News and more from ZSR Library
The computer lab next to The Bridge has been upgraded with 16 new iMacs. Each has a 27″ HD screen and includes Microsoft Office, Adobe CS6 Master Collection and Final Cut Pro X. The lab is open to everyone when The Bridge is open, unless a class has been scheduled for the room. For more... Continue reading “New Mac Lab” ›
Last April, ZSR held the third annual Senior Showcase, a student-inspired program that highlights exemplary research and artistic theses or projects completed by Wake Forest undergraduates. The 2012 Showcase drew the highest number of nominations representing the widest variety of disciplines to date. To build upon this success, two key improvements are being introduced this... Continue reading “Senior Showcase Returns Next Spring” ›
This fall, to alleviate the financial burden on students who have to purchase many expensive textbooks, the ZSR Library has initiated a pilot textbook collection. The textbooks support courses with more than 30 students. The books are shelved in the Course Reserves department, and students can check them out for two hours. The full list... Continue reading “New Textbook Collection” ›
The ZSR Library offers several scholarship support services for faculty through the Scholarly Communication Librarian, Molly Keener. If you are new to Wake Forest, or need a reminder of available services, read on! Open Access Fund In partnership with the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, the library has a dedicated fund to support faculty... Continue reading “Scholarship Support Services” ›
A Musicircus event held in Wellington, New Zealand, in 2010. Creative Commons licensed photo by Kristina D.C. Hoeppner. Musicircus On Friday, September 28, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Atrium, ZSR will host the first Musicircus to be held on the Wake Forest campus. The Musicircus opens CAGEFEST, which will commemorate the 100th anniversary... Continue reading “Upcoming Events: Lectures, Workshops and a Musicircus” ›
New Find a Database page You may have already noticed the new Find a Database page. The new design makes it easier for you and your students to find the online resources you need. The new page emphasizes finding resources by subject, rather than the previous design’s emphasis on title. A new feature allows you... Continue reading “Database News” ›
This fall the Z. Smith Reynolds Library is unveiling it’s new reference service: answers.zsr.wfu.edu! This website will enable you to get in touch with our friendly librarians in a number of ways: Across the top, you will find a bar that allows you to search our FAQ database. If you have a question that’s fairly... Continue reading “Got Questions? Get Answers. Ask.” ›
Detail from the engraved title page of George Chapman’s The Whole Works of Homer (1616) Oft of one wide expanse had I been told That deep-brow’d Homer ruled as his demesne; Yet did I never breathe its pure serene Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold… John Keats, “On First Looking Into Chapman’s... Continue reading “Fall 2012 Exhibit: Faithfully English’d: Classical Literature in Translation” ›
Since August of 2010, the ZSR Library has hosted a game of Capture the Flag on the first Friday of the fall semester. While geared toward introducing freshmen to the Library, this event is open to all! This year we had 200 students attend, up from 150 in 2011. Each semester we work to improve... Continue reading “Capture the Flag @ ZSR” ›
Those directly involved with LIB100 are very familiar with our recent transition to a 1.5 credit hour course and the template that has been developing over the summer. However, I realize not everyone is so intimately involved, and wanted to let you know about the mammoth project conducted in the instruction unit this summer. Joy... Continue reading “LIB100 Template” ›