The ZSR Library Blog
The NYT has a interesting update on the status of the GoogleBooks legal issues this morning. There are some curious tidbits in the article including a mention of a “book rights registry” that Google asserts will coordinate rights payments to publishers. Of note, the article also mentions the Europeana Digital Library, a multi-institutional repository of... Continue reading “GoogleBooks Legal discussions continue” ›
We’re in the midst of round two of teaching teaching! I have worked up the schedule, and posted it in the side bar. I have paper notes from the first session that I’ll convert to a blog post very soon. I also will rework the tags/categories to still have meaning for this second round. Here... Continue reading “Round Two!” ›
When Roz and I talked about how to organize this semester’s teaching class, we decided to do it a bit differently. Instead of Roz or me organizing each session and lecturing for a while, we thought we’d shift the center of the discussion to the participants. Each session of this semester’s teaching teaching will be... Continue reading “September 1: Course Format” ›
Student assistants Rebekah Warner and Brad Binder work the first shift at the Bridge. ZSR Library is partnering with the University’s Information Systems to bring a new combined service to the space in the library that previously housed the Information Technology Center. ZSR technology services will continue to be offered with a multimedia lab equipped... Continue reading “The Bridge Quietly Opens ZSR Services” ›
Yesterday afternoon, Giz and I presented “Technology Tools for the Classroom” to an off-site faculty retreat of the Schools of Business. You may recall that the Calloway and Babcock schools have merged under a single dean; the combined faculty met at the Brookstown Inn for the day to kick off the new academic year. Michelle... Continue reading “Mary and Giz’s Awesome Adventure” ›
On Wednesday the Z. Smith Reynolds Library implemented a new discovery system for their library collections. The system, developed initially by Villanova University, employs innovative indexing and searching techniques to help patrons find and interact with library resources. This new tool adds the ability for patrons to discover new relationships between resources through the use... Continue reading “New discovery interface for library resources” ›
Over the last few weeks, Kevin, Jean-Paul and I have been finalizing the release of our Vufind implementation by working through the list of issues and observations submitted by library staff in our wiki. We were able to resolve many of the issues but did choose to hide/work around certain functions that had too many... Continue reading “Vufind poised to go live Wednesday!” ›
As we all know, the ZSR Library acquired faculty status for its librarians as of July 1, 2009. Thus, as the first librarian hired after July 1, 2009, I was given the opportunity to participate in the Wake Forest University’s 2009 new faculty orientation. I am truly grateful and honored for being one the attendees... Continue reading “Report on the 2009 New Faculty Orientation” ›
The Power of “Z” -this exhibit highlights the services offered at the ZSR Library-in graphic novel style. First on the Moon exhibit-highlights the 40th anniversary of the first man on the moon. The great American painter, Andrew Wyeth, died in early 2009. This exhibit reviews his life and work. Continue reading “Welcome Back-New ZSR Exhibits-Fall 2009” ›
As the Toolkit continues to grow and have more applications, Kevin and I are taking a day to focus some energy on getting it in tip-top shape for the new school year. For new folks to ZSR: the Toolkit is a service we provide to allow users to find help they need through our website.... Continue reading “Toolkit Day!” ›