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Walt Whitman’s American Dream, a new play by Sarah Vander Schaaff, will enjoy a staged reading in Special Collections & Archives on Thursday, September 10, at 4:30 p.m. The event will also feature an exhibit of 19th-century Whitman editions, including an autographed 1855 first edition of Leaves of Grass, from the ZSR Rare Books Collection.... Continue reading “Walt Whitman’s American Dream” ›
Welcome back to another installment of 5 Questions! If you would like to choose 5 Questions yourself, feel free to choose 5 from this form. Emma Giles, Copyright and Open Access Librarian Tell us about what you do at ZSR Library? I support faculty and students by providing education on copyright as it relates to... Continue reading “5 Questions with Emma Giles” ›
Every fall, we highlight some of the resources that were added to the library’s collection in the previous fiscal year. And of course, we are always adding new academic books books for our browsing collection audiobooks, and more! If you have questions about any of these resources, reach out to your library liaison or contact... Continue reading “ZSR New Resources 2025-26” ›
Continue reading ““The Regulator Movement in North Carolina” Book Event with Marcia Phillips” ›
Good news for Wake Forest researchers: the WFU Open Access Publishing Fund is open again for FY27! After closing early in 2026 due to high demand, ZSR Library and the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs (ORSP) have refreshed the fund and are ready to support Reynolda campus faculty publishing open access articles, books, and... Continue reading “The Open Access Publishing Fund Is Back for FY27” ›
Welcome back to another installment of 5 Questions! If you would like to choose 5 Questions yourself, feel free to choose 5 from this form. Hannah Reynolds, Wake Forest University Fellow Tell us about what you do at ZSR Library? I’m a part of the Fellows Program at Wake Forest, so I’ll be working on... Continue reading “5 Questions with Hannah Reynolds” ›
The recent report from the Council on Library and Information Resources on the impact of its Recordings at Risk program underscores the urgency of preserving vulnerable audiovisual materials. It also serves as a reminder of how fortunate we were to receive a $50,000 award to digitize the reel-to-reel recordings of the Baptist State Convention of... Continue reading “Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR): Recordings at Risk” ›
Unearthing NC Roots of the Revolution Written by Shannon Bothwell, SCA Volunteer The search for political self-determination and religious liberty motivated many immigrants to the British North American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries. While each of the Thirteen Colonies had a unique mixture of cultural, political, and environmental influences, most of the colonies... Continue reading “Faith and Freedom: Exploring the Colonial Baptist Records of North Carolina” ›
Unlock New Resources for Financial Research Elevate your research potential with new datasets available via WRDS. We are thrilled to announce a major upgrade for our research community: the CRSP/Compustat Merged Database is now available! This game-changing addition bridges the gap between CRSP market data and Compustat fundamentals, offering a streamlined, powerful tool for the... Continue reading “New at ZSR – CRSP/Compustat Merged Database” ›
Sauda’s artist’s book, “Lebenslauf” is composed of four individual pieces. Some are ceramic and fragile, which is the main focus I held as I created the box to house these items. I laid out the items and made a rough drawing with the measurements of each item. I ended up cutting out shapes of each... Continue reading “Sauda Mitchell’s Artist Book for Peter Oliver” ›