Month: June 2020
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LEAF Virtual Coffee returns next week
Calling all poets and writers among us! Join the Library Employee Advocacy Forum (LEAF) for Virtual Coffee: Open Mic edition on Thursday, June 18 at 1:30 pm. There will be an optional breakout room for chatting, questions, etc from 2:30-3 pm. You will also get a chance to meet your new LEAF representatives and officers.…
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Pet of the Week: Max
Meet Max! Max, at 9 years old, is the senior cat in our household. He doesn’t seem that old to us because we’ve had cats that lived ‘til 16 and 17. We’ve had Max since he was a baby, literally. One evening we were sitting in our living room on a July evening and heard…
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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events
Recent LITS headlines: ECDS news: Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation publishes spring 2020 issue, by Amy Li (ECDS) Emory Libraries news: Adapting Through Adversity: Keeping productive (and sane) during COVID-19, by Brian Methot (digital photography coordinator) Emory Libraries news: LGBTQ Pride Month: Streaming video at the Emory Libraries – by James Steffan (humanities librarian) Emory…
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Emory to hold online solidarity vigil today for victims of racial violence
The Emory Libraries staff and administrators share the pain and frustration felt by the University and Atlanta communities over the ongoing racial injustice. Emory University will hold an online solidarity vigil today (Friday, June 5) at 4 p.m. to mourn the victims of racial violence and focus on the university’s vision for an anti-racist world.…
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Spotlight on ECR Team
The Electronic & Continuing Resources (ECR) Team has been working diligently during these strange times. Much of the team’s regular work can be done remotely, and its members are tackling several projects. During normal times, the ECR team manages the lifecycle of electronic and physical continuing resources. The ECR team is responsible for acquiring and…
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Staff Fest 2020 Fun Run/Walk medal winners from LITS
GOLD Medal Winners – Under 20 minutes Lee Clontz (Director, Academic Technology Services) Ike Ikegwuonu (DB Admin II, Database Administration) SILVER Medal Winners – 20:00 – 29:59 minutes Joel Burke (Enterprise Middleware Admin IV, Identity Management) Andrew Chin (DB Admin III, Database Administration) Patricia Goddard (Education Analyst II, Teaching and Learning Technology) Norman Hulme (Multimedia…
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Solomon Hilliard, Enterprise Middleware Admin II, Library Technology and Digital Strategies
Solomon Hilliard joins the LTDS team, after spending nearly four years on the LITS Web Management Team. He recently partnered with the libraries on the digital repository development effort during the launch of Emory Digital Collections. He also spent the last year serving on the LITS PATH Committee. Solomon originally came to LITS after a…