Month: March 2015

  • Creating a more unified digital scholarship experience at Emory

    Creating a more unified digital scholarship experience at Emory

    This June represents the second year for the Emory Center of Digital Scholarship (ECDS) and I am happy to share highlights of the work completed as well as ongoing initiatives that demonstrate what a unified approach to digital scholarship can achieve. ECDS’ mission is “to make a more unified experience for Emory’s faculty, staff and…

  • Don’t miss the Bobby Jones Exhibition celebration

    Don’t miss the Bobby Jones Exhibition celebration

    Come to a celebration and see yourself in the Bobby Jones Exhibition. Staff from all over LITS play a part in every exhibition the library presents. University Librarian Yolanda Cooper invites you to join your colleagues for refreshments, a toast to the contributions of so many staff, an opportunity to hear from exhibition curators Randy Gue and Kristin Morgan, and…

  • Relax in the Dooley chairs this week

    Relax in the Dooley chairs this week

    It’s Dooley’s Week at Emory, so be sure to take a moment to rest in one of the Dooley Chairs in front of the Woodruff Library, as well as several other locations, including the Quad, Asbury Circle, and the SPH Plaza. These chairs are part of the annual festivities. Events have been running all week and will culminate…

  • Cedrika Haynes, Sr. Security Officer, University Libraries

    Cedrika Haynes, Sr. Security Officer, University Libraries

    Cedrika Haynes began working in the security office of the library in January. Prior to coming to the Library, she worked for 7 months with Norred Security as a security officer on an Emory contract. She has been on campus, in one form or another, since November 2014. Previously, Cedrika was a security contractor in Phenix City, AL and also…

  • Anita Vannucci, Records Management Archivist, MARBL

    Anita Vannucci, Records Management Archivist, MARBL

    Anita Vannucci has been hired to resurrect Emory’s records management program, which has been dormant since 2008. She will be working closely on updating retention schedules, organizing systematic records destruction, and managing a transfer of records to the University Archives. Before her arrival at Emory, Anita spent a year at the Atlanta Housing Authority, where she worked…

  • Update from HR

    Luciano Dalla Venezia, Manager, Information Technology, reporting to Marc Overcash, started his new position on 3/1/15. (…read more about Luc) Nicholas Heigerick, IT Product Manager, reporting to Patti Pate, started his new position on 3/17/15. (…bio coming soon) Nathaniel Akyempong, Communications Specialist I, reporting to James Sawyer, started on 3/23/15.  (…read more about Nathaniel) Devin Brown (Offsite Library…

  • Mendola, Overcash discuss new roles at Rollins Auditorium

    Mendola, Overcash discuss new roles at Rollins Auditorium

    On Friday, March 13, following announcements regarding Emory’s leadership, Rich Mendola, Marc Overcash, and the executive team met with LITS staff in the Rollins Auditorium to outline the details of the changes at the top of the organization. Earlier in the week, it was announced that Mike Mandl had taken the position of President and CEO of Emory Healthcare.…