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Threat level: goldenrod. We’re okay – see summary at bottom. [To avoid confusion, note that there are two separate pieces of Adobe software discussed here, with very similar names. Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) is a library of tools to enforce digital rights management; for library e-books, this usually means encrypting it so that it can... Continue reading “Patron Privacy and Adobe Digital Editions: The Situation at ZSR” ›
Halloween is close upon us, and this season of ghosts and ghouls offers the perfect opportunity to curl up with a scary story. The following horrors, thrillers & ghost stories are recommended from ZSR Librarians and staff members, and are guaranteed to send chills up your spine: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson... Continue reading “Books that go bump in the night: Recommended horrors, thrillers & ghost stories” ›
The Hope of a Thick Rope exhibit is an exhibit about rural China brought to ZSR by WFU student, Eagle Jin ’16. This photography exhibit focused on the social customs of the Chun’an mountainous region in China. It attempts to draw attention to the socioeconomic disparity and ecological issues on this region. The photographs are... Continue reading “The Hope of a Thick Rope Exhibit” ›
Beginning this fall, librarians will explore the educational uses of Google Glass in several sections of LIB 100: Accessing Information in the 21st Century. Google Glass is a wearable computer headset, similar to a pair of glasses, that displays information on a miniscreen in the upper right corner of the wearer’s field of vision. Wearers... Continue reading “The Google Glassroom: ZSR Has Glass” ›
Do you have a great idea for a website, but need a little extra assistance getting it online? ZSR Library can help at low cost-recovery rates with a new Web Developer on staff, Geoff Groberg. Geoff recently relocated from Utah, where he worked at Brigham Young University’s Lee Library. Prior to that, he worked as... Continue reading “New Web Developer Available for Your Projects” ›
This year, ZSR will develop and implement an action learning project called Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success. First, recruited student participants will identify which measures of success are important at all points in their academic careers. Then the study will determine whether the programs, services and study spaces at ZSR help to... Continue reading “Assessment in Action” ›
Do you assign course readings from various sources? Looking for an alternative to costly course packs? Concerned about copyright? Let ZSR do the work for you! The Course Reserves system can consolidate your reading list materials into one easily accessible location. Course Reserves can manage print, electronic and media resources, and you can link to... Continue reading “Course Reserves” ›
For years, the ZSR Delivers service has brought books and DVDs to faculty and staff offices. ZSR Delivers runs twice daily (weather permitting) Monday through Friday. Now the library is broadening the ZSR Delivers brand to include Interlibrary Loan and Offsite Storage retrievals. Need a book from another library? Use ZSR Delivers. Need a DVD... Continue reading “ZSR Delivers – What’s in a name?” ›
Are you interested in exploring alternative forms of publishing for your manuscript or course materials? Since 2011, Digital Publishing @ Wake, led by Bill Kane, has converted previously unpublished materials into e-books, which are primarily hosted on a scalable digital publishing platform called Tizra. Tizra now contains over 12,000 distinct pages in an eclectic database... Continue reading “Digital Publishing @ Wake: Your Local Online Publishing Alternative” ›
Najla Said Book Talk and Signing: Looking for Palestine: Growing Up Confused in an Arab-American Family Friday, September 5 at 10 a.m. ZSR Library Auditorium (Room 404, Reynolds Wing) Lev Grossman Book Talk and Signing: The Magician’s Land Friday, September 5 at 3 p.m. ZSR Special Collections Reading Room (Room 625, Reynolds Wing) Kate Bruce,... Continue reading “Library Lecture Series” ›