Shannon Clute hired as senior director for communications, marketing, and public relations for Emory Libraries and Carlos Museum
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by Emory Libraries
10h ago
Shannon Clute Emory Libraries and the Michael C. Carlos Museum have hired Shannon Clute as the first senior director for communications, marketing, and public relations, effective March 25. Clute joined Emory University in October 2019, when he became the inaugural director of The Hatchery, Emory’s center for innovation. “We’re so pleased to have Shannon join our team,” says Valeda F. Dent, vice provost of libraries and museum at Emory University. “His expertise in corporate, innovation, and higher education settings, plus his faculty experience, make him a natural fit for our organization a ..read more
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Celebrating Middle Eastern texts
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by Katalin Rac
6d ago
Blooming in late February, daffodils mark the beginning of the spring in Atlanta. The breeze of Nowruz is blowing from the land of the beloved Ask this wind to help delight your heart  Hafiz, poem 454 of the Divan  They were to observe them as days of feasting and merrymaking, and as an occasion for sending gifts to one another and presents to the poor.  Book of Esther 9:22  On the occasion of Nowruz, the Persian New Year (March 19), and the Jewish holiday Purim (evening of March 23 – March 24), it is our pleasure to introduce our new libguide “Foundational Texts from the ..read more
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Emory’s 2024 Women of Wikipedia Editathon on March 28
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by Jennifer J Elder
1w ago
In honor of Women’s History Month in March, join us on Thursday, March 28 to help edit Wikipedia to make sure women are represented. Only 19.77% of English Wikipedia biographies profile women, according to the Women in Red Project. The Women of Wikipedia Editathon strives to write more articles about notable women of all races, nationalities, and ethnicities (including transgender and nonbinary individuals). This is the ninth year that the Emory University Libraries and Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT) will host a Wikipedia Editathon to improve the coverage of women in Wikipedia by tr ..read more
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Nowruz: The Persian New Year 
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by Neda Zeraatkar
1w ago
The Persian New Year, Nowruz, is rooted in Zoroastrianism, a Persian monotheistic religion that predates Christianity and Islam. Based on the Iranian Solar Hijri calendar, this national festival is a celebration of spring, tied to the equinox, and it is celebrated between March 19 and 21, mainly in Iran but also in many countries including Afghanistan, and the Kurdish regions of Iraq, Turkey and Syria, and throughout Central Asia. Nowruz literally means “New Day” and is a celebration of spring and the activities that symbolize rebirth and renewal. Although the traditions and customs may vary ..read more
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What is Ramadan and how we can learn more about it?
Emory Libraries Blog
by Neda Zeraatkar
2w ago
This year, World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film is celebrated on March 11 and, according to the Gregorian calendar, the month of Ramadan begins on March 10. The close proximity of these two important dates offers a great opportunity to introduce the resources that Emory Libraries has about Ramadan and its practices. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Muslim calendar. It is based on the lunar year, which is 11 days shorter than the solar dating system, the basis of the Gregorian calendar. This is the reason why each year, according to the Gregorian calendar, Ramadan falls on a d ..read more
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Book launch event with Gary Motley, Jazzmeia Horn and Lois Reitzes set for March 21 at the Rose Library
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by Maureen McGavin
2w ago
Gary Motley and Jazzmeia Horn. Jazz aficionados and educators are invited to a special event on Thursday, March 21, when Emory University professor and jazz pianist Gary Motley will launch his new book with a panel discussion that includes jazz luminaries. The panel discussion, moderated by WABE’s Lois Reitzes, will take place from 5 – 6:30 p.m. in the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, on Level 10 of the Woodruff Library on the Emory University campus. A reception will follow. The events are open to the public at no charge. Guests should register here. Motley’s new ..read more
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Celebrating Open Educational Resources with Matthew Sag 
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by jennytownes
2w ago
We have the tools to create books at scale, at zero cost, and with complete freedom from publisher deadlines and formatting limitations.” CC BY 4.0. This first week in March, Emory Libraries celebrates Open Educational Resources (OER) by spotlighting Matthew Sag, Professor of Law, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science at Emory University Law School, and author of the open textbook “Extended Readings on Copyright.” In an interview with copyright librarian John Morgenstern, Sag observed that the decision to create his own textbook was born out of necessity: a textbook su ..read more
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Oxford College Library’s new digital exhibit opens new routes for exploring history of Early Emory College and Oxford College
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by Emory Libraries
2w ago
Angela Jinks, 1970. Oxford College Photograph collection, Series No. 025. Oxford College Archives. Oxford College Library of Emory University’s Oxford College has adapted “The Work is Never Finished: Building an Inclusive Archive”, originally on display October 2021 – December 2022 at the Oxford College Library, into a new digital exhibit. The exhibit highlights materials from the Oxford College Library’s Archives and Special Collections related to the history of Early Emory College and of Oxford College of Emory University. Items exhibited document over 150 years of Oxford history, and incl ..read more
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Students: Submit your work by March 24 for the Elizabeth Long Atwood Award
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by Katalin Rac
3w ago
Dear Emory undergraduate students,   Emory Libraries invites your applications for the Elizabeth Long Atwood Undergraduate Research Award. Four $1,000 prizes will be granted for original papers, digital projects, or posters exhibiting outstanding library research skills, scholarly vigor, and originality.   You are eligible to apply if:  You are a currently enrolled undergraduate student at Emory College   The submitted research project in the form of a paper, digital project, or poster was completed since March 1 of the preceding year (2023) for an Emory Un ..read more
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Visitors to Ellman Lectures can enjoy highlights from Seamus Heaney exhibit in Ireland
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by Maureen McGavin
3w ago
Visitors who attend the 2024 Ellmann Lectures March 3-5 at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts can also enjoy the traveling version of the National Library of Ireland’s acclaimed exhibition “Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again.” Seamus Heaney is pictured at his last poetry reading at Glenn Memorial Auditorium in 2013. Credit: Emory Photo/Video. The exhibit, located in the Center’s Chace Gallery, will run March 3–April 14, 2024, and is free and open Monday–Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and during public events. It offers a taste of the Dublin exhibition with panels and photographs from “Se ..read more
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