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Posted May 16, 2012
Go Get Fit!
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, so here’s your excuse to get out and enjoy the great weather!
If you need ideas or tips to get you started in the right direction, GALILEO offers access to the full text of several popular sports and fitness magazines, such as Sports Illustrated, Men’s Fitness, Running and FitNews, and Shape, and it also includes some publications for those more serious about exercise, such as American Fitness, Bicycling, DIRTSports, Joe Weidner’s Muscle and Fitness, Swimming World, and Runner’s World. Just go to Magazines A-Z to search for these or magazines that you like. If you want to know when a new issue is added, you can set up a journal alert.
In addition to the magazines, you can find many more articles, fact sheets, and more in several databases, such as MasterFILE Premier, Consumer Health Complete, or Research Library. Just search physical fitness, sports, or exercise in these or other databases listed in the Exercise subject area of GALILEO. If you have a particular topic that you like, you can set up a search alert so that you will receive emails when an article about your topic is added.
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Image from Encyclopædia Britannica
Posted May 9, 2012
Climb Aboard the GALILEO Express!
National Train Day is coming up on May 12th. We thought this would be an excellent excuse to show off all things train-related in GALILEO.
The railroad was an influential part of Georgia’s history. For a review of the expansion and decline of the railroad in Georgia, take a look at the Railroads article in the New Georgia Encyclopedia. You can even find out how the origin of Atlanta is connected to the railroad. For a lot of wonderful historical images, take a look at all the trains in Digital Library of Georgia.
History Reference Center offers articles, images, and videos on the history of the railroad, including how the development of railroads impacted the West and how they took the “Wild” out of it. Annals of American History offers a first-hand perspective of the railroads in America with letters, government documents, and other primary sources, including this letter describing the birth and explosive growth of the railroad towns that would spring up around the rail lines.
For a deeper look at train cars, rails, and the operation of them, take a look at the Railroad article in Encyclopædia Britannica.
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Image from the Vanishing Georgia collection in the Digital Library of Georgia
Posted May 3, 2012
Looking for New Ways to Eat Those Delectable Spring Veggies?
Although summer is just around the corner, there are still plenty of spring vegetables to be savored. If you’re looking for fresh ideas to make the most of them, GALILEO resources have plenty of appetizing recipes for a delicious meal.
Just go to MasterFILE Premier or Research Library and search for recipes and the veggie of your choice. You can find recipes for delectable in-season veggies, such as tasty artichokes, yummy asparagus, earthy beets, zesty radishes, crispy lettuce, and sweet, snappy peas.
Image from Encyclopædia Britannica
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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 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