Month: November 2019
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Augostini and Mendola discuss change and integrated financial planning at LITS Town Hall
In his first address to LITS, Executive Vice President Chris Augostini expressed delight in the number of LITS employees who attended the event at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Over 300 LITSers came out in perfect fall weather and were treated to a program that also included a positive report from CIO Rich Mendola,…
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An Emory Alumnus’ Statue in China
It was an exciting surprise to see the statue of an Emory Alumnus solemnly standing at one of the prestigious universities in China during my October trip to a conference in China. That statue is the first Chairman of the Board of Trustees when Suzhou University was established in 1900 (Figure 1). His name is…
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ServiceNow New York Upgrade
“If I can make it there…” – Frank Sinatra On Friday, December 6, ServiceNow will be upgraded to the latest release, named New York. ServiceNow releases are named after cities from around the globe. Our current version is London, and we will be skipping over the M release (Madrid) in order to move to the…
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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events
Recent LITS headlines: ECDS news: Sign up for TPC+R Spring 2020 graduate student professional development program Emory Libraries news: Meet 2019-2020 Woodruff Fellow – Robert Thorstad Emory Libraries news: Meet 2019-2020 Woodruff Fellow – Jennifer Morgan Emory Libraries news: Meet 2019-2020 Woodruff Fellow – Claudia Konings Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information for…
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LEAF Corner November
The Library Employee Advocacy Forum (LEAF) is facilitating a monthly newsletter feature to keep library staff informed about advocacy-related information at Emory. The annual LEAF Holiday Lunch is Wednesday, December 11th from 11:30-1:30 in the Jones Room. Please RSVP by November 19: http://bit.ly/2019LeafLunch. Break room updates As you know, we are nearing the end of…
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Emily Lawson, Clinical Informationist/Coordinator of User Outreach, Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library
Emily Lawson is the new clinical informationist and coordinator of user outreach in the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library. Before taking this position, Emily was across the street at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, where she worked for 14 years as a medical librarian. She also spent three years as a contractor for the CDC. Her…
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Nick Twemlow, Poetry and Digital Humanities Visiting Librarian, Rose Library
Nick Twemlow is the Rose Library’s new poetry and digital humanities visiting librarian. Before coming to Atlanta, he taught creative writing and film for six years at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, IA. He also taught the senior capstone course which included playwrights, novelists, and poets. He also worked as a publicist for the local…