By Kristan Majors This week the 2017 Atlanta Science Festival launches here on campus with astronaut Captain Mark Kelly. In recognition of this, Emory’s librarians have compiled a list of science fiction about space travel and other worlds. Emory faculty, students, and staff can check out any of the books from the Science Commons exhibit. Read More …
by Alain St. Pierre Welcome to Featured Databases! This blog series from the Robert W. Woodruff Library is intended to give you a brief introduction to databases that you may not know and to provide you with some tips to get you started. To explore all of our databases, please visit Emory Library’s databases page. Featured Read More …
Quiet Study Areas The higher the floor in Robert W. Woodruff Library, the quieter it will be. Levels 3 on up are quiet floors. Levels 1 & 2 accommodate more conversations and study groups. The Matheson Reading Room, accessible via the bridge on level 3, is the quietest space of all. If you choose to sit Read More …
Emory’s Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Books Library (MARBL) has been named as the host of a world-renowned collection of rare cheeses previously owned by Harold Stilton, the Duke of Camembert. The collection, which includes thousands of pounds of rare cheeses from around the world, was sought after by prestigious universities around the world. “We are Read More …
If you’ve been looking for a better way to get your work done, you may have stumbled on our Productivity Tools for Graduate Students guide (and if you haven’t, give it a try!). Of course, even though it’s aimed at graduate students juggling their assignments, that doesn’t mean that other people won’t find the tools and Read More …
Have you tried the new Virtual Browse function in discoverE? One of a number of upgrades announced in November, Virtual Browse lets you see the items on the shelf near the item you choose. Give it a try! You can learn how to use the tool in our new instructional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g48nExyOW9M
Readux, our online viewer for the Large Scale Digitization repository, has gone live! The new site, which you can visit now at readux.library.emory.edu, gives you direct access to many items digitized as collections of scholarly interest from our libraries. These items, while long available individually through discoverE, are now viewable as collections in themselves. From Read More …
This summer Level 2 Learning Commons in Woodruff Library will undergo major renovations, the first phase in a multi-year project to update the Learning Commons spaces in Woodruff Library. These renovations will create a comfortable and flexible environment that supports student collaboration and increased use of mobile devices. Included in these renovations on Level 2 Read More …
As the semester winds to a close, the Robert W. Woodruff Library is a busy place, filled with students working on papers and studying for their final exams. If you’re a frequent visitor to the library, you may be surprised to learn that visitor hours are restricted from December 2 through December 18. Although we Read More …
Do you have trouble staying organized? Ever wish you had a way to be more effective when you write papers or work on other projects? Register now for the Productivity Tools workshop to learn about new tools and techniques to help you stay on top of your game. We will meet at 2:30 in the Read More …
