Beyond the Desk

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5 Questions with Alayna Veasey

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. Alayna Veasey, Collections Assistant Tell us about what you do at ZSR Library? “Collections Assistant” is a mysterious title that keeps people guessing, so I’m happy to shed some light... Continue reading “5 Questions with Alayna Veasey”

5 Questions with Maddie Koontz

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. Madison “Maddie” Koontz , Wake Forest Fellow for ZSR Library Tell us about what you do at ZSR Library? I am very new to this position, but I will be... Continue reading “5 Questions with Maddie Koontz”

ZSR Library Hosts RAISE Students from China

It is a rare gift to have the opportunity to introduce high school students from halfway around the world to the wonders of academic libraries in the United States, but is absolutely magical when that introduction takes place in ZSR Library, and you’re able to take a fresh look at ZSR through the eyes of... Continue reading “ZSR Library Hosts RAISE Students from China”

ZSR Innovation Grants Awarded 2022-2023

ZSR Library faculty and staff are leaders in creating innovative programs, courses, and events. The pandemic made this work more challenging so to help continue this important work, the ZSR Dean’s Office started offering innovation grants to ZSR faculty and staff in the fall of 2020. Supported by unrestricted gift funds, these grants have made... Continue reading “ZSR Innovation Grants Awarded 2022-2023”

5 Questions with Kristen Morgan

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. Kristen Morgan, Assistant to the Dean Tell us about what you do at ZSR Library? Manage the Dean’s calendar, expense reports, purchase requisitions, invoices, travel budgets and forms, onboarding and... Continue reading “5 Questions with Kristen Morgan”

ZSR Board of Visitors’ Virtual Summer Book Club

This summer book club is hosted by Molly Keener, ZSR’s Director of Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communication, and Shannon Bothwell, Chair of the ZSR Board of Visitors. Join us via Zoom for lively discussions of two books on art, one fiction, and one non-fiction. Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li Thursday, June 22,... Continue reading “ZSR Board of Visitors’ Virtual Summer Book Club”

National Day of Action at ZSR

In April, the WFU Education Department and Education Library reached out to the ZSR Library, hoping to collaborate on a program for the Wednesday, May 3rd, “National Day of Action” sponsored by The African American Policy Forum (AAPF), an innovative think tank that connects academics, activists and policy-makers to promote efforts to dismantle structural inequality.... Continue reading “National Day of Action at ZSR”

Celebrating Our 2023 Student Employee of the Year

On Friday, April 28th, ZSR Library hosted a celebratory end of the year pizza party to honor our student employees, without whom ZSR could not operate. As part of this annual celebration, Dean Tim Pyatt recognized our 2023 ZSR Student Employee of the Year, Jacquelinne Marroquin. Jacqui is a student employee in the Research, Instruction,... Continue reading “Celebrating Our 2023 Student Employee of the Year”

New Resource Alert! Introducing…PitchBook!

Thanks to the generous support of the School of Business, we are happy to announce campus-wide access to PitchBook during an initial one year-trial of this powerful and comprehensive venture capital (VC), private equity (PE), and mergers and acquisition (M&A) database. *When you log in you will be asked to enter your Wake Forest email.... Continue reading “New Resource Alert! Introducing…PitchBook!”

Winston-Salem Journal Archive Now Available from ZSR!

ZSR Library is pleased to announce that we now provide full, searchable access to both the Winston-Salem Journal (1898-present) and Twin City Sentinel (1906-1985) through the Winston-Salem Journal Current and Historical Archive from Newsbank. This archive will benefit researchers and units across campus as they seek to learn more about the historical contexts of the... Continue reading “Winston-Salem Journal Archive Now Available from ZSR!”