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The Biblical Recorder, the newspaper of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina since 1833, provided in its early years, in addition to printed copies of sermons and other news of general interest, the platform for many intense debates in print on matters of theology and Biblical interpretation of other issues. One particular issue loomed... Continue reading “Enslaved Labor and the Production of the Biblical Recorder” ›
Over the summer, I was delighted to supervise Amy Archambault during her internship with Special Collections & Archives. Throughout her time with us, Amy gained hands-on experience with the digital collections lifecycle while working with the Grady R. Pulliam, Jr. World War II Collection. Her work included digitizing correspondence and other materials, creating metadata, preparing... Continue reading “All the People You Never Meet by Amy Archambault” ›
First Five: ZSR Early Career Faculty Workshop Series 2026-27 First Five is a workshop series specifically for early career faculty and is open to faculty at all ranks who are in their first five years at WFU. These workshops have two goals: 1) to share how you can collaborate with ZSR Librarians on your teaching... Continue reading “Register Now for First Five: ZSR Early Career Faculty Workshop Series 2026-27” ›
Stop by our table at the ZSR Library from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm for candy, giveaways, and more! It is a great chance to learn more about the amazing library services and resources that we offer. Academic Resources Awareness Week (ARAW) is an annual event every fall semester. The goal of ARAW, a signature... Continue reading “Academic Resources Awareness Week” ›
Join ZSR Library, Board Game Club, Esports Association, Rook & Bishop, and World Tea Association for an evening of Halloween fun! In addition to games and tea tastings from our partnering student organizations, there will be snacks, a costume contest, and raffle prizes! Costumes are encouraged! Continue reading “Halloween Game Night” ›
Humans vs Zombies, an action-packed role playing game of tag, has been a library tradition since 2010. For more information on this event and to see the official “rules”, check out our website. This event is open to all WFU students (WFU ID and signed release forms are required of every participant). Continue reading “Humans vs Zombies” ›
Join us for fast and fun tours (30 minutes) that highlight spaces and places ZSR Library! We will begin in the 24-hour study room (across from Smith’s café) in ZSR Library and end in Special Collections & Archives. In between, we will visit the wonderful study spaces in the ZSR Library and drop in on... Continue reading “Fun, Fast ZSR Library Tours – Move-In Day!” ›
As a longtime supporter of the International Black Theatre Festival, Wake Forest University also hosts festival productions in the Scales Fine Arts Center. This was the first year Special Collections had an outreach table related to the festival. While performances are in different venues across the city, I limited it to only the on-campus productions... Continue reading “From the Page to the Stage: Special Collections & Archives at the International Black Theatre Festival” ›
Evaluating Output in the AI Era Welcome back to the second installment in our three-part series about how AI has (and hasn’t) changed LIB100. In our first blog post, we chatted about getting started with AI for research. In this blog post, we plan to discuss how AI has (and hasn’t) changed information evaluation, focusing... Continue reading “Not the LIB100 You Remember: Evaluating Output in the AI Era” ›
I recently attended the annual meeting of the Association of Librarians and Archivists at Baptist Institutions (ALABI) in Charleston, South Carolina. The conference was held in a hybrid format, bringing together approximately 25 participants both in person and online. I always find these meetings rewarding because they provide dedicated time to think about our Baptist... Continue reading “(ALABI) Association of Librarians and Archivists at Baptist Institutions Annual Meeting in Charleston, SC” ›