{"347961":{"#nid":"347961","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech, Emory to Open Joint Library Service Center","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University will break ground soon on a new joint Library Service Center (LSC). The LSC is a collaborative project that will house a shared collection of materials, provide delivery services and free up space on the main campuses at both universities. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThe majority of collections currently in the Georgia Tech Library will move to the LSC, providing space for the Library Renewal Project, a multi-year plan to reimagine Tech\u2019s library spaces and services for the 21\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E century. For Emory, the LSC will provide a single off-site location for consolidating materials already housed at other locations, and free up much-needed space in its main campus library.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003ESite preparation for the LSC, located at Emory\u0027s Briarcliff Road property, is underway, with building construction starting this fall and completion expected in fall 2015. The LSC will house high-density shelving designed to ensure the long-term preservation of and access to library collections. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u0022The LSC is another great example of the expanding partnership between Emory and Georgia Tech,\u201d says Rich Mendola, enterprise chief information officer and senior vice provost for library services and digital scholarship at Emory. \u0022By working together, both institutions will have access to a broader range of library materials, stored in optimal physical conditions and at a lower unit cost.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u0022We are very excited about the opportunities afforded through this partnership with Georgia Tech,\u0022 says Yolanda Cooper, university librarian at Emory. \u0022Together, our complementary resources create an exceptional shared collection to benefit both campus communities. The center will enhance our ability to provide active spaces to accommodate the changing needs of our users, enabling the development of unique services, resources and tools relevant to new developments in research, teaching and learning.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThe ultimate goal of the LSC partnership is to create a seamless collection with all Georgia Tech and Emory resources (eventually including electronic resources, where possible) available to students, faculty and staff in both institutions, according to Catherine Murray-Rust, vice provost for learning excellence and dean of libraries at Georgia Tech. The intent is to collaboratively manage a single collection while providing the best possible service and access to materials with a focus on user needs, she says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u0022By relocating the collection to the LSC, we\u0027re able to maximize the utilization of campus space and transform the Georgia Tech Library into an inspiring place for people to create their best scholarly work,\u0022 says Murray-Rust.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFeatures of the Library Service Center include:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA secure, climate-controlled facility with state-of-the-art equipment and technology to house library collections, provide access to them and ensure long-term preservation.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA first module to house approximately 4 million volume equivalents at a site that can accommodate additional modules as needed.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA reading room, allowing users to consult materials on site, so that they can make more precise selections of materials to be delivered to a campus library for use.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMultiple deliveries per day of print materials to campus locations, and electronic delivery of scanned content, such as journal articles and conference papers.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University will break ground soon on a new joint Library Service Center. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech and Emory University will break ground soon on a new joint Library Service Center."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2014-11-21 09:45:06","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:34","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-11-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-11-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"347941":{"id":"347941","type":"image","title":"Library Service Center","body":null,"created":"1449245682","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:14:42","changed":"1475895071","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:11","alt":"Library Service Center","file":{"fid":"200976","name":"2014-10-20_aerial_view.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2014-10-20_aerial_view_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2014-10-20_aerial_view_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4407645,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2014-10-20_aerial_view_0.jpg?itok=m6eUmPvB"}},"347951":{"id":"347951","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech and Emory University Library Service Center","body":null,"created":"1449245682","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:14:42","changed":"1475895071","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:11","alt":"Georgia Tech and Emory University Library Service Center","file":{"fid":"200977","name":"library_services_center-1_hires_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/library_services_center-1_hires_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/library_services_center-1_hires_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":231168,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/library_services_center-1_hires_0_0.jpg?itok=1eS5Gzjy"}}},"media_ids":["347941","347951"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/library.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Library"},{"url":"http:\/\/web.library.emory.edu\/","title":"Emory University Library"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2305","name":"Emory University"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"110531","name":"Library Service Center"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["Nagel@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}