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Z. SMITH REYNOLDS LIBRARY
The Z. Smith Reynolds Library will be holding a student focus group on our new catalog on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 from 1p.m. to 1:30p.m. We want to evaluate the usefulness of the new catalog and gather suggestions for improvement. If you have a few minutes, we would appreciate your help. Please visit the Circulation Desk or email zsrcirc@wfu.edu for more information.
The Z. Smith Reynolds Library is under construction again this summer. Last summer, Starbucks. This summer, a new Help Desk. The IS Help Desk is moving to ZSR! The ITC is being remodeled to make room for the new service.
During construction, noise and dust may be a problem in the atrium. Alternate quiet study spaces include:
We apologize for any inconvenience.
ZSR wikis have a new feature! We have added support for embedding mathematical formulas (using TeX syntax) into our wikis. If you currently have a ZSR wiki or if you plan on requesting one and want to use this feature, please let us know.
For more information on using the <math> tags and TeX syntax, see the Mediawiki Help page on formulas.
WakeSpace Digital Archive, including ETDs, and the beta catalog (VuFnd) will be down Tuesday, July 7, 2009 starting at 8AM for a couple hours for scheduled server hardware maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Room 401, the room that used to house Current Periodicals on the 4th floor of the Reynolds Wing, has been repurposed into student group and individual study space. New furniture, complete with additional power capabilities, was delivered and installed on September 25. The new space adds 82 new seats, a combination of soft seating and collaborative/individual table seating.
Stop by the library and get some coffee at the new Starbucks!
Hours for Starbucks are:
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Sunday | 10 am - 1 am |
| Monday - Thursday | 7 am - 1 am |
| Friday | 7 am - 7 pm |
| Saturday | 10 am - 7 pm |
The grand opening will be next Tuesday, September 30th at 11:30 am. Enjoy!
Wake Forest University will be having a planned outage of phone service from Friday, March 8 at 8pm until Monday, March 10 at 8am. During this time, the library’s usual phone service will be interrupted, and voice mail will not be possible.
If you need to reach the library during that time, please note:
For reference questions or any other information, you can send a text message, IM, or email.
Study room reservations can be made online.
Book renewals can be done through the website by logging on with your borrower card number.
Interlibrary loan requests can also be placed through the ILL request form.
We apologize for the inconvenience. This temporary interruption will provide us with necessary upgrades to enable us to give even better service in the future.
Starting Sunday February 17, the Z. Smith Reynolds Library will be open overnight 5 nights a week. The library will open each Sunday at 10 a.m. and will not close until 7 p.m. the following Friday. Saturday hours, currently 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., will remain the same. The new schedule will remain in effect every week during the fall and spring semesters.
“Ever since I became ZSR Director in 2004, students have been asking for longer library hours. First we stayed open until 1:00 am, then we started Wake the Library during exam week, and now we are pleased to remain open 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. It is all part of fulfilling our mission: helping our students succeed!” said Lynn Sutton, ZSR Library Director.
From 1-8 a.m., only students, faculty, and staff will be admitted to the building, and will need to swipe their ID cards to enter. A security guard will be posted near the entrance from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. each night. “We also wanted to ensure that we could continue to provide a safe and welcoming study space for the students of Wake Forest. So, we are very pleased that Campus Police has also provided coverage throughout the overnight hours at our security desk. The security guard will ensure that only currently registered students, and currently affiliated staff and faculty are the only people that can come into the library between 1am and 8am Monday through Friday,” according to Mary Beth Lock, Head of Access Services for the library.
Wanda Brown, Associate Director of the ZSR Library, said, “Providing 24/5 access to our library’s facility, collections and services is the first of several strategic initiatives that we believe once implemented will greatly enhance and support the continued successes of our students, faculty and staff. So stay tuned, there’s more excitement to come!”
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Sunday | Open at 10 am |
| Monday | Open 24 Hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 Hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 Hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 Hours |
| Friday | Close at 7 pm |
| Saturday | 10 am - 7 pm |
The complete library calendar is available online. The library may have reduced hours during holidays, between semesters, and over the summer.
We have just initiated a brand new service: text messaging reference service! Got a question? Need help with research? Text us!
How to Send a Text Message to Us
Let us know what you think!
ZSR will be blogging our responses to your comments and suggestions in the new ZSR Suggestion Box blog! A few comments from the summer and this semester so far are already up. Check it out.
We’d love to hear from you.
The staff of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library welcomes your comments and suggestions. All civil, signed comments or suggestions will receive a personal response.