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Special Collections & Archives would like to continue highlighting the extensive work that our student assistants do on a daily basis. Senior Kelli Johnson has worked in Special Collections & Archives for four years. Here’s a little something she wrote describing the work she does in Special Collections & Archives. I’m Kelli Johnson and I’m... Continue reading “What Are You Working On? With Kelli Johnson” ›
On Sunday, February 26th, the ZSR Library hosted our first workshops at Wake Downtown. Our Science Librarian, Sarah Jeong, has been holding regular office hours in the Faculty Touchdown space since the beginning of the semester, and now we are offering both “The Right Way to Cite” and “Using Zotero to Manage and Cite Sources”... Continue reading “ZSR Workshops at Wake Downtown!” ›
Just before the Fall 2016 semester began, Professor Kt Leuschen approached Special Collections & Archives about a class she would be teaching in the Fall titled “WRI111 Entering the Houses of History: Writing in the Archives.” Her ideas for the class included having the students learn about archival materials and archival research in Special Collections &... Continue reading “Entering the Houses of History: Writing in the Archives” ›
At the age of 17 years, convinced of the inestimable benefits of reading useful books, I anxiously desired that they might, if possible, be extended to the great mass of the human family; and endeavored to discover some effective plan for this purpose. . . . Hence the suggestion occurred that governments, or associations of... Continue reading “A Portrait of Domestic Slavery in the United States, by Jesse Torrey (1817)” ›
On Friday, February 10th, from 7:30 pm to 10 pm, the library witnessed a congregation of book-lovers, artists, and cravers alike at Find Your Nerd Herd ! Imagine: a table filled with buttons of various fandoms, ideologies, and deacons, allowed students to add a little customization to their backpacks. Stamps, stationery cards, and envelopes allowed students... Continue reading “Find Your Nerd Herd, Spring 2017” ›
On Tuesday, February 14th, the ZSR Library hosted our second “Blind Date with a Book” Event! Our first event was part of the “Arive and THRIVE” event in September. At these events we give away wrapped books with a brief description written on the wrapping (but no title!) Participants read the description, select a book,... Continue reading “Blind Date with a Book, Valentine’s Day 2017” ›
ZSR hosted the first Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon event, on Thursday February 9th. ZSR Librarian Amanda Foster lead the workshop on how to edit Wikipedia pages and was supported by the outreach librarian team. Amanda created a list of individuals who have made a tremendous impact on our society yet who do not have much recognition on... Continue reading “ZSR Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon” ›
The traditional use of catalog cards has been phased out of most modern libraries. However, catalog cards associated with The Wake Forest Student have been given new life—in digital form. This will benefit researchers who are trying to unearth the hidden works tucked away within the university’s historic literary magazine. We began uploading these digitized... Continue reading “The Wake Forest Student: Catalog Cards Receive Digital Revival” ›
Just when you think you are prepared for anything, that’s when you get the biggest surprise! On Friday, January 27th, the ZSR Library hosted the Spring 2017 edition of Humans v Zombies, and even after seven years of these events, there are still surprises! More young kids associated with WFU and ZSR attended this event... Continue reading “Humans v Zombies @ ZSR-Spring 2017 Edition” ›
This January, the North Carolina Baptist Church Records became the newest online digital collection to emerge from ZSR’s North Carolina Baptist Historical Collection. As of today the records of 60 church congregations are available online—spanning as far back as the 1700’s. The remaining churches have also had their materials digitized, and are currently in the... Continue reading “Surviving Records of NC Baptist Churches Now Online” ›