Tag: ECIT
-
Brian Croxall Discusses the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship
Since the OIT and Library divisions were joined together to form LITS, I began to ask myself “Why?” I’ve heard it said that the library of the future will look more like an Apple store. It’s all just information. But to find out more about how we envision information intersecting with technology at Emory, I…
-
Wayne Morse, Interim Operations Co-Director, Center for Digital Scholarship
Wayne will be interim Operations Co-Director of the new Center for Digital Scholarship effective June 1st. The Center is based on a combination of existing Library and IT centers, and will support scholarly and academic activities using digital technologies. Wayne’s role includes helping construct the new Center and moving it towards a goal of a…
-
The Evolution of Digital Scholarship
My fellow Deputy CIO, Marc Overcash, joins me in this month’s update to help celebrate the evolution of digital scholarship at Emory. With the announcement of the merger of OIT and the University Library into a single operating division, we are happy to announce that a terrific group of Library IT staff is joining us…
-
Welcome to Wayne’s World!
Of the many “official” Emory ceremonies that I am invited to participate in, I have a clear favorite. It is the Employee of Distinction Award ceremony, where between 10 and 15 Emory University employees are recognized annually for outstanding contributions to the Emory community. I don’t get to go every year, but this year OIT…
-
UTS Coursera Offering Begins
The Academic Technology Services team working on the Coursera online class effort (Steve Bransford, Lee Clontz, Shannon O’Daniel) went live with their first offering on Monday, January 28. The class is called “Introduction to Digital Sound Design,” and is taught by Emory professor of Music Composition, Steve Everett. The four-week class already has 41,000 enrolled students.…