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Digital Library of Georgia Director Retiring

Posted: April 03, 2024

After 10 years at the helm of Digital Library of Georgia, Sheila McAlister is stepping into retirement. Her last day is June 30. McAlister joined the University of Georgia in 1996, first serving as a staff member in the Hargrett Rare Book and…

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Digital Library of Georgia Hits 3 Million Pages Digitized

Posted: August 31, 2023

The Digital Library of Georgia has reached its 3 millionth digitized page, with an issue of the Atlanta Georgian published in 1917 on the Great Atlanta Fire. The newspaper circulated daily from 1906 to 1939, and it is the most prominent example of…

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DLG Announces Digitization Service Awards

Posted: August 25, 2023

The Digital Library of Georgia recently announced seven recipients of its latest set of digitization service awards. These awards expand the scope of the Georgia communities documented in the Digital Library of Georgia.Among the awardees are 5 new…

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Community Stories: Tracing Jim Crow’s Impact in Savannah’s Park System

Posted: May 02, 2023

Savannah maintained separate and unequal public park systems for black and white people from the end of the Civil War until the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Black Savannahians were barred by custom from entering the largest and finest parks due to Jim…

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State Librarian Assumes New Leadership Position

Posted: October 11, 2022

From the GALILEO October 2022 e-newsletter. State Librarian Julie Walker has been named to a new position to oversee GALILEO, the Georgia Archives and Georgia Public Library Services. Effective July 1, Walker assumed the role of vice chancellor for…