Month: August 2018
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Box collaboration with external (non-Emory) users
Because we’ve disabled anonymous collaboration in Emory Box, all your collaborators must have a Box account. The good news is that it can be an Emory Box account, a Box account from a company or other university, or even a free Box “Lite” account.* Determine who your external collaborators (any who do not have an…
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Change regarding Duo and the “Remember Me for 30 days” option
We have made a change to Duo, Emory’s application for two-factor authentication. Previously, the “Remember Me for 30 days” option was tied to the specific application for which you had set that option. Setting this option for one application had no impact on your authentication to other Duo-protected applications. We have modified the use of…
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Workplace safety active shooter training in Woodruff Library Jones Room
LITS HR and Operations & Access Services has arranged for the Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR) and Emory Police Department (EPD) to provide training on workplace safety – active shooter. Angela Adam, Emory CEPAR and Jay Schmahl, EPD will be the presenters. Two training sessions will be offered as follows: Monday, August…
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Melissa Hackman, Librarian for Sociology and Development Studies, Scholarly Communications
Melissa Hackman recently started as the new librarian for sociology and development studies in Emory Library’s scholarly communication. In this capacity, she will provide the full range of subject specific library services to Sociology and Development Studies including collection management, consultations, instruction, assessment, and reference. Melissa has taught at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Brown…
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Devanshu Matlawala, Software Engineer, Library Technology and Digital Strategies
Devanshu Matlawala (pronounced deh-VAN-shoe MAT-lah-wah-lah) recently joined the Library Technology and Digital Strategies team as a software engineer. He previously worked for about a year at the University of Alabama as a web architect and instructional developer. Born and raised in Mumbai, India, Devanshu has a bachelor’s degree of computer engineering from Mumbai University and a…
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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events
Recent LITS headlines: ECDS news: Sounding Spirit receives $260,000 grant for digital critical editions from the National Endowment for the Humanities Emory Libraries news: Environmental monitoring at the Emory Libraries Emory Report news: Decatur Book Festival announces Emory University as presenting sponsor Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information for each event) August 14 – LEAF…