Sandra Franklin, Director, Emory WHSC Library Retiring

Announcement made by Emory University Associate Vice Provost and University Librarian:

Please join me in celebrating Sandra Franklin who will be retiring from Emory at the end of May 2025.  Sandra has worked at Emory for just over 40 years. She served in the positions of Reference Librarian, Head of Services to the Public, Assistant Director, Associate Director, and acting director until her appointment as Library Director of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library in September 2002. Sandra has played a central role in the many changes within the WHSC Library as research, teaching and learning, and patient care have evolved. She served on numerous committees during her tenure.

Sandra’s contributions to health sciences librarianship are notable. She has been active in the Medical Library Association (MLA), the Consortium of Southern Biomedical Libraries (CONBLS), Friends of the National Library of Medicine Board of Directors, and the now defunct Atlanta Health Sciences Library Consortium, holding various offices and serving on multiple committees over the course of her career.  Sandra served as President of the the Georgia Health Sciences Library Association in 1994-1995, Southern Chapter of MLA in 2004-2005, and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) in 2019-2020. She was awarded the AAHSL Gerald J. Oppenheimer Cornerstone Award in November 2022 (individual) and November 2023 (task force).

While it is too soon to say goodbye, we can certainly congratulate Sandra on all she has accomplished and celebrate her outstanding career and contributions.

A Moderated Dialogue on Overdose Response in Communities

Colleagues, the Emory University Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library welcomes any of our colleagues to attend this in-person event.

Dr. Sarah Febres-Cordero, faculty member of the Emory University School of Nursing, and sequential artist Joseph Karg, Assistant Professor of Illustration and Sequential Art, Kennesaw State University, and Andy Gish, board certified emergency nurse and overdose prevention educator will present a moderated discussion about their graphic novel “Staying Alive in Little Five.” The conversation will focus on Febres-Cordero’s research and experiences in place-based overdose recognition and response, as well as Karg’s visual approach to bringing these experiences to life. Clint Fluker, senior director of culture, community and partner engagement for the Michael C. Carlos Museum and Emory Libraries will moderate the discussion. There will be an opportunity at the end of the presentation to ask questions.  Attendees will receive a copy of the graphic novel.

The discussion will be followed by a reception steps away from the auditorium at the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library.

To register to attend:  https://emorylibraries.libcal.com/calendar/whscl_events/l5p 

A hands-on naloxone (Narcan) demonstration will be held after the reception.  Please register for the Narcan demonstration separately at this link. Attendees will receive a naloxone kit.

Friday, October 25, 2024
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm      Presentation in Whitehead Auditorium, Emory University
6:45 pm to 7:30 pm      Reception at Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library (directly across from the Whitehead Auditorium)
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm      Narcan Demonstration (see registration link above)

Location: Emory University, Whitehead Auditorium
Whitehead Biomedical Research Building
615 Michael St, Atlanta, GA 30322

Parking: Michael Street Visitors Lot.  From Clifton Road NE turn onto Houston Mill Road.  Take the first left onto Rollins Way. Park in the Michael Street Visitors Lot, which is the second parking entrance on the right. Parking is free after 4:30pm.

If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Hannah Rogers at 404-727-5829 or [email protected] to arrange services.

Click here for directions via Google Maps

Network Luncheon Today! 9/23: Noon-1:30 pm


Image:  AI (Copilot) generated

Today is our networking luncheon.  The agenda for today:

12:05-12:45       Be the “Librarian in the Loop!” An AI Literature Review Tools Overview

Emily Lawson, Research Librarian, RAND Corporation

12:50-1:10          Member presentations:

Medical and Health Science Librarian Advertised Salaries Compared to the Living Wage and the MLA Salary Survey: An Exploration of Alignment

Emily C. Harris, Dental Medicine & Cancer Librarian, Augusta University

This is How We Do It: Tenure and Promotion in Academic Health Sciences Libraries

Erin E. Reardon, Public Health Informationist, Emory University

1:10-1:30            Networking and discussion

visit here for Zoom information.

Emory University-Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library Position Available

Location: Atlanta, GA

Open Date:  Jul 16, 2024

Position Summary
Reporting to the Head of Information Services, the Nursing and Research Impact Informationist builds partnerships with individual faculty, departments, and the School of Nursing to optimize the use of information for research, education, and patient care. To this end, the informationist identifies information needs of students, faculty, and staff in the School of Nursing. In response to these needs, the Nursing and Research Impact Informationist: 1) delivers in-depth reference, research, and consultation services, 2) designs and provides instruction, 3) creates information products and digital tools, and 4) identifies and recommends information resources for the library collection. In addition, this informationist 5) analyzes publication data to aid with reporting the impact of publishing and research activities across the academic units served by the library.

Emory Libraries requires that our employees recognize diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential core values to achieving our mission to enrich the quality of life in an inclusive work environment through competency training, reassurance of personal growth, restorative communication practices, and embrace our diverse identities of patrons within the Emory community.

Visit https://apply.interfolio.com/149953 for detailed information regarding this position.