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Job and Career Resources for the Recent Graduate

Posted: May 16, 2013

Congratulations to all the recent graduates of Georgia's schools and colleges! You may be leaving your school behind, but did you know that you can still access GALILEO through your Georgia public library? Just contact your local public library for…

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Celebrate National Train Day with GALILEO

Posted: May 10, 2013

National Train Day is coming up on May 11th. We thought this would be an excellent excuse to show off all things train-related in GALILEO. The railroad was an influential part of Georgia's history. For a review of the expansion and decline of the…

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Happy Birthday to Natasha Trethewey, Georgia Poet and U.S. Poet Laureate

Posted: April 26, 2013

In honor of her birthday, we thought it appropriate to highlight Georgia's own Natasha Trethewey, who serves as the U.S. Poet Laureate for 2012-13. Trethewey's works of poetry include Domestic Work (2000), Bellocq's Ophelia (2002), and the Pulitzer…

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Find 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners in GALILEO

Posted: April 24, 2013

The 2013 Pulitzer Prize winners were recently announced. Just search for these works in the Discover GALILEO search box to find reviews. Fiction - The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson (Random House) Drama - Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar History -…

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Georgia Well-Represented in Digital Public Library of America

Posted: April 19, 2013

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) recently launched, making the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums freely available to the world. The DPLA builds on existing resources and leverages years of hard work by special…