Crit Stuart

Responsibilities and Services

• Provide leadership, vision and planning to support services and initiatives within the Library’s Public Services departments: Information Services, Circulation, Information Delivery, Architecture Library, Collection Development and Management.
• Coordinate the Library and OIT collaboration that is the Library West Commons (LWC); facilitate the expansion of the LWC to the 2nd floor West; assist with planning for the soon-to-be-built innovative learning resources center, and with the on-going renovation and re-programming of existing Library buildings.
• Identify and support initiatives within the Library, and in collaboration with GT partners, to deliver digital content to the desktop in support of curricula, research, and student retention and success.

Selected Publications

Papers / Publications

"Georgia Tech Learning Commons: An Epicenter for Student Success". EDUCAUSE Learning Initiatives Podcast; Diana Oblinger, interviewer. July 2006.

"Learning Commons: Powerful Catalyst for Needed Change". Future Reference: the NExT GENeration & Beyond. University of Kentucky. Lexington. May, 2006.   

“Academic Learning Space: A Learning Commons”. Stuart, Crit. Consortium of Biomedical Libraries in the South / CONBLS Biennial Retreat. Augusta, GA. March 2006.

“Models of Successful Information Commons”.  Stuart, Crit and Suzanne Thorin.  New York Academic Directors’ Conference: The Information Commons: Adapting to the Culture of Net Generation Students.  New York Library Assn. Saratoga, NY; November 2005

"Libraries Designed for Learning: Experiments in collaboration and Transformation”. Stuart, Crit and Gary Hunt. The 2005 Academic Library Symposium: A Strategic Transition into the 21st Century. Barbados. August 2005.

“Promoting Student Learning Through Strategic Partnerships”. Stuart, Crit. The 2005 Academic Library Symposium: A Strategic Transition into the 21st Century. Barbados. August 2005.

“The Evolution of Collaborative Learning Spaces: What We’ve Learned”. Stuart, Crit and Linda Cabot.  Southeast EDUCAUSE Annual Conference; President’s Program. Atlanta, GA.  June 2005.

Logical Partnerships in the Learning Commons. Stuart, Crit and Sheila Devaney.  GUGM 2005 Annual Conference. Macon, GA. May 2005.

Learning Commons: Catalyst for Needed Change. Stuart, Crit and Sherrida Crawford & Caroline Cason. GUGM 2005 Annual Conference. Macon, GA. May 2005.

"Learning Commons: the Implications for Research Libraries." Stuart, Crit and Julia Zimmerman. Ohio State University guest lecture. Columbus, Ohio. March 2005.

"Learning Commons: Challenges and Opportunities." Stuart, Crit. Triangle Research Libraries Network Information Commons Symposium. Chapel Hill, NC. February 2005.

"Learning from the Commons: Experiments in Collaboration & Transformation." Stuart, Crit and Julia Zimmerman. Coalition for Networked Information Fall 2004 Task Force Meeting. Portland, OR. December 2004.

"Information Commons: an Emerging Trend in Libraries." Stuart, Crit, Russ Bailey, David Goble, Pat Ryckman and Barbara Tierney. North Carolina Library Association / Southeast Library Association. Charlotte, NC. November 2004.

"Library Security: Pointers for Creating a Successful, Sustainable Security Program." Stuart, Crit. North Carolina Library Association / Southeast Library Association. Charlotte, NC. November 2004.

"The Advent of the Information / Learning Commons : a Report on GT Library's 2-year Experience." Stuart, Crit. Georgia Council of Media Organizations / Georgia Library Association. Athens, GA. October 2004.

“Building a Cohesive, Focused Team,” Georgia Tech Leadership Conference; February 2003.

“Minding the Generation Gap: Learn How to Communicate and Work Together Across Generations,” Assn. of College and Research Libraries, University Library Section “President’s Program”, American Library Assn. 2002 Annual Convention, Atlanta, Ga; July 2002.

“Atlanta a la Carte” with Celeste Tibbets, Library Journal 126 (June 2002)

“Delivering Outstanding Customer Service in Academic Libraries,” Ohio University Library, invited lecture, Spring 2000.

“Library Security,” SOLINET Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Spring 2000.

Exhibits

Assistant curator for “Traditions,” Permanent installation, GT Alumni/Faculty House, 1999.

Curator for “Life in the Dorm: Four Eras of Campus Residence at Georgia Tech,” Permanent installation, GT Success Center, 1995.

Additional Interests

Assessment of customer perceptions and use of library services

Collaboration and partnership that lead to improvement in Library services and to student success

Fostering innovation, initiative and decision-making among front-line staff

Professional Affiliations

• American Library Association; ACRL Division

Education

Master of Librarianship :: 1980
Emory University

Bachelor of Arts in History :: 1972
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville