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On This Day: Read the “I Have a Dream” Speech in GALILEO

Posted: August 28, 2011

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. As the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial opens bearing the text of this famous speech, you can read the full text of the "I Have a…

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Ace Your Golf Game with GALILEO

Posted: August 24, 2011

GALILEO offers quite a few golf publications and articles to help you keep up with golfing news and get tips for playing a great round. MasterFILE Premier includes Golf Digest, Golf Magazine, Golf World, Sports Illustrated, and more. You can also…

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On This Day in 1916, the Cherokee Rose Became Georgia’s State Flower

Posted: August 18, 2011

On August 18, 1916, the General Assembly adopted a joint resolution naming the Cherokee Rose as the "floral emblem" of the state of Georgia, making today the 95th anniversary of our state flower. Check out these images and information in GeorgiaInfo…

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Enciclopedia Moderna and Escolar Online Now Available through GALILEO

Posted: August 17, 2011

Enciclopedia Moderna, a Spanish-language encyclopedia and dictionary for high school and up, and Escolar Online, an online Spanish learning platform for children, are now available through GALILEO for institutions that purchase Britannica resources…

Community Stories

GALILEO: Helpful Research Aid

Posted: August 17, 2011

Janice Williams, a librarian at Waycross College, tells us, “GALILEO is a helpful research aid for the students and faculty at Waycross College. I am a Librarian and a member of a Toastmasters Club. When I prepare speech projects, I do my research…