{"226491":{"#nid":"226491","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Research Journal Makes Library of Congress","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s undergraduate research journal, \u003Cem\u003EThe Tower\u003C\/em\u003E, is now available to a worldwide audience after being accepted into the Library of Congress in July.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe journal, which began in 2008, highlights research being conducted by undergraduate students from all areas of study and gives students a chance to have their work appear in a peer-reviewed publication before even earning a degree.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs editor, one of my main goals is to increase the viewership and impact of \u003Cem\u003EThe Tower\u003C\/em\u003E,\u201d said Editor-in-Chief Mohamad Ali Najia, a biomedical engineering student. The process of getting the journal into the Library of Congress began in May. \u0022This achievement makes a significant step toward realizing that goal, and depicts the growth of \u003Cem\u003EThe Tower\u003C\/em\u003E since its inception.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Library of Congress takes submissions for its collections, reserving the right to select or reject any published work based on the research needs of Congress, the nation\u2019s scholars and the nation\u2019s libraries, according to the Library\u2019s website.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe quality of research featured in \u003Cem\u003EThe Tower\u003C\/em\u003E was an important qualifying factor for being accepted into the Library of Congress. The journal attracts undergraduate authors from diverse research fields, ranging from engineering to the social sciences. Historically, after being published in \u003Cem\u003EThe Tower\u003C\/em\u003E, nearly 80 percent of those authors who go on to attend graduate school receive a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, becoming the next group of experts and leaders in their fields.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to producing a print edition each semester, \u003Cem\u003EThe Tower\u003C\/em\u003E staff also produces research-related videos and events throughout the year. The most recent edition of the journal can be picked up in racks across campus or read online at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gttower.org\u0022\u003Egttower.org\u003C\/a\u003E. Submissions are accepted year-round at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gttower.org\/submit\u0022\u003Egttower.org\/submit\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Tower, Georgia Tech\u0027s undergraduate research journal, will now be available to a national audience.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Tower, Georgia Tech\u0027s undergraduate research journal, will now be available to a national audience."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2013-08-05 10:04:48","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:38","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"205391":{"id":"205391","type":"image","title":"The Tower, Volume 5","body":null,"created":"1449179977","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:59:37","changed":"1475894861","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:41","alt":"The Tower, Volume 5","file":{"fid":"196711","name":"screen_shot_2013-04-09_at_9.37.05_am.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/screen_shot_2013-04-09_at_9.37.05_am_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/screen_shot_2013-04-09_at_9.37.05_am_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":604924,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/screen_shot_2013-04-09_at_9.37.05_am_0.png?itok=9y2XApA1"}}},"media_ids":["205391"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gttower.org\/","title":"The Tower"},{"url":"http:\/\/loc.gov\/","title":"Library of Congress"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"11468","name":"the tower"},{"id":"453","name":"undergraduate research"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:editor@gttower.org\u0022\u003EMohamad Ali Najia\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThe Tower\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}