The ZSR Library Blog
The ZSR Library is sponsoring a third and final round of Presidential Trust grants to fund one-time special purchases and collection development projects. Grants are particularly useful for new faculty who work in areas of research that are new to this campus. Last year the library received 30 proposals and awarded over $110,000 in grants.... Continue reading “Collection Development Opportunities” ›
Beginning in early January, the Z. Smith Reynolds Library will charge overdue fines on DVDs.After a two day grace period, fines will accrue at $1 a day.If the DVD has been recalled by someone else, overdue fines will accrue at $5 a day.As this will be unwelcome news for some of our patrons, we would... Continue reading “Fines for overdue DVDs to be implemented in January, 2009” ›
Barack Obama will be inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States on Monday, January 19, 2009. This exhibit marks this historic occasion with a selection of library books on the topic. The theme of the inauguration is “A New Birth of Freedom” which celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln... Continue reading “Inauguration Day” ›
ZSR Library is hosting a celebration for King Day on January 20, 2009. Speakers from the Wake Forest University Faculty and the Student Body will discuss the topic: “The Dream Realized? What Barack Obama’s Election Means to America?” There will also be music to end the MLK Program. A group of books about Martin Luther... Continue reading “MLK Day” ›
Anglophiles rejoice! The library has added several primary source databases for the study of Britain and its colonies. We also added additional resources on the U.S. Congress. More… New and Expanded Resources British Periodicals – Searchable full text of hundreds of British periodicals from the late 17th century to the early 20th century. The individual... Continue reading “Database News” ›
Today’s Emerging Tech Talk was on the Google Books Settlement with a brief introduction to the Life Magazine Photo Archive that is now available through Google. I gave an image heavy presentation, so here is the bit about the Life (with extra notes slides): If you’re interested in searching for images, you can go to... Continue reading “Emerging Tech Talk: Google Books Settlement” ›
It’s arts and crafts time!! Following the boisterous and jolly Holiday Luncheon at Graylyn, staff members gathered in Wilson 476 to make holiday wreaths using book jackets collected throughout the year. Following in true “Kindergarten arts and crafts style” we had pre-cut leaves, bows, ribbons, and holly berries. If feeling particularly gifted, we also supplied... Continue reading “Book Jacket Wreaths 2008” ›
This Spring Semester Roz and I will be leading weekly sessions on instruction. We’re planning to cover a lot: instructional design, educational theory, teaching and learning styles, while giving everyone the opportunity to swap and share along the way. We’re going to attempt to model teaching strategies along the way, so this is the online... Continue reading “Welcome to the “Course” Blog” ›
Setting up those Christmas/Holiday decorations Singing those Christmas/Holiday songs Buying all those special gifts Re-gifting those fruit cakes And best of all, just like Santa comes to all the malls, Wake the Library comes to ZSR. Every year around this time, ZSR staff pulls together in efforts to help the students through their final week... Continue reading “‘Tis the season….” ›