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The 1st Dr. Elizabeth Phillips Award for the Best Essay in Women’s and Gender Studies prompted an exhibit. Dr. Phillips, Emeritus Professor of English, was one of the first female professors, and the first female department head at Wake Forest. Phillips is a noted author and poet. She taught at Wake Forest from 1957-1989. The... Continue reading “Dr. Elizabeth Phillips exhibit” ›
‘In His Image: The Face of Alexander during the Hellenistic Age’ exhibit The library has prominent and secure exhibit space that is available for a variety of purposes. Our exhibit space can also be used for classroom projects. Over the past ten years, several academic classes have used a library exhibit as a final class... Continue reading “ZSR Exhibit Spaces Available for Faculty” ›
Join us the week of June 11th for a series of Faculty Technology Training Classes. We will have something for everyone. Sessions will range from multimedia classes on topics such as “Using Windows MovieMaker to Edit your Digital Movies” to Technology Talks on topics like “Open Source and Free Alternatives to Common Software you need... Continue reading “Faculty Technology Training is Year Round” ›
On April 12, 2007, the ZSR Library honored Maya Angelou for her gift of the papers from her films. These manuscripts, photos, personal notes, playbills, etc. are a huge and valuable collection that will assist researchers in the future. On April 12, 2007, the ZSR Library honored Maya Angelou for her gift of the papers... Continue reading “Maya Angelou’s Writings Exhibit” ›
On Friday, February 9th from 7-11pm, the Z. Smith Reynolds Library hosted its fourth Get Game@ZSR event. This open video game night drew a good crowd of students along with some University faculty and staff and their kids. It was our largest group thus far. We tried some new marketing tactics and the new game... Continue reading “Get Game @ ZSR” ›
March is Womens’ History Month! The 2007 Womens’ History Month exhibit focuses on North Carolina women- artists and writers. Continue reading “Womens’ History Month 2007” ›
“Wake the Library” Graffiti Wall “Wake the Library makes exams my favorite time of year” was the high praise that came to us from a student during ZSR‘s second all-night study period during exams. Library staff volunteers stayed up for five nights and fed students pizza and coffee. A graffiti board was added to the... Continue reading “Second Successful Wake the Library Event” ›
Using the idea of a “tag cloud” from social software web sites, I singled out terminology I found in the index of Martin Luther King Jr.’s writings. These terms, in a visible way said very much about the content of the Civil Rights Movement, and made the backdrop for the Black History Month exhibit in... Continue reading “Black History Month” ›
Drs. Tedford, Wilson, and Sligh during their Banned Books readings in the fall ZSR‘s Spring Lecture Series is in full swing. Come hear your colleagues or volunteer to give your own talk. Upcoming speakers include: Tony Parent: Rebels in the Reel (Real): Hearing the Rebellious Message in Slave Corn-husking Songs, February 7, 3:00 pm, Library... Continue reading “Library Lecture Series” ›
New Faculty Technology Training Classes this semester include a technology talk on the new features of Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 and a class on creating and posting podcasts! Register online for these and other faculty classes. Continue reading “Faculty Technology Training” ›