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November is National Native American Heritage Month

Posted: November 18, 2015

November is National Native American Heritage Month, "a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people," according to the National Congress of American Indians.…

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EBSCO eBook Mobile App Now Available

Posted: October 05, 2015

The EBSCO eBooks app is now available. The app lets users check out and read EBSCO eBooks natively on their mobile devices. Some features include: - Download and read eBooks offline - Adjust font size, margins, and contrast - Sync bookmarks and…

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Happy Birthday, GALILEO!

Posted: September 21, 2015

The year is 1995. The World Wide Web is 5 years old. 18 million American homes are now online, but only 3% of online users have ever signed on to the Web, according to the Pew Research Center.* The first planet outside our solar system is found…

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EBSCO Adds Associated Press Videos

Posted: August 13, 2015

You may have noticed something new included in your search results recently. EBSCO has added video content from Associated Press to Discovery, Explora, and EBSCOhost for all institutions. Content includes approximately 60,000 videos from 1930 to…

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Smithsonian Institution Founded August 10, 1846

Posted: August 10, 2015

Celebrate by reading Smithsonian in GALILEO! The Smithsonian Institution was founded on this date in 1846 when the United States Congress passed the legislation for an establishment dedicated to the "increase and diffusion of knowledge." It is named…