After 42 years at Emory University, Sandra Franklin retires as director of Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library

Many times over the last 12 years, a visitor brought a special item to the class of Robert Gaynes, professor emeritus of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. The visitor usually was Sandra Franklin, director of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) Library. The item? Emory’s first edition of the 1543 book, “De Humani Corporis Fabrica” Read More …

WHSC Library director Sandra Franklin receives AAHSL Oppenheimer Cornerstone Award

On November 11, Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library director Sandra Franklin was honored with the Gerald J. Oppenheimer Cornerstone Award for lifetime achievement from the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL). The award is given in recognition of important contributions to the AAHSL mission and significant impact on the profession of academic health sciences Read More …

Sandra Franklin delivers MLA lecture virtually from new streaming studio

Sandra Franklin, director of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, was awarded the Janet Doe Lectureship, one of the most prestigious awards given by the Medical Library Association. It recognizes an MLA member who has contributed significantly to the organization and gives them the opportunity to present their unique perspective on the history or philosophy Read More …