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Are you interested in documenting your family, community, or organization through oral history, but don't know where to start? Join us on July 13, 2024, 1:00-4:30pm, for our Community Oral History Workshop. Registration is now open: https://lib.gsu.edu/ohw24

This workshop covers the oral history process from beginning to end:

👉 What is Oral History?
👉 Project Planning
👉 Equipment & Tool Recommendations
👉 Ethical & Legal Issues
👉 Interviewing Skills
👉 Hands-on Practice
👉 Preservation Tips & more!

❗Attention❗

The library is closed (6/1/24) due to water outage.

NEW BLOG POST: https://blog.library.gsu.edu/2024/05/16/a-new-exhibit-at-university-library-neural-impressions-explores-fusion-of-art-and-neuroscience/

On the surface, the subjects of art and neuroscience have little in common, but when we look deeper, we find that both are driven by a shared curiosity about how humans see and express themselves. "Neural Impressions," a new exhibit at the Georgia State University Library, examines this intertwining of art and neuroscience.

Join us for the "Fighting for Freedom" Symposium on April 4, 2024, 9am - 6:30pm.

This free day-long virtual conference will feature diverse presentations and discussions on the complex relationship between organized labor and civil rights activism through the past century. This one-day virtual event is free to attend and open to the public. Learn more and register 👉 https://t.gsu.edu/3Tuc9xV

Join us on April 2 for a conversation and signing with legendary comics artist June Brigman 👉 https://t.gsu.edu/3xfYVgE

Learn from the expert what it's like to draw for Marvel & DC properties! This event is open to the public and will be live-streamed.

Georgia State University Library is hosting the Open for Student Success FREE virtual mini-conference on Friday, March 8, 9:30am to 4:30pm. Registration is currently open and free. Save your seat 👉 https://lib.gsu.edu/open24

Connect with other scholars and learn about how Open Educational Resources can support your research and assignments.

The symposium will take place via WebEx on March 8 from 9:30am to 4:30pm and is open to all college-aged individuals who may be interested. Prior registration is required.Connect

📸 Here, a nurse is escorted out of her hospital by a white police officer during the 1969 Charleston Hospital Workers Strike. If you look closely, you’ll see she’s wearing a hat—it’s the paper hat of Local 1199B of the National Organizing Committee of Hospital and Nursing Home Employees. Swipe to get another look!

Her union was on strike for better pay and working conditions for its majority-Black nurses and exam room technicians. The strike lasted for months until the Charleston County and Medical College Hospitals agreed to raise the workers’ wages.

Photographs like these in GSU’s Southern Labor Archives are currently being digitized as part of our “Advancing Workers’ Rights in the American South” project, supported by a grant from Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) 📜➡️🌐

📸 A young protestor says it plain in this photograph from GSU’s Southern Labor Archives.

Thousands of pictures of community civil rights activists like this are being digitized as part of our “Advancing Workers’ Rights in the American South” project, which is supported by a grant from CLIR. For the first time, scholars across the country can access our labor archives and uncover stories like his.

🌐 To check out more from our Southern Labor Archives, visit the Digital Collections: https://t.gsu.edu/3woRFyK

Throughout the 70s, community activists demonstrated against the widespread exploitation of America’s working class.

📸 This protestor’s sign shows how the concerns of the Civil Rights Movement and organized labor were often the same. Until the needs of the American worker were met, civil rights activists knew that African Americans’ rights to employment and dignity would never be fully protected.

🌐 To find more historical material like this one, visit our Digital Collections through the link in our bio.

In April 1971, Local Union 110, of the Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union, went on strike after Derst Baking Company refused to increase their wages. By nearly Christmas that same year, the strike was still ongoing.

📸 This photograph shows the program for a rally in support of the striking workers at the P***n United Methodist Church in Savannah. Labor organizers knew that community support was crucial for a strike’s success, and Black ministers often advocated for them to their congregations.

To find more historical records like these, visit our Digital Collections: https://t.gsu.edu/49BS92I

Coretta Scott King took up the mantle of civil rights leader after her husband’s murder, and she used her huge influence to support civil rights demonstrations and labor strikes.

📸 During the contentious 1969 Charleston Hospital Workers Strike, she took out this ad in the New York Times. You can see how she uses her own image to link the power of civil rights and labor activism.

Happy Black History Month, Panthers! 🐾

To find more historical records like this, visit https://georgia-exhibits.galileo.usg.edu/spotlight/fighting-for-freedom-labor-and-civil-rights-in-the-american-south/catalog/10-481

What’s the Greatest Book of All Time? Join us on February 27 to find out! https://t.gsu.edu/3HFMb53

The 2024 Global Read-a-Thon returns with the theme The Greatest of All Time (The GOAT). This year, each participating country will debate a short list of seminal works and select “the greatest book of all time,” representing Black literature and scholarship from that country.

Representing the US., in Atlanta, a panel of six scholars from Georgia State University, Morehouse College and Agnes Scott College will each make their case for their greatest book of all time.

The literary contenders are "Mama Day" by Gloria Naylor, "Beloved" by Toni Morrison, "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison, "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston, and "The Souls of Black Folk" by W.E.B. Du Bois and "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou.

A three-judge panel of Georgia State University librarians will vote to select two finalists; the scholars will all participate in the final vote to select the winner.

Mark your calendars. You won't want to miss this!

What’s the Greatest Book of All Time? Join us on February 27 to find out!

The 2024 Global Read-a-Thon returns with the theme The Greatest of All Time (The GOAT). This year, each participating country will debate a short list of seminal works and select “the greatest book of all time,” representing Black literature and scholarship from that country.

Representing the US., in Atlanta, a panel of six scholars from Georgia State University, Morehouse College and Agnes Scott College will each make their case for their greatest book of all time.

The literary contenders are "Mama Day" by Gloria Naylor, "Beloved" by Toni Morrison, "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison, "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston, and "The Souls of Black Folk" by W.E.B. Du Bois and "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou.

A three-judge panel of Georgia State University librarians will vote to select two finalists; the scholars will all participate in the final vote to select the winner.

Mark your calendars. You won't want to miss this!

Researching or working on projects related to civil rights activism and organized labor? Georgia State University Library and the University of Maryland College Park invite individual or panel presentation proposals for the online “Fighting for Freedom Symposium.”

Get more information and submit your proposal by Feb. 2 👉👉 go.umd.edu/fff-proposal

Organizers of this one-day virtual event, to be held on April 4, seek presenters to discuss research related to topics included in Georgia State University and the University of Maryland’s collaborative exhibit “Fighting for Freedom: Labor and Civil Rights in the American South” and inspired by the digitization of thousands of records from the AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department’s National Office and Southeast Division, accessible through the Digital Library of Georgia. This collection of photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, departmental records, audiovisual recordings, speeches, and more, document the story of the labor and civil rights activists who fought together for the freedom of working people in the South.

2024 Fighting for Freedom Symposium Proposal Submission Georgia State University and the University of Maryland College Park invite students and faculty, archival staff and volunteers, new professionals, community organizers, and allied professionals and researchers to contribute proposals for presentation in the 2024 Fighting for Freedom Symposium. Orga...

In this blog, Southern Labor Archivist Lisa Vallen shares insights and lessons learned while working on the Southern Labor Archive Audio Collection:
https://blog.library.gsu.edu/2023/12/15/describing-the-southern-labor-archive-audio-collection/

Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)

Describing the Southern Labor Archive Audio Collection – University Library News Describing the Southern Labor Archive Audio Collection By Lisa Vallen | December 15, 2023 I have worked with Digital Projects on the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Recordings at Risk grant project since August of 2022. Having done archival research as an undergraduate, I used ...

Therapy dogs are like happiness on four legs. 🐾 They can help us relax, take a break, and we can even get to sneak in a few belly rubs. 🤗

Big shoutout to the Decatur Campus Library and our friends at CAREing Paws for making this paws-itively fantastic opportunity happen for our students. 📚🐕 🐾

Calling all GSU creatives... Listen Up!

Want to host your own podcast, but don’t know where to start? This event is for YOU!

Join the experts from NPR and WABE at Listen Up: A Podcast Gathering on November 29, 2pm – 6pm. Learn how to set up a podcast and get tips for effective podcasting and interviewing.

See GSU Library's Multimedia Rooms and network with fellow podcasters and others interested in learning about podcasting. And hear from Fix My Library co-host and GSU Library La Loria Konata.

Also, learn about the podcasting resources and equipment at GSU Library. There will also be a chance to enter and win cash prizes in NPR’s College Podcast Challenge!

Hey Panthers! 💙🐾 This workshop is an introduction to the basics of AI Chatbots such as ChatGPT & Bard. We will take a close look at their intended functionalities, capabilities, and shortcomings in conjunction with GSU policies. 🤖

Register through the link below! ⏬

https://rooms.library.gsu.edu/event/10958135

Register: https://rooms.library.gsu.edu/event/11523114

We are so excited Grammy Award-winning songwriter and super producer Sean Garrett will be here to help us celebrate and launch the Georgia State University Atlanta Hip Hop Archives tomorrow (Nov. 9) 4pm-9pm. There will also hip hop demonstrations, trivia, workshops, more!

And thank you Atlanta News First for sharing the news!

Sean Garrett to speak at GSU’s Atlanta Hip Hop Archives launch In honor of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, GSU has developed the Atlanta Hip Hop Archives — and Sean Garrett will be a keynote speaker at the launch!

Hey Panthers! 💙🐾 As the month comes to a close, take a look at our upcoming Library Essentials workshops! They’re a great resource to enhance your professional skills. 📚

It's International Open Access Week. We're helping you learn about the many free and open resources available to you.

Navigating open resources and open data can be challenging. Your Librarians can help you find and use the best resources for your research, project, thesis, or other assignment.

Read our blog to learn about Open Access resources: https://blog.library.gsu.edu/2023/10/22/international-open-access-week-at-georgia-state-university-library/

October 23-29, 2023, is International Open Access Week. Did you know about Open Access and Scholarship Repositories at Georgia State University?

Through ScholarWorks, GSU Library administers an openly accessible archive of digital scholarship and research produced by GSU faculty, students, and staff. Faculty can submit publications to ScholarWorks, and graduate students can submit theses and dissertations.

Learn about this resource and other Open Access initiatives in our latest blog: https://blog.library.gsu.edu/2023/10/22/international-open-access-week-at-georgia-state-university-library/

Hey Panthers! 💙🐾 Join us tonight for Managing Misinformation! Learn more about how and where to find news, how to check sources and facts, and how information and media images can be distorted to manipulate the user. 🗞️🌐

Register through the link below! ⏬

https://rooms.library.gsu.edu/event/10957016

October 23-29, 2023, is International Open Access week.

"Open Data" is becoming a critical part of scientific research. Open Knowledge Foundation defines open data as data that “anyone can freely access, use, modify, and share for any purpose (subject, at most, to requirements that preserve provenance and openness).” While sharing data can be a crucial part of the scientific process, it is also complicated by data privacy and data storage issues.

Did you know Georgia State University Librarians have assembled resources to help you navigate, understand, and use Open Data? Explore them here: https://blog.library.gsu.edu/2023/10/22/international-open-access-week-at-georgia-state-university-library/

People often think putting together exhibits is easy. They see the final product and don’t imagine much of what it all entails. The “Fighting for Freedom” exhibit has been in the making for almost a year.

Read our blog post about the process of creating this impactful exhibit: https://blog.library.gsu.edu/2023/10/20/making-the-fighting-for-freedom-exhibit/