Earlier this year former Newton Graduate Fellow Alyssa Stalsberg Canelli drew our attention to the surprising contents of Box 22 in the Thomas Ellis and Etha Mills Reeve papers: namely, a set of animal tusks, teeth, claws, and skin. Since Alyssa’s original blog post highlighting these unusual items, the several species of animal represented by Read More …
As the semester winds to a close, the Robert W. Woodruff Library is a busy place, filled with students working on papers and studying for their final exams. If you’re a frequent visitor to the library, you may be surprised to learn that visitor hours are restricted from December 2 through December 18. Although we Read More …
Don’t miss out on a chance to relieve the stress of studying for finals by petting a dog at the Woodruff Library’s 2nd annual pet therapy study break, Woodruff RUFF RUFF. Sign up here http://bit.ly/1fkkXwp for 10 min slots between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m on Wednesday, Dec. 11, and Thursday, Dec. 12 in the Read More …
Do you have trouble staying organized? Ever wish you had a way to be more effective when you write papers or work on other projects? Register now for the Productivity Tools workshop to learn about new tools and techniques to help you stay on top of your game. We will meet at 2:30 in the Read More …
Please join the libraries of Emory University this afternoon at 3:30pm for their Emory graduate student panel on Open Access. The panel will address the practical considerations of publishing in open access while in graduate school. The discussion will cover the benefits of retaining copyright early in your career, resources and opportunities available to Emory Read More …
By Jennifer Doty, Data Management Specialist, Emory Center for Digital Scholarship With Open Access Week 2013 well under way, we turn our attention to the related issue of “open data”–specifically the policies and procedures emerging in the research and publishing realms to make data underlying journal articles more readily available and accessible for future researchers. Read More …
Please join the libraries of Emory University this afternoon at 12pm for an Emory faculty panel discussion about the impact of open access publishing on scholarly communication. The panelists will focus their discussion on personal experiences with Open Access publishing and its impact from the perspective of both scholarly authors and journals editors. Moderated Read More …
The October 2013 issue of Information for Social Scientists (ISS) is now available at http://guides.main.library.emory.edu/IFSS_October2013 ISS is the General Libraries/LITS e-only newsletter that highlights information issues, resources, and services of interest to Emory social scientists, particularly graduate students and faculty. The theme of this issue is “NEW”: new university librarian, new website, new services, Read More …
Open Access Week, October 21-27, is a global event in its sixth year which seeks to promote open access for scholarship and research, and the theme this year is “Redefining Impact.” To mark the occasion, the libraries of Emory University are hosting several events to raise awareness of open access in the Emory community. All Read More …
This fall, the Outreach and Education Team partnered with the Pre-major Advising Connections at Emory (PACE) program to introduce freshmen to library resources and services. Freshmen were given an assignment that consisted of three tasks that included: Finding a New York Times article from the day that they were born Finding an article in the Read More …
With The New York Times Academic Pass, Emory faculty, students, and staff receive a 24 hour pass that allows them to read unlimited articles free of charge in the Web version of The New York Times. ***See below for other ways to view current and historical NYTimes articles. First-time Users of Academic Pass: Click on Read More …
Monday, August 26th the Library welcomed freshman and their PACE groups to tour the Woodruff Library and have some pizza. Scroll through the images to see the fun. Check out the new library website to help remember all your tour guide told you.
