Monthly Archives: March 2018

LITS recent headlines and upcoming events

By Wade Moricle | March 16, 2018

Recent LITS headlines: Emory Report news: Emory’s Science Commons exhibit has robot theme, science quotes for Atlanta Science Fest Emory Report news: Irish women poets to give readings this spring at Emory ECDS news: Emory Digital Humanities Symposium: DH for the Study and Teaching of South Asia Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information […]

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Digital signage shines brightly in Emory Libraries

By Wade Moricle | March 9, 2018

After months of planning and testing, Emory Libraries unveiled the first phase in a comprehensive digital signage program last week that could lead to eventual adoption of new signage standards throughout LITS and beyond. The service features a multitude of screens, fixed both vertically and horizontally depending on the space, which have been installed in […]

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James Steffen receives positive review for work on the Colour of Pomegranates

By Wade Moricle | March 9, 2018

James Steffen, Film Studies & Media Librarian, participated in the research to restore the 1969 film Colour of Pomegranates by Sergei Parajanov.  The restored film was recently reviewed by Sight and Sound, a leading film magazine.  In the review, the work which James contributed is recognized: According to Home Cinema‘s Michael Brooke, “The film’s many internal mysteries, […]

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NDB’s 4th Floor Auditorium gets major facelift

By Wade Moricle | March 9, 2018

If you have ever attended a meeting in the North Decatur Building’s 4th Floor Auditorium, you are in for a shock today. The room has received a complete refresh of all the technology, as well as a fresh coat of paint. The projector, AV system, screen, microphones, and camera are all new to better facilitate audio […]

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Gerrell Sterling, Computer Support Specialist, GBL

By Wade Moricle | March 9, 2018

Gerrell Sterling is the new computer support specialist for the Goizueta Business Library. He comes to Emory after being self-employed for the past decade, doing IT support for The Technology Professionals. Gerrell also provided small company IT support in Chicago for three years. Born in tiny St. Francisville, LA, Gerrell started at Tulane University, got […]

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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events

By Wade Moricle | March 9, 2018

Recent LITS headlines: Emory Report news: Remembering Raymond Danowski, who placed legendary poetry library at Emory Emory Libraries news: 2018 Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon cancelled due to 3/7 university closing will be rescheduled after Spring Break Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information for each event) March 15 – IT Briefing: 10:15 – 12:00 pm, 4th […]

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Rich Mendola looks to the future of LITS in his latest town hall meeting

By Wade Moricle | March 2, 2018
Photo of CIO addressing the LITS Division

Enterprise CIO and Sr. Vice Provost for Library Services & Digital Scholarship Rich Mendola held the LITS Town Hall in the WHSCAB Auditorium last week. There were over 150 employees in attendance and over 70 who followed online. Mendola opened the speech with a statistic. The turnover rate (percentage of employees in a workforce that leave […]

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