Library Champion

Dr. Beike Jai uses the Dorothy W. Hightower Collaborative Learning Center & Library about once a month. Jai enjoys browsing the stacks and checking out books, and Jai “enjoys the library’s environment.” Jai’s students use lab manuals that jai has on reserve at the library. Jai uses the full text online databases and recommends them for his colleagues and students.

Library Champion

Dr. Mustapha Durojaiye uses the Dorothy W. Hightower Collaborative learning Center & Library weekly. Durojaiye enjoys doing research in a quiet place. Within his capstone class, Durojaiye encourages his students to “use the online resources in the library for research.” Durojaiye’s students also use the LibGuides. Durojaiye uses many of the scientific research databases on Galileo and he also encourages his students to use interlibrary loans for books from Georgia State University and Georgia Tech. “The library promotes an atmosphere of group learning.” Durojaiye enjoys the special rooms for study group and the computer rooms for “online learning in an interactive classroom space.

Library Champion

Dr. Becky Godlasky uses the online resources from the Dorothy W. Hightower Collaborative Learning Center & Library almost every day. Godlasky uses GALILEO to look up stuff for her classes. In class, Godlasky shows her students the online databases and uses them to find interesting things for her students. Godlasky’s favorite databases are WorldCat, JSTOR, and AricleFirst. Godlasky encourages her Composition 1 and 2 students to use Lexis Nexis and WorldCat. “The printed copy of the Oxford English Dictionary” is Godlasky’s favorite part of the library.

Library Champion

This week’s Library Champion is Dr. Amanda Duffus. Dr. Duffus uses the Dorothy W. Hightower Collaborative Learning Center & Library very often. Duffus uses the on-line science journals for research. Duffus’ students use the library at least once a month to pull articles and technical books. If the students have questions Duffus encourages them to ask the librarians for help. Duffus’ favorite database is JSTOR which she encourages her students to use along with GALILEO in general. Duffus encourages everyone to use the library and the librarians. “There are spectacular new rooms with white boards.” Duffus likes using the classrooms and study areas where the faculty and students can meet in a more intimate setting.  “The building is amazing and the nice people make it welcoming.”

Library Champion

This week’s library champion is Dr. Adria Goldman. Dr. Goldman visits the Dorothy W. Hightower Collaborative Learning Center & Library several times a month. Goldman uses GALILEO for personal research and classroom research. Goldman incorporates an activity with GALILEO in her classes and she assigns group projects which encourage students to use the library to rent laptops and study rooms to collaborate on the project. Goldman’s favorite databases are Academic Complete and EPSCOhost for research. Goldman encourages her students to use EPSCOhost and a GALILEO general search. Goldman gives them an activity where they have to use GALILEO for research. “It helps them to find what their favorite database might be.” Goldman recommends everyone check out GALILEO and EPSCOhost for research and classwork. Goldman is “in love with how the study rooms, dry erase walls, and laptops are welcoming students to work together to map out ideas to present in their classes. I think it is a funky space. It is another place on campus where students can come together to do group work.” Goldman feels the library seems to say “we know what you need and we want it to work for you.”

Library Champion

This week’s library champion is Dr. Alan Burstein. Dr. Burstein visits the Dorothy W. Hightower Collaborative Learning Center & Library every couple of weeks. Depending on the semester, Burstein will sometimes be there one to two times a week. While at the library, Burstein can be found grading papers or collaborating with students in the small group study rooms. He likes to use the small conference rooms for groups of students because “it breaks down the boundaries that a regular classroom has.” Burstein enjoys the JSTOR database and encourages his students to use it, as well. Burstein encourages everyone to go to the library and “look at the conference and classrooms. They can be used for specialized classes. The library is a wonderful environment for reading and grading papers. I recommend more people spend their time there.” Burstein likes to see students working and studying together. “When I was in college, libraries were quiet. In this library, students are talking and collaborating on assignments.” Burstein is happy that the lounge area is available to students late at night. “I have seen many building renovations in my fifteen years here on campus, but the library is the best one by far. It is airy, bright, and the environment motivates people to work.”

New Library Syllabus Statement

Below is the new syllabus statement that the faculty of Dorothy Hightower Collaborative Learning Center & Library have created.

The Hightower Collaborative Learning Center & Library offers Gordon State students specialized library research assistance. Students can Meet with their personal librarians for one-on-one help in each discipline, major, or course to search and evaluate information sources effectively.Go to http://libcal.gordonstate.edu/ to schedule an appointment by clicking the Personal Librarian tab or click on the Presentation Practice Room tab to make a reservation. For immediate help, call 678-359-5076 or stop by the Circulation/Check-Out Desk. You can also Ask A Librarian or drop by the Circulation/Check Out Desk. Check out the library's web site for hours, Electronic Resources, and Libguides (subject- or class-specific research guides).