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Holding the NOOK Simple Touch The Bridge has new multimedia equipment available for reservation by student groups, faculty and staff. This equipment includes iPads, three sets of polling devices (a.k.a. “clickers”) and two portable speaker system sets, which are perfect for large events. The Bridge now offers two “class sets” of Apple® iPadTM tablets. Faculty... Continue reading “Need Clickers, IPads, E-readers or Speakers?” ›
The Library Lecture Series moves to the new auditorium this fall. Katy Harriger, Professor and chair of Political Science, opened the series on Wednesday, September 14, with a program entitled “The Impact of 9/11 on American Politics”. Other topics for this semester include: An examination of the epic poem Beowulf. The repeal of the “Don’t... Continue reading “Lecture Series Fall Schedule” ›
This fall marks the 20th anniversary of the Wilson Wing. ZSR will celebrate with a week of commemorative activities in October. Enjoy birthday cake in the Atrium on Tuesday, October 11. On Wednesday, October 12, bring your favorite book and model for your very own READ poster. On Friday, October 14 at 3:30 p.m., a... Continue reading “Wilson Wing 20th Anniversary Celebration Week” ›
The library will host workshops this fall on: EndNote for managing research. JumpStart Search, a new research tool. Zotero, a basic, open-source citation manager. Using Google Docs and Google Sites for collaboration. Creating and editing digital video. View these and other events! Additionally, find supporting documentation for Zotero, EndNote and Google, as well as many... Continue reading “Upcoming Technology Workshops” ›
Do you wish your students would turn in well-researched, perfectly cited papers? Then invite a librarian to your class! Library instruction sessions can be as short as a five-minute advertisement for the Personal Research Session service or as long as a multi-day, in-depth, intensive research program. Librarians can explain research strategies and introduce useful reference... Continue reading “Want Better Student Projects? Come in for Library Instruction!” ›
Copyright law, as it applies to and impacts higher education, currently faces increased scrutiny and challenges from multiple directions. As many campuses quieted for the summer months, copyright discussions heated up, fueled by a lawsuit filed by video producers against UCLA, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal’s discouraging verdict on the first sale doctrine, which... Continue reading “Copyright on Trial” ›
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, ZSR has contributed four collections to the online portal “Civil War in the American South.” The portal includes digital versions of collections from 1850-1865 held by members of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries. The collections contributed by ZSR are: Confederate Broadsides Collection – Over 250... Continue reading “Civil War Collections & the Biblical Recorder Now Online” ›
Detail from the title page of the 1612 octavo edition of the King James Bible God’s Sacred Word Amongst UsHistoric Bibles from the ZSR Library Rare Books CollectionOn exhibit in the Special Collections Reading RoomSeptember 2011-January 2012 The title of this exhibit, God’s Sacred Word Amongst Us, comes from the dedication of the English translation... Continue reading “Historic Bibles on View” ›
Streaming Media The ZSR Library has added access to hundreds of documentary films, counseling instructional videos, and opera productions, for streaming over the Internet to your computer. These video collections also allow you to create playlists and short clips to share with other users or for classroom use. Another streaming video collection, the PBS Video... Continue reading “Database News” ›
In March, the Z. Smith Reynolds Library launched an exciting e-book pilot project by adding over 40,000 e-books to the catalog in a single stroke. By comparison, ZSR bought 17,700 print books in all of fiscal year 2010. Even more e-books will arrive regularly. You can read these recent, academic imprints with almost any device... Continue reading “40,000 E-books Now Available in Catalog” ›