Category: Projects and Processes
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Emory Box: a next level collaboration tool
Announcing Emory Box, a secure cloud storage tool that fosters sharing and collaboration on any device. Emory Box is a simple-to-use, hosted offering that is currently available to all Emory students, staff, and faculty. If you are already familiar with Box, this application offers the same file sharing and collaboration you are familiar with, but tailored for Emory. There…
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EmoryUnplugged undergoes university-wide change
This week the Enterprise Network Access Control (NAC) project team announced that they are ready to apply a new NAC system to all of EmoryUnplugged academic wireless. The new solution, which utilizes software from vendor Bradford Networks, will enable LITS to better manage the wireless environment at Emory. Woodruff Library, NDB, and the 1762 Building…
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Gaming support a valuable growing service at Emory
[Ed. note: This article was written by Haynes Chewning and Tara McCurley.] Gaming is an increasingly important topic in higher education. In the past few years, there have been classes built around specific games or aspects of gaming, as well as existing courses modified to accommodate gaming components. LITS Student Services embraced gaming and hosted…
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Oxford College hub room relocation project cutover completed
[Ed. Note: The following article was written by Gary Lammons.] Enterprise Services, Infrastructure and the PMO completed a significant cutover of the communications room at Oxford College last Friday. Oxford has been revamping its campus for years, and this effort was a significant milestone in updating the technology infrastructure, allowing the campus to grow well…
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LearnLink retires after 20 years
After nearly 20 years of service, LearnLink, the original social media system used to connect Emory students to faculty and classmates, has been retired. LearnLink was one of the earliest and most robust online communities in higher education. A retirement wake was held in the MARBL Conference Room in the Woodruff Library on May 7…
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World of Tomorrowland: 3D printing
LITS Student Services has always stood at the intersection of students and technology. Whether fixing devices students bring to campus or offering a place for them experience something new, Student Services plays an integral role in the experience students have with technology while at Emory. Student Services built its reputation on things like the Student…
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Next Gen Students looking for Next Gen Tech: Google Glass
One of the exciting things about working for LITS Student Services is witnessing the interest students have in technology. They revere it. And of course, we do too. Last week, we were invited to one of the monthly Digital Librarian Initiative (DLI) meetings to discuss some of the research Student Services is doing in relation to…