Tag: Library
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My Zimbabwe journey
Wade Moricle interviewed me following my trip to Zimbabwe: Question: You had a Fulbright grant this summer in Zimbabwe – why did you select this country? Lee: I am a “host family” for the Fulbright Humphrey Fellows that study at Rollins for a year. I’ve had two Fellows from Zimbabwe. Anele Ndebele, who is now a…
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Ann Vidor retirement
I am writing to announce Ann Vidor’s retirement from the Emory Libraries, effective June 16th. Ann’s retirement marks the close of 26 years of service to the Emory community. She began her Emory career in 1989 as the Head of the Catalog Department, and has been a leader in cataloging and authorities ever since. In 1996, she added the…
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David Vidor retirement
[Ed. note: This article was written by Lars Meyer.] David Vidor retired from Emory University on June 1. I first met David about 13 years ago when I interviewed at Emory. On that day, I remember David sharing thoughtful insights about the Emory Libraries and asking some really good questions about preservation and libraries. Since then,…
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New team name for External Affairs
The Office of External Affairs been renamed to the LITS Office of Campus and Community Relations (CCR). This change was made following the recent reorganization in which the OIT Marketing and Communication team joined External Affairs in the Library. “Enriching our team with the addition of Norman Hulme and Wade Moricle gave us an opportunity…
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Library wins a pair of first place awards
MARBL Magazine has been recognized with a first place award in the printed Calendars/Newsletters category. This is the second time that the MARBL Magazine has been honored with this award. The specific issue for the current award was in the Spring 2013 issue, which was devoted to poetry at the Emory libraries. Holly Crenshaw (Library…
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One-Week, One-Tool Has Two LITS Contributers
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently conducted a “digital humanities barn raising” called “One Week, One Tool” at George Mason University in which a team of twelve strangers would design and implement a new software tool for humanities scholarship in only one week. The team was selected via a global application process and…
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Tara McCurley, Computing Center Coordinator, Academic Technology Services
Tara has been at Emory as the Library Service Desk Coordinator for the past 5 years. As such, she managed the day-to-day operations of the Library Service Desk, including documentation and staffing. Before Emory, she was a teacher in Westport, CT. A graduate of Yale with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Tara is originally from…