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On Friday, October 26th, 2012, the ZSR Library hosted its third Humans v. Zombies event! These events just keep getting bigger and better! The first event, in the Fall of 2011, brought 80 students to the Library, 103 attended the event in the Spring of 2012 and 128 attended the most recent game! Some students... Continue reading “Human v. Zombies, Take Three!” ›
It’s international Open Access Week 2012, when librarians and researchers around the globe are talking about OA and related issues. Here at Wake Forest, I led a workshop for faculty and staff on fair use and copyright in teaching and scholarship Thursday afternoon (slides). On Tuesday, I gave a guest lecture on OA to faculty... Continue reading “Open Access Explained” ›
This post was written by Sarah Appleby, Graduate Student in English and student employee in Special Collections and Archives. Thanks, Sarah! Stein in Richmond, VA 1934 The material in this collection comes from collaboration between influential writer, Gertrude Stein, and the professional endeavors of three young men at a fledgling press. Conference Press was founded... Continue reading “Featured Collection: Gertrude Stein and Conference Press” ›
Archives Week 2012 is October 22-28 and Special Collections student, Brittany Newberry has designed an exhibit to celebrate this event. Archives Week is an annual, week-long observance of the agencies and people responsible for maintaining and making available the archival and historical records of our nation, state, communities and people. The events are a celebration... Continue reading “Archives Week Exhibit and Documenting Diversity Event” ›
This week, I worked with Melanie LeMay, Program Coordinator of the LBGTQ Center to put up an Allies Exhibit. The past week, October 15-19 was Allies Week. The Center asked individuals on campus to write why they were allies on colorful sheets of paper. These posts are arranged in the exhibit case at the library... Continue reading “Wake Forest Allies Exhibit” ›
Now that we are almost halfway(!) through the semester, some of the final papers and projects on your syllabus that once seemed so far away are becoming more real, and November and December deadlines are looming! Before you panic, remember that the librarians of ZSR are here to help. We have reference librarians who cover... Continue reading “Need Research Help?” ›
This is one of our amazing student assistants, Charles. This is Charles’ second year working in Special Collections and we are lucky to have him on our team. Charles is working on a very large project to process the reel to reel collection and publish an Archivists’ Toolkit finding aid. RG11.1 Audio Recordings, Tapes [Reel... Continue reading “What Are You Working On? With Charles” ›
It has been a busy – and exciting! – week in courts across the country, with important implications for libraries and fair use. Last Thursday, it was reported that Google and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) reached a settlement in their long-running case surrounding the Google Books project. Although the terms of the settlement... Continue reading “Busy week across the courts” ›
If you want to understand the candidates and issues in this election, please see the NC Center for Voter Education and 2012 NC Voter Guide. Voter Registration Deadline The registration deadline for NC is Friday, October 12. For information on how to register in NC, see the NC’s State Board of Elections page, Registering to... Continue reading “Make Your Voice Heard. Vote!” ›
In celebration of National Archives Month and North Carolina’s Archives Week (October 22-28), ZSR’s Special Collections and Archives is reaching out to invite departments and student groups across campus to deposit their paper and electronic documents in the University Archives. We particularly encourage submissions from groups underrepresented in the Archives, such as WFU’s ethnic minority, LGBTQ, and international communities. We want... Continue reading “Documenting Diversity: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives’ Initiative for Creating a Well-rounded University Record at Wake Forest” ›