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National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read The Forsyth County Public Library has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to sponsor a community-wide Big Read project as an extension of their annual “On the Same Page” program. The ZSR Library is a contributing partner to this project. The county-wide program... Continue reading “ZSR Partners for “The Big Read”: Fahrenheit 451” ›
The Wake Forest University Archives was happy to collaborate with the Traditions Council and Hanes Gallery Director Victor Faccinto to create an exhibit titled “The Old Alma Mater: A Wake Forest History Exhibit.” Visitors can get a glimpse of wool banners, Samuel Wait’s travel chest, an early version of the Demon Deacon, ledgers from the... Continue reading “Traditions Exhibit Features Wake Forest University Archives” ›
This fiscal year, the Provost granted the library an extra $50,000 to purchase books and films for area studies (including Latin America, Africa, and Asia) and diversity studies (including African American Studies, Latino Studies and Gay & Lesbian Studies). Orders will be accepted as long as funds remain. Faculty from all departments may submit requests... Continue reading “Additional Book Money Available for Area Studies and Diversity Studies” ›
This season’s buzzword is “backfiles.” ZSR has bought two journal backfile products and one major historical index. Economist Historical Archive 1843-2003The Economist Historical Archive offers full-color page images of the The Economist back to its first issue. The full text, including advertising text, is also searchable. A new year of coverage will be added each... Continue reading “Check Out Our New/Old Electronic Databases” ›
“ZSR Delivers” will bring any circulating library material right to your office. The ZSR Library has purchased a golf cart to improve its delivery services to staff and faculty on the Reynolda Campus. “ZSR Delivers” will bring any circulating library material right to your office. Deliveries take place at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday... Continue reading “ZSR Delivers” ›
The library entrance will be temporarily relocated. Summer will be a busy time at the Z. Smith Reynolds Library with renovations taking place in several areas of the building. The two 24-hour study rooms will be completely renovated with a coffee shop on one side and a new quiet study area on the other. Our... Continue reading “Summer Renovations at ZSR” ›
Earl Smith, Professor of Sociology and Rubin Distinguished Professor of American Ethnic Studies Earl Smith, Professor of Sociology and Rubin Distinguished Professor of American Ethnic Studies, is the first faculty member to benefit from the WFU Open Access fund. His article, African American Men and Intimate Partner Violence, appears in the June 2008 issue of... Continue reading “Earl Smith is First Recipient of Open Access Funds” ›
“ZSR Delivers” will bring any circulating library material right to your office. The ZSR Library has purchased a golf cart to improve its delivery services to staff and faculty on the Reynolda Campus. “ZSR Delivers” will bring any circulating library material right to your office. Deliveries take place at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday... Continue reading ““ZSR Delivers” is a Hole in One!” ›
Working on exhibits for Dr. Lynn Neal’s course on ‘Religious Intolerance.’ A student furiously cuts a sheet of black foam core with a small knife along a metal ruler. Meanwhile a classmate trims photographs on a large paper trimmer. A third student applies double-stick tape to the back of an image and burnishes it to... Continue reading “Student Exhibits Examine Religious Intolerance” ›
Journal Citation Reports: Social Science Edition The ZSR Library has upgraded WFU‘s subscription to Journal Citation Reports (JCR) to include over 1700 Social Science journals. With JCR, researchers can track citation trends such as the cited half-life of journal articles and can compare impact factors of journals in the same discipline. Other New Databases Abstracts... Continue reading “Expanded Coverage for Journal Citation Reports and Other Database News” ›