During April 2021

Here @ ZSR

We are in the HOME STRETCH!

This has been an extraordinary year, and, like everything else, we also have to modify our signature “Wake the Library” end of semester programming this spring. But, ZSR is happy to announce a handful of initiatives that will help to ease the end-of-semester crunch for our Deacs! Extended Hours Starting on Reading Day, the library... Continue reading “We are in the HOME STRETCH!”

Share Words of Encouragement for Finals Week!

Exam week is just around the corner! To support and motivate our students during this stressful time, we’re asking University community members to share their favorite quotes and words of encouragement. Your words of encouragement will be displayed throughout ZSR Library and shared with students during exam week. Thank you for supporting our students! Go... Continue reading “Share Words of Encouragement for Finals Week!”

Call for Applications: Faculty Workshop on Integrating Information Literacy Skills in Introductory Courses

ZSR Library invites all Wake Forest faculty teaching divisionals, first year seminars, and introductory writing courses to join us in a 3-day workshop on advancing the information literacy skills of students taking introductory courses. Faculty who would like to further develop or engage with information literacy concepts or skills in their courses are encouraged to... Continue reading “Call for Applications: Faculty Workshop on Integrating Information Literacy Skills in Introductory Courses”

Irish Authors and Irish Printers at Wake Forest

View recording here Title: Irish Authors and Irish Printers at Wake Forest Presenters: Megan Mulder, Special Collections Librarian; and Dr. Jefferson Holdridge, Professor of English Literature and Director of the Wake Forest University Press Did you know that Wake Forest is a center for Irish studies in the United States? ZSR Library holds the archives... Continue reading “Irish Authors and Irish Printers at Wake Forest”

Annual Report (2020) North Carolina Baptist Historical Collection (Special Collections & Archives (SCA))

The North Carolina Baptist Historical Collection had another productive year for 2020. Among its activities were the following: Access: In 2016, funding provided through LSTA/State of North Carolina supported the digitization of 120 Baptist churches with original records dating back to the 1730s.  During 2020, the SCA Team and students worked to link the digitized... Continue reading “Annual Report (2020) North Carolina Baptist Historical Collection (Special Collections & Archives (SCA))”

New Ambassadors Meet & Greet

Spring has sprung! And last Thursday afternoon, amid the budding campus landscape, we met to welcome a new cohort of ZSR Library Ambassadors. This was a very special moment, as it was the first time since moving to virtual meetings and programs last spring that we were able to congregate in person (in accordance with... Continue reading “New Ambassadors Meet & Greet”