January 19th is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Baptist minister, globally admired ethicist, and Civil Rights leader whose prominent work in the 1950s and 60s preaching and teaching on the equality of human persons was a significant factor in the passing of the Civil Rights Act of Read More …
The Oxford College Library is excited to welcome a stunning new collection of art and photography books gifted to Emory by Grammy-award winning artist Sir Elton John in 2024. John, a long-time resident of Atlanta since the 1990s, chose to donate over 2,000 rare, limited‑edition, and signed photography and art books to Emory University. Portions of the collection will Read More …
The Oxford College Library has launched a preview of the library’s new website. Featuring the same design as the main Libraries website, the release helps the Libraries move one step closer to its long-term goal of bringing all Emory University Libraries, locations, and services under one unified web presence in an effort to improve the user experience. The preview of the website is Read More …
Have you ever been on a hold waitlist for an eBook or audiobook, only to have the book finally made available to you when you didn’t have time to read it? This spring, OverDrive is implementing an exciting new update called hold redelivery to replace auto-checkout. Hold redelivery allows OverDrive users to “pass” on their hold for Read More …
Students find creative ways to make it through the business of finals week! One talented Oxford undergrad, Alex Welsh, gifted this holiday pup to the library last week. Thanks Alex!
On Monday, April 24th, the Oxford Library hosted the 2017 Honors Symposium. 39 students gathered for the third annual symposium to exhibit the results of their semester-long projects. Each student also received individual recognition for their research. Students engaged with a diversity of visual presentation mediums, including Powerpoint presentations, paintings, archaeological field demonstrations, graphic novellas, Read More …
Looking to learn a new digital skill like coding, Photoshop, app building, or Excel? Emory now provides access to Lynda.com for all University faculty, staff, and students! Lynda offers over 2,ooo video tutorials on how to use almost any software program you can imagine. Whether you’re looking for an introduction to Photoshop or iMovie, or want to learn advance Read More …
OverDrive, Emory’s eBook and AudioBook provider, has just announced a major upgrade to our eBook and AudioBook website. The new site includes improvements to navigation and makes it easier to access your personal account for renewing loans and downloading new checkouts. The new site will go live November 16th, 2016. Want to see if Read More …
We have been hard at work on updates to the library’s website, and the first of those updates has gone live! The library’s homepage now has direct links to the features you use the most, including the library’s catalog, databases, and your class research guides. These hyperlinks are the ideal place to start your research for any project. Read More …
New students to Oxford College are often surprised by the amount of resources available at the Oxford College Library. Oxford alumni Evan Welch and Noah Cole created the following video to introduce new students to the Oxford College Library:
For the Oxford Library, April is a month full of celebration. This week and next, the library will exhibit a variety of materials around our 1st floor reading nook and commons area in celebration of our Inspired Performance exhibits. Inspired Performance is an annual event for the faculty and staff of Oxford College to display their latest Read More …
The library recently purchased additional MacBooks! Library MacBook Pros can be borrowed for a 24-hour period, and come with all the software you need for class.
