Category: News and Events
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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events
Recent LITS headlines: ECDS news: ECDS chosen for Manifold Digital Services Pilot Program Emory Libraries news: Open Access Week 2018 – Designing equitable foundations for open knowledge Emory Libraries news: Eight good reasons why Emory faculty authors should use OpenEmory Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information for each event) October 30 – Event: Rosemary Magee Creativity…
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Librarians’ Assembly hosts the 2018 Fall Professional Development Day
The Librarians Assembly held its Fall 2018 Professional Development Day last week in the Jones Room. Scheduled twice a year in the spring and fall, the Professional Development Day is an opportunity for librarians and LITS staff to present on topics related to their professional development in a short, lightning-round format. Forum presentation topics include…
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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events
Recent LITS headlines: Emory Report news: Emory celebrates Homecoming, Family Weekend Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information for each event) October 19-21 – Homecoming: see the Campus Calendar October 20 – Event: Emory Wheel archives booth, 2:00 – 5:00, booth on the Quad October 30 – Event: Rosemary Magee Creativity Conversation with Randall Burkett, 6:00 – 8:00 pm, Jones Room, Woodruff…
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Adam Forrester pays homage to a piece of archival history
Filmmaker Adam Forrester (Academic Content Production Specialist, Teaching and Learning Technologies) was recently interviewed by Atlanta Studies about his short film Archive (2017), in which he resurrects the iconic Georgia Archives and Records Building that was imploded on March 5, 2017. The building, erected in 1965, was a mainstay of the Atlanta skyline for over…
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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events
Recent LITS headlines: ECDS news: New special issue of American Quarterly highlights intersections between American studies and the digital humanities (co-edited by ECDS’ Jesse P. Karlsberg) Oxford Library news: Library exhibits and classroom collaborations Rose Library news: Suspense in the Archive: Did the Mid-Century Avant-garde have a Southern Accent? Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information for…
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Green IT corner
Here’s some good news for some hard to recycle items: DeKalb County is sponsoring its Annual Household Hazard Waste Event on Saturday, October 20, from 8 am to 12 noon. Note that proof of DeKalb County residency is required, as this is open only to DeKalb residents. Please review the flier or call the Sanitation Division at 404-294-2900 with…
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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events
Recent LITS headlines: Emory Libraries news: Guests can get up close with artists’ books at upcoming Rose Library event Emory Libraries news: Burkett to share stories of collecting Rose Library’s African American materials Emory Report news: ‘SisterWriters’ Tayari Jones , Pearl Cleage share their literary friendship in Emory talk Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information…