The summer has begun and with the warmer weather comes a series of art exhibitions from Asolare Art Foundation. Asolare has been helping developing artists since 1997 and has held exhibits of their work from ZSR Library to Lincoln Center. The first exhibition is composed of six paintings by painter and portrait artist Gilbert Everard... Continue reading “ZSR Painting Exhibition” ›
Teaching ZSR’s History of the Book (LIB260) class is always more fun–and more work– than I anticipate. The undergraduate elective class gives students the opportunity to interact with 800 years’ worth of texts from the Rare Books Collection, and it draws participants from a wide variety of disciplines. The spring 2015 class included majors from... Continue reading “Wake Forest Students Delve into Book History” ›
In late April, Elsevier announced a change in its policy regarding author deposits of articles. In what Elsevier claims is a change to facilitate better understanding of its sharing policies, the previous policy—enacted in 2012—that differentiated between institutions that do have open access policies versus those that do not has been streamlined, and the new... Continue reading “Elsevier’s new (anti-)sharing policy” ›
Today, May 7, 2015, marks the end of yet another successful spring Wake the Library (WTL) week. This semester, WTL featured many new components that will hopefully be added to some of the traditions that encompass our WTL week. Many of the new WTL additions this semester were facilitated by the ZSR Library Ambassadors, University... Continue reading “Wake the Library – Spring 2015” ›
The ZSR Research and Instruction Team is embarking on some regular assessments of our services in and we have just gotten back results from a survey we did of the students who requested one-on-one meetings with librarians through our Personal Research Session request form during the spring 2015 semester. This is one of the primary... Continue reading “What our Users are Saying About: Personal Research Sessions” ›
As soon as the last car drives off campus on graduation day, the Z. Smith Reynolds Library – with the help of Facilities – will commence with several summer renovation projects: Starbucks Refresh: After six years of brisk business, the Starbucks will receive a much-needed refresh. New furniture, carpet and finishes designed by Starbucks will... Continue reading “Summer Renovation Projects to Begin in May” ›
E-books constitute a small portion of the library budget but provide big bang for the buck. Most of the e-books available through the library come from two sources: 140,000 titles from the Ebrary subscription service. This service is provided through the statewide consortium NC LIVE. 180,000 titles in the demand-driven acquisition (rental) program. For the... Continue reading “Why So Many E-books?” ›
In the basement of Tribble Hall is a small collection of library materials, often described as a hidden gem, nestled among offices and classrooms. These books comprise the Joseph O. Milner Collection of Children’s Literature. The collection includes a diverse range of engaging literature for young readers— from preschool through young adult. Wake Forest University... Continue reading “Books for Young Readers: The Joseph O. Milner Collection of Children’s Literature” ›
Interested in using the citation management tool, Zotero, to organize and cite your sources? Already a Zotero user and ready to take your research management skills to the next level? ZSR will host Zotero workshops on Wednesday, May 20 and Thursday May 21. Managing your Research Library with Zotero, Part 1: Saving, Organizing and Citing... Continue reading “Zotero Workshops in May” ›
