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News and more from ZSR Library

Dr. Samuel T. Gladding Writing Experience Events

Special Collections & Archives, in collaboration with ZSR Library Outreach, is pleased to announce the forthcoming Dr. Samuel T. Gladding Writing Experience. We will be hosting programs focused on the practice of writing, and Wake Forest students will have the opportunity to hear from authors and poets and to participate in Writers Camp. The Writing... Continue reading “Dr. Samuel T. Gladding Writing Experience Events”

The Return of Cozy Fest, Spring 2024

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New York Times ALL ACCESS Now Available Through ZSR! Get Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic!

In the fall of 2021, we announced that ZSR was providing campus-wide access to the New York Times. We’re excited to share that students, staff, and faculty can now enjoy New York Times All Access from ZSR. Access includes everything The New York Times offers: News: Understand the world with original reporting from 1,700 journalists.... Continue reading “New York Times ALL ACCESS Now Available Through ZSR! Get Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic!”

5 Questions with Lauren Corbett

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. Lauren Corbett Lauren Corbett, Director of Resource Services Tell us about what you do at ZSR Library? I have administrative responsibility for the budget, acquisition, and description of the library’s... Continue reading “5 Questions with Lauren Corbett”

2023: The Year in Reading

As we bid farewell to 2023, let’s take a moment to review our year in reading. The following titles from our browsing collection represent books that were frequently checked out by members of our reading community in the past year. Additionally, a few ZSR librarians and staff members wanted to share their favorite reads from... Continue reading “2023: The Year in Reading”

5+ Questions with Morgan Ritchie-Baum

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. Morgan Ritchie-Baum Morgan Ritchie-Baum, Business & Social Science Librarian Tell us about what you do at ZSR Library? As a member of the Research, Instruction, and Outreach Team – I... Continue reading “5+ Questions with Morgan Ritchie-Baum”

5+ Questions With Craig Fansler

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. Craig Fansler Craig Fansler, Preservation Librarian Tell us about what you do at ZSR Library? I primarily protect our materials in Special Collections & Archives and the General Collection. I... Continue reading “5+ Questions With Craig Fansler”

Halloween Game Night @ ZSR – Fall 2023

On Friday, October 27th, 2023, the ZSR Library hosted a Halloween-themed Game Night in the ZSR Library! More than 70 students attended this collaboration between WFU eSports, the Board Game Club, Rook and Bishop, and the ZSR Ambassadors included video and board games, a tarot card reader, an origami table, and a book hunt led... Continue reading “Halloween Game Night @ ZSR – Fall 2023”

SPIE Digital Collection Trial Running till December 31, 2023

The SPIE Digital Collections (http://spiedigitallibrary.org ) trial will run through December 31, 2023. The trial includes access to the world’s largest collection of optics and photonics applied research: 520,000+ proceedings papers from SPIE conferences 52,000+ presentation recording videos of research presented at SPIE conferences 41,000+ journal papers from 14 SPIE journals 485+ eBooks NOTE: Access... Continue reading “SPIE Digital Collection Trial Running till December 31, 2023”

Graduate Student Research Retreat – Fall 2023

On Thursday, Oct 12th, from 11 am-3 pm, the ZSR Library hosted our annual Graduate Student Research Retreat in ZSR 665! Eight graduate students attended sessions on time management, copyright, addressing writer’s block, and Zotero! You can see photos here! Thanks to the ZSR Library, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the Graduate... Continue reading “Graduate Student Research Retreat – Fall 2023”