The ZSR Library Blog
This week, I worked with Melanie LeMay, Program Coordinator of the LBGTQ Center to put up an Allies Exhibit. The past week, October 15-19 was Allies Week. The Center asked individuals on campus to write why they were allies on colorful sheets of paper. These posts are arranged in the exhibit case at the library... Continue reading “Wake Forest Allies Exhibit” ›
Now that we are almost halfway(!) through the semester, some of the final papers and projects on your syllabus that once seemed so far away are becoming more real, and November and December deadlines are looming! Before you panic, remember that the librarians of ZSR are here to help. We have reference librarians who cover... Continue reading “Need Research Help?” ›
This is one of our amazing student assistants, Charles. This is Charles’ second year working in Special Collections and we are lucky to have him on our team. Charles is working on a very large project to process the reel to reel collection and publish an Archivists’ Toolkit finding aid. RG11.1 Audio Recordings, Tapes [Reel... Continue reading “What Are You Working On? With Charles” ›
It has been a busy – and exciting! – week in courts across the country, with important implications for libraries and fair use. Last Thursday, it was reported that Google and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) reached a settlement in their long-running case surrounding the Google Books project. Although the terms of the settlement... Continue reading “Busy week across the courts” ›
If you want to understand the candidates and issues in this election, please see the NC Center for Voter Education and 2012 NC Voter Guide. Voter Registration Deadline The registration deadline for NC is Friday, October 12. For information on how to register in NC, see the NC’s State Board of Elections page, Registering to... Continue reading “Make Your Voice Heard. Vote!” ›
In celebration of National Archives Month and North Carolina’s Archives Week (October 22-28), ZSR’s Special Collections and Archives is reaching out to invite departments and student groups across campus to deposit their paper and electronic documents in the University Archives. We particularly encourage submissions from groups underrepresented in the Archives, such as WFU’s ethnic minority, LGBTQ, and international communities. We want... Continue reading “Documenting Diversity: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives’ Initiative for Creating a Well-rounded University Record at Wake Forest” ›
In celebration of National Archives Month and North Carolina’s Archives Week (October 22-28), ZSR’s Special Collections and Archives is reaching out to invite departments and student groups across campus to deposit their paper and electronic documents in the University Archives. We particularly encourage submissions from groups underrepresented in the Archives, such as WFU’s ethnic minority,... Continue reading “Documenting Diversity Initiative” ›
As part of the 2012 “On The Same Page” community read, we will discuss Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns. Join us Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 at 7:00pm in the ZSR Library. In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the... Continue reading “Book Discussion: The Warmth of Other Suns” ›
At ZSR Library, we love it when someone in the Wake Forest community approaches us with a new idea on how to use our space. Music professor Louis Goldstein shared his plans to hold a month-long Cagefest to celebrate the 100th anniversary of John Cage‘s birth. Then he told us he’d love to kick it... Continue reading “Musicircus at ZSR: A LOUD Event!” ›
Hit the Bricks is an annual student event to raise money for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund. It’s a great WFU community-wide event that lasts for 8 hours. It has a faculty/staff division in which ZSR Library often fields a team. This year our team members were Susan (Captain), Hu, Mary Beth, Derrik, Rebecca,... Continue reading “Hit the Bricks: 10th Anniversary” ›