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150th Anniversary of General Sherman Capturing Atlanta

Posted: September 02, 2014

September 2, 1864, marks the 150th anniversary of General William T. Sherman capturing Atlanta where he was quoted famously saying, “Atlanta is ours, and fairly won.” Read more about the Atlanta Campaign and Sherman’s March to the Sea in the…

Databases | K-12 | Public Library | Scholar/Academic

Athens Historic Newspapers Archive enhanced; DjVu no longer required

Posted: August 22, 2014

The Athens Historic Newspapers Archive is now compatible with all current browsers. Users are no longer required to download the DjVu plugin to view Athens newspaper pages in this archive. GALILEO Express Link:…

Databases | K-12 | Public Library

PINES Kids’ Catalog link can be added to GALILEO Elementary

Posted: August 21, 2014

The PINES staff recently unveiled the new PINES Kids’ Catalog, a colorful, child-friendly interface for the children’s materials in PINES. We can now add a link to the PINES Kids’ Catalog on the GALILEO Elementary user view for your library or…

Databases | Scholar/Academic

LION Reference Edition replaced by ProQuest Learning: Literature

Posted: August 15, 2014

For those institutions that subscribe to LION Reference Edition (TCSG, AMPALS, GPALS, and most USG institutions), ProQuest has informed us that LION Reference Edition has been replaced by ProQuest Learning: Literature. Please note that there is a…

Public Library

LearningExpress Library Updates

Posted: August 12, 2014

New resources have been added to LearningExpress Library, and a new School Center with resources aligned to Common Core Standards is now available through Georgia Public Libraries. LearningExpress Library provides a collection of test preparation…