To the Emory Community and our Friends, Supporters, and Patrons, The Emory Libraries staff shares in the pain and frustration felt by communities across the country from the ongoing racial injustice. We are angry, frustrated, and disheartened by the violent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and Rayshard Brooks (Georgia), Breonna Taylor (Kentucky), George Floyd (Minnesota), Tony…
Woodruff graduate fellows improve websites, establish programs, empower students
Each academic year, Emory Libraries partners with the Laney Graduate School to sponsor the Woodruff Library fellowships that provide Emory graduate students with immersive and meaningful experiences. The fellows work in research and public engagement with Emory librarians; on digital projects with the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS); on archival and engagement projects with…
Queer Punks and Radicals: LGBTQ+ Pride Month
As June 2020 draws to a close, it may in retrospect become one of the most notorious LGBTQ+ Pride Months yet. Already jolted by a pandemic’s effects on community gatherings, the sobering groundswell of activism in response to race-based oppression and violence has layered additional complexity atop this purported celebration. The added contradiction of legal…
Celebrating Summer with the Libraries
We in the Emory Libraries have 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 summer has officially arrived, we want to ensure you have some treats to relax. To relax we are reading, listening or watching a…
What is Juneteenth and Why Didn’t I know About it Sooner?!
By Chaundria Campos, Library Specialist, Oxford College Library Growing up in Georgia as a black woman provided me with endless opportunities to better understand my culture. But somehow, I missed out on the chance to learn about and celebrate Juneteenth. Juneteenth or “Freedom Day” is celebrated on June 19th to recognize the day that emancipated…
LGBTQ+ Resources on the American South: LGBTQ+ Pride Month
By Paige Crowl, Teaching and Learning Librarian, Oxford College Library and Melissa Hackman, Sociology & Development Studies Librarian, Robert W. Woodruff Library Emory Libraries is excited to continue our celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month. Did you know? June 2020 is the 50th year of Pride celebrations in the United States! In…
From Art Studio to Digitization
When the call went out from Emory Libraries to work remotely due to COVID-19, I took home my computer and a flatbed scanner, the one normally used for scanning book foldouts. Here at home, this scanner has become my only tool for digitizing all types of books. Although I miss the speed of our higher-quality…
Adapting Through Adversity: Keeping Productive (and Sane) During COVID-19
2020 has been anything but normal. Entering the eleventh week of work from home and social distancing practices, we have all experienced impacts to our lives, both professionally and personally. It is very easy to become overwhelmed by the growing uncertainty and conflicting reports about our world returning to some form of stability. At Emory…
LGBTQ Pride Month: Streaming Video at the Emory Libraries
Emory Libraries is pleased to celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month in June. This month commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, when a raid against the Stonewall Inn, a local gay bar in Greenwich Village, New York City, resulted in an act of mass resistance that exploded into a protest of thousands. While…
Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Profiling Emory Libraries employees of AAPI Heritage
Over the last month, our community has celebrated the many contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to all aspects of American life and culture. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 6.1% of the U.S. population identifies as Asian or Pacific Islander (not including mixed race individuals). Only 3.2% of librarians in the U.S. identify…
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Scholarly Journals and E-books
By Erica Bruchko, US History and African American Studies Librarian and Guo-hua Wang, International Area Studies Team Leader How do we understand the American experience of immigration and migration, of war and American empire, of race and identity, and of social movements for economic and racial justice? These are important questions for scholars of Asian…
Congratulations to the Emory Libraries’ 2020 Elizabeth Long Atwood Undergraduate Research Award Honorees!
We are very pleased to announce that Sienna Nordquist, Naomi Tesema, Adesola Thomas, and Anna Wachspress are this year’s recipients of the Emory Libraries’ Elizabeth Long Atwood Undergraduate Research Award. The Atwood Award recognizes Emory College undergraduates in all disciplines who use the Emory Libraries’ collections and research resources in their original papers, digital projects,…
Rose Library Blog
- In Memoriam: On the Passing of Constance Curry July 9, 2020The staff of the Rose Library were saddened to learn of the death of long-time library friend and donor, Constance Curry, on June 20. Connie was a civil rights activist and public servant who dedicated her life to the cause of justice in Atlanta and the South. She was a member of the National Student...Lolita Rowe
- Lift Every Voice 2020: The Vision of Dr. Pellom McDaniels III June 19, 2020As the Curator of African American Collections at Emory’s Rose Library, Dr. Pellom McDaniels III worked to bring these collections to the public in order to highlight the lives and contributions of African Americans. A year-long project, Lift Every Voice 2020 began with his idea that Reconstruction was “a time of great possibility” for African...Lolita Rowe
- Rose Library Statement of Solidarity June 4, 2020The Rose Library stands with our community, our campus, and our nation in mourning the violent loss of the lives of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, and so many others. Following the inspirational vision of our African American Studies department, we collect the records of Black Lives. Black Lives Matter. Black Lives...Courtney E. Chartier
- Born Digital: From Kilobytes to Terabytes Virtual Exhibit Walkthrough: Behind the Scenes/Preserving Your Born Digital Materials: (Case 4) May 4, 2020Hello, and welcome to the final post of our Virtual Exhibit Walkthrough! Due to COVID-19 and Rose Library being closed, we’ve decided to do a virtual walk-through of our current exhibit, Born Digital: From Kilobytes to Terabytes. For a more in-depth “tour,” see below for up-close photographs and exhibit text. Be sure to click through photographs of each case...Lolita Rowe
- Nikki Giovanni is Amazing! Two New Videos April 30, 2020Even though National Poetry Month ends today, we hope these new videos featuring the indelible poet Nikki Giovanni will linger with you long after. Both were created this February, when Ms. Giovanni visited Emory’s campus for several wonderful days, during which time she met with Emory students for a Q&A in conversation with Professor Jericho...Lolita Rowe