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Library Services > Faculty > Gelman Library System Guide for GW Faculty
Faculty RecognitionCollecting Faculty PublicationsThe Gelman Library endeavors to collect books authored by George Washington University faculty. We purchase one copy for the GW Faculty Collection in Special Collections as well as one for our circulating collection. There is no centralized way to identify these publications so faculty are encouraged to contact the Collection Development Librarian for their department to initiate this purchase. These titles can be retrieved in our ALADIN Catalog by searching Faculty Collection as an Author. Faculty Author Signing EventsFaculty Authors Signing Receptions are held throughout the academic year to provide an opportunity for Gelman librarians to recognize new books written by faculty authors. During the reception faculty members discuss their research, challenges they encountered, and their book's scholarly contribution within their area of study. Signed copies of the honored books are housed in the Special Collections Department's George Washington University Faculty Collection. Emeriti FacultyFaculty emeriti are entitled to entrance and borrowing privileges at the Gelman Library. A validated GW ID issued from the Personnel Office is necessary for borrowing items from the GW general circulating collection. Borrowing privileges are the same as those of current faculty members. Scholarly PublicationChanges in publication and access to the record of research are sweeping through the higher education and research community. Spurred by the continuing rising costs for libraries to purchase scholarly output - prices of scientific, technical and medical journals, particularly, have risen dramatically over the last 25 years - and by advances in technology that can support new ways of reporting research, scholars are discussing the communication of their work and employing new media for dissemination of that work. See the Gelman Library System's web site on Scholarly Communication for information on new scholarly publishing initiatives, for links to related resources, and for suggestions on how to help regain control of scholarly publishing so it meets the needs of faculty and other researchers. Return to Gelman Guide for GW Faculty
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