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Call for Applications: DH@Wake Summer Institute: Digital Publishing – May 2022

ZSR Library’s Digital Initiatives & Scholarly Communication team invites Wake Forest faculty to join us for the 2022 DH@Wake Summer Institute: Digital Publishing. Our 3-day workshop will explore opportunities and resources for digital publishing in teaching and research activities. The Summer Institute will be held in-person (unless public health conditions require moving online) at ZSR... Continue reading “Call for Applications: DH@Wake Summer Institute: Digital Publishing – May 2022”

Recent Presentation by Mary Tribble: From Her Hand: Sally Merriam Wait’s Mission South

Special Collections & Archives hosted our first in-person (and livestreamed) event in two years earlier this week. Mary Tribble spoke about her ancestor Sarah “Sally” Wait, in her talk From Her Hand: Sally Merriam Wait’s Mission South. Mary recently published Pious Ambitions: Sally Merriam Wait’s Mission South, 1813-1831, based in large part on the manuscripts... Continue reading “Recent Presentation by Mary Tribble: From Her Hand: Sally Merriam Wait’s Mission South”

New Digital Collections, Come See!

Since our last update, we’ve reached the milestone of 80,000 items within our Digital Collections, following the addition of several new digital collections and more items added to our established collections. The following are our most recent collections we’ve made available online. Curt D. Baum Family Collection Curt D. Baum was a Jewish boy of... Continue reading “New Digital Collections, Come See!”

Books in Bloom: A ZSR Little Free Library Pop-Up at Campus Gardens

On Sunday, March 20th, ZSR Library joined the Office of Sustainability and other campus partners at Campus Gardens for the Spring Solstice Festival. The Festival was a fun and welcoming gathering of people, plants, and animals, and provided an opportunity for the campus community to welcome the budding life of spring and get a full-sensory... Continue reading “Books in Bloom: A ZSR Little Free Library Pop-Up at Campus Gardens”

I’m A Woman, Phenomenally: A History of Wake Forest Women

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WFU-Wide Access to American City Business Journals Now Available

ZSR is pleased to announce that we now provide online, full-text, institutional access to ​​to all 46 Business Journals across the American City Business Journals network including the Greensboro/Triad Business Journal and the Charlotte Business Journal, free of charge, to Wake Forest students, staff, and faculty. The Business Journals will complement your course materials with... Continue reading “WFU-Wide Access to American City Business Journals Now Available”

Special Collections & Archives 2021 Report: Association of Librarians and Archivists at Baptist Institutions (ALABI)

This annual report was submitted to the Association of Librarians & Archivists at Baptist Institutions (ALABI). North Carolina Baptist Historical Collection (Special Collections & Archives (SCA)), Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University The North Carolina Baptist Historical Collection had another productive year for 2021. Among its activities were the following: Access: Throughout 2021, SCA... Continue reading “Special Collections & Archives 2021 Report: Association of Librarians and Archivists at Baptist Institutions (ALABI)”

From Her Hand: Sally Merriam Wait’s Mission South

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Questions about Ukraine? ZSR Can Help!

Hello! Your friendly Political Science Librarian here, hoping to offer some guidance on how to catch up with current events abroad! When international events are changing rapidly, as they are with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it’s important to rely on trusted, verified news sources to keep up with what is going on. Mis- and... Continue reading “Questions about Ukraine? ZSR Can Help!”

New Proxy for Off-Campus Access

ZSR recently switched to a new proxy service for off-campus access to library resources. Our proxy is what prompts you to login with your WFU username and password before connecting you to electronic journals, databases, ebooks, and other resources when you are off campus. Links have been updated on the Library’s website, and in our... Continue reading “New Proxy for Off-Campus Access”