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Nominations Open for the 2023 GALILEO Ambassador Award

Posted: March 01, 2023

Nomination period extended until April 28. Nominations are now open for the GALILEO Ambassador Award. It is a recognition program built to honor educators, librarians, or library staff across the state who go the extra mile to advocate for GALILEO…

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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…

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GALILEO Announces Keynote Speakers for 2022 Spring Conferences

Posted: March 14, 2022

GALILEO will welcome three keynote speakers for its 2022 spring conferences. Kyle Courtney Courtney is a librarian and lawyer, serving as the copyright advisor and program manager at Harvard University, will be the keynote speakers for the GIL Users…

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Update: At-Home Access to Ancestry Library Edition to End

Posted: December 29, 2021

ProQuest will end at-home access to Ancestry Library Edition on Dec. 31. Due to the pandemic, ProQuest allowed patrons to access the service at home, though it is typically only granted inside public libraries partnering with GALILEO. GALILEO staff…

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December GALILEO Update: Bento Search Becomes the Default

Posted: December 07, 2021

Bento boxes are here to stay! Beginning Dec. 20, the bento box functionality becomes the default search mode for all GALILEO users. (If you want to return to the classic view, you still can.) Other features you can expect to see: * Bento…