Month: August 2018
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Protecting Your Data
It is our responsibility at Emory to be aware of the security threats to our IT environment and to take reasonable and appropriate steps to protect against these threats. As Emory’s Chief Information Security Officer, I would like to share with you an overview of the importance of protecting your data and your access to…
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Meet LITS Executive Technology Services
In an effort to provide Emory’s leadership with the best support possible, the LITS Customer Services area has created the LITS Executive Technology Services Team. The three-person team is Larry Frazer (manager), Justin Menacker, and Jack Scott. They also plan to add a fourth member in the coming months. The vision of the team is…
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Pet of the Week: Oliver
Simon and I have a dog named Oliver, who we think is a corgi/chihuahua mix. He is around 11 years old and weighs 18 pounds. I adopted Oliver from an animal shelter in my hometown in North Carolina in July of 2011 when he was 4 years old. Oliver and I became bonded quickly, and he has…
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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events
Recent LITS headlines: ECDS news: RSVP for the Wikipedia Symposium and Workshop: September 26, 2018 Emory Libraries news: Rose Library archives session, Emory Libraries art activities on tap at the Decatur Book Festival Emory Libraries news: Emory’s African American collections, and curator’s keen eye, celebrated in new exhibition Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information for…
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Zoom is changing the way Emory conducts business
The Emory Messaging and Collaboration Team has rolled out a new video conferencing service for Emory. The service, called Zoom, is replacing Vidyo as Emory’s supported conferencing service for one-to-one and small group meetings. Zoom works as a desktop application as well as on IOS and Android smart devices. It integrates with hardware-based conferencing systems, desktop…
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New students arrival and Academic Showcase 2018
The Emory Class of 2022 arrives on campus on Saturday, August 25. Student Digital Life (SDL) and the Emory Libraries will have a table at the Orientation Expo on Saturday in WoodPEC to answer questions and promote our services. In conjunction with the Orientation office, the Outreach & Education Team and the Libraries are once…
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On-Call calendaring and paging in ServiceNow
Beginning Thursday, August 30th, the IT Service Management Office (ITSMO) will be offering new functionality in ServiceNow for On-Call Calendaring and Paging (including most monitoring page notifications). This will be implemented for all LITS teams, as an alternative to EHConnect (SimonWeb) and Spok. Full availability of those systems will continue as normal until the transition is complete for all LITS teams and functions.…