Emory’s 2024 Women of Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on March 28

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, join us on Thursday, March 28 to help edit Wikipedia to make sure women are represented. Only 19.77% of English Wikipedia biographies profile women, according to the Women in Red Project. The Women of Wikipedia Edit-a-thon strives to write more articles about notable women of all races, Read More …

Congratulations to our Emory Libraries’ 2023 Atwood Undergraduate Research Award Recipients!

We are very pleased to announce that Harrison Helms, Mercedes Sarah, Maurice Safar, and Amanda Sotolongo 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, Read More …

Announcing the 2023 Elizabeth Long Atwood Undergraduate Research Award

Dear undergraduate students, did you work on a stellar research paper or digital project during the past academic year? If your answer is yes, please consider submitting it for the Elizabeth Long Atwood Award. The Emory Libraries are again sponsoring an award for undergraduate research. A panel of faculty and librarians from Emory’s Atlanta and Read More …

Emory’s 2023 Women of Wikipedia Intersectional Editathon is March 29

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, join us on March 29 and help edit Wikipedia to make sure women are represented. Only 19.16% of English Wikipedia biographies profile women, according to the Women in Red WikiProject. The Women of Wikipedia Edit-a-thon strives to write more articles about notable women of all races, nationalities, Read More …

Read the AJC and Other U.S. and International Newspapers with NewsBank Database

Are you trying to keep up with the news during this election season? Did you know that you have free access to current and past Atlanta Journal Constitution/AJC articles through the NewsBank database at the Emory Libraries? In addition to covering the AJC, NewsBank Access World News contains approximately 13,000 news sources from over 200 Read More …

Congratulations to our Emory Libraries’ 2022 Atwood Undergraduate Research Award Recipients!

We are very pleased to announce that Courtney Norteman, Lauren Oates, Cameron Obioha, Luiza Sobreira, and Mellisa Xie 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, Read More …

2022 Women of Wikipedia Edit-a-thon (in person and virtual), Tuesday, April 12, 4-6 pm

Join us and help edit Wikipedia to make sure women are represented. Only 19.16% of English Wikipedia biographies profile women, according to the Women in Red WikiProject. The Women of Wikipedia Edit-a-thon strives to write more articles about notable women of all races, nationalities, and ethnicities (including transgender and nonbinary individuals). This is the seventh Read More …

For Women’s History Month 2022: Books about women who provide healing and hope

The theme of Women’s History Month 2022 is “Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope.” This theme was chosen by the National Women’s History Alliance to acknowledge “the ceaseless work of caregivers and frontline workers during this ongoing pandemic and also a recognition of the thousands of ways that women of all cultures have provided both healing Read More …

Congratulations to the Emory Libraries’ 2021 Elizabeth Long Atwood Undergraduate Research Award Honorees!

We are very pleased to announce that Ellie Coe, Taylor Dover, Nick Lieggi, Carissa Martin, and Maxwell Myerson 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, Read More …

2021 Women of Wikipedia Edit-a-thon (Virtual), Wednesday, April 21, 3-5 pm

Edit Wikipedia to make sure women are represented. This is the sixth year that the Emory University Libraries and Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT) will host a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to improve the coverage of women in Wikipedia by training new Wikipedia editors. This year’s edit-a-thon will be hosted virtually, via Zoom. Only 18.8% of English Read More …

Celebrate Women’s History Month with an E-book

During Women’s History Month 2021, we celebrate the rising awareness of women’s impact on society and recognize the roles of diverse women: we see that women’s labor, voices, and leadership are integral to building a better world. To learn more about women who are making history, check out these e-books:   We Should All Be Read More …

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, Read More …