GALILEO Changes: 2004

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1 GALILEOChanges:2004 NewresourcesavailableonGALILEOKids Friday,December3,2004 1:40:21pm TheGALILEOKidssitehasprovedtobeausefultoolforguidingyounguserstoageappropriateresources.Wehaverecentlyupdatedthesitetoincludenewresources thatwereaddedtogalileomenusforfy05.therevisedsiteisavailablefor reviewathttp://purl.galileo.usg.edu/demo/kidsandwillbeinproductionand availabletogalileousersonwednesday,december8,2004. GALILEOSupportTeam FullResearchLibrarydatabasereplacesResearchLibraryGALILEOEdition Monday,November15,2004 5:21:27pm GALILEOisgladtoannouncethatProQuest'sResearchLibraryGALILEOEditionwill bereplacedbythefulleditionofresearchlibraryontuesday,november16.the GALILEOeditionofthedatabasewascreatedin2003toavoidduplicationofcontent availableinothergalileodatabases,limitingitsfull textcontenttoarticlesfrom approximately1,000publications.withthereturnofthefulleditionofthedatabase, usersnowhaveaccesstofull textarticlesfromover1,700publications.thischange affectsallgalileoparticipantsthatcurrentlyreceiveresearchlibrarygalileo Edition:publiclibraries,technicalcolleges,GPALSandAMPALSinstitutions,and mostuniversitysystemofgeorgiainstitutions. GALILEOSupportTeam AuburnAvenueResearchLibraryFindingAidsavailableforreview Monday,November1,2004 5:21:39pm TheDigitalLibraryofGeorgiaandtheAuburnAvenueResearchLibraryforAfrican AmericanCultureandHistoryarepleasedtoannouncetheavailabilityofanew onlineresource:theauburnavenueresearchlibraryfindingaids. TheAuburnAvenueResearchLibraryFindingAidsdescribethecontentsand historicalcontextofthearchivesandmanuscriptcollectionsheldbytheauburn AvenueResearchLibraryonAfricanAmericanCultureandHistory.Anelectronic inventoryrepresentseachcollectionlistedinthedatabase.theinventoriesprovide generalinformationaboutthematerialsinacollection,ahistoricalorbiographical sketchprovidingpertinentbackground,administrativeinformation,andacontainer

2 listingthatdetailsmorepreciselythecontentsoftheboxesandfolderswithinthe collection.theseelectronicdescriptionsarederivedprimarilyfromtheprintfinding aidscreatedbythearchivesdivisionoftheauburnavenueresearchlibrary. TheFindingAidsareencodedusingthe2002versionoftheEncodedArchival Description(EAD)DocumentTypeDefinition,astandardthatisendorsedand maintainedbythelibraryofcongressandthesocietyofamericanarchivists.the AARLFindingAidsalsoadheretotheResearchLibraryGroup's"RLGRecommended ApplicationGuidelinesforEAD." TheAuburnAvenueResearchLibraryFindingAidsdatabaseisaprojectofthe DigitalLibraryofGeorgiainassociationwiththeAuburnAvenueResearchLibrary,a speciallibraryoftheatlanta FultonPublicLibrarySystem.Theprojectispartof GeorgiaHomePLACEandissupportedwithfederalLSTAfundsadministeredbythe InstituteofMuseumandLibraryServicesthroughtheGeorgiaPublicLibrary Service,aunitoftheBoardofRegentsoftheUniversitySystemofGeorgia. GALILEOSupportTeam CommunityArtinAtlanta, availableforreview Tuesday,October26,2004 4:47:56pm TheDigitalLibraryofGeorgiaispleasedtoannouncetheavailabilityofitsnewest site,communityartinatlanta, :JimAlexander'sPhotographsofthe NeighborhoodArtsCenterfromtheAuburnAvenueResearchLibrary.Thesite representsacollaborationbetweenthedigitallibraryofgeorgiaandtheauburn AvenueResearchLibraryonAfricanAmericanCultureandHistory,aspeciallibrary oftheatlanta FultonPublicLibrarySystem.Theprojectwasmadepossiblewith supportfromfederallstafundingadministeredbytheinstituteofmuseumand LibraryServicesthroughtheGeorgiaPublicLibraryService,aunitoftheBoardof RegentsoftheUniversitySystemofGeorgia. CommunityArtinAtlanta, consistsoffifty fivedocumentary photographsoftheneighborhoodartscenter( )thatcapturesignificant AfricanAmerican centeredculturalandcommunityeventsinandaroundthe Atlanta basedorganization,abrainchildofthelatemayormaynardjackson.this bodyofimagesdocumentsavisittothecenterfromthelegendaryromarebearden, aswellasatlanta areaoutreachprojects,artsfestivals,andsocialdemonstrations thattookplaceduringthelate1970sandearly1980s.takenbyphotographer, communityactivist,andneighborhoodartscenterstaffmemberjimalexander, thesephotographsdemonstratethecenter'sservicecommitmentanditspromotion ofurbancommunityarts.thesitealsocontainsabiographyofalexander,abrief historyandchronologyoftheneighborhoodartscenter,suggestedreadings,anda listofrelatedlinks.

3 GALILEOSupportTeam Exceptionslistforproxyserversandfiltering/securitysoftware Friday,October8,2004 3:39:41pm GALILEOhaspublishedanexceptionslistforproxyservers,filteringsoftware,and securitysoftware.thelistisavailableinthe"resourcesforlibrarians"sectionof AboutGALILEO,anditcanbeaccesseddirectlyatthisaddress: Thisdocument,whichisavailableinbothHTMLandMicrosoftWordformats,was createdinresponsetotheincreaseduseofnetworkdevicesandsoftwarethatblock orproxyaccesstocertaininternetsites.itincludesalistofdomainnames,machine names,andaliasesthatoccurwithinthegalileosystem.bypreventingthe addressesinthislistfrombeingblocked,cached,orotherwiseaffectedbyyour proxyserver,filteringsoftware,orsecuritysoftware,youwillensurefullgalileo accessforyourinstitution'susers.moreinformationisavailableattheaddress providedabove. Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformation,pleaseuseGALILEO'sContact GALILEOSupportTeam UpdatetoERICfromEBSCOhost Tuesday,September28,2004 3:58:15pm EffectiveOctober1,2004amodificationwillbemadetotheERICdatabaseoffered viaebscohost. ThechangetotheEBSCOhostofferingofERICisduetotheclosingoftheEDRS (ERICDocumentReproductionService/E*Subscribe)on demandandsubscriptionbaseddocumentdeliveryservice,e*subscribe,asofseptember30,2004.over 107,000full textnon journaldocuments(issued ),whichhave historicallybeenavailablethroughe*subscribe,willbefreelyavailableviathenew ERICwebsite, EBSCOhostusersaccessingtheERICdatabasewillalsohaveaccesstothese documentsvialinks. EBSCOlastreceivedanupdatetothedatabaseinJuly2004.Theyexpectthenext updatetobedeliveredindecember2004,afterwhichtheyexpecttoreceive

4 updatesonamonthlybasis.indecember2004,ericwillalsobeginaddingnew bibliographicrecordsandfull textjournalandnon journalresourcespublishedin 2004.ERICwillcontinuetoprovideaccesstothethesaurusdata,andEBSCOwill continuetomakethisdataavailablethroughitsericoffering. GALILEOSupportTeam "Thar'sGoldinThemTharHills":GoldandGoldMininginGeorgia,1830s 1940sinDemo Tuesday,September28,2004 3:40:43pm "Thar'sGoldinThemTharHills":GoldandGoldMininginGeorgia,1830s 1940shas beenaddedtothegalileodemosystemandisavailableforyourreviewat thisnewresourcebelow. ANNOUNCEMENT TheDigitalLibraryofGeorgiaispleasedtoannouncetheavailabilityofitsnewest site,"thar'sgoldinthemtharhills":goldandgoldminingingeorgia,1830s 1940s.TheWebsiterepresentsacollaborationbetweentheDigitalLibraryof GeorgiaandtheDahlonegaCountyLibrary,ChestateeRegionalLibrarySystem.The projectwasmadepossiblewithsupportfromfederallstafundingadministeredby theinstituteofmuseumandlibraryservicesthroughthegeorgiapubliclibrary Service,aunitoftheBoardofRegentsoftheUniversitySystemofGeorgia. "Thar'sGoldinThemTharHills":GoldandGoldMininginGeorgia,1830s 1940s consistsofselectedlegal,financial,andpromotionaldocumentsaswellas photographsandpicturepostcardsthatrepresentepisodesofrenewedinterestin goldmininginlumpkincountyduringreconstruction,attheturnofthecentury, andduringthedepression.culledfromthreearchivalcollectionsatthelumpkin CountyLibraryoftheChestateeRegionalLibrarySystem,theselectedtextual materialscoverthelate1830sthroughtheearly1940s,butfocusprimarilyonthe periodbetweenreconstructionandtheturnofthetwentiethcentury.bycontrast, thephotographsandpostcardsdepictminingmethodsemployedfromthe1900s throughthe1940salongthechestateeriver,atthefindleymill,andatthelockhart Mine.CorrespondencetoDahlonegaattorneyWeirBoyddocumentstheactivitiesof theridermine( ),theYahoolaandCaneCreekHydraulicMining Company( ),theConsolidatedMines( ),andthePhoenixGold Miningcompany( ).In depthdescriptionsofminingoperationsand techniquesarefoundwithintheprospectusesofthedahlonegaconsolidatedgold MiningCompany,theDahlonegaGoldMiningandMillingCompany,andtheFindley GoldMiningCompanyofGeorgia.Inaddition,Memorandaofdepositfrom1838to

5 1905documenttheBranchMintsinDahlonegaandCharlotte.Asthesematerials focusontheperiodafterthecivilwar,thereisscantmentionofareanative Americans,ortheCherokeeRemoval("TrailofTears").Thesitealsocontainsabrief historyofgoldingeorgia,listsofsuggestedreadings,links,andrelatedarchival materials,andbriefexplanationsoftheindividuals,places,andorganizations coveredintheonlinecollection.usersmayaccessthecollectionbyauthor, collection,documenttype,orsubject,orthroughthefindingaidofthemadelinek. AnthonyCollection. GALILEOSupportTeam DiscontinuationofGALILEOInternetResources Monday,September20,2004 9:01:54am ArecentstudyoftheconditionandusageoftheGALILEOInternetResourceshas resultedinthegalileosteeringcommittee'sdecisionthatpresentationand maintenanceofthecollectionbediscontinued.qualityinternetresourcecollections shouldbeupdatedcontinuallyusingactivecollectiondevelopmentpractices,but staffingconstraintshavemadeitdifficulttokeepthegalileocollectionuptodate. AlternativesavailabletoGALILEOusersincludethewebdirectoriesmaintainedby SIRSintheSKSWebSelectandDiscovererWebFindproductsandbyEncyclopà dia BritannicaOnline.AnothersourceforreviewedwebsitesincludestheInternet resourcecollectionsavailablethroughgalileoinstitutions'webpages. ProQuest/SIRShasindicatedtheywillenhancecontentareasofSKSWebSelect, currentlyavailabletoallgalileousers,atourrequest.ifyoufindsubjectsnot representedthere,pleasecontactgalileoandwewillcommunicateyour suggestionstothem. TheInternetResourcespageswillremaininproductionuntilJanuary1,2005so thatusersmaybookmarktheirfavoritesitescontainedinthedirectory.anotehas beenaddedtothemainpagenotifyingusersthattheresourceisnolongerbeing maintained.linkstointernetresourcesectionswithinthegalileomenuswillbe redirectedtoskswebselectuntiljanuary1,andthenwillberemovedfromthe databasemenus. GALILEOSupportTeam ExtendedavailabilityofOCLCUnionListsofPeriodicals Monday,August30,2004 9:35:51am OCLChasextendedtheavailabilityoftheUnionListsofPeriodicalsdatabaseuntil furthernotice.earlierthissummeroclchadannouncedthediscontinuationofthis

6 database,andweforwardedthatinformationontothegalileomailinglist.we willcontinuetoupdatemembersofthislistabouttheavailabilityoftheunionlists ofperiodicalsasinformationbecomesavailablefromoclc.anannouncementfrom OCLCabouttheextensionisbelow. OriginalMessage OCLCwillcontinuetomakeavailabletheUnionListsofPeriodicalsdatabase ontheoclcfirstsearchserviceuntilfurthernotice.earlierthisyear,we hadinformedyouthatwewouldbediscontinuingper searchandsubscription accesstotheunionlistsofperiodicalsdatabaseontuesday,august31, 2004.OCLCstaffiscurrentlyworkingtoincorporatetheuniqueindexingand functionalityintheunionlistsofperiodicalsdatabaseintoworldcatand expectstocompletethisprocessbytheendof2004.oclcwillkeepyou updatedonstatusandprovideadvancenoticeoftheeventualdiscontinuation oftheunionlistsofperiodicalsdatabaseonfirstsearch.inthemeantime, thedatabasewillbeupdatedinseptember2004. GALILEOSupportTeam GALILEOPasswordLog InChanges Friday,August27,2004 3:09:49pm AsaresultofrequestsfromusersandreviewbylibrariansandGALILEOstaff,users willsoonseeminorchangestothelog inentryonthegalileohomepageand passwordlog inscreens.thechangeswillbeimplementedforallgalileouserson Wednesday,September1andmaybeviewednowintheGALILEOdemosystemat problemreports,thedesiretomakeiteasierforuserstogettheirpasswords,and thedesiretomakeamorewelcomingenvironmentfornewusers.hereisa summaryofthechanges: UserscomingtotheGALILEOhomepagefromaknownIPaddress(on campusorat thelibrary)andusersloggedinwiththeirpasswordswillseeamessagewelcoming andidentifyingthembytheirinstitution.inresponsetothedifficultyuserswere havingknowingwhetherornottheywereloggedin,thepasswordentryboxonthis screenhasbeenreplacedwithalinkthatwillallowthemtologinasanotheruser. UserscomingtotheGALILEOhomepagefromanunknownIPaddress(off campus) willhaveapasswordentrybox,aswellastheopportunitytoviewawelcomepage thatprovidesmoreinformationaboutgalileoaccess. Thelog inscreenitselfhasbeenmodifiedtomakeiteasierforuserstofindouthow

7 togettheirpasswords.forusgusers,thisincludestheabilitytolinkdirectlyto theirgilaccountlog in. GALILEOSupportTeam GALILEOdatabasechangesforFY2005 Friday,July30,2004 4:05:18pm GALILEO'sdatabasemenushavechangedforallofourusercommunitiesinthisnew fiscalyear.thoughsomegroupswerefacedwithdifficultdecisionsasinpastyears, eachofourusercommunitiescontinuestohaveaccesstoawide rangingand valuablesetofgalileoresources. AllGALILEOcommunitiesnowsubscribetoEncyclopædiaBritannicaOnline,andas aresultofthisexpandedsubscriptionbritannicaisprovidingaccesstoits EnciclopediaUniversalenEspañolandAnnalsofAmericanHistorydatabasesatno chargefor AllcommunitieswillalsohaveaccesstoSIRS'SKSWebSelect, adatabaseofinternetresources. AllcommunitieswillloseaccesstotwoEBSCOhostdatabases,AmericanHumanities IndexandCommunication&MassMediaComplete,attheendofthiscalendaryear. EBSCOhasprovidedthesetwodatabasestoAcademicSearchPremiersubscribers atnochargeforalimitedtime,andthiscomplimentaryaccessendsonjanuary1, 2005.AllotherEBSCOhostdatabaseswillcontinuetobeavailableafterthisdate. Belowisalistofchangesorganizedbyusercommunity. K 12schools K 12schoolsnowhaveaccesstotheseninenewresourcesfor : SIRSResearcher DiscovererWebFind(SIRS) SKSWebSelect(SIRS) KidsInfoBits(Gale) EncyclopædiaBritannicaOnline EnciclopediaUniversalenEspañol(Britannica) EncyclopædiaBritannicaOnlineSchoolEdition AnnalsofAmericanHistory(Britannica) WorldCat

8 AllotherdatabasescurrentlyavailablethroughGALILEOatK 12schoolswill continuetobeavailablethisyear. PublicLibraries Publiclibrariesnowhaveaccesstothesefournewresourcesfor : DiscovererWebFind(SIRS) SKSWebSelect(SIRS) EnciclopediaUniversalenEspañol(Britannica) AnnalsofAmericanHistory(Britannica) AllotherdatabasescurrentlyavailablethroughGALILEOatpubliclibrarieswill continuetobeavailablethisyear. UniversitySystemofGeorgia TheUniversitySystemofGeorgiawillhaveaccesstothesethreenewresourcesfor : SKSWebSelect(SIRS) EnciclopediaUniversalenEspañol(Britannica) AnnalsofAmericanHistory(Britannica) USGasawholewillloseaccesstoitscurrentgroupofProQuestdatabases,withthe exceptionofdissertationabstracts.someusglibrarieswillcontinuetosubscribeto thecurrentsetofproquestresourcesindividually;otherswillsubscribetoasubset oftheproquestdatabases.allchangestoproquestaccesswilloccuronaugust15. SKSWebSelectisnotyetavailabletoUSGinstitutionsbutwillbeaddedinthenear future.allotherdatabasescurrentlyavailablethroughgalileoatusginstitutions willcontinuetobeavailablethisyear. TechnicalColleges Technicalcollegesnowhaveaccesstothesefournewresourcesfor : SKSWebSelect(SIRS) EncyclopædiaBritannicaOnline EnciclopediaUniversalenEspañol(Britannica) AnnalsofAmericanHistory(Britannica) SKSWebSelectisnotyetavailabletotechnicalcollegesbutwillbeaddedinthenear

9 future.allotherdatabasescurrentlyavailablethroughgalileoattechnicalcolleges willcontinuetobeavailablethisyear. PrivateCollegesandUniversities:AMPALSandGPALS AMPALSandGPALSnowhaveaccesstothesethreenewresourcesfor : SKSWebSelect(SIRS) EnciclopediaUniversalenEspañol(Britannica) AnnalsofAmericanHistory(Britannica) SKSWebSelectisnotyetavailabletoGPALSandAMPALSinstitutionsbutwillbe addedinthenearfuture.allotherdatabasescurrentlyavailablethroughgalileoat thesecollegesanduniversitieswillcontinuetobeavailablethisyear. Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformation,pleaseuseGALILEO'sContact GALILEOannouncementsandstatusupdatesareavailableat availableathttp:// institutiontosubscribe. GALILEOSupportTeam SemiannualGOLDUpdate Friday,July16,2004 4:12:27pm WearegladtoannouncethattheGeorgiaLibrariesJournalList(GOLD)hasbeen updated.thedatabaseisnowcurrentthroughjuly8,2004. GALILEO'sscopescreenforthisdatabase,whichisaccessiblethroughthe"i"iconin thedatabasemenuentry,providesaccesstoapageoflinkstoindividuallibraries' GOLDjournallists.OurprogrammershavenowaddedtheabilitytogenerateCSV (commaseparatedvalues)versionsoftheselists,whichcaneasilybeimportedinto spreadsheets.wehopethisnewfeatureisausefuladdition. GALILEOSupportTeam

10 DiscontinuationofInternet&PCAbstractsandOCLCUnionListsDatabases Thursday,June3, :22:10am TwoOCLCFirstSearchdatabases,InternetandPersonalComputingAbstractsand OCLCUnionListsofPeriodicals,willbediscontinuedthissummer.Internetand PersonalComputingAbstractsiscurrentlyavailabletopubliclibraries,AMPALS institutions,andasmallnumberofgpalsanduniversitysystemofgeorgia institutionsthatpurchaseper searchaccesstothedatabase.alloftheseinstitutions willloseaccesstothisdatabaseonjune15.unionlistsofperiodicals,anoclcbase packagedatabase,iscurrentlyavailabletoampals,gpals,publiclibraries, technicalcolleges,andtheuniversitysystemofgeorgia;allofthesegroupswilllose accesstothisdatabaseonaugust31.pleaseseeoclc'sannouncementsbelowfor moreinformationaboutthesechanges. GALILEOannouncementsandstatusupdatesareavailableat information,pleasefeelfreetousegalileo'scontactusfeatureorcontactoiit ADVANCENOTICEOFDISCONTINUATIONOFTHEINTERNETANDPERSONAL COMPUTING ABSTRACTSDATABASE FollowingitsacquisitionoftheInternetandPersonalComputingAbstracts (InternetPCAbsdatabase),EBSCOhasinformedOCLCofitsintentionto terminatethecontracttodistributethedatabaseonfirstsearch. Consequently,per searchaccesstothedatabasewillbediscontinued effectivetuesday,june15,2004.remainingsubscriptionaccesstothe InternetPCAbsdatabaseendseffectiveJuly1,2004. NewordersarelongerbeingacceptedfortheInternetandPersonalComputing AbstractsdatabaseonOCLCFirstSearch. UsersoftheInternetandPersonalComputingAbstractsdatabasemight considerarticlefirst,appliedscience&technologyabstracts,consumers Index,WilsonSelectPlusandPeriodicalsAbstractsaspossiblealternatives toindexedandfulltextarticlesoninformationtechnologyissuesand products. ADVANCENOTICEOFDISCONTINUATIONOFTHEUNIONLISTSOFPERIODICALS DATABASE ONOCLCFIRSTSEARCH

11 FollowingtheavailabilityoflocaldatarecordinformationinWorldCatfor overayearnow,andinviewofsteadilydecliningusageoftheunionlists ofperiodicalsdatabase,oclchasconcludedthatitisinthemembership's bestintereststodiscontinueper searchandsubscriptionaccesstothe UnionListsofPeriodicalsdatabaseinOCLCFirstSearchonTuesday,August 31,2004.ThedatabasewillalsoberemovedfromtheOCLCBasePackageon thatday.consequently,theunionlistsofperiodicalsdatabasewillnotbe updatedasscheduledinaugust2004. Pleasenotethatuserswillcontinuetohaveaccesstolocaldatarecords createdbytheirlibrariesinworldcatwheretheywillbesignificantlymore visibleandmorelikelytobeused.oclchascarefullyevaluatedthe availabilityofthisinformationthroughbothworldcatandtheunionlists ofperiodicalsdatabase,andbelievesthatfirstsearchuserswillbewell servedbytheavailabilityofunionlistinformationinworldcatwherethe informationiscompleteandmorecurrent.additionally,thediscontinuation oftheunionlistsofperiodicalsdatabasedoesnotimpacttheunionlisting serviceinanyway. GALILEOSupportTeam NationalLibraryWeekandLibraryWorkersDay Thursday,April15,2004 9:12:21am InrecognitionofNationalLibraryWeekApril18 24andthenewlydeclared LibraryWorkersDayonApril20,2004,thevirtuallibraryworkersatGALILEOhave createdaspecialhomepagetodisplayduringthistime.nextweekyouwillseea bannerdisplayedatthebottomofthegalileohomepagecelebratinggeorgia LibrariesandlinkingtoaspecialexhibitofhistoricphotographsfromtheVanishing GeorgiaCollection.Inthisexhibit,youwillfindimagesoflibrarybuildings, bookmobiles,andlibrariansingeorgiaservingtheirpatronsfromasearlyas1877. YoucanseethedisplaynowintheGALILEOdemosystemat GALILEOSupportTeam SemiannualGOLDupdate Wednesday,February18,2004 9:38:27am

12 WehavelearnedthatthefirstGOLDdatabaseupdateof2004willnotbeavailable fromoclcuntilapril.thesecondupdateoftheyearwilloccurinjuneasusual.we apologizeforanyinconveniencethisdelaycauses. GALILEOSupportTeam NewGeorgiaEncyclopedia Thursday,February12,2004 9:26:54am WearegladtoannouncethelaunchoftheNewGeorgiaEncyclopedia.TheNGE providesarticlesandmultimediacontentrelatedtoallaspectsofgeorgia'spastand present,anditisoneofthefirststateencyclopediasinthenationtobeconceivedas afull featuredinternetresource.thengeisavailablethroughgalileoat TheNewGeorgiaEncyclopediaisaprojectoftheGeorgiaHumanitiesCouncilin partnershipwiththeofficeofthegovernor,theuniversityofgeorgiapress,andthe UniversitySystemofGeorgia/GALILEO.Distinguishedwritersandscholarshave contributedseveralhundredarticlestotheencyclopediaalready,andmanyothers willbeaddedinthenearfuture.asanonlineencyclopedia,thengeescapesthe limitationsoftheprintmediumbyprovidingcontentthatwillbeupdatedand expandedcontinuously;andinadditiontothetextandstaticimagescommonto printedencyclopedias,thengeprovidesaudio,video,galleries,andlinkstoother onlineresources.thewiderangeofcontentavailableinthengemakesitavaluable referenceforstudents,generalreaders,andresearchersalike. PleasenotethattheNGErequirestwocommonbrowserplug insforitsmultimedia content:quicktime,whichisrequiredforaudioandvideoclips,andflash,whichis requiredforthenge'sanimatedintroduction.bothofthesepluginsarefreeand easytodownload.formoreinformation,pleasereadthenge'sfrequentlyasked QuestionsatthisURL: GALILEO'srolesinthedevelopmentoftheNewGeorgiaEncyclopediahavebeento hostthengesite,toprovidetechnicalsupporttoitscreatorsandeditors,andto assistwithtestingandpromotion.thegalileosupportservicesstaffwillprovide thesamecustomerserviceandsupportforthengethatweprovideforallgalileo resources.ifyouhaveaquestion,comment,suggestion,orproblem,pleasevisitthe NGE'sContactpagetofindtheappropriatesubmissionform. GALILEOisproudtobeapartoftheNewGeorgiaEncyclopedia,andwehopethatall

13 ofourusersinandoutsideofgeorgiaenjoydiscoveringourstate'srichhistory, diverseculture,andstillunfoldingstory. GALILEOSupportTeam GALILEOPlanet,Winter2004 Wednesday,February11,2004 4:49:42pm TheWinter2004issueoftheGALILEOPlanet,theofficialnewsletterofGeorgiA LIbraryLEarningOnline,isnowavailable.PleasefollowtheGALILEOPlanetlinkon thegalileohomepage( directlytoourgalileoplanetpageathttp:// ThenewsletterisavailableonlyinPDFformatatthistime,whichrequiresAdobe AcrobatReader;anHTMLversionwillbeavailableinthenearfuture. GALILEOSupportTeam SamuelHughHawkinsDiaryinproduction Wednesday,February11,2004 4:05:35pm TheSamuelHughHawkinsDiaryisnowavailabletoallGALILEOusers.Thisnew DigitalLibraryofGeorgiadatabaseisaccessiblefromtheGALILEOhomepageat Pleaseseetheannouncementbelowformoreinformation. SamuelHughHawkinsDiary,January July1877 TheDigitalLibraryofGeorgiaispleasedtoannouncetheavailabilityofitsnewest site,thesamuelhughhawkinsdiary,january July1877.Thesiterepresentsa collaborationbetweenthedigitallibraryofgeorgiaandthelakeblackshear RegionalLibrarySysteminAmericus,Georgia.Theprojectwasmadepossiblewith supportfromlstafundingaspartofthegeorgiahomeplaceinitiative. DonatedbyGeorgiaStateSenatorGeorgeHookstotheLakeBlackshearRegional LibrarySystem,thediarychroniclesAmericus,Georgiaentrepreneur,lawyer,and bankersamuelhawkins'financial,agricultural,civic,andreligiousactivitiesin

14 SumterCountyduringthefinalmonthsofReconstruction.Diaryentriesbriefly illustratehawkins'workatthebankofamericusandhisrealestateinterestsinthe county.havinganinterestinagricultureandhorticulture,hawkinsdescribeshis participationinthesumtercountyagriculturalsocietyandhorticulturesociety, attendanceatthe1877georgiastateagriculturalsocietymeetinginmilledgeville, entrepreneurialinterestinthebellcultivator,androleinthefoundingofthe AmericusFairAssociation.Whilelaterknownforhisroleaspresidentofthe Savannah,AmericusandMontgomeryRailroadCompany,Hawkinsmentions railroadissuesonlyinpassing.anactivememberofbethelbaptistchurch(later AmericusBaptistChurch),Hawkinsrecordshisreligiousobservancesthroughout thejournal.onanationallevel,hawkinscommentsonthecontestedpresidential electionof1876andtheresultingpresidencyofrepublicancandidate,rutherfordb. Hayes.Locally,hechroniclescityandcountyelectionsandappointmentstothe constitutionalconvention,theeffortsofanemigrantagenttolurelocalafrican AmericanstoLouisianaascontractlaborersaswellaseventssurroundingthe murderofawhitewomanbyanafricanamericanman.thesitealsocontainsa historicalnote,suggestedreadings,andalistofrelatedlinks. GALILEOSupportTeam GeorgiaAerialPhotographsinProduction Thursday,January29,2004 9:40:44am DearGALILEOusers, GeorgiaAerialPhotographsisnowavailableinGALILEOmenus(ExpressLink: Georgiawebsite( AerialPhotographsfeaturesmorethan50,000blackandwhiteimagesof47Georgia counties.thepreviousannouncementisattachedbelow. GEORGIAAERIALPHOTOGRAPHSANNOUNCEMENT TheGeorgiaAerialPhotographsdatabaseprovidesonlineaccesstomorethan 50,000blackandwhiteimagesforselectedGeorgiacounties.Thecollectioncontains theusdaagriculturalstabilizationandconservationserviceindeximagesforthe entirestatewithaerialphotographsforthefollowing47counties:appling, Atkinson,Bacon,Baker,Baldwin,Banks,Barrow,Bartow,BenHill,Berrien,Bibb, Bleckley,Brantley,Brooks,Bryan,Bulloch,Burke,Cherokee,Clarke,Cobb,Coweta,

15 Decatur,Dekalb,Dodge,Dougherty,Early,Effingham,Fayette,Floyd,Forsyth,Fulton, Greene,Gwinnett,Hall,Houston,Jackson,Laurens,Lowndes,Madison,Muscogee, Oconee,Oglethorpe,Richmond,Screven,Seminole,TattnallandTift. Indexphotographs,createdbytheU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS),alsoareavailable inthisdatabase. Thephotographsandindexes,producedfrom1938tothe1980s,arepartofthe UniversityofGeorgiaLibraries'MapCollectionlocatedintheScienceLibrary. GALILEOSupportTeam netlibraryupgrade Thursday,January22,2004 4:37:37pm BeginningSaturday,January24,netLibrarywillfeatureanupgradeofthesiteand newfunctionality.pleaseseetheannouncementbelowfromoclcformore informationaboutthechangestothedatabase.netlibraryisavailabletoampals, GPALS,UniversitySystemofGeorgia,technicalcollege,andpubliclibraries. ANNOUNCEMENTFROMOCLC Thisweek,netLibrarywillreleaseamajorsiteupgradethatwillprovideyouand yourpatronswithimprovedperformance,importantnewenhancements,anda freshnewlookandfeel.watchforfasterpageloads,multiplelanguagechoices, improvedaccessforuserswithdisabilities,andmore.netlibrary2004featureswill include: *Astreamlinedinterfaceprovidingmoreintuitivenavigationandenhancedsearch capabilities. *ChoiceoffivedisplaylanguagesincludingEnglish,Spanish,French,traditional ChineseandsimplifiedChinese. *AnewsitedesignbasedonSection508guidelinesthatmakestheinterfacemore accessibletouserswithdisabilities. *Newsoftwareandhardwareenhancementsthatincreasesitestabilityandprovide fasterpageloads. netlibrary2004officiallylaunchessaturday,january24.somakesureyoutakea fewmomentstoviewouronlinedemonstrationofnewfunctionalityandfeatures availabletoyouandyourpatrons.pleasenote:duringthetransition,oursitewillbe unavailableforabriefperiodbeginningatmidnightmst,january24.

16 ForadditionalinformationaboutnetLibrary2004clickbelow,orcontactyour netlibraryrepresentative. MoreResources TakeanonlinetourofnetLibrary2004beforetheJanuary24launch,ordownload ournewquickstartguidetolearnaboutnewnavigationtools,enhancedsearch capabilities,andexcitingnewfeatures. ViewDemo(RequiresMicrosoftMediaPlayer) DownloadQuickStartGuide 2004,netLibrary,adivisionofOCLCOnlineComputerLibraryCenter,Inc.4888 PearlEastCircle,Boulder,CO80301.Allrightsreserved. GALILEOSupportTeam GeorgiaAerialPhotographsinDemo Wednesday,January21,2004 2:53:24pm Anewdatabase,GeorgiaAerialPhotographs,hasbeenaddedtothedemosystem andisavailableforyourreviewat fromthedigitallibraryofgeorgiaaboutgeorgiaaerialphotographsbelow. GEORGIAAERIALPHOTOGRAPHSANNOUNCEMENT Wearepleasedtoannouncethatanewdatabase,GeorgiaAerialPhotographs,has beenaddedtothedigitallibraryofgeorgia.georgiaaerialphotographscurrentlyis indemo.thedemourlis: TheGeorgiaAerialPhotographsdatabaseprovidesonlineaccesstomorethan 50,000blackandwhiteimagesforselectedGeorgiacounties.Thecollectioncontains theusdaagriculturalstabilizationandconservationserviceindeximagesforthe entirestatewithaerialphotographsforthefollowing47counties:appling, Atkinson,Bacon,Baker,Baldwin,Banks,Barrow,Bartow,BenHill,Berrien,Bibb, Bleckley,Brantley,Brooks,Bryan,Bulloch,Burke,Cherokee,Clarke,Cobb,Coweta, Decatur,Dekalb,Dodge,Dougherty,Early,Effingham,Fayette,Floyd,Forsyth,Fulton,

17 Greene,Gwinnett,Hall,Houston,Jackson,Laurens,Lowndes,Madison,Muscogee, Oconee,Oglethorpe,Richmond,Screven,Seminole,TattnallandTift. Indexphotographs,createdbytheU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS),alsoareavailable inthisdatabase. Thephotographsandindexes,producedfrom1938tothe1980s,arepartofthe UniversityofGeorgiaLibraries'MapCollectionlocatedintheScienceLibrary. GALILEOSupportTeam HawkinsDiary,January July1887inDemo Thursday,January15,2004 4:49:26pm TheSamuelHughHawkinsDiary,January July1887hasbeenaddedtothedemo systemandisavailableforyourreviewat aboutthehawkinsdiarybelow. HAWKINSANNOUNCEMENT TheDigitalLibraryofGeorgiaispleasedtoannouncetheavailabilityofitsnewest site,thesamuelhughhawkinsdiary,january July1877.Thesiterepresentsa collaborationbetweenthedigitallibraryofgeorgiaandthelakeblackshear RegionalLibrarySysteminAmericus,Georgia.Theprojectwasmadepossiblewith supportfromlstafundingaspartofthegeorgiahomeplaceinitiative. DonatedbyGeorgiaStateSenatorGeorgeHookstotheLakeBlackshearRegional LibrarySystem,thediarychroniclesAmericus,Georgiaentrepreneur,lawyer,and bankersamuelhawkins'financial,agricultural,civic,andreligiousactivitiesin SumterCountyduringthefinalmonthsofReconstruction.Diaryentriesbriefly illustratehawkins'workatthebankofamericusandhisrealestateinterestsinthe county.havinganinterestinagricultureandhorticulture,hawkinsdescribeshis participationinthesumtercountyagriculturalsocietyandhorticulturesociety, attendanceatthe1877georgiastateagriculturalsocietymeetinginmilledgeville, entrepreneurialinterestinthebellcultivator,androleinthefoundingofthe AmericusFairAssociation.Whilelaterknownforhisroleaspresidentofthe Savannah,AmericusandMontgomeryRailroadCompany,Hawkinsmentions railroadissuesonlyinpassing.anactivememberofbethelbaptistchurch(later AmericusBaptistChurch),Hawkinsrecordshisreligiousobservancesthroughout thejournal.onanationallevel,hawkinscommentsonthecontestedpresidential electionof1876andtheresultingpresidencyofrepublicancandidate,rutherfordb. Hayes.Locally,hechroniclescityandcountyelectionsandappointmentstothe constitutionalconvention,theeffortsofanemigrantagenttolurelocalafrican

18 AmericanstoLouisianaascontractlaborersaswellaseventssurroundingthe murderofawhitewomanbyanafricanamericanman.thesitealsocontainsa historicalnote,suggestedreadings,andalistofrelatedlinks. GALILEOSupportTeam CyrusF.JenkinsCivilWarDiaryinProduction Thursday,January8,2004 1:11:02pm TheCyrusF.JenkinsCivilWarDiary, isavailableinGALILEOmenus (ExpressLink: LibraryofGeorgiawebsite( TheCyrusF.JenkinsCivilWarDiary, ,heldattheTroupCountyArchives, chroniclescyrusfranklinjenkins'experiencesasanenlistedmaninthemeriwether Volunteers,CompanyB,13thGeorgiaInfantryRegiment,duringthefirstyearofthe war,june1861tomarch1862.jenkinsvividlydescribestheearlyeuphoriaofthe warandtheregiment'scampaignsinwesternvirginia(nowwestvirginia)aspart offloyd'sbrigadeandinsavannahinlawton'sbrigade.theregimenttookpartin skirmishesatsewellmountain,laurelhill,andwhitemarshisland.whiletraveling, Jenkinsalsoremarksonthechangingsceneryheencounters.Additionally,his accountofcamplifehighlightsthemedicalcareavailabletoconfederatesoldiersat thisstageinthewar.jenkinswaskilledatspotsylvania,virginia,onmay12,1864. TheJenkinsdiarysiteisacollaborationbetweentheDigitalLibraryofGeorgiaand thetroupcountyarchivesasapartofthegeorgiahomeplaceinitiative. GALILEOSupportTeam GALILEOLogoandBannerFrameChanges Monday,January5,2004 4:39:34pm TheGALILEOhomepagewiththenewlogoandrevisedbannerframewillappearfor alluserstomorrow,january6,2004.thechangesincorporatedinthegalileo homepagewereannouncedindecemberwhentherevisedhomepagewasmade availableforviewingindemo(seemessageattached).thankyouforyourfeedback duringthedemophaseoftherevisedhomepage. OriginalMessage

19 December22,2003 TheGALILEOhomepagewiththenewlogoandrevisedbannerframewillappearfor alluserstomorrow,january6,2004.thechangesincorporatedinthegalileo homepagewereannouncedindecemberwhentherevisedhomepagewasmade availableforviewingindemo(seemessageattached).thankyouforyourfeedback duringthedemophaseoftherevisedhomepage. GALILEOSupportTeam TwoNewEBSCODatabasesAdded Monday,January5,2004 9:47:03am BeginningJanuary6,2004,twonewEBSCOdatabases,TheAmericanHumanities IndexandCommunication&MassMediaComplete,willbeavailabletoallGALILEO institutions. TheAmericanHumanitiesIndex(AHI),offersindexingtoover 750journalsdating backasfaras1975.citationsfromavarietyofhumanitiesjournalspublishedin boththeunitedstatesandcanadaareavailable.asidefromthetraditionalliterary publicationssuchasfiction,poetry,andessays,theamericanhumanitiesindex offerscitationsforphotographs,paintings,andillustrations.becausetheamerican HumanitiesIndexcoversalargevarietyofpublications,itisagoodcomplementto otherebscodatabasesincludingacademicsearchpremierandmlainternational Bibliography.MLAInternationalBibilographyisavailabletoAMPALS,GPALS,and USGinstitutions. Communication&MassMediaComplete(CMMC)istheresultofthemergingoftwo popularcommunicationsdatabases,commsearchandmassmediaarticlesindex. CMMCcontainstheentireCommunication&MassMediaIndex(CMMI),plusa fulltextcollectioncomprisedofmorethan160communicationandmassmedia journals.thisdatabasewillbethemainsourceofcommunicationfulltextavailable viaebscohost. TheAmericanHumanitiesIndexandCommunication&MassMediaCompleteare wonderfuladditionstothedatabasecollectionalreadyofferedthroughebscohost. Wehopethatyouwillfindthesedatabasesvaluableresources. GALILEOSupportTeam