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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events

By Wade Moricle | August 24, 2018

Recent LITS headlines: ECDS news: ECDS collaboration with Georgia Tech to support accessible crowd-sourced digital archive receives grant from NEH Emory Report news: Energy Innovators: Emory students spend the summer in a castle competing for $1 million to develop their device to help cope with climate change. Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information for each event) […]

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Bommareddy recognized by Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing

By Wade Moricle | August 17, 2018
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For the past two years, Ramya Bommareddy (manager, database administration) has been serving on the Software Engineering committee for Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC). She was also session chair last year. Recently she was recognized by the organization for her contributions. The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) is a series of conferences designed […]

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Pet of the Week: Riley

By Wade Moricle | August 17, 2018

Kevin Moran and his wife adopted Riley from the local Best Friends Animal Shelter in the fall of 2017. Riley had a rough start in life. He was rescued in 2016 from an abusive hoarding situation by Troup County Animal Control. He was about 4 years old when he was rescued, after having been chained […]

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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events

By Wade Moricle | August 17, 2018

Recent LITS headlines: ECDS news: Applications now open for Digital Scholarship Internship Program Emory Libraries news: Applications open for Emory OpenCon 2018 Travel Scholarship Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information for each event) August 23 – Webinar: Sleeping for Optimal Health, 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m., click HERE to register August 31 – Decatur Book […]

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Melissa Hackman, Librarian for Sociology and Development Studies, Scholarly Communications

By Wade Moricle | August 10, 2018
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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

By Wade Moricle | August 10, 2018
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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

By Wade Moricle | August 10, 2018

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 […]

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