Nov. 6, 2001
Gelman is Growing
Library Unveils “Wall of Honor” in Tribute
to Those Who Helped GW’s Collection Pass the 2-Million Mark
University Librarian Jack Siggins declared libraries
the “heart of academics” at ceremonies celebrating supporters
and milestones of GW’s center of academics. The Gelman Library
now has a permanent place of recognition with its “Wall of Honor”
for donors to the GW library system. University President Stephen Joel
Trachtenberg says that even as GW grows, the five libraries remain on
the cutting edge, due in large part to the contributions of those whose
names are now displayed on the wall, located near the Library entrance.
Immediately following that dedication on Oct. 19, the 2-millionth book
was presented to the Gelman Library by James C. King, professor emeritus
of German. The 1838 atlas of the United States represents a snapshot
of America, including the original plans for DC. To mark the change
in eras, “The Web of Science” was presented as the 2,000,001st
“book.” The addition is an Internet database of citations
that follows the trail of scholarly articles used in other publications.
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