Woodruff Library Building: Pictures of the Week – June 19 Double click to enlarge photos Related Links: MARBL’s major renovation is planned for completion in fall 2015. To follow the progress, please see the MARBL renovation page. Summer projects: Woodruff Library’s level 2 renovation to foster group collaboration, enhance mobile device use
Related Links: MARBL’s major renovation is planned for completion in fall 2015. To follow the progress, please see the MARBL renovation page. Summer projects: Woodruff Library’s level 2 renovation to foster group collaboration, enhance mobile device use
The Society of Woman Geographers (SWG) was founded in 1925 in order to gather and support women undertaking significant international exploration and research. Among its distinguished members have been a number of accomplished women, including aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, anthropologist Margaret Mead, paleontologist Mary Douglas Leakey, and primatologist Jane Goodall. Now headquartered on Capitol Hill Read More …
Emory’s commencement is over, but the library is busy this summer with lots of facilities projects. Here is a quick list of some of the changes underway: Jazzman’s conversion to Peet’s Level 1 – complete by August 2014 NextGen Learning Commons Level 2 – renovation to be complete by August 2014 Atwood Chemistry Center Addition Read More …
National Library Week was observed April 13-19, 2014 with the theme, “Lives change @ your library®. Emory Librarians celebrated with a party and by collected library-related quotes to share: “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” — Jorge Luis Borges (writer, and National Librarian of Argentina. (b1899) “The very Read More …
Please join us at the Library for a panel discussion, Conducting Research in International Archives, Monday, April 14th, 4-6 p.m in the Jones Room (third floor, Robert W. Woodruff Library) This panel will explore strategies for effectively navigating international archives. Panelists will discuss their experiences conducting research in Africa, Europe, South America and Asia. Read More …
Please join us at the Library for a Archives and Copyright Workshop to be held, Wednesday April 9th 9:30-11 a.m in Room 312 (across from the Jones Room, third floor Robert W. Woodruff Library. ) This workshop is open to all and will include information and discussion about copyright, fair use, the permissions process, orphan Read More …
Several years ago, when Zotero was young, scholars recognized open citation software’s potential to create online, sharable, free subject bibliographies that could aid students and scholars across the globe. One such endeavor was Ancient World Open Bibliographies. The blog supports their project to collect bibliographies about subjects relevant to studies of the ancient world (as Read More …
OERs (open educational resources) are teaching and learning materials freely shared online and freely available for everyone to use, whether instructor, student or self-learner. Emory faculty and instructors eager to expand their use of open educational resources (OERs) in support of student learning can apply for funding to make it happen. A maximum of 10 Read More …
Today (March 11th) at 6AM, the Bradford Network Access Control solution was deployed on EmoryUnplugged within Woodruff Library. Wireless users connecting their computers to EmoryUnplugged should anticipate a Bradford Networks system message asking them to register their computer using their Emory Network ID and password prior to being granted network access. This required authentication should Read More …
In 1996, Al Pacino released Looking for Richard, a film chronicling the actor’s long-term fascination with Shakespeare’s Richard III. At that time, the title was largely metaphorical. Pacino and his fellow actors were “looking for” the dramatic figure, trying to make sense of his complicated representation in Shakespeare’s renowned play. Less than a decade later, Read More …
Emory Libraries are pleased to welcome you back in 2014; we hope to help you be productive and successful this spring semester. If you are looking for materials from your course syllabi, below are some tips for finding them. Remember you can also search for answers in the libraries FAQ (Ask a Librarian) section. Does Read More …
