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Atlanta, GA | Posted: March 11, 2014

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Rachael Pocklington
Communications Manager, Student Affairs
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As Georgia Tech faculty and staff, you have access to a wide array of free information resources and services.

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As a member of the Division of Student Affairs at Georgia Tech, you are fortunate to have immediate access to a variety of free information sources to help you perform your job effectively and efficiently. So whether it is finding grants or conducting customized research – there are resources to assist you today!

As a member of the Division of Student Affairs at Georgia Tech, you are fortunate to have immediate access to a variety of free information sources to help you perform your job effectively and efficiently. So whether it is finding grants or conducting customized research – there are resources to assist you today!

Georgia Tech Library

Home to hundreds of resources and materials and Librarian Charlie Bennett, the official library liaison for Student Affairs, the Georgia Tech Library is a great place to start your information search. All you need is an active BuzzCard to take advantage of their services.

Library resources and services available to you include:

  • Scanners, printers (both color and black/white), and large format poster printers,
  • Gadgets for academic and leisure purposes such as, camcorders, digital cameras, digital voice recorders, webcams, Kindles, iPads, graphing calculators, and laptops,
  • A productivity computing cluster, walk-up ports, and wireless access,
  • A multimedia studio with state-of-the-art audio and video software and equipment,
  • Access to more than 20 million books, journals, reports, government documents, maps, videos, popular reading, science fiction, and other items,
  • Electronic resources, such as course reserves, the Library’s catalog, more than 260 databases, electronic theses and disserta­tions, electronic books and journals, and research guides,
  • Individual, in-depth research assistance is available from subject librarians, including round-the-clock research assistance in person, via e-mail, chat, and phone,
  • Free professional development workshops and trainings including graphic design, productivity tools, and communication ethics,
  • Access is available to books and articles from other libraries via interlibrary loan and GIL Express,
  • Access to hundreds of DVDs, new releases and classics,
  • Plus, assistance with filing patents, trademarks, and copyrights.

If you would like more information, contact Charlie Bennett, via email at Charlie.Bennett@library.gatech.edu or stop by and ask for him by name. To review policies related to staff borrowing privileges, visit library.gatech.edu/services/borrow/faculty.php. For more information about resources and services at the Georgia Tech Library, visit library.gatech.edu.

The Education Advisory Board

If research interests you, the Education Advisory Board (EAB) provides best practice research and practical advice to leaders of academic affairs, business affairs, student affairs, advancement, continuing, online, and professional education, and community colleges across North America.

Thanks to Dr. Schafer, all staff in the Division have free access to major studies and more than 10,000 customized research briefs each year. Following are the custom research projects the Division of Student Affairs has completed and are located in the EAB library:

  • Student Affairs Organizational Structures at Public Research Universities
  • Conducting Comprehensive Student Affairs Program Reviews
  • Developing a Leadership-Themed Living Learning Community
  • Examining Mandatory Fee Models at Public Universities
  • Managing Student Organization Accounts
  • Disability Services at Selective Public Research Institutions
  • Supporting Graduate Students Across Student Affairs
  • Supporting International Students Across Student Affairs
  • Programming Alcohol and Other Drug Education in Student Affairs
  • Student Wellness Centers (research project still in progress)

If you have not yet created your account, visit www.eab.com. Select “Member Login” (upper left corner) then click “New user”.

If you have questions regarding the Educational Advisory Board, contact Dr. B. Woods, Director for Research and Assessment for Student Affairs, at Brenda.Woods@vpss.gatech.edu.

And finally, if you should decide to conduct a research study of your own, be sure to take a look at the Survey Guidelines for Student Affairs. This document details all of the important information you will need regarding sampling, timelines, and best practices. 

Don’t delay - all of these resources are available to you today!

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  • Created By: Rachael Pocklington
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Mar 11, 2014 - 8:47am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 11:16pm