The ZSR Library Blog
Think BCS or NCAA championship. Seriously. Think Super Bowl. Yesterday, I received a call at home from the President of the Association of College and Research Libraries informing me that ZSR was the 2011 recipient of the ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award, the highest national honor that an academic library can achieve. Previous winners... Continue reading “ZSR wins ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award!” ›
The new Documentary Film program at WFU has proved to be a natural match for our archival collections. Students from Dr. Cara Pilson’s graduate research seminar and first year seminar frequented Special Collections for instruction and research during the fall semester. The FYS: History Through the Lens of Documentary Film students, pictured above, are working... Continue reading “Wake Forest History on Film” ›
Have you ever wondered who removes those creative Christmas decorations in the Atrium? Well this year I just happened to be around when two of Santa’s helpers (aka Travis and Peter) were taking down the decorations! Check out the video at the link below to see how it is done! So How Do We Remove... Continue reading “So How Do We Remove Those Christmas Decorations From the Atrium?” ›
Friday. January 14. 9PM. ZSR Library. Capture the Flag returns! Be there. RSVP on Facebook to play! Continue reading “Capture the Flag @ ZSR, Spring 2010” ›
The Web Committee (Kevin, Lauren, Gretchen, Audra, Kaeley, Chris, and Mary R.) had a busy fall and we thought we would share a summary of what we accomplished last semester. Two big projects included the implementation of our social media plan and the transformation of the homepage carousel. Our social media plan featured an increased... Continue reading “Web Committee Update, Fall 2010” ›
This past summer (remember when it was hot)? we received a request from a researcher who wanted to see our collection of old football programs, especially the ones from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. He said he wanted to make a calendar of some of the covers, and he spent several days looking through and... Continue reading “Archives’ materials featured in new calendar” ›
Finding aids for collections from the Department of Special Collections & Archives are now fully search- and browse-able through a new interface! Check out zsr.wfu.edu/findingaids to see features including: A look and feel like the ZSR website Fully searchable contents, including container lists Browse by keyword and title Collection summary at the top of each... Continue reading “Findable finding aids!” ›
Finding aids for collections from the Department of Special Collections & Archives are now fully search- and browse-able through a new interface! Check out zsr.wfu.edu/findingaids to see features including: A look and feel like the ZSR website Fully searchable contents, including container lists Browse by keyword and title Collection summary at the top of each... Continue reading “Findable finding aids from Special Collections!” ›
We’ve unearthed over 20 scrapbooks from the Clarence Herbert New Collection. These scrapbooks are from trips Mr. New took from 1890-1926 as he vacationed in Maine and around the world. Many of the scrapbooks also have his collections of cartoons, theater programs and newspaper articles he liked. He was very organized and even typed up... Continue reading “Restoration of the Clarence Herbert New Scrapbooks” ›
After a week of off-site storage warehouse work, the following are my tips & tricks for survival. These did much to help me throughout the week, but great credit for my own survival must go to my fab teammates: Mary Beth, Susan, Erik, Scott and Jean-Paul. You guys ROCK!! 1. Wear layers, preferably with the... Continue reading “Off-site Survival Guide” ›