(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-05)
Bennett, Charlie; Porter, Seth
This paper proposes an addition to the Library’s search and discovery services. In order to recreate one of the qualities of collection browsing that is lost by relocating the physical collection off-site, the Library should provide a recommendation service that can provide the kind of serendipitous search results that patrons have identified as critical-to-quality in their browsing. The paper details the proposed recommendation service and presents a SWOT analysis of creating the service.
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014-05)
Bennett, Charlie; Hagenmaier, Wendy; Rolando, Lizzy; Rascoe, Fred; Critz, Lori; Renfro, Crystal; Baer, Willie; Axford, Mary
In this paper, we discuss the major elements of that renewal as pertaining to our Library. First, we
are a research library. A 21st century research institution still requires the multifaceted services of
a research library. We also discuss the space of the Library itself. A library has never been merely a
container for books. The physical space of the renewed Library will be the interdisciplinary platform
for innovative scholarship and learning, as services expand. Finally, we discuss the role of the
Library as an integrated network of resources, focusing on the important and unique collaborative
services provided by Library faculty and staff .
The renewed Georgia Tech Library will be the research library that Georgia Tech needs to both
support and define what a 21st century research institution should be.