General | K-12 | Public Library | Scholar/Academic

54th Anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr. “I Have a Dream” Speech

Posted: August 28, 2017

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. On the 54th anniversary of this event, you can read the full text of the "I Have a Dream" speech in MAS Ultra in GALILEO. Images from the…

News and Announcements | General | Digital Library of Georgia

New Georgia Historic Newspapers (GHN) Site Now Available!

Posted: July 14, 2017

GALILEO is pleased to announce that the Digital Library of Georgia has launched the new Georgia Historic Newspapers website. The site is available here: http://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/ The GALILEO Express Link is:…

Databases | Tips and Training

Resources on the 2017 Solar Eclipse

Posted: July 05, 2017

Many libraries in Georgia are promoting the solar eclipse on August 21st. The northeast corner of the state is in the total eclipse path, but the rest of the state will experience a partial eclipse at 90%. StarNet's Eclipse Resource Center features…

Events

Registration Open for GALILEO Annual Conference

Posted: May 25, 2017

GALILEO and Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS) are pleased to present the second GALILEO Annual Conference on Friday, June 16th. This one-day event is an opportunity for all of Georgia's library community to learn more about GALILEO, touch base…

Events | General

Happy Birthday, Henry Grady!

Posted: May 24, 2017

On this day in 1850, Henry W. Grady was born in Athens, Georgia. Grady was the managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution in the 1880s and a proponent of the New South. He published an article titled “The New South” in the Atlanta Daily Herald…