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Banned Books Week 2013

Posted: September 24, 2013

Banned Books Week is an opportunity to celebrate our freedom to read and our First Amendment rights by focusing on the benefits of having free access to information and the freedom to express ideas and how attempts to censorship can detract from…

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GALILEO Resources for National Hispanic Heritage Month

Posted: September 13, 2013

National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated from September 15 to October 15, will be starting soon. If you're looking for resources to celebrate this month, GALILEO offers quite a few. To find a great list of books to read, search for…

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50th Anniversary: “I Have a Dream”

Posted: August 28, 2013

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. On the 50th anniversary of this event, you can read the full text of the "I Have a Dream" speech in MAS Ultra in GALILEO. Image from the…

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Occupational Outlook Handbook Now Available in GALILEO

Posted: July 10, 2013

The Occupational Outlook Handbook, which provides career information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, is now available through GALILEO. More information is included below. Express Link: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=oohb The…

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Digital Public Library of America Now Available in GALILEO

Posted: July 10, 2013

The Digital Public Library of America, which provides access to millions of historical photographs, documents, and other media and includes many items from the Digital Library of Georgia, is now available through GALILEO. More information is…