The Gelman Library System (GLS) Diversity Group cordially invites you to our Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 from 11:30 a.m. to  2:00 p.m. at The Gelman Library’s Room 207. Regional refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public.

Guest Speakers:
* Representative from the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
* Jon Melegrito - Civil rights advocate and community organizer. He worked at The Gelman Library for 27 years and was the Head of the Circulation Department when he retired in 1997. He is the founding executive director of the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) and its current communications director.

Featured Performers:
* Emanuel Fang (Instrumental Songs)
* Erna Santi Widyastuti (Balinese Dance)
* Maria George (Philippine Songs)
* Philippine Cultural Society (Phillipine Dance)

We look forward to seeing you there!

The next time you’re at Gelman, make sure to visit floors four through six to see the photos chosen from over 80 entries. And then, view them on line at Gelman’s flickr page and leave a comment for your favorite photographers.

The exhibit will be up from April 25th to May 19th.

Additional Study Space Available
on the 1st Floor and 3rd Floor

We have heard your suggestions! Due to the high demand for study space during final exams, the 1st Floor and 3rd Floor will remain open 24-hours:

*The front entrance will remain open 24-hours. Please enter through the turnstiles.

Gelman Library is happy to announce the opening of a new space where students and patrons can take a break from studying and grab a bite to eat! Now, when you need to eat while working, you won’t have to leave the library!

Cafe G is located on the first floor. Turn right immediately after entering to find it.

EVENT: The Gelman Library will host the last book signing reception of the semester for three faculty members in honor of their recently published books. Authors are Amitai Etzioni University of Professor and Professor of International Affairs; Joseph Pelton, Research Professor of Engineering; and Jerrold Post, Professor of Psychiatry, Political Psychology & International Affairs. Dr. Post is also the Director of the Political Psychology Program.

WHEN: Thursday, April 17, 2008; 10 a.m. - Noon

WHERE: The George Washington University
The Gelman Library
2130 H St., NW, Room 207
Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Orange and Blue lines)

BACKGROUND:

Etzioni, Pelton, and Post will be present to sign copies of their books and discuss their research with the GW community. Etzioni is the author of Security First: For a Muscular, Moral Foreign Policy. Pelton is the author of Space Exploration and Astronaut Safety. Post is the author of The Mind of the Terrorist: The Psychology of Terrorism from the IRA to al-Qaeda.

The Gelman Library holds faculty authors signing receptions throughout the academic year in recognition of new books by faculty members of The George Washington University. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend the receptions and enjoy opportunities to hear faculty members discuss their research and their books’ scholarly contribution within their area of study. Signed copies of new publications also are added to the faculty authors’ collection in the Special Collections Department. For more information, call Emma Mosby at (202) 994-6455.

The Celebration will be held from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm on April 14 in Melvin Gelman Library, Room 207 – 2130 H Street NW Washington DC. Light refreshments will be served.

The Melvin Gelman Library’s purchase of the complete collection of 47 volumes of the Buddha’s teachings, also known as the Pali Canon, and its accession to the reference collection is a significant literary and academic event. The acquisition will be celebrated with a traditional ceremony, similar to those performed in Tibetan monasteries when a new Canon arrives. Proceeded by music and incense, a procession of students will bear the new Canon into the library. Theravada and Mahayana monastic scholars will chant prayers, and Jack Siggins, University Librarian, and Professor Alf Hiltebeitel, Chair of the GW Department of Religion will make welcoming remarks. The ceremony will conclude with a ritual opening and reading of the Canon. Access to the complete English translation of the Pali Canon will substantially improve opportunities for student and faculty research in Buddhist studies. The celebration of the Canon’s arrival is co-sponsored by the Melvin Gelman Library and the GW Department of Religion.

Milk and Cookies
Thursday, April 3
7pm til the Cookies Run Out
First Floor of Gelman

Come Take a Milk and Cookie Break with Gelman!

In commemoration of Women’s History Month, the Gelman Library System (GLS) Diversity Group at The George Washington University is proud to present “Women’s Art, Women’s Vision.” on Monday, March 31, 2008 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at The Gelman Library. Light Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public.

Speakers:
1) Lenore Miller
Director, University Art Galleries and Chief Curator
2) Erin Speck
Interim Director of the Interior Design Program
Assistant Professor of Interior Design
3) Kym Rice
Assistant Director & Professor of Museum Studies

Location:
The George Washington University
The Gelman Library
2130 H Street N.W. Room 207
Washington, DC 20052
Telephone: 202-994-6455

You do your work in many different locations - so why should you have to come to the library’s website to look up library resources? Gelman Library has put together an assortment of applications, browser add-ons, and other web-based tools that will allow you to find information and stay organized. Why not try something new?

With these tools, you can:

• Search the library’s catalog from Facebook or your browser’s search box
• Easily schedule your study group meetings
• Write your research paper without any expensive software
• Save your bookmarks and sources so that you can access them anywhere

Please visit our Widgets & Web Tools page for more information. While you’re there, tell us about your favorite tool - if we love it too, we’ll add it to the webpage and give you credit!

A reception to celebrate student art in Gelman Library.

2/29 from 2:00-4:00
Gelman Library 1st Floor