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The Emory Libraries Blog covers important news and information about library resources, services, and events. Examples include descriptions of collections, reviews of scholarly apps, and reminders about our research support services such as workshops, consultations, inter-library loans, course reserves, article repositories, data management, and copyright information.
Emory Libraries Blog
6d ago
In honor of Native American Heritage month in November, we’ve selected a handful of titles written by Native American authors that have been published in recent years. Whereas by Layli Long Soldier (2017) “Whereas” confronts the coercive language of the United States government in its responses, treaties, and apologies to Native American peoples and tribes, Read More ..read more
Emory Libraries Blog
1w ago
What is the impact of open access? For the past five days we have celebrated International Open Access Week and attempted to answer this question by highlighting the impact of Open Access on individual authors, in their own words. Impact can mean success in terms of views and downloads. Dr. Anthony Martin, author of Earliest Read More ..read more
Emory Libraries Blog
1w ago
For LGBT History Month, Emory’s Woodruff Library is featuring a book display dedicated to the Lambda Literary Awards, highlighting a selection of distinguished LGBTQ+ literature honored for its impact on the literary world. The display includes a range of works, from novels that tackle memory and desire, poetry that delves into identity, and nonfiction on Read More ..read more
Emory Libraries Blog
2w ago
International Open Access Week is October 21-27, and this year’s theme is Community Over Commercialization. In partnership with the Open Access Week Advisory Committee, OA Week was founded in 2008 by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and partners in the student community. It’s a chance to learn more about open access practices Read More ..read more
Emory Libraries Blog
2w ago
Do you have so much going on that it’s hard to keep track of everything? Looking for a place to make your notes where you won’t forget them? Join us at 11 am Thursday, Oct. 24 in Woodruff Library room 314 to learn how to get started with the popular writing and knowledge management tool Read More ..read more
Emory Libraries Blog
3w ago
Woodruff Library is pleased to host the 2024 Academic Showcase for New Student Orientation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, October 18. This year’s event will take place on the first and second floors of the library, where you can speak with Emory College faculty from more than 50 academic departments and programs. Advising Read More ..read more
Emory Libraries Blog
3w ago
Every year on October 11, National Coming Out Day (NCOD) provides an opportunity to celebrate the courage of LGBTQ+ individuals who choose to honor their identities and live their truth. While everyone’s path is different, including what being “out” looks like, the uniting experience of coming out is sharing a story with someone who holds Read More ..read more
Emory Libraries Blog
1M ago
Emory’s Rose Library will celebrate LGBT History Month with the return of its popular drag show, a booth at Atlanta’s Pride Festival, and an open house of artifacts that document Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ history, arts and culture. The Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library has been collecting and providing public access to a Read More ..read more
Emory Libraries Blog
1M ago
Emory University will transition to remote work and virtual learning Thursday and Friday, Sept. 26 and 27, because of the potential impact Hurricane Helene could have on our campuses and the surrounding areas. Emory Libraries buildings will be closed these days. However, all of our libraries will be available for remote consultations through Ask a Read More ..read more
Emory Libraries Blog
1M ago
At the beginning of May 2024, when we installed the exhibition “From Right to Left: Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian Study Resources at Woodruff Library” on level 2 of Woodruff Library, we did not foresee that this space would become a classroom just in a few months. Next to classroom 215, on the righthand side of Read More ..read more