The ZSR Library Blog
ProQuest, one of our major ebook providers, is discontinuing sales of individual ebook titles and ending its pay-per-use (DDA and ATO) purchasing programs. As a result, on August 10, 2025, any ebooks on the ProQuest Ebook Central platform that are part of these programs will be removed from ZSR’s library catalog. Please note that this... Continue reading “Changes to ProQuest Ebook Central Access through ZSR” ›
In late July, I attended the annual meeting of the Association of Librarians and Archivists at Baptist Institutions (ALABI) in Providence, Rhode Island. ALABI’s sessions included presentations on data transfer and migration, preserving the Southern Baptist Convention Radio and Television Commission records, Baylor’s Black Gospel Music Preservation Project, and outreach and community engagement through exhibits.... Continue reading “Creative Methods of Creating Partnerships & Expanding Access–the Association of Librarians and Archivists at Baptist Institutions (ALABI)” ›
Special Collections & Archives collaborated with the Baum family descendants and Dr. Trachtenberg in 2021, to accept and digitize the Kurt Baum letters. While traveling in Europe, Dr. Trachtenberg posted the following on Instagram (reprinted with his permission): “Josef and Marie Baum were a Jewish couple who ran a cattle dealing business in #Bamberg, Germany.... Continue reading “Guest Post by Dr. Barry Trachtenberg, WF Rubin Presidential Chair of Jewish History” ›
Shepard Memorial Library, Greenville, NC. Photo by Lauren Clossey, NC State Library Book Repair. It’s become an important calling for me, and something I am passionate about. The week of June 16-20, I taught book repair workshops in Greenville (Shepard Memorial Public Library), Hillsborough (Orange County Public Library), and Asheville (Enka-Candler Public Library). Library staff... Continue reading “Craig Crosses Carolina” ›
Over twenty years ago, I walked through the doors of the Z. Smith Reynolds library for the first time. I climbed the steps to the eighth floor to interview for my first job after college: serving as a Microtext Specialist. I wasn’t sure what my future held, but I immediately sensed that Wake Forest University... Continue reading “A Message from the New Dean, Lauren Pressley” ›
By now, you may be familiar with ZSR’s Book Drive and Welcome! Back to School event supporting Anderson Academy (at Crossnore). However, you may be curious about the latest results and next big components of the project. As a reminder, the Welcome! Back to School Campaign is supported by the ZSR Innovation & Opportunity Grant,... Continue reading “Anderson Academy Book Drive Results & Next Steps” ›
In the fall of 2024, we were approached by Mary Kate Mauney, a Public History graduate student at UNC Greensboro, with an exciting research proposal involving the Hephzibah Baptist Church records. She wrote: “Freedom From, Freedom To” will be a digital history project and commemorative event that unveils the lives of 16 free people of... Continue reading “Hephzibah Baptist Church: A Digital History Collaboration” ›
We received a record number of requests this fiscal year – eight proposals with funding requests ranging from $140 to $2,100. These projects support student wellness, community engagement, and create learning and growth opportunities for ZSR faculty and staff. Created and supported by gifts from the ZSR Board of Visitors, these grants sustain and augment... Continue reading “FY25 Innovation and Opportunity Grants Awarded 2024-2025” ›
Some have accused me of a strange design Against the creed and morals of the land, And trace it in this poem every line: I don’t pretend that I quite understand My own meaning when I would be very fine; But the fact is that I have nothing plann’d, Unless it was to be a... Continue reading “Byron’s Don Juan” ›
You are invited to join us this summer for two virtual book club sessions focused on the animals that share our world. Come join us for thoughtful and lively discussion as we explore the roles animals play in our lives — and what they tell us about ourselves. Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some... Continue reading “2025 ZSR Board of Visitors Virtual Book Club” ›