Georgia State Copyright Lawsuit: Appellee Brief, Multiple “Friend of the Court” Briefs Filed

Georgia State University recently filed their Appellee Brief in response to the Publishers’ Appellant brief.

Additionally, five amicus briefs were filed.  Briefs in support of Georgia State and for affirming the District Court decision in favor of Georgia State include:

 

Statements released in conjunction with the filing of amicus briefs include:

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Trouble Accessing Articles?

Looking for a specific article? Here’s how to tell if the library has it and how to get a copy if we don’t.

Step 1: Find It @ GSU

You’ll be able to access articles in journals the library subscribes to. In most databases, look for the Find It @ GSU button if you don’t see a PDF or Full Text link:

Find It @ GSU will lead you to the full text of the article, a link to the catalog search for the journal in print, or Interlibrary Loan if we don’t own the journal:

Step 2: Check the Catalog

If you didn’t find the article from a database search, the easiest way to find it is to search our catalog for the journal title (not the article title!). You can do this on the Journals tab on the library homepage:

Print journals will be labeled Journal and online journals Electronic. Use the “Click here for coverage and availability” link or Find It @ GSU button to navigate to the issue you need:

Step 3: Interlibrary Loan

If we don’t have access to the article in print or electronically, use Interlibrary Loan to request an article. It will usually be emailed to you within one to three days.

The first time you use Interlibrary Loan, you’ll have to fill out some personal information. After that, select Journal Article under New Request:

Fill out all the information you have, including the date after which you don’t need the article.

Step 4: Google Scholar

If we don’t own an article and you can’t wait for Interlibrary Loan, try searching Google Scholar for the title. Many of the full text links will want you to pay for the article, but you’ll sometimes find a free, open access version in an institutional repository (such as the GSU Digital Archive). Remember, not finding an article on Google Scholar doesn’t mean we don’t own it–try the other steps first!

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Both 4th and 5th Floors Are Quiet Study Areas From 4/22 – 5/4

During our extended hours from April 22 – May 4, both the 4th and 5th floors of the library will be quiet study areas. Absolutely no noise or conversation is permitted on these floors. Consult our Noise Policy [PDF] for more information.

The library’s extended hours [PDF] fall during both the week prior to final exams and during the final exam period. As per the Library Access Policy [PDF]:

During the week prior to final examinations, and during the final examination period, only currently enrolled students; faculty and staff from Georgia State University, the University System of Georgia, or ARCHE schools, with a valid institutional ID card, will be granted access to the University Library. Written permission for access during this time for other researchers must be arranged in advance.

Remember to have your PantherCard when you visit the library during this time. Don’t forget to take advantage of our extra quiet study areas!

 

 

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Department of African-American Studies Speaker: Dr. Deborah Gray White, “Lost in the USA: Race, Gender, Class and Sexuality on the Eve of the Millennium”

Deborah Gray White

Dr. Deborah Gray White

Dr. Deborah Gray White, Board of Governors Professor of History at Rutgers University, will speak at Georgia State University on Wednesday, April 24. Dr. White is the author of the groundbreaking historical study of female slavery, Ar’n't I a Woman? Female Slaves in the Plantation South (1985; revised edition, 1999), and editor of the volume Telling Histories: Black Women Historians in the Ivory Tower (2008).

Dr. White’s other publications include:

Dr. White is a recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship and the Woodrow Wilson International Fellowship. Her current research focuses on mass marches and demonstrations in the 1990s as a means of exploring the history of the decade.

Dr. White’s talk at Georgia State University is titled: “Lost in the USA: Race, Gender, Class, and Sexuality on the Eve of the Millennium.” Her talk is sponsored by Bedford/St. Martin’s, publishers of Freedom on My Mind. She will be speaking in the Georgia State University’s Speaker’s Auditorium in the Student Center, 44 Courtland Street, on Wednesday, April 24, at 5:00 pm.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Philosophy Professor Christie Hartley Promoted to Associate Professor

Congratulations to Georgia State University Philosophy Professor Christie Hartley on her recent promotion to Associate Professor!

Dr. Hartley specializes in moral and political philosophy and feminist theory.  Her  current research concerns disability and justice, contractualism, political liberalism, and equal citizenship. In addition to her work in the Department of Philosophy, she is an affiliate member of the Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics and the Institute for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

Selected works by Dr. Hartley include:

 

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Department of History’s 2013 Dale Somers Memorial Lecture: Dr. Tyler Stovall, “Consumerism and Resistance: Paris 1919″

Prof. Tyler StovallThe Department of History will host its 2013 Dale Somers Memorial Lecture on Friday, April 26. Dr. Tyler Stovall, Professor of History at the University of California at Berkeley, will speak on “Consumerism and Resistance: Paris 1919.”

Dr. Stovall is the author of numerous books, including

Stovall is also co-editor of several volumes, including:

Prof. Stovall’s talk will take place on Friday, April 26, from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm in the Troy Moore Library, 939 Langdale Hall (formerly General Classroom Building). Prof. Stovall will also provide a seminar to the Department of History on the same day at 10:00 am – 11:30 am, Room 2131, 34 Peachtree St. Both events are free and open to the public.

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National Library Week

This week is National Library Week, and today, April 16, is National Library Workers Day.

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In a 2005 address to the American Library Association conference, President Obama noted that

“More than a building that houses books and data, the library has always been a window to a larger world–a place where we’ve always come to discover big ideas and profound concepts that help move the American story forward. . .” *

Did you know there are over 121,000 libraries in the United States? The vast majority of libraries in the United States are school libraries, but even excluding those the 21,189 public, academic and special libraries outnumber the 14,157 McDonalds and the 10,787 Starbucks!

That bodes well for moving the story forward!

As we celebrate National Library Week, please take a moment to appreciate all that library employees do to make our students, staff, and faculty successful, help them discover big ideas and profound concepts, and remember that this library is far more than just its buildings – it is the people that work here that make it a success.

 

* Barack Obama, “Address to the American Library Association, June 27, 2005,” An American story : the speeches of Barack Obama : a primer, ed. David Olive (Toronto: ECW Press, 2008), 129-131.

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South African Ambassador to Lead Discussion on Civic Approaches to Religious Radicalism

Ebrahim Rasool

Georgia State University and the Carter Center are proud to welcome Ebrahim Rasool, the South African Ambassador to the United States. Ambassador Rasool will lead a discsussion entitled “Disarming a Vigilante Militia: Lessons from Cape Town, South Africa,” in which he will discuss his role in the peacful disarmament of the Muslim extremist organization PAGAD (People Against Gangsterism and Drugs).

The event will be held on Wednesday, April 17 from 5:00-7:30 at the Commerce Club, 191 Peachtree St. NE, 49th floor, Lane Room A.

Attendance is free and open to the public. Please contact Dr. Abass Barzegar (Assistant Professor  of Religious Studies) at civicapproaches@gsu.edu to reserve a seat.

Additional information about the presentation can be found at: http://www2.gsu.edu/~cacr/

To learn more about this topic, check out the following sources, available through the University Library:

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Religious Studies Students Receive Department Awards

Each year the Department of Religious Studies selects three or four students from among its undergraduate majors and master’s students for special recognition.

This year the Department is pleased to announce the following award recipients:

  • Sabina Mally (Robert Arrington Outstanding Undergraduate Award)
  • Bishal Karna (Timothy Renick Outstanding Graduate Student Award)
  • Sherri Hill (Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award)

Sabina Mally, Dr. Kathryn McClymond (chair of Religious Studies), Bishal Karna, and Sherri Hill

Recipients were honored at the the Religious Studies Student Symposium, held on Tuesday, April 9 in the Troy Moore Library. The Student Symposium is an event at which undergraduate and graduate Religious Studies students present papers on their latest research. Congratulations to this year’s Department award recipients!

To learn more about Religious Studies, contact the Department or check out a few of the following books:

 

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Georgia State University’s Urban Pioneers

Students in the 1950s in front of the University System of Georgia Center

People and Places: Georgia State’s Urban Pioneers is a new exhibit celebrating Georgia State’s centennial by focusing on the people and places that define our campus.

This exhibit is next to the Library South entrance. Throughout 2013 the library plans to continue the centennial celebration with more exhibits about Georgia State University’s unique history.

Georgia State University Centennial Logo

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