This is the fourth post in a series of interviews conducted by the Woodruff Library with the 2019-2020 Emory Libraries/Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS) Fellows. Funded by the Laney Graduate School, the library and ECDS award fellowships to advanced graduate students expecting to complete their dissertations by the end of the fellowship period. Fellows…
Business Research Guide
Did you know that as part of the Emory University community you have access to a vast pool of resources for conducting business research? It’s true! Whether you are writing a business plan, researching a company for an interview, curious about specific industries and markets, interested in learning about global business statistics, or looking for…
Meet 2019-2020 Woodruff Fellow – Amy Li
This is the third post in a series of interviews conducted by the Woodruff Library with the 2019-2020 Emory Libraries/Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS) Fellows. Funded by the Laney Graduate School, the library and ECDS award fellowships to advanced graduate students expecting to complete their dissertations by the end of the fellowship period. Fellows…
National First-Generation College Day
Today is National First-Generation College Day! To learn more about National First-Generation College Day, check out: 2019 First Generation College Celebration. For first generation college students, the excitement of getting that college acceptance letter comes with other complex emotions and challenges. It can be a confusing and frustrating experience, but it doesn’t have to be isolating….
Meet 2019-2020 Woodruff Fellow – Jordan Daniels
This is the second post in a series of interviews conducted by the Woodruff Library with the 2019-2020 Emory Libraries/Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS) Fellows. Funded by the Laney Graduate School, the library and ECDS award fellowships to advanced graduate students expecting to complete their dissertations by the end of the fellowship period. Fellows…
Meet 2019-2020 Woodruff Fellow – Rebecca McGlynn
This is the first post in a series of interviews conducted by the Woodruff Library with the 2019-2020 Emory Libraries/Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS) Fellows. Funded by the Laney Graduate School, the library and ECDS award fellowships to advanced graduate students expecting to complete their dissertations by the end of the fellowship period. Fellows…
African American Oral History Collection, The HistoryMakers Digital Archive
The HistoryMakers Digital Archive Find it: Go to https://emory.thehistorymakers.com or visit our databases page and search for HistoryMakers Description/focus: The HistoryMakers Digital Archive is the largest video archive of African American oral histories in the United States. Founded in 1999, it contains interviews snippets of hundreds of African Americans from fifteen professional arenas: Art, Business, Civics, Education, Law, the Media, Medicine, the…
Celebrating Open Access Authors at Emory
Congratulations to the authors and editors honored last week at the Emory Open Access Authors Reception in Rose Library’s Woodruff Commons. In celebration of Open Access Week, an annual global advocacy event promoting open scholarship, the Emory Libraries’ Scholarly Communications Office partnered with the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry, the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship,…
Happy Halloween!
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Nov 7th History of Emblem Books Event
Please join us for “History of Emblem Books,” the third program in the “Bound with History: Encounters with the Rose Library’s Collections” series on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 5-6:30 p.m. in Rose’s Teaching and Learning Studio (10th Floor). If you plan to attend, please register at emorylib.info/EmblemBooks. This event features Walter Melion, Asa Griggs Candler…
Woodruff Library’s 50th Anniversary!
Woodruff library is celebrating its 50th anniversary on Wednesday, October 30! From 1-3 pm on Level 2 of the library, you can join in the celebrations by grabbing a cupcake (including a vegan option), trying out special King of Pops autumn flavors, and seeing the original library replicated in cake form! While you munch on…
New Chrome extension streamlines access to full-text
The University Libraries now offers a Chrome extension which streamlines access to full-text PDFs in journals licensed by the libraries. Currently, the extension works on PubMed and a number of direct publishers’ websites. Go to the Chrome Store and search for and install the LibKey nomad (as seen below) by clicking on “Add to Chrome.” …
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