GALILEO Planet News
Posted March 19, 2010
American Turpentine Farmers Association Minute Books, 1936-1999, Now Available in GALILEO
American Turpentine Farmers Association Minute Books, 1936-1999, which provides the records of the American Turpentine Farmers Association’s activities in the Southern turpentine industry, is now available in GALILEO. Express Link: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=atfa
A promotional handout can be found here: http://about.galileo.usg.edu/docs/materials_docs/RussellTurpentine.pdf
The American Turpentine Farmers Association Minute Books, 1936-1999 provide the administrative record of the American Turpentine Farmers Association (ATFA), which was established in March of 1936 by Judge Harley Langdale of Valdosta, Georgia, along with 900 other men from the Southern turpentine industry. ATFA was formed to represent the interests of gum naval stores factors, producers, and dealers in the United States “turpentine belt” (Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas). Activities of the American Turpentine Farmers Association (ATFA) document the interconnection of land use and environmental stewardship to the broader issues and policies of modern Georgia\’s rural development.
The American Turpentine Farmers Association Minute Books site is a project of the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, and the Digital Library of Georgia.
Posted March 18, 2010
Are You a Fan of GALILEO?
In honor of the 15th birthday of GALILEO on September 21, 2010, GALILEO is holding a contest for GALILEO users: show your support for GALILEO and your use of GALILEO by creating a poster, powerpoint, video, or “fan.”
Your support will help demonstrate the value of GALILEO. Whether you create a digital story about your town using images and maps from GALILEO’s Digital Library of Georgia, make a poster to promote GALILEO, or decorate a fan showing why you are a fan of GALILEO, the possibilities are endless. All qualifying submissions will be displayed in an online scrapbook depicting the positive impact that GALILEO’s rich collection of materials has on the quality of life and education in Georgia. Teachers and media specialists are encouraged to work with their classes to create entries, and libraries are encouraged to represent their college, university, K12 school, or public library system or branch. The “Where I’m From in GALILEO” lesson plan is a great activity aligned to Georgia Performance Standards for all K12 grades that can be used to produce the entries. Entries must be submitted by May 14, 2010 September 15, 2010 (deadline has been extended). See complete guidelines for details. Winners will be announced at the GALILEO Virtual Birthday Party on September 21, 2010.
Posted March 10, 2010
Governor Sonny Perdue Proclaims March 10th Library Day, Recognizing GALILEO
GALILEO is delighted to report that Governor Sonny Perdue has proclaimed that today, March 10, 2010 is Library Day in Georgia. In his proclamation, Perdue recognizes the many benefits that libraries bring to Georgia, as well as the “unparalleled access to information and materials through the nationally-recognized and award-winning GALILEO and PINES resource-sharing programs.”
Georgia Library Day Proclamation 2010.pdf
Posted February 10, 2010
New LexisNexis Academic Interface Available
Many of you are aware that LexisNexis has been working over the past year on a major overhaul of the LexisNexis Academic interface. We are pleased to announce that the new interface is available from LexisNexis and we will be switching from the current interface to the new interface on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.
Unlike the current interface, the new LexisNexis Academic offers users with a variety of “Easy Search” forms for the most popular resources and topics, including news, legal cases, country research, and company information. Other search forms are easily located on the right-hand navigation bar. All of these new features make LexisNexis Academic much easier to use and exposes users to the diverse and rich content found in this resource.
Click here to see the a screenshot of the new LexisNexis Academic
LexisNexis Academic is available to most higher education institutions via GALILEO. Here is the GALILEO Express Link: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zxau
Training on the New Interface: Online training sessions have been scheduled for GALILEO libraries with a LexisNexis trainer who will explore best searching strategies for news, business, and legal content in the new search interface. To register for one of these two sessions, visit http://www.usg.edu/galileo/help/library/training/online.phtml
February 25 at 10:00-11:00 AM
LexisNexis New Interface OverviewMay 6 at 2:00-3:00 PM
Business Research in LexisNexis Academic
LexisNexis also offers online training sessions through their website. You can find more information at http://www.lexisnexis.com/academicwebseminars/
Posted February 4, 2010
Vintage Baseball Cards from the Collection of Senator Richard B. Russell now available in GALILEO
Vintage Baseball Cards from the Collection of Senator Richard B. Russell, which includes over one thousand baseball cards produced by the American Tobacco Company during the years 1909-1911, is now available in GALILEO.
Express Link: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=bbcd
A promotional handout can be found here:
http://about.galileo.usg.edu/docs/materials_docs/RussellBaseballCards.pdf
The Richard B. Russell Library Finding Aids contains over one thousand baseball cards produced by the American Tobacco Company during the years 1909-1911, the height of the so-called dead-ball era. The majority of the cards come from the T-206 “White Border” set, the largest tobacco card set of the early 20th century and the one containing some of the most prized cards in the collecting world. All of the cards were collected by the aspiring “base ballist” Dick Russell beginning in 1909. The cards were found among his other juvenilia when additional materials came to the library in 1983.
If you have any questions or need more information, please use GALILEO’s Contact Us feature or contact OIIT Customer Services at helpdesk@usg.edu.