Georgia Tech Library News

The Library is hosting a week of events to celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution (September 17th, 1787). Check the Library Calendar for events like voter registration, presentations on wiretapping, and screenings of a documentary on the Constitution.

View the flyer | View the Constitution Day Q&As

George Washington, a slave owner, did not give a second thought to staffing the President’s House with human chattel from his Virginia plantation. Working in the Executive Mansion was better than working in the field, or even as an ordinary house slave. But two ran away to freedom. [view poster]

Presented by: Eleanor Alexander, School of History, Technology and Science
When: March 27, 2:00 11 am
Where: Neely Lobby [view map]

Join the Georgia Tech Department of Physics for a lecture and exhibition of unique documents in the sciences. Featured materials include works by Galileo, Newton and Einstein. Archivists and librarians will discuss these rare works. Dennis Taylor of Clemson University will show and discuss Galileo’s opus, Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World . Often referred to as the Dialog and published in 1632, this is the work that lead to Galileo’s conviction as a heretic by the Inquisition.

Jody Thompson of the Georgia Tech Archives will show and discuss Newton ’s Principia . A rare copy of the first edition owned by Georgia Tech will be available for viewing. Newton ’s theories would never have been written down were it not for the encouragement of his friend Sir Edmund Hailey.

Anne Salter of Oglethorpe University will present a rare manuscript written by Albert Einstein. It has been 100 years since he managed to completely over turn the world as other scientist knew it with his general and special theories of relativity.

Time: 2- 3:30 pm
Place: Georgia Tech – College of Computing, Room 16
Date: March 15, 2005

Research for all of us!

The Georgia Tech Library is sponsoring a new lecture series featuring research by Georgia Tech faculty presented for the rest of us.

Lecturers will discuss their research in laymen’s terms. The aim of the series is to make research understandable to all of us in the Georgia Tech community.

This semester the series features the following lectures:

February 22 :: 2:00pm
Hybrots: Using Cultured Neurons to Control Robots & Study Learning
Dr. Steve M. Potter, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering

March 29 :: 2:30pm
Sensing in the Aware Home
Dr. Irfan Essa, College of Computing

April 26 :: 2:00pm
Face to Face Discussion with Wearable Computers
Dr. Thad Starner, College of Computing

All lectures are free, and will be held in the Wilby Room of the Georgia Tech Library. Light refreshments will be provided.

For more information, please call 404-894-4530 or email:
prgroup@library.gatech.edu

The Jewish Student Union, along with Students for Israel at Georgia Tech, is hosting a traveling exhibition honoring former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and 1994 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.  The exhibit features several photos of Rabin throughout his life and highlights his role as a peace-maker in Middle East political conflicts.

The exhibit is on display in the Library’s Neely Gallery [view map].  Exhibit hours are 10am to 5pm Mon-Sat, 12pm – 5pm Sun.

Beginning in mid-March through April 3, approximately 2000 students and faculty will receive an invitation via email to participate in the Library’s first LibQUAL+ Survey. The LibQUAL+ Survey is a large-scale, user-based internet survey of library service quality and effectiveness. The survey is comprised of 40 questions and takes about 10 minutes to complete. Participation is voluntary and responses are completely confidential. The Library plans to use the data and what is learned to identify what the Library is doing right and areas where we need to improve.Please plan to participate in this important initiative and take advantage of the opportunity to win a Palm Pilot or one of five $100 campus retail gift certificates (which can be used in the campus Bookstore, Computer Store or other Auxiliary Services outlets).

For more information about the survey, see http://www.libqual.org/About/FAQ/index.cfm.

If you have questions or comments, feel free to contact
Kathy Tomajko
404-894-4527

Are you having difficulty finding what you need in the library? Would you like specialized help finding books, articles, and other information on your topic?Come see us in the Library Research Clinic in the Homer Rice Center, on the 1st Floor West of the Library. Mondays 2-3pm; Tuesdays 11am-noon; Wednesdays 10-11am; Thursdays 1-2pm

Alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends are invited to attend the opening reception and preview of this exhibit showcasing the history of women at Tech. The reception will take place this Friday, February 7, from 3:30- 5:00 p.m. in the Neely Lobby, first floor of the Library. Visitor parking is available in the Student Center visitor lot.The 50 Years of Women at Tech Exhibit will be available for viewing February 7, 2003 – October 31, 2003 during the library’s operating hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.- 5p.m; Saturday 9a.m. 5p.m; and Sunday 12:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.

Contact Anne Salter in the Library at 404-894-9626 for more information.

The Exhibit is one of many activities planned in conjunction with the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Women at Tech. Visit http://www.gatech.edu/50yearsofwomen for details.

Exhibit Preview
Women were officially admitted to Georgia Tech in 1952. To gain entry, women attending Tech’s evening school and female staff joined forces with Tech’s president to overturn the state statue that kept them off campus. Who were these women and what were the contributions they made? As the population of women continued to grow on campus, how did Tech change? What was it like to be some of the first women on campus? Through a series of timelines, images, profiles and memorabilia, these questions are explored in the 50 Years of Women at Tech Exhibition presented by the Georgia Tech Library.

At 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Mr. Meyer will make a presentation on the impact of technology. A reception will follow, at 4:00. The presentation and reception will take place in Room 102 of the Pettit Microelectronics Research Center (MiRC). MiRC is just beyond the EE building, and diagonally across from Bunger Henry. Enter through the main entrance, and turn to the left to reach Room 102.

Online exhibits include:Trailblazers & Torchbearers: The History of Women at Georgia Tech
Witness to the Holocaust
George C. Griffin Photograph Collection
Exhibits located in the Library include:

Film Noir – 1st floor East
Banned Books in Georgia – 1st floor West
Trademarks: Made Locally, Known Globally – 2nd floor East
Georgia Tech Alumni Invent – 2nd floor East
The Conquest of Longitude – 3rd floor East
NASA – 3rd floor East