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On Halloween, some brave (and perhaps tortured) souls were transported to another dimension. A dimension where a house had unpainted interior walls. This house, being built by Habitat for Humanity on North Cherry Street, needed interior primer. Wanda Brown, Barry Davis, James Harper, Tim Mitchell, Chelcie Rowell, Bill Kane and Craig Fansler spent the day... Continue reading “Halloween at Habitat” ›
Statistics are an important component when evaluating performance. The numbers in this infographic highlight the tangible value of ZSR Library’s collections, services and facility to the Wake Forest Community. Click image to view larger Continue reading “At ZSR Library in FY 2013” ›
On Friday, October 25th from 9-11 pm, the ZSR Library hosted another Human v Zombies event at ZSR! We had 80 students attend and seven amazing volunteers from the ZSR staff! Thanks to Susan Smith, Tim Mitchell, David Link, Thomas Dowling, Chelcie Rowell, Chris Burris, Lauren Suffoletto and student John Walsh for all their help... Continue reading “Humans v Zombies – Fall 2013” ›
For this year’s Hit The Bricks fundraiser ZSR fielded a team of 10 players, each of whom ran at least 45 minutes straight in order to raise awareness and money for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Drive. Lauren Suffoletto getting started with her laps The team included Craig Fansler, Patrick Ferrell, Joy Gambill, Bill Kane, Rebecca... Continue reading “ZSR Zeyphrs Hit The Bricks, 2013” ›
Due to the federal government shutdown, many online resources administered by federal agencies are either unavailable or not being updated. This post relays information compiled by the Cofrin Library at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. The following resources are unavailable: Census.gov, American FactFinder, and Fedstats USATradeOnline database Library of Congress (including many digitized collections,... Continue reading “Government Shutdown Impacts Online Resources” ›
This week (September 22-28, 2013) is Banned Books Week, a week set aside to take note of books that are banned across our country. Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read for everyone without censorship. Because we had a book banned right here in North Carolina, I chose to focus our exhibit on The... Continue reading “Banned Books Week @ ZSR” ›
Printing and copying will be unavailable in the Z. Smith Reynolds Library, in the Professional Center Library, and in Farrell Hall on Monday, September 23 starting at 8:30AM and continuing to Tuesday, September 24, mid-day while we change over the machines on campus to new Xerox multifunctional devices. Please plan accordingly! Once the new machines... Continue reading “Changes to ZSR’s Print/Copy/Scan Stations” ›
The ARTstor Digital Library is one of the newest databases available at ZSR. This collection includes over 1.5 million images from museums, artists and archives, which can be used for research in a variety of disciplines. While the use of images seems clear for the study of the arts, images can also make an impact... Continue reading “ARTstor Digital Library” ›
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore was written by San Francisco writer Robin Sloan. It created quite a buzz when it was written and that buzz found its way into ZSR Library. I first heard of the book from Kevin Gilbertson, who mentioned he thought I might like it because of the content, which included books, bookbinding... Continue reading “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore exhibit on Twitter” ›
Do you occasionally find yourself missing the ability to browse a recent issue of a journal? Do you ever feel you might be missing journals related to your discipline? ZSR proudly announces a subscription to BrowZine, a new app for iPads and Android tablets. BrowZine provides access to numerous academic journals across the disciplines. Users... Continue reading “Introducing “BrowZine”: A Journal Browsing App for Tablets” ›