News and more from ZSR Library
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. Jemma Johnson, Research Support Assistant What is your favorite book/podcast/movie? Like many, I’m into true crime podcasts. My favorite is “My Favorite Murder” where two female comedians tell each other... Continue reading “5 Question with Jemma Johnson” ›
This Fall, ZSR is offering 11 Zotero workshops (with two on Zoom for students offsite)! Zotero can help students, graduate students, and faculty organize their research and cite sources with open-source software from George Mason University’s Center for History and New Media. WFU users can create a Zotero account with their WFU email address and... Continue reading “Zotero for Managing Your Research and Citing Your Sources – Fall 2023 Workshops Now Available!” ›
Thanks to the generosity of the School of Business, the Wake Forest Community has access to a new resource called Pitchbook (check out our previous post on Pitchbook). Aside from Pitchbook being amazing at what it’s known for; providing private company, venture capital, private equity, and mergers and acquisition data, it is also very helpful... Continue reading “Doing Career or Interview Research? Pitchbook Can Help!” ›
Welcome! We extend a hearty welcome to both returning students, and our first-year students as well! Returning students will see many changes have been implemented over the summer that we hope will serve you well this academic year and for years to come. Coffee Shop is now Smith’s Cafe The coffee shop in ZSR has... Continue reading “Welcome and Welcome Back!” ›
The entire ZSR Library was out in force this week! Humans v Zombies was back by popular demand after a four-year hiatus, and we dramatically increased our outreach, exceeding pre-COVID levels! With over 600 students attending the pre-orientation camps and 401 of those 600+ students scheduled to attend an event in ZSR this week, it... Continue reading “ZSR, Pre-Orientation Camps, and New Deac Week!” ›
Did you know that the Library’s physical space extends beyond ZSR? The Business Information Commons (BIC) is both the physical and virtual home of business information in Farrell Hall. The physical space provides a comfortable, library-like atmosphere for individual study. The website of the Business Info Commons provides access to numerous business databases and several... Continue reading “Library Resources and Services for Business Faculty, Students & Staff” ›
What are Research Guides? ZSR librarians have been collaborating with instructors to create customized research guides for individual courses, departments, and programs across campus for years. These guides direct students to selected resources, including books, databases, primary source collections, and more that are relevant to a particular topic or assignment. Many instructors include a link... Continue reading “Link to Library Research Guides Directly from Your Canvas Course Navigation!” ›
At ZSR, we seek to continually add resources to the collection to support research and teaching across campus, and the last year was no exception. We hope that there is something in this list that will benefit your own area of study! If you have questions about a particular resource, please reach out to your... Continue reading “New ZSR Resources for Fall 2023” ›
In the Fall of 2022, Karen Horton from Campus Recreation reached out to Dean Pyatt asking ZSR to speak at the monthly program in Reynolds Gym for WFU Retirees, and when Dean Tim asked me about leading such a program, I jumped at the chance. (It was a wonderful opportunity to see some folks I’ve... Continue reading “ZSR and IS Collaborate with Campus Recreation on Program for WFU Retirees!” ›
For the second year, the ZSR Library has teamed up with the Wake Forest Lab Experiences: Academics and Professions Program (WF LEAP) to offer a Campus Tour, ZSR Library Tour, and Research Instruction Workshop to these awesome 19 high school students! WF LEAP, led by the Associate Director of Community Engagement at Wake Downtown and... Continue reading “WF LEAP and the ZSR Library-Summer 2023” ›