News and more from ZSR Library
Join the ZSR Library and the Resident Technical Advisers (RTAs) as they host a video game night in the Library atrium on Friday, September 12th from 7pm-11pm. Register in advance by emailing itc@wfu.edu to reserve a space for game play or drop by the event to watch the games and tournament and enjoy some pizza! Continue reading “Get Game@ZSR” ›
During the last week of September, ZSR Library will host events surrounding the reading of the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. The book is also being read along with the Forsyth County Public Library and their Big Read Program. This is a very provocative book, especially for libraries, because the story is about a... Continue reading “Fahrenheit 451/ The Big Read exhibit” ›
You might have heard recently that there’s a new research guide format that the reference folks have been learning to use. It’s called LibGuides, and allows for users to create research guides that take advantage of a number of web 2.0 tools. We’re still learning, but you can see some of the examples here. Not... Continue reading “Introducing LibGuides!” ›
To create the Religious Intolerance project, Dr. Neal received a grant from the Chambers Family Fund for Entrepreneurship and a grant from the Wake Forest University Office of Entrepreneurship and Liberal Arts.The class, which met Spring Semester, 2008, is working on a project entitled: “Portraits of Hate, Lessons of Hope:Examining Religious Intolerance in America.”I met... Continue reading “Religious Intolerance Exhibit” ›
Today some of the RITS team members, Kevin, Kaeley, Sarah, and I, traveled to UNC-G to meet with reference librarians interested in technology at Jackson Library. It was a good meeting with a turnout of about 12 library staff members between UNCG and WFU. The conversation was casual, with short demonstrations of some of the... Continue reading “A Visit With UNCG” ›
On Sunday, July 13th, Roz led the 30 new freshmen student athletes through a twenty minute introduction to the Z. Smith Reynolds Library. These students came to the library in three groups, one group every twenty minutes, over the course of an hour. We placed them in the ITC desktop computer lab and had the... Continue reading “Deacon Discovery!” ›
On Friday, June 6th 250 students receiving recognition for their outstanding Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) plus their families were on the campus of Wake Forest University to go on campus tours and attend various sessions. The ZSR Library hosted two such sessions, one entitled “In the Know: Rare Books and Archives” and one entitled... Continue reading “ZSR Host TIP Students” ›
Earl Smith, Professor of Sociology and Rubin Distinguished Professor of American Ethnic Studies Earl Smith, Professor of Sociology and Rubin Distinguished Professor of American Ethnic Studies, is the first faculty member to benefit from the WFU Open Access fund. His article, African American Men and Intimate Partner Violence, appears in the June 2008 issue of... Continue reading “Earl Smith is First Recipient of Open Access Funds” ›
“ZSR Delivers” will bring any circulating library material right to your office. The ZSR Library has purchased a golf cart to improve its delivery services to staff and faculty on the Reynolda Campus. “ZSR Delivers” will bring any circulating library material right to your office. Deliveries take place at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday... Continue reading ““ZSR Delivers” is a Hole in One!” ›
At 12 noon on Earth Day, ZSR hosted a program called “Celebrating Nature” in Room 204. It was a joint lecture by four faculty members who addressed how nature could be celebrated in different ways: Bob Browne (“Celebrating Nature Through Preservation”), Emily Wakild (“Celebrating Nature Through Movement”), Bonnie Carr O’Neill (“Celebrating Nature Through Literature”), and... Continue reading ““Celebrating Nature” program on Earth Day (April 22)” ›