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The power to name: How Emory is building a more inclusive library catalog

It’s quite easy to type a few keywords into a library search engine and forget that there is a human (actually, many humans) working behind the scenes and contributing to the results you see. Scrolling through a library catalog, like Emory’s Library Search, everything seems polished and objective.  Interestingly, library catalogs have long been a Read More …

Public Domain Day 2025: Works from 1929 are now open to all

**Rescheduled for Wednesday, March 5, from 1-3 p.m. from an earlier date.** Emory Libraries will celebrate Public Domain Day 2025 with a symposium: “The Expanding Public Domain,” on Wednesday, March 5, from 1-3 p.m. in the Woodruff Seminar Room, Rose Library. This symposium will showcase opportunities afforded by the public domain for research and teaching. The Read More …

‘This Land Calls Us Home’ spotlights works by contemporary Indigenous artists

Colorful works by Indigenous artists await Atlanta audiences and the Emory community when Emory Libraries opens the exhibition “This Land Calls Us Home: Indigenous Relationships with Southeastern Homelands.” The exhibition, which opens Monday, Jan. 27, in the Schatten Gallery on Level 3 of Emory’s Robert W. Woodruff Library, will feature the work of 25 contemporary Native Read More …

Pee-pee-fox, a new resource from Emory Digital Collections

Emory Libraries is one of the ten institutions in the world to hold the full run of the Jewish magazine Pee-pee-fox, also known as Pipifoḳs (transliteration) and in Hebrew script   פיפיפאקס—according to Worldcat.org. At the beginning of 2024, the acquisition of this periodical was made possible through Emory Libraries’ Davis III Humor Endowment.  As of Read More …

Emory Libraries, Carlos Museum honor King Week and Black History Month

While Emory University has a full calendar of offerings for the upcoming King Week, Emory Libraries and the Carlos Museum will recognize King Week and Black History Month in February with events, exhibits and resources of their own. Events and exhibits Emory Libraries’ Research and Engagement Services and Scholarly Communications instruction team will host a Read More …

Emory Libraries celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. and King Week 2025

Between January 14th and 25th, members of the Emory community will commemorate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. during King Week. The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday first came into being in 1983, when President Reagan signed a bill to make King’s birthday a legal public holiday. It is the only federally-designated Read More …

Emory Libraries has your holiday reading, viewing, and listening options for 2024

At Emory Libraries, we’ve 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 the winter holiday break is near, we want to ensure you have some leisure material to enjoy. To relax, we are reading, viewing, and listening Read More …

End of fall 2024 semester survival guide

Finals are upon us! Whether it’s help with research, a quiet place to focus, or the equipment needed for recording a multimedia project, Emory Libraries has you covered. Check out all of the resources available within the Robert W. Woodruff Library building: Quiet Study Areas Short-term Individual Study Rooms are available for solitary, short-term work. Read More …

Honoring Transgender Day of Remembrance at Emory Libraries

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), observed annually on Nov. 20, is a solemn occasion dedicated to honoring the memory of transgender individuals whose lives were tragically lost to acts of anti-transgender violence. At Emory Libraries, we recognize the profound significance of this day and stand in solidarity with our transgender students, colleagues, and community writ Read More …

Emory Libraries celebrates International Education Week 2024

Emory is hosting International Education Week Nov. 18-22, 2024. IEW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to promote and celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This includes celebrating the outstanding international students and scholars who travel to Emory for work and study; Emory’s partnerships Read More …

Emory Libraries appoints Elizabeth Ott as new Rose Library director

The Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library at Emory University has named Elizabeth Ott as its associate university librarian for special collections and director of the Rose Library. She will begin her new duties on Jan. 6, 2025. “I am delighted to welcome Elizabeth Ott to the Libraries and to Emory,” says Read More …

Emory Preservation Department and Rose Library host Home Movie Day 2024

Celebrating World Digital Preservation Day 2024 on Thursday, Nov. 7! On October 17 at Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory Libraries Preservation Department and the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library hosted Home Movie Day 2024, a celebration of amateur films and filmmaking from the Emory Libraries collections. Guided by the Center for Read More …