Databases

Enciclopedia Moderna and Escolar Online Now Available through GALILEO

Posted: August 17, 2011

Enciclopedia Moderna, a Spanish-language encyclopedia and dictionary for high school and up, and Escolar Online, an online Spanish learning platform for children, are now available through GALILEO for institutions that purchase Britannica resources…

Community Stories

GALILEO: Helpful Research Aid

Posted: August 17, 2011

Janice Williams, a librarian at Waycross College, tells us, “GALILEO is a helpful research aid for the students and faculty at Waycross College. I am a Librarian and a member of a Toastmasters Club. When I prepare speech projects, I do my research…

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Check Out What’s New in Britannica

Posted: August 16, 2011

Ongoing updates keep Encyclopædia Britannica current and relevant. Each month, more than 1,200 articles are added or updated, and photos, videos, illustrations, and maps are added to enhance the articles. From biographies of current political…

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New Georgia Encyclopedia Publishes Second Book, The Civil War in Georgia

Posted: August 11, 2011

As part of its ongoing collaboration with the Georgia Humanities Council and the UGA Press in support of the New Georgia Encyclopedia, GALILEO is proud to announce the publication of The Civil War in Georgia. Edited by John C. Inscoe, Editor of the…

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On This Day in 1846, the Smithsonian Institution Was Established

Posted: August 10, 2011

On August 10, 1846, the Smithsonian Institution was founded by the U.S. Congress with funds from James Smithson, an English scientist who left his estate to the United States for an "establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Read…