The database PressReader was launched in 1999 as an overnight print-on-demand service to hotels wishing to provide global news to their guests. That year was memorable for other things, too, for example, the airing of the last season of the television show “Early Edition.” In each episode, for an inexplicable reason, the following day’s edition Read More …
In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated January 27 the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (now known as International Holocaust Remembrance Day). Sixty years earlier, on that day in 1945, Soviet troops entered the Auschwitz concentration camp and began to organize assistance for the survivors whom the Read More …
It’s quite easy to type a few keywords into a library search engine and forget that there is a human (actually, many humans) working behind the scenes and contributing to the results you see. Scrolling through a library catalog, like Emory’s Library Search, everything seems polished and objective. Interestingly, library catalogs have long been a Read More …
**Note: This symposium has been canceled due to inclement weather and may be rescheduled at a later date.** Emory Libraries will celebrate Public Domain Day 2025 with a symposium: “The Expanding Public Domain,” on January 22, 2025, from 1-5 p.m., in the Woodruff Seminar Room, Rose Library. This symposium will showcase opportunities afforded by the Read More …
Colorful works by Indigenous artists await Atlanta audiences and the Emory community when Emory Libraries opens the exhibition “This Land Calls Us Home: Indigenous Relationships with Southeastern Homelands.” The exhibition, which opens Monday, Jan. 27, in the Schatten Gallery on Level 3 of Emory’s Robert W. Woodruff Library, will feature the work of 25 contemporary Native Read More …
Emory Libraries is one of the ten institutions in the world to hold the full run of the Jewish magazine Pee-pee-fox, also known as Pipifoḳs (transliteration) and in Hebrew script פיפיפאקס—according to Worldcat.org. At the beginning of 2024, the acquisition of this periodical was made possible through Emory Libraries’ Davis III Humor Endowment. As of Read More …
While Emory University has a full calendar of offerings for the upcoming King Week, Emory Libraries and the Carlos Museum will recognize King Week and Black History Month in February with events, exhibits and resources of their own. Events and exhibits Emory Libraries’ Research and Engagement Services and Scholarly Communications instruction team will host a Read More …
Between January 14th and 25th, members of the Emory community will commemorate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. during King Week. The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday first came into being in 1983, when President Reagan signed a bill to make King’s birthday a legal public holiday. It is the only federally-designated Read More …
At Emory Libraries, we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to make sure you have access to the academic books you need for your research, teaching, and learning. Now that the winter holiday break is near, we want to ensure you have some leisure material to enjoy. To relax, we are reading, viewing, and listening Read More …
Finals are upon us! Whether it’s help with research, a quiet place to focus, or the equipment needed for recording a multimedia project, Emory Libraries has you covered. Check out all of the resources available within the Robert W. Woodruff Library building: Quiet Study Areas Short-term Individual Study Rooms are available for solitary, short-term work. Read More …
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), observed annually on Nov. 20, is a solemn occasion dedicated to honoring the memory of transgender individuals whose lives were tragically lost to acts of anti-transgender violence. At Emory Libraries, we recognize the profound significance of this day and stand in solidarity with our transgender students, colleagues, and community writ Read More …
Emory is hosting International Education Week Nov. 18-22, 2024. IEW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to promote and celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This includes celebrating the outstanding international students and scholars who travel to Emory for work and study; Emory’s partnerships Read More …
