The 2024 academic year was marked by significant growth and innovation in the Research, Instruction, and Outreach (RIO) team. The team increased library instruction sessions and personal research consultations, introduced new courses, and expanded outreach initiatives. Key highlights include the launch of the “Research After Wake” class for seniors, a record number of event attendees... Continue reading “Research, Instruction, and Outreach Annual Report for AY24” ›
The Z. Smith Reynolds Library is pleased to announce the appointment of Sandy Rodriguez as its new Associate Dean. Ms. Rodriguez comes to us from the University of Missouri-Kansas City where she serves as Associate Dean of Special Collections & Archives. Ms. Rodriguez brings extensive library leadership experience to ZSR. She was a 2024 UCLA... Continue reading “Welcome Sandy Rodriguez!” ›
ZSR extends a warm welcome to all of our new and returning faculty! This academic year, we are excited to offer a new way to connect with you, through First Five: ZSR Early Career Faculty Workshop Series. These workshops are specifically designed to support early career faculty (defined as faculty of any rank who have... Continue reading “Introducing First Five: ZSR Early Career Faculty Workshop Series!” ›
At the beginning of the fall semester, we rolled out some updates to the ZSR Library homepage. While the design has been updated, the overall layout and navigation should be familiar. The biggest change we introduced is a new search feature: ZSR Search Suggestions. As you type your search terms, if there’s a match, suggested... Continue reading “Introducing ZSR Search Suggestions” ›
Welcome back to another processing update for the Senator Richard Burr Collection! Since my last update, I have been busy working on one of the largest and most challenging series in the collection: memorabilia. This series has posed some tough challenges during processing, but the effort has been worth it to make this fascinating and... Continue reading “An Inside Look at Senator Richard Burr’s Memorabilia Collection” ›
The ZSR Ambassadors are the library’s student advocacy group, supporting ZSR through programmatic assistance and candid feedback. Since the inception of this program in 2012, our Ambassadors have offered a student voice for outreach, service, and facility considerations, and the group is frequently consulted by library administration for their perspective and counsel. In recent years,... Continue reading ““What should new students know about ZSR?” Library Ambassadors Share Their Thoughts!” ›
We have planned an event-filled fall– make sure to save the dates for these awesome library events! For more upcoming library events, check out our calendar or follow us on our social media channels! August Take Care Tuesday (Tues. Aug. 27th, 4:00-6:00 pm) September Take Care Tuesday (Tues. Sept. 3rd, 4:00-6:00 pm) Humans vs Zombies... Continue reading “Save the Dates! ZSR Library Fall 2024 Events Round Up” ›
I can’t believe I just finished my third summer in Special Collections & Archives! Amidst all the new faces and exciting renovations, I’m eternally grateful for my ZSR colleagues and their support. Part 1: ZSR As many of you know, I wear a lot of hats as a Collections Specialist. Aside from picking up new... Continue reading “What Are You Working On? With Alayna Veasey” ›
Back in the Summer of 2008, the Johnson Room in the ZSR Library became the Graduate Student Lounge! (version 1) Then, in September 2021, the Graduate Student Lounge moved to Dr. Ed Wilson’s previous office, ZSR 425. This move added a kitchenette and printing services for graduate students. (version 2) Now, for Fall 2024, thanks... Continue reading “ZSR Graduate Student Lounge v2.5” ›