Month: December 2018
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Sarah Morris, Head of Instruction and Engagement, Research, Engagement, and Scholarly Communications
Sarah Morris is the new head of instruction and engagement in the research, engagement, and scholarly communications (RESC) department in Emory Libraries. She will also serve as a subject librarian for English. Before her arrival at Emory, Sarah spent two years as the learning and assessment librarian at the University of Texas in Austin. She…
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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events
Recent LITS headlines: ECDS news: ECDS welcomes our new Digital Scholarship Internship Program participants Emory Libraries news: Nuremberg Chronicle Emory Libraries news: Atlanta’s Great Speckled Bird rises from the ashes (and mold) Emory Report news: Promising poet: Emory senior Christell Victoria Roach wins national writing awards Emory Report news: Punk is alive and well, thanks to…
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London calling: the ITSMO Team to upgrade ServiceNow tonight
Tonight, December 7, ServiceNow will be upgraded to the latest release, named London. ServiceNow releases are named after cities from around the globe. Our current version is Jakarta, and we will be skipping over the K release (Kingston) in order to move to the most current version supported by ServiceNow. In the last few years,…
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Get ready to party: annual LITS Holiday Party next week
This year’s annual LITS Holiday Party will held Thursday, December 13, from 3:00 to 6:00, at the Emory Conference Center Ballroom. This division-wide celebration will feature music, food, beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages, and great company. Rich Mendola will also be making remarks to the division at around 4:00. Raffle Details There will be a raffle during the…
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News from the Employee Council: Fall 2018
In October, Zach Nikonovich-Kahn gave us a presentation about the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta. It’s a commitment that can be a positive, transformative opportunity for both “the big and the little.” There is an orientation, an application, an interview, training and then a match meeting. The intention is for this relationship to…
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Chaun Campos, Library Specialist, Oxford Library
Chaun Campos (pronounced “SHAWN”) is the new evening library specialist at the Oxford Library. Before coming to Emory, Chaun was at the August/Richmond County Public Library, where she spent a year as a student assistant. A native of Atlanta, GA, Chaun attended Banneker HS in College Park. She earned her bachelor’s degree in anthropology from…
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Stephanie Darden, Senior Library Specialist, Oxford Library
Stephanie Darden is the new senior library specialist in the Oxford Library. She came to Oxford after spending two years as a library para-professional at Life University in Marietta, GA. She also worked as a library assistant for a half-year for a library in Zebulon, GA. Stephanie also taught English in South Korea for five…