During January 2016

Here @ ZSR

Library Partners Press Update

Library Partners Press announces the publication of new books this past semester, including: The Appalachian Trail, a re-boot of Professor of Biology Robert Browne’s long-out-of-print 1980 monograph; Psychological Tight Spaces, chronicling Dr. Shawn Ricks’ attempts to negotiate power, navigate oppression and resist domination in academia; and Nomad in the Land Called God, Chris Pesek’s collection... Continue reading “Library Partners Press Update”

Database News

ZSR added several new database subscriptions during the fall semester: TAIR (The Arabidopsis Information Resource) provides genetic and molecular biology data for the model higher plant Arabidopsis thaliana. JoVE Essentials of Neuroscience and JoVE Essentials of Behavioral Science teach laboratory fundamentals through easy-to-understand video demonstrations. WFU also now has access to the full archive of... Continue reading “Database News”

Update on LSTA Grant

As reported last summer, Z. Smith Reynolds Library received an EZ Digitization LSTA Grant from the State Library of North Carolina for $15,235. This project is providing funds for the description and digitizing of archival material that is part of the North Carolina Baptist Historical Collection at Wake Forest University. Recent grant activities include purchasing... Continue reading “Update on LSTA Grant”

Religion in NC Digitization Project Completed

2015 saw the completion of the Religion in North Carolina digital collection. This IMLS grant funded project, begun in 2012, was spearheaded by Duke Divinity School Library, partnering with libraries at UNC-Chapel Hill and Wake Forest University. The final project provides free online access to over 6000 print volumes produced by religious organizations in North... Continue reading “Religion in NC Digitization Project Completed”