Monthly Archives: June 2017

Why Chat?

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The University Service Desk is encouraging LITS employees to try out the Chat function in ServiceNow. Why Chat? Great question. Asking the question “Why Chat?” is where we started. When thinking about avenues for communication, we understand that different people have different needs. Chat opens another portal for communicating with the University Service Desk. The benefits of using a […]

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LITS support of Emory Healthcare 2017 quality care event

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The 2017 Annual Emory Healthcare Quality Conference was held on June 1, 2017, and LITS provided key support to make the event a success for EHC. Although the conference took place in the Cox Hall banquet room, it was broadcast to hundreds of medical staff around Atlanta, the Southeast, and beyond. The broadcast was made […]

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Peter Shirts, Music Librarian, Music & Media Library

Peter Shirts has joined the Woodruff Library as the newest music librarian. Prior to coming to Atlanta, he was the music and audiovisual librarian for over two years at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Peter also spent time as the Junior Fellow Intern in the Music Division of the Library of Congress. A native of Utah, […]

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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events

    Recent LITS headlines: Emory Report article: Woodruff Library Level 1 renovations underway; changes to Health Sciences Center Library lobby start this month Emory Report article: Emory University, largest employer in Dekalb County, serves as driving force for Atlanta region Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information for each event) June 29 – InfoForum: Newly formed Libraries […]

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Pair of LITS staffers receive their PhDs

On May 18, Ann Cullen and Kitty McNeill each received PhDs in library information science during a graduation ceremony at Simmons College in Boston, MA. During the doctoral hoping ceremony, the graduates were officially “hooded” by their department chairs. Simmons College is ranked as the #9 library science graduate school in the country. Ann, who also holds a bachelor […]

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As you clean your office this summer, pay attention to Emory’s retention schedule

The summer months are often a popular time for office clean ups. Before filing up the shred bin and deleting old files, remember to consult and comply with Emory’s retention schedule. The schedule identifies and describes Emory’s records, provides direction for the length of time they must be kept, and identifies their method of disposition. […]

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LITS: recent headlines and upcoming events

    Recent LITS headlines: American Libraries article: Research Libraries Transform Oxford Library news: Graduating Oxford library student workers choose books for the collection Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information for each event) June 15 – IT Briefing: a monthly look into the IT projects across LITS – 10:15 am – noon – NDB 4th Floor Auditorium June 15 – “Billy Howard’s […]

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