Improve your memory, become better at problem-solving, and sharpen your ability to focus. Apparently, all these functions and more can be enhanced with just the device in the palm of one’s hand. Brain training apps have gained popularity over the years and have become part of a multibillion-dollar industry, as they claim to exercise and…
End of 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 multi-media project, Emory Libraries has you covered. Check out all of the resources available within just the Robert W. Woodruff Library building: Quiet Study Areas There are several designated Quiet Study areas throughout the…
WHSC Library director Sandra Franklin receives AAHSL Oppenheimer Cornerstone Award
On November 11, Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library director Sandra Franklin was honored with the Gerald J. Oppenheimer Cornerstone Award for lifetime achievement from the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL). The award is given in recognition of important contributions to the AAHSL mission and significant impact on the profession of academic health sciences…
Music, Mozart, & the Met: How to stream music-related videos from the library
Did you know that you can stream music-related videos for free from the library? The Music and Media Library has access to several databases with access to full-length operas, ballets, music instruction, concerts, recording sessions, and more! Whether you’re doing research or a lover of performance, this post is designed to help you navigate music-related…
Native American Heritage Month 2022: Streaming Video
With the Emory Libraries’ subscription to Docuseek, Academic Video Online (AVON), and Kanopy, members of the Emory community can access hundreds of films that celebrate Native American culture and history. Don’t know where to start? No worries! Emory Libraries has created a list of recently acquired streaming film titles by Native creators and that tell Native…
Want a break from Spotify ads? Stream music for free from Emory Libraries
Did you know that you can stream music through the Emory Libraries for free? At Emory, we have two main platforms for streaming music: Naxos Music Library and Alexander Street Press. These resources are great tools for practicing musicians, researchers, and anyone who enjoys music. In this post, I’ll talk a little bit about each…
Native American Heritage Month 2022: Legal and Governmental Resources
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently hearing oral arguments on the constitutionality of the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act. ICWA’s purpose is “. . . to protect the best interest of Indian Children and to promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and families by the establishment of minimum Federal standards for the removal…
Emory Libraries Celebrates Native American Heritage Month 2022
November is Native American Heritage Month, also called American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. The first American Indian Day was celebrated by a few state governments shortly after the turn of the 20th century, but it wasn’t until 1990 that the federal government proclaimed the month of November as a time to recognize the…
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…
Emory Digital Collections update for October 2022
Since the launch of Emory Digital Collections in April 2020, thousands of items from Emory’s rare and unique holdings have been uploaded to the platform. Each month, staff in Library Technology and Digital Strategies will provide an update, sharing what has been added to EDC during the preceding month. Here’s what was added in October…
Organizational changes position Emory Libraries and Carlos Museum for even greater innovation
With new leadership on board, Emory Libraries and the Michael C. Carlos Museum have announced organizational changes, effective Oct. 1. “As I considered our organizational structure, a guiding principle for me has been consistency and stability, as well as positioning Emory Libraries and the Carlos Museum to build on our successes and engage with campus…
Second annual online Home Movie Day at Emory set for Oct. 20
Grab some popcorn for Emory University’s second annual Home Movie Day on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 3 p.m., hosted by Emory Libraries Preservation Office. This online event is an opportunity to explore interesting films from Emory University’s collections, consider film as a window into community history, and learn about the work of film preservation. The program…
Rose Library Blog
- Papers & Pride: Rose Library and the LGBTQIA+ Community June 8, 2023By Gaby Hale, Outreach Archivist at Rose Library Last summer, the National Archives of the United Kingdom tweeted: “We only know that it’s the hottest day on record because of archival records. Let that fact sink in.” While it was meant to be a bit humorous, it stuck with me. We only know that an...Gaby Hale
- Join our growing team! May 26, 2023By Jennifer Gunter King, Director of Rose Library The Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library seeks nominations and applications for our next Curator of African American Collections and Curator for Literature and Poetry Collections positions. If you envision building library collections that advance research and public interests as part of a dynamic research...Erin Glogowski
- “An archivist of some kind that will come to my house after I am gone” – the Lucinda Bunnen Papers May 16, 2023by Cori Williams, Collection Services Processing Intern, Lucinda Bunnen papers. This is the fifth post in a series on the accessioning and processing of the Lucinda Bunnen Papers. Today I accomplished something I had desired to do for a while: I managed to get the entirety of Lucinda’s collection onto one floor. To work on...Gaby Hale
- ‘Untitled’: A Collaborative Dance & Photography-Based Activation May 11, 2023written by Gaby Hale, Outreach Archivist for Rose Library. This month, visitors to the For Keeps Bookstore and Auburn Avenue Research Library will have the opportunity to watch performances curated by Sierra King and Rose Library’s Anicka Austin. The pair have been working together on a dance and performance-based activation that reflects their archival...Gaby Hale
- The Great Speckled Bird: Researching Georgia’s Radical Press and the New Left May 10, 2023Amanda Stafford is a PhD student at the University of Leeds in the UK. Her research looks at the interconnected histories of the radical press and the New Left in Georgia between 1968 and 1976. I was awarded a Stuart A. Rose Short Term Fellowship back in 2020 at the height of the Covid lockdown...Gaby Hale