GALILEO Planet News
Posted May 1, 2012
What Makes It a Vidalia Onion?
Vidalia onions are in season now. Ever wondered what makes an onion a Vidalia onion? Find out in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
Image from the New Georgia Encyclopedia
Posted April 26, 2012
NASA Images now available through GALILEO
NASA Images, a collection of images from Earth, the solar system, and more, is now available through GALILEO. More information is included below.
Express Link: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=nasa
NASA Images was created through a partnership between NASA and the Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library based in San Francisco, to bring public access to NASA’s image, video, and audio collections in a single, searchable resource. The site includes classic photos, educational programming, high-definition video, and more. New and archived media from all of NASA’s centers are continually being added.
If you have any questions or need more information, please use the GALILEO Contact Us form or contact the ITS Help Desk at helpdesk@usg.edu or 1-888-875-3697.
Posted April 25, 2012
Need a Poem for Poem in Your Pocket Day Tomorrow?
If you’re looking for a poem for Poem in Your Pocket Day on Thursday, April 26, 2012 (that’s tomorrow!), here’s a quick tip for finding poems. In Literary Reference Center, go to Advanced Search and type “poem” in the search field (or a topic that you like) and then limit your search to Poem in the Document Types section. Click the Search button, and you have thousands of poems at your fingertips.
Image from Poem in Your Pocket Day site
Posted April 24, 2012
American Memory now available in GALILEO
American Memory from the Library of Congress, a collection of primary sources including images, maps, sound recordings, and more, is now available through GALILEO. More information is included below.
Express Link: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=amem
American Memory from the Library of Congress is a gateway to the Library of Congress’s vast resources of digitized American historical materials. Comprising more than 9 million items that document U.S. history and culture, American Memory is organized into more than 100 thematic collections based on their original format, their subject matter, or who first created, assembled, or donated them to the Library.
The original formats include manuscripts, prints, photographs, posters, maps, sound recordings, motion pictures, books, pamphlets, and sheet music. Each online collection is accompanied by a set of explanatory features designed to make the materials easy to find, use, and understand.
If you have any questions or need more information, please use the GALILEO Contact Us form or contact the ITS Help Desk at helpdesk@usg.edu or 1-888-875-3697.
Posted April 19, 2012
New interface for History Reference Center is now available in GALILEO
A new interface for History Reference Center is now available in GALILEO. Users can now browse subjects and popular resources as well as searching for historical topics. To limit to a time period or a Lexile reading level range, click the Advanced Search.
If you would like to link to the new interface on your library or media center site, here is the new GALILEO Express Link for History Reference Center: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbht
Users can also access History Reference Center articles through the EBSCOhost interface by choosing History Reference Center (EBSCOhost) from the Databases A-Z list.
If you have any questions or need more information, please use the GALILEO Contact Us form or contact the ITS Help Desk at helpdesk@usg.edu or 1-888-875-3697.