Month: June 2018
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Goodbye, Dooleynet, hello Self-Registration Portal
The recent retirement of Dooleynet and implementation of the Self-Registration Portal are two technology shifts meant to simplify and improve the student connectivity experience at Emory. This pair of efforts are the final deliverables of LITS’ Network Access Control (NAC) phase 2 project. These changes leverage Emory’s recent investments in NAC technologies, enabling the improved…
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Marvin Head, Security Analyst II, Infrastructure Security
Marvin Head is the newest security analyst on the Infrastructure Security team. Previously he worked for DataPath as a firewall subject matter expert and security engineer. Marvin also was a security engineer for T-Systems North America on their Thyssen-Krupp account. When he first started working in IT, it was at IBM as a service desk…
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Pet(s) of the Week: Noodle and Pippi
Noodle and Pippi are proudly owned by Kathy and Chris Britt-Rogers. Noodle, the red one, is a Pomeranian/miniature poodle mix. Pippi is tri-colored and is sheltie/papillon mix. Both are rescues that were adopted from Angels Among Us Pet Rescue. Kathy and Chris had adopted Noodle from Angels Among Us, then began taking part in their…
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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events
Recent LITS headlines: Emory Libraries news: Preserving the Apollo 15 Flight Data Logs, by Brian Methot Emory Report news: Emory librarians bring home books, insight from global buying trips Emory Report news: Sterk discusses the impact of technology in higher education Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information for each event) July 2 – Workshop: Zotero Introduction,…
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Research IT Day brings researchers from across Emory
Library and Information Technology Services department hosted the first-ever Research IT Day this Tuesday in the Woodruff Library. This all-day conference offered an opportunity for Emory researchers to learn more about the research IT services, offerings, and topics available at Emory. The event featured a series of presentations, hands-on learning sessions, and collaboration opportunities with various…
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Ephranette Brown, Conservation Technician, Preservation
Ephranette Brown (pronounced EE-fruh-net-uh) is the newest conservation technician on the Emory Libraries’ Preservation Team. She arrived at Emory after spending four years at the Georgia Archives as a conservation technician, a preservation technician, and a scanning technician. Ephranette was also a project manager for almost two years at the Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library.…
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Jasmine Porter, Access Administrator, Identity Management
Jasmine Porter is the new access administrator on the LITS Identity Management team. Before coming to Emory she spent two years on the Canvas IT Help Desk (Canvas IT is a company in Atlanta) as a technician/reporting analyst. She also worked for two years as a technical support specialist for Sprint. A native of Detroit,…