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Emory Libraries receives Insight Into Diversity Magazine’s 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award

Posted onAuthorEmory Libraries

Emory Libraries received the 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The LEAD Award honors academic library programs, policies, and initiatives that encourage and support DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) across their campus and surrounding community. These Read More …

National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)

Posted onAuthorChristopher Palazzolo

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) which celebrates the many contributions of employees with disabilities. This year, the Office of Disability Employment Policy has chosen the theme “Advancing Access and Equity” to promote the importance of advancing disability employment. In addition to NEDAM, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Read More …

Catalyst Fund grant will increase accessibility of Emory audiovisual preservation projects

Posted onAuthorKim Norman

Emory Libraries has been awarded a 2023 Lyrasis Catalyst Fund Grant. The Catalyst Fund is an award program that provides support for new ideas and innovative projects from members of Lyrasis, a non-profit member organization serving the global landscape of academic and public libraries, scholarly research, archives, museums, and galleries. With a theme of community-driven Read More …