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Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend the 2010 Administrative Professionals Conference at Bridger Field House. Our audience was made up of Administrative Professionals from WFU, WFU-Health Sciences, WSSU, UNC School of the Arts and Forsyth Technical Community College. The majority of the audience was female, but there were 2 males at the conference yesterday!... Continue reading “Annual Administrative Professionals Conference” ›
I just wanted to post a reminder that new posts appear regularly throughout the year on the ZSR Library’s Technology How To Blog. Most recently we have posted new entries on Using the Help Resources Provided by EndNote and edited entries on the grant funded, Digital Media Station in the Multimedia Lab. We even have... Continue reading “The ZSR Library’s Technology How To Blog!” ›
As a librarian, my job is to preserve library materials: books, paper items such as posters or hand printed broadsides, and any other paper materials the library has acquired. It’s rewarding. I take a very old and brittle book, carefully mend the broken joints and torn pages, and restore it to usability. This is good... Continue reading “Our Digital Life” ›
The Z. Smith Reynolds Library will be holding a student focus group about our website on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 from 3PM to 4PM. We want to ask you a few questions about the new look and evaluate the usefulness of the design changes. If you have a few minutes, we would appreciate your help.... Continue reading “Website Focus Group” ›
Congratulations to our winners in the ZSR “Wake this Space” Mural Contest! The winner of the online “people’s choice” vote was Carleigh Morgan. The winner chosen by our panel of judges was a group entry by Courteney Morris and J.K. Awotwi. Thanks to our judges: Jermyn Davis, WFU Student Craig Fansler, Librarian Lynn Sutton, Dean,... Continue reading “Mural Contest Winners” ›
I’m very grateful that Lynn has allowed me to serve as the library representative for this year’s Arts Council Campaign. In trying to get a better understanding of the work of the Arts Council, I have discovered far more than I ever expected. Thanks to donations from folks like you and me, in 2009-2010 the... Continue reading “A look at the work of the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County” ›
Curious about what sort of interesting items lurk in the Rare Books stacks? A new blog, accessible from the Special Collections page, will highlight a different book from our collection each month. This month’s selection is the 1669 first edition of Milton’s Paradise Lost. Check the blog archives for last month’s Julius Casear quarto. And... Continue reading “Rare Book of the Month” ›
In February, I received a request asking for library staff to provide tours for 80 students. The students are participating in the Project Launch Program. For several years now, I have had the privilege of working with this group to coordinate tours. The students are seventh graders from Paisley IB Magnet School, and they are... Continue reading “Annual spring event showcases ZSR” ›
On Wednesday, April 7th, Dr. Helen Barrett spend the day at Wake Forest talking with various constituencies about E-portfolios in higher education. Lauren Pressley, Jolie Tingen and I had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Barrett early in the day and discuss the status of E-portfolios at Wake Forest. Later in the day Dr. Barrett... Continue reading “Dr. Helen Barrett and the Two Faces of E-Portfolios” ›
While we all know that Lauren rocks in general, her fame is spreading far and wide. findingEducation interviewed Lauren for their Educators that rock! series. She is currently featured on their front page. The interview features several of the projects that Lauren has been involved in for the past year. It is an interesting read... Continue reading “Educators that Rock! features Lauren” ›