Month: October 2017
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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events
Recent LITS headlines: Emory Report: Emory acquires early letters by Barack Obama Emory Report: Emory’s Rose Library awarded archival grant to foster collaborative AIDS education ECDS news: Southern Spaces: A digital perspective Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information for each event) October 20-22 – HOMECOMING: Campus-wide celebrations. October 24 – Event: Douglas Turner Ward:…
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Emory Libraries award first Innovation Grants
Libraries Grants Support Committee announced this week the recipients of the first Libraries Innovation Grants. Emory Libraries offered two internal grants this year, the Innovation Grant and the Mini Grant, to support innovation or the purchase of tools or training that will enrich existing library services, programs, and workflows. This year’s recipients are: Ellen Ambrosone (Woodruff…
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Librarians Assembly holds fall professional development forum
The Librarians Assembly held its Fall 2017 Professional Development Forum on September 25 in the Jones Room. Scheduled twice a year in the spring and fall, the Professional Development Forum is an opportunity for librarians and LITS staff to present on topics related to their professional development in a short, lightning-round format. Forum presentation topics…
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Tom Cervenka, Software Engineer IV, IT Architecture
Tom Cervenka recently joined Steve Wheat’s IT Architecture team as software engineer IV. Before being hired by Emory, Tom spent 30 years as a senior software engineer at University of Illinois. Tom was born and raised in Chicago, IL, where he currently resides. He will work remotely for Emory. Tom holds bachelor’s degrees in math…
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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events
Recent LITS headlines: Emory Report: Emory’s Rose Library awarded archival grant to foster collaborative AIDS education Emory Libraries news: Streaming Video Additions at Emory Libraries – Fall 2017 Emory Libraries news: Celebrate the Service of African Americans in WWI ECDS news: Student Reflections: FROM ECIT to ECDS – Five years of digital scholarship at Emory with Jonathan Potter Upcoming…