Community Stories

Get to Know Sheila McAlister of the Digital Library of Georgia

Posted: December 03, 2010

Sheila McAlister, Associate Director of the Digital Library of Georgia (and roller derby queen!), was recently featured in Columns, the faculty and staff newspaper of the University of Georgia. Find out how she made it to where she is. Photo by…

Databases

New ProQuest Interface December 16, 2010

Posted: December 02, 2010

On December 16, 2010, GALILEO will switch to the new ProQuest interface for all ProQuest and CSA databases that we manage on behalf of our participating institutions (see list below for databases affected.) When we make this switch, we will be in a…

Community Stories

A National Award for the Civil Rights Digital Library!

Posted: December 01, 2010

The Civil Rights Digital Library was recently honored with the 2010 Schwartz Prize for excellence in the public humanities by the Federation of State Humanities Council. The Civil Rights Digital Library was developed through a collaboration of the…

General

Finding Your Ancestors

Posted: November 23, 2010

Interested in learning about your ancestors? Ever wondered if you might have a famous (or infamous) person in your family tree? The upcoming holidays may be the perfect opportunity to do a little family research. Asking family members about great…

Community Stories

Researching Has Become a Breeze

Posted: November 23, 2010

A high school student tells us, “Through Galileo’s numerous search engines, researching has become a breeze. Having worked on two research papers so far in high school, it cuts down time and reduces frustration through its supreme organization…