This year’s annual MyEmory Summer Social was held this week with a twist. Rather than inviting LITS employees to come to one location, the team brought the party to the division, with three separate “pop-up” socials in the Woodruff Library, the North Decatur Building and the 1762 Building. Featuring the delicious summertime treat of popsicles […]
The LITS MyEmory committee invites you to join us on August 2 for everyone’s favorite summer treat – the King of Pops! If you are a MyEmory donor we thank you for your participation; if not, come join us for a popsicle and consider giving to MyEmory. The event will be held in three locations: 2-2:30 […]
Chuck Spornick is retiring after being at Emory for 31 years. Lars Myers and I sat down with him recently and asked him to reflect about his career. Question: Tell us about your time at before coming to Emory. Chuck: I was trained as a medievalist at Notre Dame, and I received my PhD in history […]
Nominations are currently being sought for 2017 LITS Significant Contribution Awards. Many of our employees have made key milestone contributions toward LITS objectives or Emory’s mission during fiscal year 2017. If you happen to work with, or manage, someone who has made such a contribution, please document the details of this achievement on the form I […]
On May 18, Ann Cullen and Kitty McNeill each received PhDs in library information science during a graduation ceremony at Simmons College in Boston, MA. During the doctoral hoping ceremony, the graduates were officially “hooded” by their department chairs. Simmons College is ranked as the #9 library science graduate school in the country. Ann, who also holds a bachelor […]
With annual review to-do items popping up on calendars ahead of Emory’s fiscal year-end in August, the spring and summer months are a good time to scout out professional development opportunities for the upcoming year. Employees interested in digital scholarship and digital humanities may want to explore the Certificate in Digital Scholarship and Media Studies […]
Larry Frederick is retiring this month after 19 years at Emory. He first came to the University in 1993, where he started in the School of Medicine as a temporary employee. In January 1994, Larry was hired in the library as an accounting clerk. In 1995, Larry was promoted to Accounting Assistant Senior. He took a break for […]