Three members of Library Core Services Team, Laura Akerman, Alexander Cooper and Christopher Spalding, attended the Code4Lib “unconference” conference in Raleigh, N.C. March 24 – 28, and we would like to share a little of that experience with LITS. Alex and I were first-timers; Chris had been before. Code4Lib describes itself as “a volunteer-driven collective […]
James Steffen, Film and Media Studies Librarian (University Libraries), recently received an excellent review in the Times Literary Supplement for his book, The Cinema of Sergei Parajanov. The review, written by Julian Graffy, a professor of Russian Literature and Cinema in the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, described Steffen as a “sure-footed elucidator of the mysteries of […]
Luciano Dalla Venezia (UTS Integration) recently participated in the Wolf’s Indoor Soccer end of the year soccer tournament and helped his team bring home a title. The team, called “United,” entered the event as the second-ranked team and won three games for the championship. Luc scored a goal in each game, including the final match, […]
Last week, while Atlanta was in the throes of a second paralyzing snow and ice event this winter, we decided to see what life was like for our division-mates as they worked from home, spent extended time with close family, and generally tried to stay warm. Snow is truly an oddity in Atlanta, as witnessed […]
The following are a collection of tales and impressions from SnowJam 2014, a significant snowfall in Atlanta that dropped nearly 3-inches of snow and ice, crippling the city’s infrastructure and closing Emory’s campus for two-and-a-half days. Thousands of motorists spent the night in their cars, unable to navigate through the over 1500 traffic accidents that […]
“Emory University will be closed because of severe weather conditions.” How does such an announcement affect employees that provide essential services? Essential Services: Regardless of the university’s cancellation decision, certain employees who perform vital duties are expected to report to work. Because the UTS Technical Operations Center (TOC) provides essential services for both Emory Healthcare and […]
Here begins the story of my ultimately successful trip home from Philadelphia to Tucker, GA, during the Snowpocalypse that stranded thousands of others. Like any intelligent librarian (is there any other kind?) going to the ALA Midwinter Meeting (in Philly, this time), I’d been keeping a close eye on weather forecasts for the past couple of […]