Fresh Look for ICAR's Burton Library New Staff, New Hours and New Materials
In the past several years the John Burton Library has grown from a few shelves of donated books to more than four thousand records. Since its move to the Arlington Campus in 2004, the library has become a useful place for students to study, conduct research, and share ideas. The growth of the collection has been accompanied by an increase in staff and services.
There are two new faces in the library and one returning from last year. Gee Kethusegile is a second-year master's student and returns from last year. In addition to her library duties, she also provides student support services. Lindsay Jones is also a second-year Master's student. Ross Gearllach is a first-year Master's student who can also be found at ICAR's front desk.
Together these talented students are busy reorganizing the collection, making it more accessible, useful, and enjoyable to the ICAR community. The have streamlined important library functions, making it easier to support the research needs of students and faculty. ICAR faculty, working with the library staff, have helped to increase the number of course books available in the library. Now a great many of the assigned readings are on reserve for use inside the library.
ICAR professors Chris Mitchell, Karina Korostelina, and Dean Pruitt have lent their support and guidance to the library's function and continue to help envision its future. Some of the library's resources are now being transferred to Point of View, where the Burton Library will serve as an archive for the field of conflict analysis and resolution, holding newsletters and memoranda from ICAR and other conflict related programs and organizations. Cases of "Track Two" diplomacy interventions by practitioners and primary source material on conflict resolution initiatives will be housed there and accessible to researchers.
Additionally there is a new computer workstation with a document scanner, business card scanner, and special software for creating and editing PDF documents. Software applications will be added to this workstation as needs are identified.
The library strives to meet the needs of students. It is always in need of donations of books and materials related to the study of conflict—and particularly proud to showcase the work of students and former-students. The donations of Dissertations, Theses, APT and Internship reports, books, articles, and other useful content are always welcome. These products are useful for research and serve as examples for colleagues at ICAR.
Fall 2007 Hours of Operation
Monday: 12:00 to 4:00; 7:30 to 9:00
Tuesday: 1:00 to 9:00
Wednesday: 1:00 to 9:00
Thursday: 1:00 to 9:00
Friday: 12:00 to 4:00
Saturday: 12:00 to 4:00
Sunday: Closed
Phone: 703-993-1301
Email: [email protected]
The Burton Library Team:
Lindsay Jones, Librarian; Gee Kethusegile, Library Assistant and Student Services Assistant; Ross Gearllach, Library Assistant and Front Desk Assistant.