The ZSR Library Blog
Purpose: We are looking for creative student mural ideas to make the wall inside the ZSR East entry an appropriate welcome to ZSR. Details: Two winners will be chosen based on their ideas and sketches submitted with their entry application. Murals will be 4′ x 5′ and will be located on the wall directly inside... Continue reading “Wake This Space: Mural Contest” ›
Today Christina, JP, Erik, Carol C., Heather and Elise gathered to test the new Vufind RC2 on Amazon EC2 (go cloud!). The system performed admirably & included some nice new features that were not in RC1. For example, in RC2 you have the ability to let your facet limits persist across multiple searches. Searching was... Continue reading “Vufind RC2, Amazon EC2 Rocks(2)” ›
As anyone who has used either of the older microfilm and microfiche readers or the newer film, fiche and card reader knows, neither of these devices really meets the needs of our users at the service level we like to offer. While attending a recent conference, Roz Tedford saw a demonstration of the Scan Pro... Continue reading “Testing a Potential New Microtext Reader for ZSR” ›
On February 1, 2010, the faculty of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University, unanimously adopted an open access policy to guide deposit of the author’s final version of scholarly works in the University’s institutional repository. The policy states: Recognizing that academic scholarship hinges upon the ability to access and utilize research output, the... Continue reading “ZSR Library Faculty Adopt Open Access Policy” ›
As many of you know, the Z. Smith Reynolds Library and the Forsyth County Public library are collaborating on an LSTA grant called “Preserving Forsyth’s Past”. This grant reaches out to small Forsyth County organizations to educate them about how to organize and preserve their organizations’ cultural heritage materials. As part of the grant, four... Continue reading “LSTA Grant “Preserving Forsyth’s Past” Progress Report” ›
Google applications are becoming more common on campus, and the ZSR Library offers a variety of workshops on using Google tools for both collaborating and streamlining research. Learn how to make your research come to you with Google Reader, how Google Docs can facilitate collaboration and how to use Google Sites to build a Web... Continue reading “Teaching with Technology” ›
African American Art of the 20th & 21st Centuries Wednesday, January 27, Room 204, 3 p.m. As an early kick-off to Black History Month, Dianne Caesar, Executive Director of Winston-Salem’s Delta Arts Center, will speak on African American art and artists of the 20th and 21st centuries with special emphasis on the New Negro Movement.... Continue reading “Spring Library Lecture Series” ›
Every year, libraries convert more and more journal subscriptions to electronic-only format. In some quarters, each conversion gives rise to nagging worry — will future scholars have access to today’s key articles? The WFU Libraries are taking several measures to ensure that our e-journal articles will last forever. First, our contracts with publishers stipulate that... Continue reading “Making E-Journals Last Forever” ›
African American Newspapers (1827-1998) This searchable database links users to page images of original newspaper articles. When completed later this year, the collection will include 270 newspapers from 36 states. Purchase of African American Newspapers is supported by the Presidential Trust for Faculty Excellence. Ebook Library The ZSR Library has begun a new partnership with... Continue reading “Database News” ›
LexisNexis Statistical DataSets is a module within the LexisNexis Statistical database that provides the searcher with powerful tools to access and export long data sets. Included sources range from agencies of the Federal government to foreign stock exchanges. Data is presented in both tabular and graphical form, and its presentation can easily be modified and... Continue reading “New Database: LexisNexis Statistical DataSets” ›