Amanda J. Wilson has been selected as Emory University’s next associate university librarian and director of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, starting Aug. 25. Wilson joins Emory Libraries from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), where she served as the deputy director of the User Services and Collection Division. She has worked at NLM Read More …
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 …
This May, Emory Libraries celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by highlighting the pathbreaking work of the Georgia Asian American Community Archive Initiative. GAACAI aims to identify, collect, preserve, and promote materials related to the history and experience of Asian Americans in Georgia. The first initiative of its kind, it addresses critical gaps Read More …
The Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) Library is proud to announce that Tara Douglas-Williams has been elected to serve as president-elect of the Medical Library Association (MLA), beginning May 2025. Tara has a distinguished career in librarianship and a longstanding commitment to advancing the values and mission of MLA. A visionary leader, she has contributed Read More …
