Applying for research funding? Need a plan to manage your data? Attend one of our sessions and learn how to write a Data Management Plan (DMP) for your research project. The Scholarly Communications Office is offering four workshops this Fall, with each session focused on different disciplines. We will cover the basics of a DMP…
Get an Atlanta-Fulton Public Library card on September 23!
Ever since Emory became part of the city of Atlanta, all Emory University students, faculty and staff* are eligible to get an Atlanta Fulton Public Library System (AFPLS) card. And we are making it easy for you to do that right here on campus by partnering with the AFPLS. Get your card at the Pop-up Public…
New Library Workshops on MAXQDA
This semester the Robert W. Woodruff Library will be offering workshops on MAXQDA, a software program that allows you to easily and efficiently code and analyze your qualitative research data. In MAXQDA you can code: text (Word, RTF), PDFs, excel tables, images, audio, video, twitter data, Youtube comments, bibliographic data, websites, and surveys. The workshops…
Gigantic vinyl give-away, Sept. 3–10
The Music and Media library is having a gigantic vinyl give-away Sept. 3–10. There will be over 1500 33 1/3-speed LP records up for grabs. These records were part of a large gift, some of which the library decided not to add to the collection. They are mostly classical records from the 1950s–70s, but there…
Emory Libraries launching preview of newly designed website home page
The Emory University Libraries has launched a preview of the new home page as part of the Libraries Web Redesign project. The long-term goal of the project is to bring all Emory University Libraries, locations, and services under one unified web presence in an effort to improve the user experience. The preview of the home…
The New York Times digital: now available at the Emory Libraries!
Since May 1, 2019, the Emory Libraries has been offering continuous access to the digital, browsable version of The New York Times to Emory students, faculty, and staff. Ready to start reading The New York Times online? Follow these instructions to create an account. The New York Times digital program replaces the Academic Pass, our previous…
Register for the Open Humanities Graduate Student Workshop!
Registration is still open for the Open Humanities Graduate Student Workshop (September 11-12, 2019) cosponsored by the Emory Libraries Scholarly Communications Office, the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship and the Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry. While open access continues to gain traction in the social and natural sciences, the dissemination and…
New Library Workshops for Undergraduates
The Emory Libraries are launching a new workshop series for undergraduates this fall. These workshops will be an opportunity for undergraduates to build-up a number of transferable skills and get to know the libraries a bit better. All workshops are drop-in, so if you’re an Emory undergrad and see a topic that sounds interesting, please…
Welcome new students! What you need to know about Emory Libraries.
Welcome to our new students and welcome back to our returning students! Below are a few things to know about Emory Libraries. But you will also want to check out the Find it, Use it, Get help research guide for links to all our helpful resources. Emory has 8 libraries. Four of the libraries are…
Emory Libraries offers diverse range of drop-in workshops
This fall, Emory Libraries will offer drop-in workshops aimed at supporting students and faculty in learning new skills, programs, and software. “We cover a wide range of topics in our workshops, and we’re always open to hearing feedback, ideas, and suggestions for future workshop programming,” says Sarah Morris, head of instruction and engagement for the…
Rescuing Moldy Photographs
In April, the Preservation Office of Emory Libraries received photographic items to be treated for mold from the African American Collection of the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library. These photographs included sixteen studio prints, four tintypes, three ambrotypes, and two larger convex photographs. Mold covered the images due to moisture…
Murals of Tibet
Emory Libraries welcomed the Murals of Tibet into its special collections this year. The Murals of Tibet is the first publication of its kind, presenting some of the oldest surviving murals and spanning 1000 years of Tibetan Buddhist culture. In addition to its breathtaking content, the volume itself is a work of art. This extra-large…
Rose Library Blog
- Sisterhood and Struggle in the 1970s Art World August 22, 2019In June 2019, Dr. Amy Tobin conducted research at Emory’s Rose Library as a recipient of our Short-Term Fellowship Program. Dr. Tobin is a Lecturer in History of Art at the University of Cambridge and the Curator of Exhibitions, Research and Events at Kettle’s Yard. In 1979 the artist Candace Hill-Montgomery installed her work Reflections...Courtney E. Chartier
- Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath Experience “Poppy Day” in Cambridge August 16, 2019Di Beddow conducted research at the Rose Library in April 2018 as a recipient of a short-term fellowship. She is writing up her PhD thesis on “The Cambridge of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath” under supervision at Queen Mary University, London UK. Di has spoken on the subject at conferences in Ulster, Huddersfield and Cardiff...Courtney E. Chartier
- The Sullivan Principles at Work: The Conflicted Activism of Rev. Leon Howard Sullivan August 7, 2019In July 2019, Mattie Webb conducted research at Emory’s Rose Library as a recipient of our Short-Term Fellowship Program. Mattie is a graduate student in the Department of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her current project looks at the role, impact, and awareness of the Sullivan Principles, a U.S. code of conduct...Courtney E. Chartier
- Meeting Chip Robert, Jr. July 25, 2019Rachel Brazeale completed an internship with the Rose Library during the Summer of 2019. Rachel recently completed a Masters in Archival Studies from Clayton State University. During my internship with the Rose Library, I have been working on Emory’s upcoming exhibition on the life of Lawrence Wood “Chip” Robert, Jr. Learning about Chip has been...Courtney E. Chartier
- Reflections on Digital Archiving with the Rose Library July 16, 2019Rachel Brazeale completed an internship with the Rose Library during the Summer of 2019. Rachel recently completed a Masters in Archival Studies from Clayton State University. Walking into Emory University’s Robert W. Woodruff Library, there is a display featuring cardboard boxes, floppy disks, hard drives, CDs, and old computers with a big blue cloud above...Courtney E. Chartier