Author Archives: Wade Moricle

LITS recent headlines and upcoming events

By Wade Moricle | April 27, 2018

Recent LITS headlines: Emory Libraries news: A Memory of Biafra: Flashback into the Life and the Politics of Secession from John J. Stremlau’s Papers at the Rose Library Emory Report news: Seeing the world through a different lens: Emory students’ study abroad photos showcase learning experiences across the globe Emory Report news: Crespino to discuss Atticus Finch biography, […]

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International Area Studies Team discusses the globalization of Emory Libraries

By Wade Moricle | April 20, 2018

When buying a book, the best practice is often to actually look at the book first…even if it means going half way around the world. Last week, Emory Libraries’ International Area Studies Team presented at the InfoForum. Over the past year, members of this team travelled to Argentina, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Spain on […]

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Jay Flanagan and Jessica Robinson honored by Oxford

By Wade Moricle | April 20, 2018

Two LITS employees were recognized on Wednesday by Oxford Dean, Douglas Hicks, in a beautiful outdoor ceremony on the grounds of the stately college. Jay Flanagan, manager of the Messaging Team, received a Friends of Oxford Award. Jay and his team have worked with Oxford for at least the last ten years. Not only has […]

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LITS staff celebrate National Walking Day and National Denim Day

By Wade Moricle | April 20, 2018

All across campus, members of LITS wore denim on April 18 for Denim Day, an annual event designed to raise awareness and support for sexual assault survivors. The show of support was outstanding. Most participants wore jeans to work but some also wore items such as denim skirts and denim jackets. Denim Day was inspired a 1998 Italian Supreme […]

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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events

By Wade Moricle | April 20, 2018

Recent LITS headlines: Emory Libraries news: Area studies librarians travel abroad to collect materials, connect with partners  ECDS news: ECDS offers week-long digital publishing course at DHSI 2018 Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information for each event) April 20 – Event: Atlanta: City + Region | Atlanta Studies Symposium, 8:30 am to 7:00 pm, Woodruff Library May 3 – Event: Creativity […]

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Virtual reality research may change the way we teach and learn

By Wade Moricle | April 13, 2018
Photo of a VR user

Earlier this year, Arya Basu, a visual information specialist working in the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS), conducted a virtual reality (VR) experiment in the Woodruff Library that led to some fascinating hypotheses about the future of education. Arya believes his results suggest that VR should be the classroom of the future. In the experiment, users […]

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Rosalyn Metz selected to attend a senior library cohort at UCLA

By Wade Moricle | April 13, 2018
Photo of a Senior Fellows Cohort

Rosalyn Metz, Emory’s director of library technologies and digital strategies, was recently selected to join a group of 17 top academic library directors to be Library Senior Fellows at UCLA for fall 2018. This international cohort  of leaders will travel to UCLA in August for a three-week residential program featuring lectures, guest speakers, case studies, […]

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