Emory Libraries & The Oxford College Library launched a campus-wide engagement survey to learn how members of our community perceive and use the libraries’ services, programs, and spaces. Our last survey, distributed in 2017, provided valuable feedback from our most frequent users that helped us to shape our policies, collections, and offerings over the last five Read More …
As we enter Women’s History Month this year, it is incredibly important to recognize the female authors and writers who have shaped our literary world. Though it may be hard to believe, less than one-third of the winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in all its history have been women. Even more disparaging, women Read More …
The Oxford College Library, in partnership with the Oxford Writing Center, is hosting its final spring workshop on March 29, 2022. This workshop is designed to help you bring sources into conversation for your research project. This process is something we call synthesizing. The workshop will also help you feel more comfortable engaging in a Read More …
The library will be hosting a series of workshops this semester! The first two will focus on Zotero, a free citation management tool, that can make your research more efficient. The third workshop is all about how to synthesize sources in your research projects. This workshop will help take your research papers to the next Read More …
This Tuesday, January 18th, is the 6th National Day of Racial Healing! The National Day of Racial Healing is “a time for contemplation and collective action on #HowWeHeal from the effects of racism. Launched on Jan. 17, 2017, it is an opportunity to bring ALL people together in their common humanity and inspire collective action to create a more just and equitable world.” The 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 …
By Tiffany Comberger and Deja Shearrill, Library Student Employees November is recognized as National Native American Heritage Month. By acknowledging the injustices and challenges of the past, this month is an informative time to educate ourselves on the mistreatment and challenges within Native American history and to celebrate and honor their prevalence and culture in Read More …
By Jaedyn Griddine, Shelby Wilder, and Hailey Hunt, Library Leaders Though we may not always realize it, libraries are havens for intellectual freedom. They are safe spaces where we can comfortably seek endless amounts of knowledge, whether that be through reading, engaging in conversations with friends or surfing the web. Above all, freedom is paramount Read More …
By Makalee Cooper, Library Student Employee As of February of 2021, a record-breaking 5.6% (or 18.5 million) of adult Americans identify as a member of the LGBT+ community. Now, more than ever, is a time to learn about the history of the community. This community is one with an extremely rich history, and the month Read More …
By Paige Crowl, Teaching and Learning Librarian, Oxford College Library This LGBTQ+ History Month, learn about the past, then get out and get involved in our community! Broaden your knowledge of queer history and influence our present with this list. 1. Learn about the history of pronouns Did you know today, October 20th, is International Read More …
A group of library student employees teamed up to put together a book display in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Read on to learn about the books they chose for the display, and visit the Oxford College Library this month to check one out! By Makalee Cooper, Oxford Library Student Employee Hispanic Heritage Month Read More …
By: Kyle Tanaka, RESC Fellow, Woodruff Library Imagine your kitchen for a moment. Somewhere, you’ve probably got a cupboard, a drawer, or a pantry filled with stuff. How did you decide what goes where? How did you decide what goes in this drawer vs. that cupboard? How did you decide how the drawer itself is Read More …
