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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: May 15, 2020
Institute Communications
Summary Sentence:
Any member of the Tech community is welcome to submit to the collection.
Full Summary:
Any member of the Tech community is welcome to submit to the collection.
Archives: Keep Your COVID-19 Materials
Crosland TowerThe Georgia Tech Library is looking to preserve the experiences of the Tech community as they navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. It will collect photos, videos, notes, or anything else that people create during this time. Anyone is welcome to submit items to the collection, regardless of whether they’re on campus; the Library will soon be releasing information about how to do so on its YouTube channel and the Library Archives page.
With this project, the Library hopes to gather information that can assist future researchers who will study the pandemic, as well as Georgia Tech’s research and response to it. Similar archives detail the community’s experience with the Spanish Flu in 1918.
“It is so important to preserve our experiences for the future,” said Jody Thompson, head of archives and special collections at the Library. “These materials demonstrate the impact of COVID-19 on student, faculty, and staff life, and could be used for such purposes as instruction or research.”
Thompson provides more information about the project in this video.
