Digital Scholarship

Our mission is to provide the Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) community with advanced technological resources and tailored support from dedicated staff and student experts to enhance digital skills and foster academic and creative excellence.

Digital Scholarship – What We Do

Located in the GU-Q Library, the Digital Scholarship & Innovation Lab provides access to technology, personalized consultations, workshops, and in-class training so that faculty and students can enhance their digital skills and adopt innovative approaches to inquiry, scholarship, and creativity. By supporting and collaborating throughout all phases of digital projects, from conceptualization to production to dissemination and archiving, we enable the GU-Q community to incorporate digital tools and methods into their academic work.

Innovation Lab Office Hours

Library 2nd Floor, Room 2B04

Enhance your digital skills with expert guidance during our office hours. Our staff is ready to assist you with a variety of technologies and tools. You can use our appointment system too book time to get help from an Innovation Lab student assistant.

Schedule

Day	Time	Staff	Focus Area
Sunday	9:30 am – 10:30 am	Hassan Amin	Podcasting, Adobe Illustrator, Canva, AI tools, Presentations, Website creation
	2:00 pm – 3:00 pm	Arnav Raman	Website creation, AI tools, Photography
Monday	2:00 pm – 3:00 pm	Mohammad Jaski	Videography, General assistance
Tuesday	9:30 am – 10:30 am	Hassan Amin	Podcasting, Adobe Illustrator, Canva, AI tools, Presentations, Website creation
	2:00 pm – 3:00 pm	Arnav Raman	Website creation, AI tools, Photography
Wednesday	2:00 pm – 3:00 pm	Mohammad Jaski	Videography, General assistance

Library Staff

Jamillah Scott-Branch

As Director of the Library, I am continually looking for ways to enhance student use of media and technology in their learning process. I also support use of technologies like E-Portfolios, Research Posters, and Digital Storytelling tools.

Robert Laws

As Data, Media, and Web Librarian, I help lead the library’s use and application of media and technologies in and outside of the classroom. I also help students understand new and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence.

Paschalia Terzi

As Instructional Librarian, I help teach students about the research process and how to incorporate media into their scholarship. I also support use of technologies like E-Portfolios, Research Posters, and Digital Storytelling tools.