News and more from ZSR Library
As soon as the last car drives off campus on graduation day, the Z. Smith Reynolds Library – with the help of Facilities – will commence with several summer renovation projects: Starbucks Refresh: After six years of brisk business, the Starbucks will receive a much-needed refresh. New furniture, carpet and finishes designed by Starbucks will... Continue reading “Summer Renovation Projects to Begin in May” ›
E-books constitute a small portion of the library budget but provide big bang for the buck. Most of the e-books available through the library come from two sources: 140,000 titles from the Ebrary subscription service. This service is provided through the statewide consortium NC LIVE. 180,000 titles in the demand-driven acquisition (rental) program. For the... Continue reading “Why So Many E-books?” ›
Interested in using the citation management tool, Zotero, to organize and cite your sources? Already a Zotero user and ready to take your research management skills to the next level? ZSR will host Zotero workshops on Wednesday, May 20 and Thursday May 21. Managing your Research Library with Zotero, Part 1: Saving, Organizing and Citing... Continue reading “Zotero Workshops in May” ›
From present-day IVF treatments in Israel to the picturesque travel market of 18th-century Ireland to an evaluation of Basel III to the Netizens of contemporary China to advancing antibiotic development, the research presented at the Sixth Annual Senior Showcase captured the breadth and depth of undergraduate research interests. The Senior Showcase, hosted by the ZSR... Continue reading “Senior Showcase” ›
Since 2013, ZSR has been developing ZSRx, a platform of free online learning opportunities for the greater WFU community. The most recent ZSRx offering, RootsMOOC, launched on March 23 and is the most ambitious ZSRx initiative to date. The free course, which introduces the basics of genealogy research, was developed in collaboration with the State... Continue reading “RootsMOOC for Genealogy Research” ›
The library has begun subscribing to these three new databases: Berg Fashion LibraryIncludes the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, plus various other e-books, reference works and images. Digital Dictionary of BuddhismA compilation of Chinese logograph-based terms, texts, persons, etc., found in Buddhist canonical sources. Also includes a Chinese-Japanese-Korean-Vietnamese to English dictionary. Garland Encyclopedia... Continue reading “Database News, May 2015” ›
The second annual Friday Folk Night @ ZSR featured the Nashville duo 10 String Symphony comprised of Rachel Baiman and Christian Sedelmyer (WFU-2007). The name comes from the fact that they each play a 5-string fiddle. The event was held on the evening of April 24 under cool but beautiful skies. This year the event... Continue reading “Friday Folk Night @ ZSR: 10 String Symphony” ›
ZSR Library was well-represented at this year’s TechXploration! This annual university event is sponsored by the Office of the Provost and showcases the use of technologies in teaching, learning, research, engagement, and creative endeavors at Wake Forest University. What follows is a collection of brief reports from ZSR Librarians about their contributions at this year’s... Continue reading “ZSR @ WFU TechXploration 2015” ›
Guest blog story by Heidi Gall (President, ZSR Ambassadors) and Madison Cairo (Vice President, ZSR Ambassadors and Student Assistant, Access Services) On April 10, Hogwarts took over the library with the Clue: Harry Potter event hosted by the ZSR Ambassadors. The classic board-game was brought to life with a Harry Potter twist. Students worked to... Continue reading “Clue: Harry Potter Edition @ ZSR” ›
On November 1st, 1990, Bobbie Collins set foot on the campus of Wake Forest University and began her career as the Social Sciences Reference Librarian at the Z. Smith Reynolds Library. As a Tennessee native with a background in Education, Bobbie had originally embarked on a path to pursue school librarianship, but after working at... Continue reading “5 Questions for Bobbie Collins, Social Sciences Librarian” ›