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50th Anniversary of The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Posted: July 02, 2014

July 2, 2014, marks the 50th anniversary of Civil Rights Act of 1964 becoming law after a 289-to-125 vote by the House of Representatives. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.…

Events

This Day in Georgia History: June 18, 1927

Posted: June 18, 2014

On this day in 1927, one of the pioneers of modern architecture in post-war Georgia, George Heery, was born in Athens, Georgia. If you have ever been to downtown Atlanta, you no doubt have seen Heery’s work. Heery would design, build and…

Annual Reports | Databases

FY2015 Changes

Posted: June 16, 2014

We are pleased to announce the following changes for FY15 (July 2014-June 2015) in GALILEO. *All GALILEO Institutions* Adding: NoveList Plus and NoveList K-8 Plus (NoveList with nonfiction recommendations) *Georgia Public Libraries* Adding: NoveList…

General

Get Outdoors!

Posted: June 13, 2014

This Saturday is National Get Outdoors Day, an annual event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun. GALILEO includes quite a few magazines with ideas, tips, and other information to help you and your family make the most of enjoying the great…

Databases

EBSCO Content Changes

Posted: June 13, 2014

EBSCO is discontinuing three databases that were part of the GALILEO EBSCO package due to low usage and coverage in other databases. Insurance Periodicals Index has already been discontinued and has been removed from GALILEO menus. Please check…