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University of North Georgia now included in the Georgia Knowledge Repository

Posted: March 03, 2015

We are pleased to announce that the records from the Nighthawks Open Institutional Repository at the University of North Georgia are now included in the Georgia Knowledge Repository. Also, the Georgia Knowledge Repository records can be added to any…

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North Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive now available in GALILEO

Posted: February 25, 2015

The North Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive, which includes six newspaper titles published in three north Georgia cities (Dalton, Gainesville, and Rome) from 1850 to 1922, is now available at http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=ngan or through…

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Text-to-Speech Features in GALILEO Resources

Posted: January 23, 2015

GALILEO users can listen to articles read to them in several GALILEO resources. The text-to-speech, or read-aloud, feature can be very helpful for students struggling with reading or for those who just prefer to listen to the spoken word. The voices…

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Happy Martin Luther King, Jr., Day!

Posted: January 19, 2015

Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr., Day by exploring some of the resources available through GALILEO. Just search GALILEO for Martin Luther King, Jr. to see articles, images, videos, and more, including items from the Civil Rights Digital Library…

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This Day in Georgia History: December 29, 1835

Posted: December 29, 2014

On this day in 1835, the Treaty of New Echota was signed. The treaty ceded Cherokee land to the U.S. in exchange for five million dollars. The treaty was negotiated by Cherokee leader, Major Ridge, who only spoke for a small fraction of the Cherokee…