Dear Emory Undergraduate Students, Emory Libraries invites your applications for the Elizabeth Long Atwood Undergraduate Research Award. Four $1,000 prizes will be granted for original papers, digital projects, or posters exhibiting outstanding library research skills, scholarly vigor, and originality. You are eligible to apply if: You are a currently enrolled undergraduate student at Emory University Read More …
As Oxford College Library says goodbye to Library Dean Dr. Kitty McNeill, who is retiring this May, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the history of the Oxford College Library. While the library has existed in some form since the founding of Emory College in 1836, the college did not have a Read More …
Dear Oxford students, did you work on a stellar research paper or digital project during the past academic year? If your answer is yes, please consider submitting it for the Elizabeth Long Atwood Award. The Emory Libraries are again sponsoring an award for undergraduate research. A panel of faculty and librarians from Emory’s Atlanta and Read More …
Oxford Students join us at the Oxford College Library for our semesterly Game Night on February 24, 2023, 8pm-12am Game Night this semester will include board games, food, and retro arcade games. Oxpresso will be open late that evening for students. If you have any questions contact the Oxford College Library.
Looking for something to do when taking a break from studying? See what our Library Leaders recommend you check out. Games: Secret Hitler Recommended by Joy Hsieh This strategic game can be played with up to 10 people and the goal is to find who the Secret Hitler is among the players. Everybody plays a Read More …
Join Oxford College Library for a discussion of challenges and changes to research in institutional archives on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 6:30-7:30pm in the Oxford Chapel. John Bence, Assistant Director & University Archivist, and Gabrielle Dudley, Head of Research Services at the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library will discuss current efforts to Read More …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
In my junior year of high school, I visited the Museum of Tolerance with my U.S. History class. Each of us was given a passport representing a child who was caught up in the events of the Holocaust. Our child’s story unfolded over the course of the exhibit, and as we exited, we learned the Read More …
