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by Peter Suber Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. What makes it possible is the internet and the consent of the author or copyright-holder. OA is entirely compatible with peer review, and all the major OA initiatives for scientific and scholarly literature insist on... Continue reading “A Very Brief Introduction to Open Access” ›
Z. Smith Reynolds Library has established an Open Access Fund to help faculty pay for Open Access publication fees. Under a cost-sharing arrangement, the ZSR Library will pay for one-third of the Open Access publication fees, and the remaining two-thirds will be funded equally by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and the faculty... Continue reading “Z. Smith Reynolds Library Open Access Fund” ›
As the dissemination of research output moves more fully into the digital environment, the process of producing and publishing scholarship is rapidly changing. Tracking various drafts of publications – from submission to acceptance – is easier and more beneficial to authors. Requesting an article frequently requires only a few clicks or keystrokes. Databases and search... Continue reading “The Future of Publishing” ›
Later this fall, help for your WFU laptop will be much more convenient. The Information Systems Service Desk will move to the former Information Technology Center on the main floor of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library. The combined ZSR/IS service center will be known as “The Bridge.” To accommodate the IS staff, the desktop computer... Continue reading “Library and IS Service Desk Meet at “The Bridge”” ›
On Saturday, October 10, the library will host the second annual Wake the Library 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run. This Homecoming Weekend event, which is open to members of the WFU and greater Winston-Salem communities, will start at ZSR at 8 a.m. with the Fun Run. The 5K will begin at 8:30 a.m. The... Continue reading “Wake the Library 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run, October 10” ›
This semester, the ZSR Library has implemented a new catalog interface. The system, developed initially by Villanova University, utilizes innovative indexing and searching techniques to help patrons find and interact with library resources. Users may discover new relationships between resources through the use of faceted browsing, a feature commonly used on e-commerce sites. Faceted browsing... Continue reading “New Interface for Library Catalog” ›
This guest post was written by Summer Hanna, a graduate student in the Chemistry Department. Graduate students at Wake Forest are celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Gerald W. Johnson Graduate Lounge. The lounge has quickly become a popular location for graduate students. As a part of the summer 2008 renovations to the ZSR Library,... Continue reading “Johnson Lounge a Boon to Graduate Students” ›
The ZSR Library Lecture Series returns this fall for another stimulating set of book talks and lectures on a wide array of topics. Speakers from the Humanities, Political Science, Sociology, and Schools of Business have been scheduled among others. For a full lineup, please see our Library Lecture Series web page. Continue reading “Fall 2009 Library Lecture Series” ›
Get reacquainted this fall with your library liaison. Each academic department and interdisciplinary minor has a designated liaison from the ZSR staff. Liaisons can help with book and journal acquisitions, provide classroom instruction on how to make best use of library resources, point to expert assistance on teaching with technology, and answer many other questions... Continue reading “Meet Your Library Liaison” ›
The ZSR Library offers several tools and services for your classes. If you are interested in using a free blog, wiki, or podcast for your classes, the library can create it, host it, and teach your students to use it. Just follow the instructions found on the blog or wiki pages of the ZSR Library... Continue reading “Blogs, Wikis, and More: Tools and Services for Your Classes” ›