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On October 12th and 13th, the ZSR Library, along with the Graduate School, hosted a new event, a two-day thesis boot camp for WFU graduate students. Both Reynolda campus and Wake Downtown graduate students were invited to attend. Fifteen graduate students attended from eleven different programs! We hosted six workshops, four on Thursday and two... Continue reading “Graduate Student Thesis Boot Camp 2017” ›
Who doesn’t love Course Reserves? Faculty love it because they can get their students the course materials they need on the very first day of class, without having to worry about running afoul of copyright law. Students love it because it gives them no-cost access to their course materials, including DVDs, scans of articles and... Continue reading “Tags: One Small Step for Course Reserves, One Giant Leap for Our Users” ›
Your friendly, neighborhood librarians & ZSR Ambassadors have several library events planned for Fall 2017– some new, some recurring, some in collaboration with our amazing campus partners, all awesome and action-packed! For more upcoming library events, check out our calendar. September Library Lecture Series- The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America,... Continue reading “Save the Dates! Fall 2017 Events Round-Up” ›
ZSR had great representation at the annual WFU Faculty House Calls event where faculty go to the first-year residence halls from 6-7 pm(ish) on the Wednesday after classes begin and give out study aids (booklets of post-its and place makers) and chat with students about their first days in the Forest! This year eight librarians... Continue reading “ZSR Librarians at WFU Faculty House Calls 2017” ›
On Tuesday March 28th, from 5 pm to 7 pm, ZSR and OPCD co-hosted the Say Thanks Workshop. This event featured how to’s and general guidelines from, Jennifer Richwine, the author of With Gratitude: The Power of a thank you note. So many people arrived to take part in the workshop that extra chairs had to... Continue reading “Thank You Note Workshop” ›
On Friday March 24th, the librarians made their final rounds in closing the ZSR for the weekend and the house elves -um- ZSR Ambassadors arrived to transform the library into Hogwarts for Harry Potter Clue Night. Off duty Hogwarts Professor Rebecca May greeted students as they signed in. Ollivander’s wand shop (the circulation desk) offered... Continue reading “Harry Potter Clue Night” ›
On Sunday, February 26th, the ZSR Library hosted our first workshops at Wake Downtown. Our Science Librarian, Sarah Jeong, has been holding regular office hours in the Faculty Touchdown space since the beginning of the semester, and now we are offering both “The Right Way to Cite” and “Using Zotero to Manage and Cite Sources”... Continue reading “ZSR Workshops at Wake Downtown!” ›
On Friday, February 10th, from 7:30 pm to 10 pm, the library witnessed a congregation of book-lovers, artists, and cravers alike at Find Your Nerd Herd ! Imagine: a table filled with buttons of various fandoms, ideologies, and deacons, allowed students to add a little customization to their backpacks. Stamps, stationery cards, and envelopes allowed students... Continue reading “Find Your Nerd Herd, Spring 2017” ›
On Tuesday, February 14th, the ZSR Library hosted our second “Blind Date with a Book” Event! Our first event was part of the “Arive and THRIVE” event in September. At these events we give away wrapped books with a brief description written on the wrapping (but no title!) Participants read the description, select a book,... Continue reading “Blind Date with a Book, Valentine’s Day 2017” ›
ZSR hosted the first Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon event, on Thursday February 9th. ZSR Librarian Amanda Foster lead the workshop on how to edit Wikipedia pages and was supported by the outreach librarian team. Amanda created a list of individuals who have made a tremendous impact on our society yet who do not have much recognition on... Continue reading “ZSR Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon” ›