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Library Enhances Reserves Systems

Pilots Streaming Media with Music Department This semester the ZSR Library has implemented several new features in our course reserve system. The enhanced system allows easier access to reserves lists and enables direct links to reserves pages from external systems such as Blackboard. To access the URL for your reserves page, go to the Catalog,... Continue reading “Library Enhances Reserves Systems”

Document Delivery at Your Service

Need something from the library but don’t have time to run over? Just submit an online Document Delivery request! Document Delivery services include delivering books, DVDs, Interlibrary Loan materials, and digital copies of journal articles. We also pick up returns. Most services are free, with the exception of a nominal charge for digital copies. To... Continue reading “Document Delivery at Your Service”

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Reynolda Campus Construction

Reynolda campus during construction. Click the image to see more photographs from the Biebigheiser Digital Archive. With the Lloyd Winchell Biebigheiser Digital Archive Lloyd Winchell Biebigheiser (1884 – 1961) was an architect and designer trained in the Beaux Arts tradition. Biebigheiser was hired by architect Jens Fredrik Larson to design the ornamental features – lighting... Continue reading “Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Reynolda Campus Construction”

Banned Books Week exhibit, 2006

Banned Books Week exhibit – September 2006-featuring the top 10 banned books from the past year. Each year, during the last week of September, the American Library Association (ALA) celebrates Banned Books Week. This is an opportunity to see what books have been banned or censored in various communities across the US, and why. This... Continue reading “Banned Books Week exhibit, 2006”

Filippo Brunelleschi: The Man, His Machines and His Dome

Filippo Brunelleschi: The Man, His Machines and His Dome-This exhibit, accompanied by a ThinkPad playing a video on The Medici, described Brunelleschi’s efforts to build a dome on top of a church in Florence. During this time, the knowledge on how to engineer such an undertaking was all but lost. This exhibit began as a... Continue reading “Filippo Brunelleschi: The Man, His Machines and His Dome”

Mona Lisa Emphemera Exhibit

Dr. Harold Tedford lent the library his collection of Mona Lisa “knock offs” and ephemera for an exhibit. These include cars, jewelry, books, etc. The exhibit was very well recieved by everyone. Dr. Harold Tedford lent the library his collection of Mona Lisa “knock offs” and ephemera for an exhibit. These include cars, jewelry, books,... Continue reading “Mona Lisa Emphemera Exhibit”

Secrest Series

Secrest Series 2006-2007. this exhibit highlighted all the music performing artists coming to Wake Forest this season. The Secrest Series brings internationally known artists to our campus. The Secrest Artist Series was endowed in 1987 by Marion Secrest, a local performing arts patron, in honor of her deceased husband, Willis Secrest. The best of established... Continue reading “Secrest Series”

Wake the Library!

24 Hour Finals Week a Huge Success ZSR tried an experiment this semester by keeping the entire Library open 24 hours during final exams. It was judged a huge success by students who appreciated the study space and the food that was provided. Donations were received by a number of departments and offices on campus... Continue reading “Wake the Library!”

Presidential Trust for Faculty Excellence

The University has announced that 10% of all contributions received under the Presidential Trust for Faculty Excellence will be earmarked to the Z. Smith Reynolds Library in support of faculty information needs. Faculty library representatives have been invited to submit one-time mini-grant requests to the Library in areas of greatest need. Continue reading “Presidential Trust for Faculty Excellence”

LibQUAL+TM Survey Completed

Sincere thanks go to all faculty members who completed the recent LibQUAL+TM survey on library satisfaction. We participate in this national survey every other year in order to gain feedback on our services, as well as to compare our performance to peer academic libraries. We will get this year’s results in June and will immediately... Continue reading “LibQUAL+TM Survey Completed”