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The second annual Dean’s List Gala will be held in ZSR Library on Friday, February 20 at 7 p.m. The event was initiated in 2014 to celebrate the academic success of Wake Forest seniors and was held during the spring Family Weekend. This year’s event is being expanded to honor all sophomores, juniors and seniors... Continue reading “Second Annual Dean’s List Gala” ›
Zotero Workshops – Students often use online tools like EasyBib or Citation Machine to generate citations. Now, Zotero provides both students and faculty with an easy-to-use tool for managing sources and creating citations in a wide variety of citation styles! Zotero workshops take place on weekdays and weekends in order to meet the needs of... Continue reading “Upcoming Technology Workshops” ›
Special Collections & Archives at ZSR was recently awarded a Preservation Assistance Grant for Smaller Institutions from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This grant will fund a visit by nationally known facilities consultant, Thomas Wilsted, in 2015. Continue reading “ZSR Receives Preservation Grant” ›
The new year brings a host of new publishing-related services and events to WFU faculty, staff and students. First of all, Digital Publishing @ Wake has launched a new imprint, Library Partners Press. As its name implies, LP Press partners with libraries from across the state to offer a full range of publishing services to... Continue reading “Digital Publishing: An Update and Preview” ›
The statewide library consortium NC LIVE begins a new subscription cycle this year. As a result, there are many new databases available for your use. Several new article databases are available: ABI/INFORM Complete (Business) Pharmaceutical News Index ProQuest Accounting & Tax ProQuest Biology Journals ProQuest Criminal Justice ProQuest Education Journals ProQuest Environmental Science Collection ProQuest... Continue reading “Electronic Resources News” ›
Beginning this fall, librarians will explore the educational uses of Google Glass in several sections of LIB 100: Accessing Information in the 21st Century. Google Glass is a wearable computer headset, similar to a pair of glasses, that displays information on a miniscreen in the upper right corner of the wearer’s field of vision. Wearers... Continue reading “The Google Glassroom: ZSR Has Glass” ›
Do you have a great idea for a website, but need a little extra assistance getting it online? ZSR Library can help at low cost-recovery rates with a new Web Developer on staff, Geoff Groberg. Geoff recently relocated from Utah, where he worked at Brigham Young University’s Lee Library. Prior to that, he worked as... Continue reading “New Web Developer Available for Your Projects” ›
This year, ZSR will develop and implement an action learning project called Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success. First, recruited student participants will identify which measures of success are important at all points in their academic careers. Then the study will determine whether the programs, services and study spaces at ZSR help to... Continue reading “Assessment in Action” ›
Do you assign course readings from various sources? Looking for an alternative to costly course packs? Concerned about copyright? Let ZSR do the work for you! The Course Reserves system can consolidate your reading list materials into one easily accessible location. Course Reserves can manage print, electronic and media resources, and you can link to... Continue reading “Course Reserves” ›
For years, the ZSR Delivers service has brought books and DVDs to faculty and staff offices. ZSR Delivers runs twice daily (weather permitting) Monday through Friday. Now the library is broadening the ZSR Delivers brand to include Interlibrary Loan and Offsite Storage retrievals. Need a book from another library? Use ZSR Delivers. Need a DVD... Continue reading “ZSR Delivers – What’s in a name?” ›