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LWC - Last Updated: Feb 09, 2010 - 19:50:15

Upcoming Events:

Fri - Jan 22 -- Sat - Feb 27
   Alan Buchsbaum Exhibit
Location: Neely Lobby
Tue - Feb 09
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM		   LCC Poster Session
Location: LEC Performance Space

The students in Prof. Cooper's English 1102-NVY will present their posters in "U.S. Naval History through a Cultural Lens: People, Impact, and Perceptions."

You can stop by for a quick tour of the posters or stay longer to engage the students, who are all affiliated with the NROTC program at Georgia Tech, about their insights into their predecessors' historical contributions.
Wed - Feb 10
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM		   Library 101 - the basics of using library resources
Location: Homer Rice Center

This class will cover the basics of library use and library re­search.

Part 1 will cover the best ways to start your research, searching the catalog, and library services such as Interlibrary Loan, GIL Express, borrowing from our library and other libraries, and how to get help.

Part 2 will cover the basics of scholarly information flow, basics of library databases, using FindIt!@GT, and searching databases.

No pre-registration is needed. Please contact Mary Axford  (Phone: 404-894-1392, Email: mary.axford@library.gatech.edu) if you need additional information.
Thu - Feb 11
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM		   Introduction to Dreamweaver
Location: Homer Rice Center

This class will cover the basics of website creation using Adobe Dreamweaver CS3.  You will learn how to:

  • Set up your site and create multiple linked webpages
  • Modify page properties - background, text color, link colors, etc.
  • Add images and tables
  • Add internal and external hyperlinks
  • Add video and link to audio
  • Upload your webpages and files to your Prism account

Dates & Times:
Tuesday 1/26  4:00 – 5:30 pm
Thursday 2/11 11:00 – 12:30 pm
Wednesday 3/3  6:00 – 7:30 pm
Tuesday 3/16  11:00 – 12:30 pm
Wednesday 4/7 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Tuesday 4/20  11:00 – 12:30 pm 

No pre-registration is required. Please contact Sherri Brown (Phone: 404-385-4514, Email: sherri.brown@library.gatech.edu) for additional information.
Thu - Feb 18
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM		   African American Speaker Series
Location: Neely Lobby

Dr. Leroy Davis is Associate Professor of 20th Century African American and American History, 20th Century African Diaspora at Emory University.  His talk is "Mariamne Samad and the Creation of the Dashiki: The Making of a Radical Black Nationalist in Harlem and Jamaica."  A question and answer period will be followed by a lite reception.

Although not required to attend, as a courtesy please RSVP steven.henderson@hts.gatech.edu for seating and reception purposes.