{"378561":{"#nid":"378561","#data":{"type":"news","title":"In Memoriam: Mary Axford","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EMary Axford, librarian in the Library\u2019s Faculty Engagement Department, died in her sleep unexpectedly on Jan. 26.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EAxford served as liaison librarian for the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, School of Public Policy, and School of Psychology, and as interim liaison for the School of Modern Languages.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EA 27-year veteran of the Library, Axford had widespread accomplishments throughout her professional career, including teaching GT 1000; designing and teaching discipline-specific and general interest graduate library workshops; coordinating the implementation and maintenance of Georgia Tech\u2019s LibGuides; and co-authoring a popular blog called \u201cPersonal Knowledge Management for Academia and Librarians.\u201d Prior to her tenure at Georgia Tech, she was an arms control analyst at an engineering firm.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EIn addition to a library science degree from the University of Alabama, she earned a master\u2019s in history from the University of Alabama at Huntsville.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EAxford was known for her unwavering dedication to Georgia Tech students, her intellect, her innate kindness, and her insatiable curiosity for emerging technologies and information trends. She was an accomplished reference librarian and worked with countless students over the years, providing expert research and project assistance across a broad spectrum of subjects and topics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EAxford was a beloved colleague and will be missed by her coworkers and friends, as well as the students and faculty of Georgia Tech. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EAxford, a native of Selma, Alabama, is survived by her brother, John Axford. In accordance with her final wishes, her ashes have been returned to Alabama.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAxford worked in the Georgia Tech Library for 27 years.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Axford worked in the Georgia Tech Library for 27 years."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-02-15 19:11:56","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:46","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-02-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-02-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"378571":{"id":"378571","type":"image","title":"Mary Axford","body":null,"created":"1449246214","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:23:34","changed":"1475894342","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:02","alt":"Mary Axford","file":{"fid":"75218","name":"mary_axford_for_whistle.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mary_axford_for_whistle.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mary_axford_for_whistle.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2607816,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/mary_axford_for_whistle.jpg?itok=Y-7IrZUR"}}},"media_ids":["378571"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/library.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Library"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3423","name":"employees"},{"id":"1205","name":"Library"},{"id":"1060","name":"obituary"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lori.critz@library.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELori Critz\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Library\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}