Mark began working as the new weekend and evenings Library Service Desk Supervisor on March 10. The weekend and evenings shift includes Sunday from 1 to 10 p.m. and Monday through Thursday from 2:30 until 11:00 p.m. Mark came from the Pitts Theology Library, where he had served as the Evening Circulation Specialist since 2011. […]
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 […]
The Learning Commons (Info Commons at the time) was first introduced into the Woodruff Library in 1998 as a place that combined library and information technology resources and support services in an accessible, welcoming environment for student learning and research. As the technology evolved and the needs of its users changed, so did the Learning […]
In case you missed it, the Woodruff Library recently published an article announcing the hire of Yolanda Cooper (University Libraries) as the University Librarian, a key new position on Rich Mendola‘s executive staff. The article, published in Keywords, includes a fascinating Q&A with Yolanda as she takes over this vital role. As reported by the Emory Wheel, […]
InfoForums are opportunities to share a new project or initiative, to learn more about what’s going on in other areas of the university libraries and information technology, and to collaborate and connect with your colleagues. Please save the date for the following upcoming InfoForums: Save the dates… Thursday, Mar. 13, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. – […]
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 […]
Congratulations to Matt Miller (University Libraries) on winning one of the 2013 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research, announced January 16 by the Association for Recorded Sound Collections. In the category “Best Research in Recorded Blues, Gospel, Rhythm & Blues, or Soul Music,” Matt has been awarded a Certificate of Merit for […]