This summer, I had the opportunity to work in Woodruff Library as a collections intern. During this internship, among other tasks, I curated an exhibit based on the Children’s Reading Program at Emory University. The exhibit will run from July through September 2025. This experience allowed me to see how different exhibits are planned and Read More …
Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day, this holiday on June 19th marks a second American Independence Day, when enslaved men and women first learned of their freedom. Over the past 150 years, African American communities Read More …
Emory Libraries is happy to announce that we have negotiated a three-year subscription to Dewey Data, a new data service tailored to academic libraries. Emory joins several other universities with enterprise access, including NYU, MIT, University of Chicago, Yale and UPenn. Dewey has worked extensively with large commercial data providers to make their respective content Read More …
In celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, Emory Libraries is proud to highlight 10 powerful and poignant books published within the past year that explore queer lives, histories, and futures. These titles – now available in our collections – span genres and geographies, offering fresh perspectives on identity, love, resistance, and community. Whether you’re looking for Read More …
so we settled on America, one by one we settled on America, man and woman Joshua Gottlieb-Miller, Chain Migration (excerpt) History of the Jewish American Heritage Month This year we celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month for the 20th time in the US. Following President George W. Bush’s proclamation designating May 2006 as Jewish American Read More …
Looking for ways to make your research – and your life – a bit easier as the semester comes to a close and summer approaches? Emory Libraries and the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship are here to help with two initiatives that make our resources more available and accessible. ECDS has established a website of Read More …
Congratulations, 2025 graduates! We want to provide a few reminders to you regarding library services as an Emory graduate. Whether you are staying in Atlanta or moving elsewhere, you will still have access to subject librarians for assistance via phone/Zoom, email, or chat. Once you join the Emory Alumni Association (EAA), you will have access Read More …
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 …
Today we’re launching a brand new collection of board games at the Woodruff Library just in time for finals! We’ve chosen 27 popular board and card games, based on titles popular in the Oxford library, which are shelved across from the Library Service Desk on the second floor. You can play them anytime you want Read More …
Emory students, are you interested in conducting research for interview preparation or even just exploring a potential career? Emory Libraries has all the databases you need to get you started! Take a look at our Company & Industry Research Guide to find resources and tips for your career research. This guide will help you be Read More …
Emory Libraries is happy to announce institutional access to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) for current Emory staff, faculty and students. For instructions on how to sign up and redeem this subscription, please see this helpful guide. The subscription allows for access to both the web (including online-only content) and app versions of the paper, with Read More …
Whereas the regulation of how food is grown, sourced, prepared, and consumed has formed Judaism’s core and longest evolving set of rules, Jewish cookbooks—that is collections of recipes including the author’s personal food memories and/or information related to the history or the cultural and religious significance of the listed dishes, or, in general, cooking, housekeeping, Read More …
