Monthly Archives: August 2017

King of Pops and sun safety on August 14

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The LITS Wellness Committee is hosting a sun safety awareness event featuring King of Pops! The event will be held in the Woodruff Library’s Jones Room from 2-3 pm on Monday, August 14. Did you know that people with thin or thinning hair should apply sunscreen to the scalp as well? Or that you can sunburn even on […]

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Mike Chilcott, Senior Enterprise Info Security Specialist, Enterprise IT Security

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Mike Chilcott comes to his new role as a senior enterprise security specialist with more than 39 years of computer experience. This experience includes more than 15 years as an enterprise security analyst with Emory Healthcare Information Services. Prior to that, he traveled the United States for two years as a security architect for Accenture. Before […]

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Adam Forrester, Academic Educational Analyst/Academic Content Production Specialist, Teaching and Learning Technologies

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Adam Forrester is an academic educational analyst/academic content production specialist. He collaborates with members of the Teaching and Learning Technologies team and Emory University faculty, as well as university and off-campus communities to produce engaging video content for various TLT media projects. Born and raised in Phenix City, AL, Adam received his master of fine arts degree […]

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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events

    Recent LITS headlines: Emory Libraries news: Sandra Thurman and panelists to discuss early days of the AIDS epidemic in Atlanta and the South Emory Libraries news: Emory Libraries staff members to present at the Decatur Book Festival Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information for each event) August 14 – LITS Wellness: King of […]

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Virtual reality research study underway in ECDS

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I am Arya Basu and I am the Visual Information Specialist working at ECDS. Having been an avid PC gamer for years, I realized that what got me into gaming was the responsiveness of the gaming platforms to the actions of players. While pondering my PhD topic, I began to wonder if by moving my […]

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Audience gets a sneak preview of The Dream Machine exhibit

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Faculty and staff were treated this week to a sneak preview of the upcoming major exhibit being mounted in the Woodruff Library’s Schatten Gallery. “The Dream Machine: The Beat Generation and the Counterculture, 1940-1975” promises to appeal to a diverse audience and engage the Emory and broader Atlanta communities. Curated by Aaron Goldsman, a graduate student […]

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MyEmory brings King of Pops to happy LITSers

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This year’s annual MyEmory Summer Social was held this week with a twist. Rather than inviting LITS employees to come to one location, the team brought the party to the division, with three separate “pop-up” socials in the Woodruff Library, the North Decatur Building and the 1762 Building. Featuring the delicious summertime treat of popsicles […]

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