The Emory Libraries have launched a new expedited delivery service through Reprints Desk to supplement our existing interlibrary loan services. Expedited Article Delivery (also known as Article Galaxy Scholar) will be available 24/7 and can be used to request eligible articles that aren’t available through the Libraries’ databases and journal subscriptions. Currently, the service only Read More …
In 2023, Emory added about 2,300 vinyl LPs to the online catalog; these LPs were from a gift cataloging backlog and had been sitting on shelves for many years, unsearchable. Thanks to the work and dedication of many students and library staff over several years, especially Head of Resource Description Sofia Slutskaya, these LPs are Read More …
This is the second post in a series of interviews conducted by the Woodruff Library with the 2023-2024 Woodruff Library and Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS) Fellows. Funded by the Laney Graduate School, the library and ECDS award fellowships to advanced graduate students expecting to complete their dissertations by the end of the fellowship Read More …
Major Jackson, an award-winning poet and host of the podcast “The Slowdown,” will give a public reading during a visit to Emory University on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2023, at 3 p.m. in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts on the Emory campus. Jackson’s books will be for sale at the reading, with a signing Read More …
Emory Libraries received the 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The LEAD Award honors academic library programs, policies, and initiatives that encourage and support DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) across their campus and surrounding community. These Read More …
Lyndon Batiste, head of user services for the Robert W. Woodruff Library at Emory University, has been named to the 2024 American Library Association Emerging Leaders program. Batiste will join a select cohort of 50 early-career librarians from across the US and Canada participating in project planning groups and networking events, gaining an inside look Read More …
This is the first post in a series of interviews conducted by the Woodruff Library with the 2023-2024 Woodruff Library and Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS) Fellows. Funded by the Laney Graduate School, the library and ECDS award fellowships to advanced graduate students expecting to complete their dissertations by the end of the fellowship Read More …
This Monday, Emory celebrated the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. We hope that you were able to participate in some of Emory’s King Week activities! The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday aims to commemorate King’s work and his dedication to serve others as a religious leader and activist. It first came into being in Read More …
Classes are officially in session! As you are receiving homework assignments, conducting research, and writing papers, you may be thinking about ways of managing your references and citations. Emory Libraries is here to help—check out our offerings and resources on reference management. Consider using reference management software. Popular options include EndNote and Zotero: EndNote is Read More …
In our continuous efforts to enhance user experience, we are thrilled to announce the launch of our new self-service holds pick up feature at the Woodruff Library, beginning Spring 2024. This service aims to provide library users with greater flexibility and accessibility when it comes to retrieving their requested items. The focal point of this Read More …
Audiobooks from the Library Did you know that the library has free audiobooks? At Emory, we have two main platforms for providing you streaming audiobooks: Naxos Spoken Word Library and OverDrive. These resources are great for anyone who enjoys audiobooks for school or leisure. In this post, I’ll introduce you to the platforms and discuss Read More …
Every year, on January 1st, works previously protected by copyright enter the public domain in the United States and are free for everyone. On January 1, 2024, thousands of copyrighted works from 1928 entered the public domain in the United States, along with sound recordings from 1923. Works in the public domain are free for Read More …
