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Take a look at this vibrant poster, circa 1975, from the Energy Strategy Committee of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina — The artwork and its source committee were likely created as a result of the 1973 oil crisis. Take a look at the gas-guzzling hot rod and the look on the face of... Continue reading “Need or Greed?” ›
Last Thursday, Katherine, Vicki, Rebecca, and I visited DataChambers for a tour of special collections materials being stored there. We brought along an inventory of boxes by location and started hunting for treasures. Take a look at the video for a peek at some of the things we found. As you can see, our sampling... Continue reading “Special Collections visits DataChambers” ›
A recent scheduling conflict required me to be out of the office for my first two Lib100 classes this semester. Rather than canceling them I decided to partner with our Cisco Fellow, Gretchen Edwards, to hold the classes online using a system called WebEx. WebEx is a real-time online collaboration tool that includes a suite... Continue reading “Lib100 and Webex pilot” ›
I unfolded one of the Hoffman posters this afternoon-wow! It was in 4 parts and takes up my entire office floor! This will be a preservation feat! Gertrude Hoffman (1880-1955) was a well known dancer and choreographer, who was actually arrested for indecency in 1909 after dancing Salome in New York City. She danced on... Continue reading “The Things We Find in Our Trunks!” ›
Authors want readers. Why else would they publish? For authors of research publications, the above statement is true but the question is too simple. Researchers publish for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is to establish and share their scholarship, with the aim that it will be read and cited by others.... Continue reading “Accessing Scholarship” ›
Wake Forest University yearbooks are now online. Years 1903-1934 represent the first batch of Howlers that have been digitized as part of the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center’s project to digitize NC university and college yearbooks. Wake Forest will have one one of the highest number of volumes (or longest span of years) of any... Continue reading “Sing hoot howl” ›
Since 1984, the Criterion Collection, a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films, has been dedicated to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements. –About Criterion The Z. Smith Reynolds Library currently has over 750 Criterion films in... Continue reading “Criterion Collection” ›
The shelving in the Off Site Storage Facility are being installed this week. Steve Kelley and I are just back from a morning run over there with another load of boxes, and peeked our noses into the library high bay area and saw this: The high bay shelving installation has begun! (Don’t worry, we were... Continue reading “Off Site Shelves are being installed” ›
I have been having issues with my Thinkpad for the past few weeks. I went to the Bridge three times and the first two times they were really helpful and were able to fix the problem. However, on the third time they did not help whatsoever and I basically was just ignored and wound up... Continue reading “From the Suggestion Box: Services at The Bridge” ›
The ever flexible and trustworthy Brittany Newberry has been encapsulating photos. This is a process of sandwiching an flat item between two pieces of mylar. This allows patrons to see these images and not damage them or get them dirty. These Baptist Youth Convention photos are all from the 1920’s and 1930’s and were taken... Continue reading “Encapsulating Baptist Youth Convention photos” ›