Before he passed away in April 2020, Dr. Pellom McDaniels III was a professional football player, scholar, author, poet, professor and the curator of the African American collections at Emory’s Rose Library. Less well known among his many talents and pursuits, he was also an artist. Pellom McDaniels III Now his artwork will be exhibited at the African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta (ADAMA) starting May 10. “A Shield Against Darkness: The Art and Scholarship of Pellom McDaniels III” focuses on McDaniels as a visual artist and showcases the work he produced over decades. The featured pieces re ..read more

  Click to view slideshow. We’re very pleased to announce that Advik Bharadwaj, Nicholas Chang, Jaden Ellman, Toby Fuller, and Oli Turner are this year’s recipients of the Emory Libraries’ Elizabeth Long Atwood Undergraduate Research Award. The Atwood Award recognizes Emory College undergraduates in all disciplines who use the Emory Libraries’ collections and research resources in their original papers, digital projects, or posters and who show evidence of critical analysis and growth in their research skills. All Atwood submissions must have been completed for a class assignment within t ..read more

Students, are finals getting you down? Take a few moments to “paws” and de-stress on Tuesday, April 30 between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., when Emory Libraries brings back its Paws & Relax Therapy Pets Study Break to the Jones Room in the Woodruff Library. Emory Libraries’ therapy pet study breaks have always brought smiles to the faces of stressed-out students – and sometimes to the dogs, too. Emory students who sign up for a time slot at https://bit.ly/pawsrelax can spend about 10 minutes petting a dog at this study break, which is organized by Woodruff Library’s Instruction and Engagement tea ..read more

Finals are upon us! Whether it’s help with research, a quiet place to focus, or the equipment needed for recording a multi-media project, Emory Libraries has you covered. Check out all of the resources available within just the Robert W. Woodruff Library building: Quiet Study Areas There are several designated Quiet Study areas throughout the Woodruff Library building. Some of these areas include the Matheson Reading Room, accessible via the Level 3 bridge at the front of the library, the Music and Media Library on Level 4 above the library entrance, and Levels 4, 5, and 8 in the stack towe ..read more

Have you ever wondered how library catalogs, like Emory’s Library Search, are built and maintained? Or how library catalogers decide upon the best terms to describe the books, articles, and other media that you use for your research? This process might seem far removed from your own work; however, it directly impacts the research process. What we are doing  Recently, Emory Libraries has undertaken a project to revise the display of subject headings in the catalog that have been determined to contain harmful or offensive language. Please help us improve our catalog by making it more inclus ..read more

Shannon Clute Emory Libraries and the Michael C. Carlos Museum have hired Shannon Clute as the first senior director for communications, marketing, and public relations, effective March 25. Clute joined Emory University in October 2019, when he became the inaugural director of The Hatchery, Emory’s center for innovation. “We’re so pleased to have Shannon join our team,” says Valeda F. Dent, vice provost of libraries and museum at Emory University. “His expertise in corporate, innovation, and higher education settings, plus his faculty experience, make him a natural fit for our organization a ..read more

Blooming in late February, daffodils mark the beginning of the spring in Atlanta. The breeze of Nowruz is blowing from the land of the beloved Ask this wind to help delight your heart  Hafiz, poem 454 of the Divan  They were to observe them as days of feasting and merrymaking, and as an occasion for sending gifts to one another and presents to the poor.  Book of Esther 9:22  On the occasion of Nowruz, the Persian New Year (March 19), and the Jewish holiday Purim (evening of March 23 – March 24), it is our pleasure to introduce our new libguide “Foundational Texts from the ..read more

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, join us on Thursday, March 28 to help edit Wikipedia to make sure women are represented. Only 19.77% of English Wikipedia biographies profile women, according to the Women in Red Project. The Women of Wikipedia Editathon strives to write more articles about notable women of all races, nationalities, and ethnicities (including transgender and nonbinary individuals). This is the ninth year that the Emory University Libraries and Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT) will host a Wikipedia Editathon to improve the coverage of women in Wikipedia by tr ..read more

The Persian New Year, Nowruz, is rooted in Zoroastrianism, a Persian monotheistic religion that predates Christianity and Islam. Based on the Iranian Solar Hijri calendar, this national festival is a celebration of spring, tied to the equinox, and it is celebrated between March 19 and 21, mainly in Iran but also in many countries including Afghanistan, and the Kurdish regions of Iraq, Turkey and Syria, and throughout Central Asia. Nowruz literally means “New Day” and is a celebration of spring and the activities that symbolize rebirth and renewal. Although the traditions and customs may vary ..read more

This year, World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film is celebrated on March 11 and, according to the Gregorian calendar, the month of Ramadan begins on March 10. The close proximity of these two important dates offers a great opportunity to introduce the resources that Emory Libraries has about Ramadan and its practices. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Muslim calendar. It is based on the lunar year, which is 11 days shorter than the solar dating system, the basis of the Gregorian calendar. This is the reason why each year, according to the Gregorian calendar, Ramadan falls on a d ..read more