Tag: Emory Libraries
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Jerome Tillery, Operations and Access Specialist, Emory Libraries
Jerome Tillery recently joined Woodruff Library’s Operations and Access Team. Before coming to the library, Jerome worked for three years as an access security officer for Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital. He also spent over six year as an officer in the DeKalb County Police Department. Jerome says that his desire to do outreach in the…
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Will Ulman, Software Engineer, Library Technology and Digital Strategies
Will Ulman recently joined the LTDS team as a software engineer. Prior to his hire, Will spent the past year and a half as a PhD student in the Art History Department at Emory. After contributing research to a number of digital humanities projects during his graduate studies, Will became fascinated by the technological sides…
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Jonathan Coulis, Emory Oral History Program Coordinator, Emory Libraries
Jonathan Coulis is the coordinator of the Emory Oral History Program. He assumed this role after working as a Woodruff Fellow while completing his PhD. The oral history program is based around the idea of interviewing people and hearing about their life stories. “It’s all about recognizing the importance of people’s experiences and their understanding…
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Pet of the Week: Kitka
“I rescued this tiny kitten from a restaurant parking lot over the weekend. Would you like to come and meet her?” This was a former library employee, Martha Ebener, standing at my desk one Monday morning in 2003. Martha knew that I had lost my beloved cat Boris, age 14, to cancer about a year…
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Woodruff Library Level 1 Breakroom Redux or ‘Please pardon our progress!’
Woodruff Library’s level 1 employee break room is getting a major facelift this fall. This change is happening due to the efforts of the Library Employee Advocacy Forum (LEAF) and Emory Libraries leadership, along with the LITS Business and Finance team. Employees can expect changes to take place in stages that started last week with…
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Assessment and User Experience team passes first test
This June, the Assessment and User Experience team (AUX) successfully completed its first project to find out how members of the Emory community think about using different electronic resources. AUX launched last September as a new section of the Research, Engagement, and Scholarly Communications group (RESC) with Pat Culpepper, Kristan Majors, Chris Pollette, and Doug…
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Dennis House leaves Emory with a lasting legacy of service
Dennis House (operations & access specialist) is retiring after 17 years of work at the security desk in the Woodruff Library. During that time he has been a beloved fixture in Emory Libraries, to staff and students alike. Born and raised in Greenville, NC, Dennis learned the value of hard work by toiling in the tobacco…