Georgia Tech Library News

The Georgia Tech Library’s annual “Welcome Back Event” will take place on Wednesday, August 26 and Thursday August 27 from 11 am – 2 pm. Library staff will be at tables in the Library rotunda, offering information on the Library’s services — including upcoming classes and the Subject Librarians, and a variety of tasty treats! Please stop by and see what the Library has to offer!

FASET, an orientation for new freshmen, their parents, family members, and guests, is scheduled for July 7 & 8; July 12 & 13; July 19 & 20; August 2 & 3; and August 12 & 13. Registration for fall classes for freshmen attending FASET will be held on the second day of each FASET session in the Library West Commons. Access & assistance will be provided during pre-scheduled timeslots. For more information, see the FASET website.

The Popular Reading collection is now located on 1 East — in the LEC (Library East Commons) “Corner” — just past the Circulation Desk. You will find popular fiction and nonfiction selections — ranging from James Patterson mysteries, Dean Koontz thrillers and Danielle Steel romance novels to Ted Turner and Charles Schultz biographies, and Kevin Trudeau’s “Debt Cures” or Julia Angwin’s “Stealing MySpace.” Items are available for a 3 week checkout period.

The Library West Commons (LWC) is back in operation! The LWC was closed as part of the 2 West renovation project, but it has been reopened, and is ready for use! All productivity computer stations and printers are again available for your use.

Jazzman’s Cafe, in the Library East Commons, is open 8 am – 2 pm Monday through Friday, all summer long! Try the new “Cool Beans” iced coffee or a frozen Blueberry Green Tea, along with salads, sandwiches and a variety of delicious pastries.

The newly renovated space will include new group & individual study areas, new furniture (including lounge chairs, booths and individual study chairs), new flooring & lighting, and a more inviting environment. Changes have been implemented based on student input. See http://librarycommons.gatech.edu/2west/docs/finaldraft.pdf for a draft layout of the renovated space.

Beginning May 4th, the LWC and MM Studio will be closed due to construction on 2West.

Some components of the Multimedia Studio will be relocated to the Library East Commons. The walk-up and consultation machines will remain available in the LWC, but there will be noise and dust. Homer Rice and Neeley will remain open during construction.

The LWC and MM Studio are expected to reopen in late June. The construction on 2 West is expected to last until the middle of Fall semester.

On Thursday, April 23rd, from 8:30- 1:30 (with a one-hour break for lunch from 11-12) in the Library East Commons, Dr. Todd Reynolds’s ENGL 1102 classes will be displaying their semester-long group projects in a “Virtual Nineteenth-Century World’s Fair.”

Each group chose one nineteenth-century technology to research for the semester. Their final product is a web-page & presentation on the chosen technology, showing not just how that technology works (although they will have to be able to explain how it works to a non-expert audience), but also inquire as to why it was invented, what narratives does that technology tell about the culture/society/political landscape of its time, how or why it is better than other technologies preceding it, etc.

http://lcc.gatech.edu/~treynolds7/virtualfair.html

An exhibition which brings to life the elements of the book!

The exhibition is presented by Georgia Tech students from the HTS “Introduction to Museum Studies” class, and The Robert C. Williams American Museum of Papermaking. Join us for a special exhibition opening on April 23rd from 4:00-6:00PM.

Questions? Contact Alecia Jefferson on the Public Relations Committee (ajefferson3@gatech.edu).

Help us decide which chairs to buy. As we move forward with the 2West renovation, it’s time to select the furniture. Join us today (Tuesday, March 31) on the 7th floor of the library from 11am-1pm or 7-9pm. We need your feedback.