Donald Thomas Library

The GZAAT Library was set up in 2002. In 2005 it acquired the name of Donald W. Thomas, the first Director of the American Academy in Tbilisi, in recognition of his devoted work, affection for the Library, persistence, and will that made the Library possible.

The best school library in Georgia, the Donald W. Thomas Library of the GZAAT is unique in many aspects. The design and acquisition of the core collection has been supervised by Bibliotech Corporation (Westbrook, CT); and the initial collection was funded by the United States DoS Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The Library facility of Lisi campus has been designed by the Library staff.

The Library offers the American Academy's students and staff a refined environment, leading-edge technology, and a wide range of information resources. It holds a collection of physical (around 13 000 items) and electronic books and audio-video materials as well as board games; and provides access to a much wider array of resources through subscriptions to various digital databases. The Library boasts many titles authored by the GZAAT teachers. The school community is encouraged to suggest resources for purchase – for their specific projects or just enrichment of the Library collection. In addition, the library staff delivers orientations and trainings on a scheduled as well as on demand basis and offers reference service and daily assistance in the use of library resources and technology. The Library also hosts an array of school events, such as lectures, presentations, seminars, and conferences.

Hours :

Monday-Thursday - 8:30 – 16:45

Friday - 8:30 - 16:00

The Donald W. Thomas Library staff is here to help you!

Ms. Tamar Gvaramadze, Library Director

Ms. Anamaria Sukhitashvili, Apprentice Librarian

Ms. Mariam Ketiladze, Librarian

Ms. Nato Dvaladze, Librarian

We know our resources, we know technology, and we know the curricula. We can assist you to perform better at school. Please don't hesitate to contact us :

· in person - stop by the Library, ask us !

· by phone : (995 32) 227441 or (995 32) 227889 ;

· or by email : thomaslibrary@aat.ge

· Facebook : Donald W. Thomas Library of GZAAT

Catalog
Resources
Trainings

Catalog

Access Alexandria from School

Access Alexandria from Home

Resources

JSTOR - an online database that provides access to more than 12 million academic journals articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines

GZAAT Digital Library

The New York Times

The Economist

Trainings

The Donald Thomas Library offers training on a variety of topics. Please find the details in the attached file.

Library Trainings offered in DWT Library.docx

Library Trainings offered in D.W. Thomas Library for students and staff

status (DL= materials available in the DIGITAL LIBRARY)	Topic	Content	Time required	Note
ready (DL)	Library Orientation	Library policies and expectations	50 min	informational session
ready (DL)	Textbook Circulation Policy	GZAAT procedures and rules for textbooks	50 min	informational session
ready (DL)	Library resources: how to find books in the Library, the basics of Alexandria	Shelving principles. What are catalogs. How to use Alexandria, the basics.	50 min	hands-on
ready (DL)	Information Literacy : Catalogs	Kinds of catalogs; Alexandria as a relational database;Details of an Alexandria record	50 min	hands-on
ready	Alexandria – basics revisited (to refresh memory - for those who’ve had the above training)	How to use the library catalog – simple search; Reading the title record;	30 min	hands-on
ready	Alexandria – advanced (for those who’ve had the above training)	Boolean search	30 min	hands-on
ready (DL)	InfoLit_Print materials	Parts of a book; where to find information for a bibliographic record; Dewey Decimal System of classification, the basics; Shelving in our Library	50 min	hands-on
ready	JSTOR	Electronic databases. How to use JSTOR.	50 min	hands-on
ready (DL)	Citing sources	Major reference styles (MLA; APA; Chicago); MS Word’s References; Optional: Citation machine-creating citations online);	50 min	hands-on
ready (DL)	MS Word - Templates	Using MS Word template	50 min	hands-on
ready	MS Excel - Basics	How to format text and graphs (to fit printable area)	30 min	hands-on
ready (DL)	Email etiquette	Correct form of formal email	50 min	hands-on
ready (DL)	Email – security issues	do not open emails from unknown senders; if you open them do not click on the links or Images; report spam; unsubscribe (Yahoo); block/show images
ready (DL)	Email essentials – CC; BCC	CC, BCC – what they are; how to use them	50 min	hands-on
ready (DL)	Research in the DWT Library (Senior project help)	General tips on how to do research in DWT Library; How to choose a topic for a senior project	50 min	hands-on
under development	Browsers	Google Chrome vs. FireFox	50 min	hands-on
under development	Wikipedia	What it is. How should we use it.	50 min	hands-on

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