Monthly Archives: July 2019

Gautham Reddy, South Asian Studies Librarian, Emory Libraries

Gautham Reddy (pronounced GOW-thum) has joined the International Area Studies Team as the new South Asian studies librarian. Previously he taught course on South Asian studies and religion at the University of Chicago, while studying as a PhD student. Gautham also worked for the University of Chicago Library as a research and cataloguing assistant and served […]

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Tom Sedlack, Director, Application Development and Integration, University Information Technology

Tom Sedlack is the new director of application development and integration in UIT. Prior to joining Emory, Tom spent 14 years at SunTrust, most recently as a product delivery manager and previously as an enterprise architect. Tom began his career at AT&T as a developer and has also worked for GMAC Insurance, Delta, and Bell South. […]

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Pet of the Week: Toby!

After more than a decade without a dog, I was finally ready to find a new companion. The adoption process can be fraught, but I was too jealous of all my neighbors and coworkers to let that stand in my way. With a small house and a long workday, I needed a pup to match […]

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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events

Recent LITS headlines: ECDS news: ECDS partnering with Kaziranga University to spatially map ancient Ahom Kingdom Emory Libraries news: Rescuing moldy photographs, by Ephranette Brown Emory Libraries news: Murals of Tibet, by Lori Jahnke Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information for each event) July 25 – Event: LEAF Ice Cream Social, 2:00 – 3:00 pm, Jones Room, Woodruff Library […]

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Yolanda Cooper promoted to dean and university librarian for Emory

[reprinted from the Emory Report] Yolanda Cooper has been promoted to dean and university librarian for Emory University, effective July 1. Cooper has served as Emory’s university librarian since 2014. “Yolanda’s leadership and vision have been essential to advancing Emory’s academic eminence,” says Dwight A. McBride, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. “She […]

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Kat Hart, Head of Electronic and Continuing Resources, Emory Libraries

Kat Hart is the new head of electronic and continuing resources in Emory Libraries. She spent the past nine and a half years as the electronic and continuing resources librarian at Georgia State University, working closely with the University System of Georgia’s Alma migration and OpenAthens implementation. Previously, she was the ordering manager in the […]

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Pavan Kale, Product Manager, Research Solutions

Pavan Kale (pronounced puh-ONE) is a new product manager in Research Solutions for the ‘AWS at Emory’ service that was launched for research and teaching faculty. Before coming to Emory, he spent a year as a product manager at Equifax. Additionally, Pavan worked for five years as a technical project manager at Automating Data Processing (ADP) and […]

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