During January 2009

Here @ ZSR

Collection Development Opportunities

The ZSR Library is sponsoring a third and final round of Presidential Trust grants to fund one-time special purchases and collection development projects. Grants are particularly useful for new faculty who work in areas of research that are new to this campus. Last year the library received 30 proposals and awarded over $110,000 in grants.... Continue reading “Collection Development Opportunities”

Fines for overdue DVDs to be implemented in January, 2009

Beginning in early January, the Z. Smith Reynolds Library will charge overdue fines on DVDs.After a two day grace period, fines will accrue at $1 a day.If the DVD has been recalled by someone else, overdue fines will accrue at $5 a day.As this will be unwelcome news for some of our patrons, we would... Continue reading “Fines for overdue DVDs to be implemented in January, 2009”

Inauguration Day

Barack Obama will be inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States on Monday, January 19, 2009. This exhibit marks this historic occasion with a selection of library books on the topic. The theme of the inauguration is “A New Birth of Freedom” which celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln... Continue reading “Inauguration Day”

MLK Day

ZSR Library is hosting a celebration for King Day on January 20, 2009. Speakers from the Wake Forest University Faculty and the Student Body will discuss the topic: “The Dream Realized? What Barack Obama’s Election Means to America?” There will also be music to end the MLK Program. A group of books about Martin Luther... Continue reading “MLK Day”

Database News

Anglophiles rejoice! The library has added several primary source databases for the study of Britain and its colonies. We also added additional resources on the U.S. Congress. More… New and Expanded Resources British Periodicals – Searchable full text of hundreds of British periodicals from the late 17th century to the early 20th century. The individual... Continue reading “Database News”