Request Materials

To request materials, first-time users must create a JCB AEON account. Users place requests through this online circulation system.

Brown id holders can request materials directly from the online catalogue. Researchers without a Brown id can log into their JCB AEON account, select “New Request,” and enter the information from the online catalogue into the form provided. Additional information about searching the online catalogue is available at the JCB Search Home.

To search for materials, please visit JCB Online Catalogue (BruKnow). 

Users will not find the print collection, the manuscript/codices collection, or the archive collection in the online catalog. These materials, and a small portion of the printed book collection (about 10 to 15%), are accessible only through the Library’s onsite card catalogs and print resources. 

Our larger manuscript collections, such as the Brown family business records (ca. 1735-1914) and the John Russell Bartlett papers (ca. 1832-1886) can be researched through printed finding aids, or increasingly, through the Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online database (RIAMCO).

Over 15,000 maps, illustrations, and political cartoons are available at LUNA Image Archive, and over 75,000 books, images, maps, and more can be found at Americana, the JCB's digital portal.

Please contact jcb-contact@brown.edu with questions about requesting material that is not represented in the online catalogue.