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Colleen at MAC-MLA, Baltimore, Maryland

Membership in the Mid Atlantic Chapter (MAC) of the Medical Library Association (MLA) includes medical and health science librarians from North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and western Pennsylvania. This chapter has met in person every year since 1981! I’m glad to have had the opportunity to attend this year’s MAC-MLA conference in Baltimore, Maryland... more

Public Services Student Workers Chronicles: October 2025

October is a month of comings and goings. Warm days slip into cool evenings, the scent of fresh cut grass gives way to crisp fall leaves, and nature’s colors shift from bright summer hues to rich reds and golden yellows. As fall foliage takes the stage, so do cozy sweaters and spiced drinks. For many,... more

What’s Happening in Public Services: September 2025

September Events Crafternoons, September 8 and 22 September saw the kick-off of the recurring Crafternoon program, a collaboration between Public Services and RIO. Headed by Jemma Johnson and Danielle Key with support from the library Fellow Celina Seo, Crafternoons offers snacks and a craft students can make in the library. This fun study break aims... more

ZSR and Barry Takes to the Sky

This summer the ZSR Administration team was kind enough to use some end-of-year funding to purchase a new camera drone. The idea is to use said drone for taking photos and videos of the library and all of our various events and spaces going forward from a whole new perspective! After a bit of research... more

ZSR Recognitions – September 2025

The ZSR Recognitions: Thank a Colleague! program provides an opportunity for employees to submit a note of thanks to their colleagues. These can be for going above and beyond, helping a job get done, general appreciation, or any reason thanks can be given. Here are those who were recognized last month. Thanks to all for... more

Denice, Joddy, and Melde at ASERL Library Technology Immersion Conference

Denice, Melde and I (Joddy) traveled to Hunt Library in Raleigh, NC on Aug 20 – 22 to attend the Library Technology Immersion Conference organized by ASERL and NC LIVE – a chance to learn about innovative technologies in libraries. Denice Lewis The ASERL Library Technology Immersion Conference always presents a diverse range of technologies... more

Public Service Student Workers’ Chronicles

After a summer of construction and limited services, ZSR Library reopened to the public on August 18, 2025—just in time to welcome the WFU community back for the fall semester. The new floors and skylights bring more light into the Atrium, but nothing makes the building shine brighter than seeing our community return from our... more

DISC Faculty Research Survey: The results are in!

Library Research Services Faculty Survey results What was the survey for, and how was it designed? Since Data Services is a new program at ZSR within Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communication, DISC decided to conduct a survey last Spring to evaluate faculty research needs. We wanted to discover the tools and kinds of data they... more

What’s Happening in Public Services: August 2025

Welcome Back Student Workers! After a construction-filled summer, Public Services is excited to welcome back both new and returning student workers! We have hired 11 new students in our department, and in the next week or so, will be in various processes of training them over the next few weeks. The Public Services team is... more

ZSR Recognitions – July and August 2025

The ZSR Recognitions: Thank a Colleague! program provides an opportunity for employees to submit a note of thanks to their colleagues. These can be for going above and beyond, helping a job get done, general appreciation, or any reason thanks can be given. Here are those who were recognized last month. Thanks to all for... more