The Emory Open Education Initiative is a new program that provides mini-grants to faculty members who want to transition from commercial course materials to open educational resources (OER). This semester, the initiative welcomes its first participants, all from Oxford College. The faculty members are from various disciplines and plan to use OER to lower costs Read More …
Emory Libraries is pleased to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place each year between September 15 and October 15. This event commemorates the important contributions of Americans who trace their roots to Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Spanish-speaking islands of the Caribbean and Spain. Did you know that there are more Read More …
Emory Libraries is happy to participate in the Emory University celebration of Constitution Day on Sept. 17, 2025. Initially launched in 2004, the date commemorates the original signing of the Constitution (not ratification) at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Not only do we take time to reflect upon the promise of this foundational document, but Read More …
Ever since Emory became part of the city of Atlanta, all Emory University students, faculty and staff* are eligible to get a Fulton County Library System (FCLS) card. And we are making it easy for you to do that right here on campus by partnering with FCLS. Get your card at the Pop-up Public Library Read More …
Sickle cell disease (SCD) or sickle cell anemia is a severe autosomal recessively inherited disorder in which red blood cells become sickle- or crescent-shaped and harden. According to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Inc., this sickle-shaped blood cell can block blood flow through the body and can lead to serious problems including anemia, Read More …
This fall, the conservation team will offer another opportunity in our series of free, drop-in workshops. These informal workshops offer a chance for spontaneous creativity in the context of learning about serious conservation research on materials and techniques of historical book bindings. In 2023, summer conservation intern Devon Blankenbaker led a workshop on paper marbling. Read More …
Welcome to fall semester 2025! Whether you’re a new or returning student, you’ll find that all of the Emory Libraries are ready to help you with study and research needs. We encourage you to explore our website, where you’ll find information on our subject librarians, study spaces, tech help, databases, and so much more. If Read More …
I had the pleasure of being the first media preservation intern at Emory Libraries this summer. The media preservation department is split into the audiovisual labs, the 2D and 3D still imaging labs, and the metadata services team. This department, as a whole, works together to digitally capture the information found in different media formats, Read More …
Thousands of iconic images of African American authors, athletes, artists and activists will soon be easier to access and explore, thanks to a three-year grant from the Getty Foundation for Black Visual Arts Archives. The Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library at Emory University recently received the $280,000 grant to process the Read More …
This summer, I had the extraordinary privilege of interning with Emory University’s Woodruff Library Resource Description team. As an undergraduate entering my final year and planning to pursue an MLIS, this experience offered me hands-on insight into the world of cataloging. Now, it could be assumed that I’d be working on standard materials like course Read More …
This summer, I had the opportunity to work in Woodruff Library as a collections intern. During this internship, among other tasks, I curated an exhibit based on the Children’s Reading Program at Emory University. The exhibit will run from July through September 2025. This experience allowed me to see how different exhibits are planned and Read More …
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 …