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New Databases New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics: A searchable database containing the full text of the 2008 New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, plus ongoing quarterly updates. InfoTrac Newsstand: Full-text access to more than 1,100 newspapers, including the New York Times (1985-present). Also includes selective coverage of the Winston-Salem Journal (1997 to June 2011) and other... Continue reading “Database News” ›
When the U.S. Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 this week, it included language tucked away in Sec. 527 that gives a huge boost to public access to Federally funded research. The bill requires all Federal agencies with research & development budgets of $100 million+ each year to provide free, online access to peer-reviewed... Continue reading “Public access to funded research gets a big boost” ›
Recently, I have been working with Phoebe Zerwick to install an exhibit called “The Story of My Life” which Phoebe created along with photographer Christine Rucker and journalist Michelle Johnson. The exhibit follows the lives of six adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, telling their stories through photographs, written and spoken word, and various visual... Continue reading “The Story of My Life Exhibit” ›
Hi! I’m Corrine Luthy, an intern in the Special Collections and Archives department here at ZSR for the Spring 2014 semester. I am a graduate student in my second semester at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in the Library and Information Studies program. Although there are no concentrations within the program, I have a strong interest... Continue reading “Introducing Graduate Intern Corrine Luthy” ›
On December 11, several members of the ZSR Safety and Security Team, along with additional staff from Special Collections and Archives, and Reference and Instruction Services attended a training session to become certified in providing CPR and First Aid as well as to learn to use of our Automatic External Defibrillator. The Z Smith Reynolds... Continue reading “ZSR representatives attend CPR/AED/First Aid training” ›
As 2013 draws to a close, it’s customary to see “Best of _____” lists for every category to appear. We wanted to share ten lists of the “Best Books of 2013” with you, and maybe you’ll find a few that will spark interest with your own favorite authors, genres and styles. The New York Times... Continue reading “Ten Lists of the Best Books of 2013” ›
It’s almost time for the next phase of the ZSR Library Atrium renovation. You’ve seen the new windows in the Atrium. Next up is new flooring that will be installed during the semester break! If you follow ZSR activities, you may have read about this project in an early September post. On the day following... Continue reading “New Atrium Flooring Coming Your Way @ ZSR!” ›
ZSR is a building full of avid readers and you can often catch ZSR library faculty and staff chatting about books before meetings, at parties, during lunch, in our sleep 🙂 In an effort to extend those conversations to the wider world, ZSR has launched our own account on Goodreads, the social reading site, where... Continue reading “Read with ZSR on Goodreads!” ›
I had to write about this. This book, with a lengthy title: The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants: … with their descriptions in English and French. To which is prefixed, a new and correct map of the countries; with observations... Continue reading “Preservation of the Catesby” ›
American artist Rockwell Kent spent Christmas 1918 in a small cabin on an island off the south coast of Alaska. More than twenty years later he recalled the experience in words and woodcut illustrations in a holiday gift book titled A Northern Christmas. The small book was published by the American Artists Group, an organization... Continue reading “A Northern Christmas, by Rockwell Kent (1941)” ›