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The National Book Critics Circle Award Winners for Publishing Year 2011 have been announced and ZSR has them. Check out these award winners: The prize in fiction went to Edith Pearlman for Binocular Vision: New & Selected Stories (Lookout Books), a collection of 34 Chekhov-like short stories that was also nominated for the National Book... Continue reading “National Book Critics Circle Award Winners Announced” ›
Now that you have some time over the Winter Break, you can indulge in some relaxing reading! ZSR has pulled together some lists of the best books of 2011 to help you make your selections. Have fun perusing these lists and we hope you find the perfect book! New York Times 10 Best Books of... Continue reading “Winter Reading from ZSR” ›
JumpStart Search is the latest multi-search product offered at ZSR. Unlike previous so-called “federated search” offerings, JumpStart pre-indexes source materials and returns lightning-fast results. JumpStart Search includes the ZSR online catalog, most major journal publishers and many citation databases, so you may use it to discover new resources. Find JumpStart Search on the library homepage... Continue reading “JumpStart Ignites Your Research” ›
Since 1984, the Criterion Collection, a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films, has been dedicated to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements. –About Criterion The Z. Smith Reynolds Library currently has over 750 Criterion films in... Continue reading “Criterion Collection” ›
New professionals frequently need to employ skills that are not always developed through course work, such as strategies for managing research or engaging community members in a field of study. To build a bridge between student and professional skill sets, the Z. Smith Reynolds Library and the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Professional Development... Continue reading “PROACT: Your Career Starts Now” ›
“Everlasting Moments” (DVD 8366), from The Criterion Collection, is my recommendation for August. It was directed by Jan Troell, born 1931, in Sweden. The film takes place in 1907, Sweden among the working classes. The story follows a woman, Maria Larsson, who discovers herself through photography while wrestling with an abusive husband and raising four... Continue reading “Everlasting Moments” ›
While you are waiting for the new fall season of television shows to start, the Media Collection at ZSR has plenty of DVDs to fill your time! Catch up on previous seasons of some of your favorite shows, starting with the nominees and winners from Sunday’s Emmy telecast. Get them before they are checked out!... Continue reading “2010 Emmy® Nominees and Winners on DVD at ZSR” ›
For the month of July, we have a guest post by Steve Jarrett of Wake Forest University’s Communication Department. His course, Nightmare Cinema, will be offered in the fall semester. Although Hollywood can be bountifully munificent toward those who bask in its glory, it can be, and has been, equally brutal to those whose careers... Continue reading “Films of James Whale” ›
Two new tools for accessing scientific information are now available to patrons. Last spring, Carol, Derrik and I attended a demo of Pubget, which is a free third-party search engine for accessing PDFs of journal articles in the life sciences including PubMed/MEDLINE. WFU has been activated on Pubget, and the unique feature of Pubget is... Continue reading “New Scientific Tools: Pubget and the Neuroscience Information Framework” ›
This month’s film is T.A.M.I. Show: Teenage Awards Music International, Collector’s Edition. The T.A.M.I. Show was recorded at concerts held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on October 28 and 29. The resulting film is arguably the first concert movie of the rock era. It has not been available for public viewing due to copyright... Continue reading “T.A.M.I. Show” ›