Tag: Access Services

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Emory Libraries summer internships: A pathway to diversity ​within the profession

Posted onAuthorKim Norman

The Emory Libraries Access and Resource Division (ARS) of the Robert W. Woodruff Library supports three 10-week summer internships specifically for members of underrepresented communities to gain work experience in the areas of Access, Resource, and Preservation Services. In the ever-changing landscape of librarianship, there is an urgent obligation to attract individuals from underrepresented communities with varying perspectives and to provide meaningful, Read More …

Emory Libraries promotes sustainability with new tote bags

Posted onAuthorMark D. JohnsonLeave a comment

This February, in cooperation with the Emory Office of Sustainability Initiatives, the Woodruff Library Service Desk, a unit of Access Services, launched new sustainable tote bags in a library-wide effort to increase the use of renewable and recyclable resources. The new all-cotton bags replace the polypropylene bags, which were reusable but not made from a Read More …

Emory Libraries new Course Reserves application

Posted onAuthorKim CollinsLeave a comment

This past May, Emory Libraries launched Course Reserves, a new tool for Library patrons (staff, faculty and students) to access course materials identified by faculty for their classes. Physical materials (books, videos, music, etc.) are kept on reserve in various Emory Libraries, and electronic materials are available through Course Reserves.  Course Reserves is replacing an Read More …