D. Rockefeller Library, otherwise known as "the Rock", serves as the primary teaching and research library for the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts. Level 1 houses the majority of the Rockefeller Library's services, including interlibrary loan and reference services. The serials collection and reserve items are also available on level 1. The Rockefeller's holdings also include the Brown Library's government documents collection.
Virginia Baldwin Orwig Music Library houses the general music collection on campus: music books, scores, periodicals, sound recordings, videotapes and microforms. The collection supports the curriculum of the Music Department and provides material for general use by the Brown community. The books and scores circulate outside the library; recordings and videos do not circulate but can be used in the listening room. The Music Library is located on the 1st floor of Orwig Music Building.
The John Hay Library is a repository for the Library's Special Collections. The John Hay Library's main Reading Room is available for quiet study as well as for research.
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.
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Athletic Facilities
Fitness Centers
Fitness Centers are located in the Olney-Margolies Center.
Olney-Margolies Athletic Center
The Olney-Margolies Athletic Center (OMAC) was dedicated in 1981 and houses offices, locker and shower rooms, training support facilities, a large multi-purpose, open cage area which contains a 200-meter indoor track, five indoor tennis courts, and multiple intramural basketball courts. Housed within the OMAC are the main offices for many Brown athletic teams, including football, baseball, and field hockey. Sitting atop the OMAC is Warner Roof, the home of Brown Field Hockey and the practice field for men's lacrosse. The facility has lights for night time play and bleachers at one end of the field, along with space on the sidelines to catch the action.
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Note: Students are welcome to avail themselves of Brown’s facilities; however, some facilities may be in use by other university programs or may be scheduled for renovation during the summer session. Students that need access to facilities such as a swimming pool, ice rink or music practice rooms should make arrangements with private off-campus facilities that can accommodate their needs.
Computing Resources
Public computing clusters are available across campus for general computing needs with a Brown Network I.D., which you can elect to set up when you arrive on campus. The computing clusters contain Macintosh and Windows computers as well as scanners, printers, and data-storage devices.
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