Events & Exhibits

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Peer to Peer Student Technology Training Workshops at ZSR (and DDA)

This semester we have been implementing a new approach to student technology training workshops at ZSR. I’ve been teaching two student assistants, one who has worked for me for four years and one who has worked for me for the last year, how to lead technology workshops for students. We team taught the workshops at... Continue reading “Peer to Peer Student Technology Training Workshops at ZSR (and DDA)”

Video Online of ACRL Award Presentation

If you were unable to attend the ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries award presentation Tuesday, March 22nd, want to see it again from a better vantage point, or want to share with friends, never fear! Video of the event is now streaming online. ZSR Accepts ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries award in the university category... Continue reading “Video Online of ACRL Award Presentation”

Authors, Editors, and Fine & Performing Artists, January-December 2010

On Tuesday, March 22, 2011, the Office of the Provost, the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs, and the Z. Smith Reynolds Library honored the following faculty authors, editors, and fine & performing artists from January-December 2010 with a reception and dinner in the Z. Smith Reynolds Library. Faculty Honorees Robert Bliss, Schools of Business... Continue reading “Authors, Editors, and Fine & Performing Artists, January-December 2010”

Come help ZSR celebrate its ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries award!

Join us Tuesday, March 22 at 4:00 pm in the library atrium when ZSR officially receives the Excellence in Academic Libraries award from the Association of College and Research Libraries. The ACRL President will present the award to President Nathan Hatch, who will accept it on behalf of the University. A gala reception will follow... Continue reading “Come help ZSR celebrate its ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries award!”

Spring 2011 Library Lecture Series

Mustafa Abdullah, 2010 WFU graduate and recipient of the 2010 MLK Building the Dream Award, spoke in January on his work as a community organizer promoting Dr. King’s dream of social justice. Values, Education and Governance in Nigeria: How Would the Country Get the Right Balance? Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 3 p.m. Room 204, ZSR... Continue reading “Spring 2011 Library Lecture Series”

Upcoming Technology Workshops

The library will host workshops this spring on: Audience response systems (“Clickers“) Prezi, an online presentation application Zotero, a basic, open-source citation manager Using Google Docs and Google Sites for Collaboration View these and other events! Additionally, find supporting documentation for Zotero, EndNote, Clickers and SMARTTM Boards, as well as many other applications, on the... Continue reading “Upcoming Technology Workshops”

African American Writers and the Classical Tradition

A newly published book, African American Writers and the Classical Tradition by William W. Cook and James Tatum is the focus of this exhibit. The book makes a connection between African American writers and the classical writers of Greece and Rome. These authors include Phyllis Wheatley, Rita Dove, Ralph Ellison, Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois and... Continue reading “African American Writers and the Classical Tradition”

Maartin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

This exhibit honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and announces the day of service associated with it. Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University mark this week with a full slate of activities for MLK Week. January 17, 2011 is MLK Day and is also observed as a day of service in memory of Dr.... Continue reading “Maartin Luther King Jr. Day of Service”

Capture the Flag @ ZSR, Spring 2010

Friday. January 14. 9PM. ZSR Library. Capture the Flag returns! Be there. RSVP on Facebook to play! Continue reading “Capture the Flag @ ZSR, Spring 2010”

Students, want to skip the midnight WTL snack line?

Everyone loves free food. But no one likes standing in line. Want your free midnight WTL snack without the wait? Win a “golden ticket” to skip the line by going out with Gowalla. ZSR is holding a contest for up to five students to each win a “golden ticket” to skip to the front of... Continue reading “Students, want to skip the midnight WTL snack line?”