Georgia Tech Library News

The Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology and The Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology are now available online.  Access from the Library’s web page using the following path: Search & Locate > Search the Databases > K > Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology or E > Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology.

The Library currently has a trial subscription to the Television News Archive collection at Vanderbilt (TVNA). The trial will run through May 31, 2004.

The presentation rehearsal studio is an ideal space on campus to practice and put the finishing touches on classroom presentations. The technology in the Studio is identical to technology available in Tech classrooms. The studio was built as a result of student and faculty feedback about the critical need for presentation rehearsal space on campus. Two hour reservations are available any hours that the Library is open.

Beginning February 16, the Library will offer faculty members and graduate students training seminars for using Endnote, a citation management program available through Georgia Tech’s Office of Information Technology [OIT]. An Endnote site license is being provided to Georgia Tech students and faculty by Georgia Tech’s Technology Fee.

The library has added electronic access to over 100 journals in the past few months. Please check this page for monthly updates.

25 Canon ZR40s are available for checkout at the Circulation Desk to Georgia Tech students, faculty and staff. Cameras were funded by CETL to encourage the use of video technology both for pleasure and academic applications.
Cameras are equipped with fire wire, video input cable, power adapter and cord.

DV tapes are not included, but are available for purchase at the time of checkout for $5.00.

Cameras are checked out for 2 weeks; one renewal is permitted.

Cameras may be checked out any time the Circulation Desk is open.

Overdue fine is $5 per day.

A description of fines and replacement costs is available at the Circulation Desk

The Georgia Tech Library & Information Center is undergoing a comprehensive software transition in conjunction with a mandated University System-wide effort to place all 35 university and college libraries on the same computer system. The upgrade, to take place from late November through January 2001, will not interrupt service to students and faculty, and adjustments are being made to minimize any temporary inconvenience.While the new system is being customized, the Georgia Tech Library will not levy standard overdue fines, beginning Monday, November 27. Students will remain responsible for existing fines of $10 or more. When the system becomes operational in late January, Tech students will once again be responsible for accrued fines. Students, faculty and staff are urged to return all books on or before the due date.

An immediate benefit of the upgrade is that Georgia Tech users will be able to renew books online. Some time in 2001, users will be provided a streamlined system for identifying and ordering books held among the University System institutions.

For more information, please contact the Circulation Desk at 404-894-4500

The GrayLIT Network is a portal for technical report information generated through Federally funded research and development projects. Federal R&D Project Summaries is a portal to information about Federal research projects. These new services may be accessed at the FDLP Electronic Collection.

Night owls and “last minute Annies” can now escape dorm distractions and noisy neighbors by seeking refuge in the Georgia Tech Library & Information Center. A long-anticipated, all-night study hall is now available to Georgia Tech students and employees from midnight to 8am, Sundays through Thursdays, whenever school is in session.Access to the Library during study hall hours is provided through the disabled access door in the rotunda. This door is now fitted with an intercom and camera. Students and employees must announce their presence and produce a BuzzCard in order to gain entry. Only Georgia Tech students and employees will be allowed to enter or remain in the Library after midnight, while all non-Georgia Tech visitors will be required to leave.

Traffic will be restricted to the first and second floors west and the ground west tunnel for refreshments and restrooms. All books must be checked out by midnight as no services will be provided during study hall hours, other than a debit card-operated photocopy machine on first floor west.

For more information, call the Library Information Services Department at 404-894-4528.

GTEL® databases that include indexing and abstracting now link to the Georgia Tech Library’s growing collection of electronic journals. If Georgia Tech subscribes to the electronic journal, GTEL® databases will include a link to the e-journal in its holdings field. To view an example, go to the GTEL® database INSPEC. Perform a journal title search for the journal Applied Signal Processing and limit from 1999-. Select any of the records, scroll to the holdings, and click the hyperlink.The following databases include links to e-journals:

Business Index (BUSI)
INSPEC (INSP)
Computer Database (COMP)
Engineering Index (ENGI)
General Periodicals Abstracts (GENL)
PsychInfo (PSYC)