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Molly Keener has recently joined the faculty of the ZSR Library as the Scholarly Communication Librarian. In this newly-created position, she will enhance the library’s partnership with the Office of the Provost to support faculty research and publishing endeavors. Molly will support faculty seeking to: Better manage their copyrights and intellectual property rights, Explore alternative... Continue reading “Meet Molly Keener” ›
by Peter Suber Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. What makes it possible is the internet and the consent of the author or copyright-holder. OA is entirely compatible with peer review, and all the major OA initiatives for scientific and scholarly literature insist on... Continue reading “A Very Brief Introduction to Open Access” ›
Z. Smith Reynolds Library has established an Open Access Fund to help faculty pay for Open Access publication fees. Under a cost-sharing arrangement, the ZSR Library will pay for one-third of the Open Access publication fees, and the remaining two-thirds will be funded equally by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and the faculty... Continue reading “Z. Smith Reynolds Library Open Access Fund” ›
As the dissemination of research output moves more fully into the digital environment, the process of producing and publishing scholarship is rapidly changing. Tracking various drafts of publications – from submission to acceptance – is easier and more beneficial to authors. Requesting an article frequently requires only a few clicks or keystrokes. Databases and search... Continue reading “The Future of Publishing” ›
I taught my first LIB 100 class the first half of Fall Semester 2009. I got lots of help from Roz Tedford and Lauren Pressley and my assistant, Megan Mulder. I decided the class would do an exhibit as a final project for the course. ZSR was participating in the Big Read which focused on... Continue reading “LIB 100 Exhibits- Harlem Renaissance” ›
I figure since we’re about halfway through Teaching Teaching, it might be time for a Gaz update! This semester we’ve taken a different approach. Instead of Roz or me organizing the topics, lectures for each class, and activities, we’re acting as a community of learners. As a group we came up with topics that we... Continue reading “Teaching Teaching” ›
I teamed up again with Dr. Lynn Neal and her Religion class to design exhibits this fall. I met with the class in September and broke out my traveling exhibits box to show various projects students have done in the past. I also gave the class several handouts and described the process of designing a... Continue reading “Religion Class on Cults exhibits” ›
The Fun Run/Walk Participants start their journey! After months of preparation by a group of dedicated ZSR Library faculty and staff, the 2nd Annual WTL5K/Fun Run was held yesterday morning, October 10, 2009. The final count is not yet tallied but we estimate that there were close to 270 registrations between the fun run/walk and... Continue reading “2nd Annual Wake the Library 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run: A Success!” ›
The long months of planning and scheduling is all done tomorrow but right now things are getting busy! Many thanks to Carolyn and Tim who spearheaded the T-shirt brigade – they look great! Pre-registration pick-up begins at 2pm in the all night study room. There is still plenty of time to come pay your $$... Continue reading “Wake the library 5k prep!” ›
Erik submitted the Digital Forsyth project to DuraSpace, an organization formed by Fedora Commons and the DSpace Foundation, whose goal is to”provide leadership and innovation in open source technologies for global communities who manage, preserve, and provide access to digital content.” It was selected as a DuraSpace OA Week Winner. Read Erik’s winning submission. As... Continue reading “Digital Forsyth is Named DuraSpace OA Week Winner!” ›