Category: Projects and Processes
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What the Shibboleth?
In April of 2011, Emory began to use Shibboleth as its Enterprise authentication solution. Since that time, the Emory Login Service (Shibboleth) has authenticated over 11.8 million requests (averaging about 230,000 per month) and has grown to provide authentication services for over 100 distinct service providers both internal and external to Emory. Although the service…
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Clutter is coming to Office 365
Do you have lots of unread email in your mailbox? Messages that you like or need to keep, but don’t necessarily need or have time to read? If you are like me, you have too many of these types of messages. As a solution to unwieldy email inboxes, Microsoft introduced a new service for Office 365 this…
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Mobile App Catalog ready for broad Emory use
On June 29, Stephen Wheat, the Chief Information Technology Architect, will be hosting several presentations on the Emory Mobile App Catalog. Anyone in the Emory community can attend these presentations and see a demo of the service. The sessions will be led by Emory IT Architecture and Apperian, the vendor whose mobile app distribution platform implements…
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Student Printing and EaglePrint
Even in this digital age, Student Printing is a heavily used service at Emory. Annually, our student body prints over 3.5 million pages on almost 2.5 million sheets of paper. This is currently done on 39 printers and 15 multi-function devices that allow for printing, copying, and scanning (and 1 that allows for faxing). You…
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Two significant sustainable projects go live
The WaterHub In the works since 2012, the WaterHub is now open and running at capacity. This unique, on-site, bioengineered water recycling system is more than innovative; it captivates the imagination and shows how determination, collaboration and passion can come together for tremendous success. The building dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony was held April 17 with Ciannat…
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Who ya gonna call?
[Ed. note: this article was co-authored by Ann Frellsen.] Did you know that LITS has a disaster plan and collections emergency response team? The Preservation Office’s Conservation team is trained to preserve, protect, and is on-call 24/7 to rescue any of the nine Emory University Libraries’ (including the Oxford and Storage libraries) special and general…
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Science Commons nearly ready for business
At a recent Library all-hands meeting, Charles Forrest announced that the Science Commons in the new Atwood Chemistry Center is nearly complete. The Science Commons is located in the 4-story atrium that is the centerpiece of the complex. The Science Commons will feature services and collections expanded beyond chemistry. Scheduled to open in the fall, the Commons will house collections from…