Artist Talk

Presented on April 13, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. in Georgia Tech's Crosland Library, ground floor atrium.Deanna Sirlin is an American abstract artist best known for her gestural paintings and monumental installations. Her work prioritizes color. In her paintings, she explores how texture and composition affect color relationships. Through her installations, she dramatically alters physical environments, using color and light to challenge how viewers interact with space.Runtime: 45:27 minutesDeanna Sirlin is currently the Artist in Residence at Georgia Tech’s Crosland Library where she has made a new site work, Watermark, that address the most important issue of the 21st century-- climate change-- through color, transparency and composition that has been influenced by the exhibition 50 Years of Science Fiction at Georgia Tech

The Interaction of Privacy and Autonomy in the Digital Age Symposium - Welcome

Presented online at the Interaction of Privacy and Autonomy in the Digital Age Symposium, August 26, 2020, 9:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m. via the BlueJeans Event platform.Interaction of Privacy and Autonomy in the Digital Age Symposium ; WelcomeThis two day virtual symposium is hosted by the Georgia Tech Library to explore the concept of privacy and its interconnected relationship to autonomy. Privacy researchers and advocates will explor these concepts through the lens of their subject area.Welcome by Leslie Sharp, Dean of Libraries; Catherine Manci, Public Programming & Community Engagement Librarian; and Ameet Doshi, Director of Innovation and Program Design, and Subject Librarian for the School of Public Policy and Law, Georgia Institute of Technology Library.Runtime: 5:51 minute

Georgia Tech Archives Rare Book Spotlight: Newton’s Principia & Opticks

Presented online February 2, 2021, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.Welcome by Catherine Manci, Public Programming & Community Engagement Librarian, and Moderated by Liz Holdsworth, STEM Librarian, both with the Georgia Institute of Technology Library, Atlanta. GA.Alison Reynolds, Research Services and Instruction Archivist, Georgia Institute of Technology Library, Atlanta, GA.James Sowell is a Senior Academic Professional and Director of the Georgia Tech Observatory, Atlanta, GA.Runtime: 54:51 minutesJoin Georgia Tech Astronomer Jim Sowell and Research Services and Instruction Archivist Alison Reynolds to explore Sir Isaac Newton’s Principia & Opticks. You’ll get a virtual look at the Georgia Tech Archives copies of Newton’s Principia, which established the modern science of dynamics and serves as the basis for the modern study of physics, and Opticks, which provided our modern understanding of light and color. Participants discussed intersections between rare books and science and why these works are pivotal to our current understanding of physics and astronomy

In the Year 2020

Discussion portion of Lost in the Stacks, episode 452. Features panelists discussing what 2019 meant to libraries and librarians, and what the future may hold

Georgia Climate Stories Virtual Short Film Screening and Roundtable

Presented online March 26, 2021, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.This event was part of the 2021 Global Media Festival, which explored United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. This series is organized by the Georgia Tech School of Modern Languages and co-sponsored by Atlanta Global Studies Center, Office of the Vice-Provost for International Initiatives, and Serve-Learn-Sustain.This is a Virtual Roundtable conversation with Sten Saluveer, Head of NEXT/ Marche Du Film – Festival de Cannes, Catherine Manci, Public Programming Specialist at Georgia Tech, and Matthew Foster, Director of the Dragon Con Film Festival.Runtime: 91:55 minutesHow has COVID-19 impacted film festivals around the world? This Virtual Roundtable conversation with Sten Saluveer, Head of NEXT/ Marche Du Film – Festival de Cannes, Catherine Manci, Public Programming Specialist at Georgia Tech, and Matthew Foster, Director of the Dragon Con Film Festival, began with a a screening of a short film by Georgia Climate Project (an initiative of the Georgia Climate Project, produced by Michael Schwarz and presented by project manager Rachel Usher) and was moderated by Dr. Gregory Zinman, Georgia Tech School of Literature, Media, and Communication