We are pleased to announce that the 2014 Woodruff Library Undergraduate Research Award (URA) winners have been selected by our panel of judges. Prizes will be awarded to the following students: Fiona O’Carroll —“’The Instinct of Every Real Woman’: The Ideas of the Anti-Suffrage Movement in the U.S., 1868-1920″ Faculty sponsor: Patrick Allitt Laurabeth Goldsmith 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 …
PLOS (The Public Library of Science) is implementing a new data access policy that will affect Emory researchers seeking to publish with the widely regarded publisher of open access journals for science and medicine. Beginning March 3rd, 2014, a Data Availability Statement will be required with all prospective articles submitted to any PLOS journal. The 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 …
The recent passing Sir Run Run (Renren) Shaw (1907-2014) was noted in major media outlets such as the New York Times, as befits someone who made a major contribution to global film culture during his extraordinarily long life. Run Run Shaw was born in China to a merchant family, one of six brothers. In 1925, Read More …
Due to the uncooperative weather, we unfortunately must postpone Thursday evening’s author talk with Pellom McDaniels about his new biography “The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy.” As soon as we’re able to reschedule, we’ll post it on the Woodruff Library homepage. Murphy (1861-1896) was the first jockey to win the Kentucky 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 …
In case you are looking for something to pass the time while on the plane or to enjoy by the fire, this is a good time to recommend Emory Libraries’ popular reading collections. The library collects bestsellers and award winners in many languages, so there should be something for everyone including the kids. There is Read More …
Holidays are a great time to catch up on POPULAR READING. Don’t forget you can download e-books and audio books free from the library. You can browse a selection of electronic books from the Emory Libraries site (http://overdrive.emory.edu) or find individual titles via our library search tool, discoverE. Titles like… Dan Brown’s Inferno, Billy Collins Read More …
It happens. You’ve gone home for the break and now your books are coming due at the library. But you can renew items that are coming due — IF they have not been recalled by another person. To renew items, follow the steps below. Make sure to renew BEFORE the actual due date. Otherwise you Read More …
James Steffen, Film and Media Studies Librarian Posted December 11, 2013 The Criterion Collection’s recent release entitled 3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman revisits a fascinating and under-explored chapter in film history with new transfers of Stromboli (1950), Europe ’51 (1952) and Journey to Italy (1954). At the time, Ingrid Bergman was Read More …
