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Join us for fast and fun tours (30 minutes) that highlight spaces and places ZSR Library! We will begin in the 24-hour study room (across from Smith’s café) in ZSR Library and end in Special Collections & Archives. In between, we will visit the wonderful study spaces in the ZSR Library and drop in on... Continue reading “Fun, Fast ZSR Library Tours – Move-In Day!” ›
As a longtime supporter of the International Black Theatre Festival, Wake Forest University also hosts festival productions in the Scales Fine Arts Center. This was the first year Special Collections had an outreach table related to the festival. While performances are in different venues across the city, I limited it to only the on-campus productions... Continue reading “From the Page to the Stage: Special Collections & Archives at the International Black Theatre Festival” ›
Evaluating Output in the AI Era Welcome back to the second installment in our three-part series about how AI has (and hasn’t) changed LIB100. In our first blog post, we chatted about getting started with AI for research. In this blog post, we plan to discuss how AI has (and hasn’t) changed information evaluation, focusing... Continue reading “Not the LIB100 You Remember: Evaluating Output in the AI Era” ›
Welcome back to another installment of 5 Questions! If you would like to choose 5 Questions yourself, feel free to choose 5 from this form. Emma Giles, Copyright and Open Access Librarian Tell us about what you do at ZSR Library? I support faculty and students by providing education on copyright as it relates to... Continue reading “5 Questions with Emma Giles” ›
Every fall, we highlight some of the resources that were added to the library’s collection in the previous fiscal year. And of course, we are always adding new academic books, books for our browsing collection, audiobooks, and more! If you have questions about any of these resources, reach out to your library liaison or contact... Continue reading “ZSR New Resources 2025-26” ›
Welcome back to another installment of 5 Questions! If you would like to choose 5 Questions yourself, feel free to choose 5 from this form. Hannah Reynolds, Wake Forest University Fellow Tell us about what you do at ZSR Library? I’m a part of the Fellows Program at Wake Forest, so I’ll be working on... Continue reading “5 Questions with Hannah Reynolds” ›
Unlock New Resources for Financial Research Elevate your research potential with new datasets available via WRDS. We are thrilled to announce a major upgrade for our research community: the CRSP/Compustat Merged Database is now available! This game-changing addition bridges the gap between CRSP market data and Compustat fundamentals, offering a streamlined, powerful tool for the... Continue reading “New at ZSR – CRSP/Compustat Merged Database” ›
Re-Introducing LIB100 The Z Smith Reynolds Library at Wake Forest University has been offering iterations of the credit-bearing library research introductory class LIB 100 for over two decades. For the 2025-26 academic year, we filled 22 sections of LIB100 courses with total enrollment around 317 students. This number does not include our other LIB courses... Continue reading “Not the LIB100 You Remember: How AI Has (and Hasn’t) Changed LIB100 ” ›
If you’ve ever wanted to sharpen your finance skills or add a recognized business credential to your resume, we have some exciting news: WFU students, staff, and faculty now have remote access to Bloomberg certifications through Bloomberg for Education — and you can complete them from anywhere, at no cost to you. What Certifications Are... Continue reading “New at ZSR – Access Bloomberg Certificates From Anywhere” ›
The ZSR Employee Association (EA) was developed to promote the welfare of ZSR employees and the library as well as to provide organization for employee activities – over 50 years ago! For fun you can check out the Constitution and Bylaws from 1972. In the last two years, the EA Fund has supported nine employees... Continue reading “Employee Association Benevolence Shared with the Chaplain’s Office” ›