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 …
The Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library at Emory University has named Elizabeth Ott as its associate university librarian for special collections and director of the Rose Library. She will begin her new duties on Jan. 6, 2025. “I am delighted to welcome Elizabeth Ott to the Libraries and to Emory,” says Read More …
Celebrating World Digital Preservation Day 2024 on Thursday, Nov. 7! On October 17 at Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory Libraries Preservation Department and the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library hosted Home Movie Day 2024, a celebration of amateur films and filmmaking from the Emory Libraries collections. Guided by the Center for Read More …
In honor of Native American Heritage month in November, we’ve selected a handful of titles written by Native American authors that have been published in recent years. Whereas by Layli Long Soldier (2017) “Whereas” confronts the coercive language of the United States government in its responses, treaties, and apologies to Native American peoples and tribes, Read More …
What is the impact of open access? For the past five days we have celebrated International Open Access Week and attempted to answer this question by highlighting the impact of Open Access on individual authors, in their own words. Impact can mean success in terms of views and downloads. Dr. Anthony Martin, author of Earliest Read More …
For LGBT History Month, Emory’s Woodruff Library is featuring a book display dedicated to the Lambda Literary Awards, highlighting a selection of distinguished LGBTQ+ literature honored for its impact on the literary world. The display includes a range of works, from novels that tackle memory and desire, poetry that delves into identity, and nonfiction on Read More …
International Open Access Week is October 21-27, and this year’s theme is Community Over Commercialization. In partnership with the Open Access Week Advisory Committee, OA Week was founded in 2008 by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and partners in the student community. It’s a chance to learn more about open access practices Read More …
Do you have so much going on that it’s hard to keep track of everything? Looking for a place to make your notes where you won’t forget them? Join us at 11 am Thursday, Oct. 24 in Woodruff Library room 314 to learn how to get started with the popular writing and knowledge management tool Read More …
Woodruff Library is pleased to host the 2024 Academic Showcase for New Student Orientation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, October 18. This year’s event will take place on the first and second floors of the library, where you can speak with Emory College faculty from more than 50 academic departments and programs. Advising Read More …
Every year on October 11, National Coming Out Day (NCOD) provides an opportunity to celebrate the courage of LGBTQ+ individuals who choose to honor their identities and live their truth. While everyone’s path is different, including what being “out” looks like, the uniting experience of coming out is sharing a story with someone who holds Read More …
Emory’s Rose Library will celebrate LGBT History Month with the return of its popular drag show, a booth at Atlanta’s Pride Festival, and an open house of artifacts that document Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ history, arts and culture. The Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library has been collecting and providing public access to a Read More …
