GALILEOChanges:2007 CSADatabaseChanges Tuesday,October30,2007 8:56:40am DearGALILEOUsers, CSAAgriculturalandEnvironmentalBiotechnologyAbstractshasbeenremoved fromgalileomenus.thisdatabaseinnowasubsetofcsabiotechnologyand BioengineeringAbstracts. ThischangeonlyaffectsinstitutionswhosubscribetoCSAdatabasesthrough GALILEO: UniversitySystemofGeorgiainstitutions WesleyanCollege IfyouhaveExpressLinkstoCSAAgriculturalandEnvironmentalBiotechnology Abstractsonyourlibrarywebsiteorwithinsubjectguides,pleasereplacethemwith theexpresslinktocsabiotechnologyandbioengineeringabstracts: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zcbb GALILEOSupportTeam E BooksIndexaddedtoGALILEOmenus Tuesday,September11,2007 9:04:25am E BooksIndex,anOCLCFirstSearchdatabase,hasbeenaddedtoGALILEOdatabase menus.e BooksIndexincludesrecordsformorethan450,000eBooksthathave beencatalogedbyoclcmemberlibraries,includingtitlesavailablefromnetlibrary andotherproviders.e BooksIndexisanadditiontotheFirstSearchbasepackage availabletousg,ampals,gpals,technicalcolleges,andpubliclibraries.the ExpressLinkforthisresourceishttp://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zobo. GALILEOSupportTeam GeorgiaProQuest(SIRS)Newsletteravailable Thursday,September6,2007 10:46:44am ProQuesthascreatedanewsletterjustforGeorgia'sGALILEOusersthat'sfilledwith informationonsirsdatabases,includinghands onstudentactivitiesthatarelinked
togeorgiastandards,databasehighlightsandupdates,andmore.thepremier Septemberissueisavailableat http://www.proquestk12.com/bulletins/archive/0907_ga.html. Youcansubscribetoreceivethenewsletterdirectlytoyourinboxat http://www.proquestk12.com/signup.shtml(besuretochecktheboxforthe "GeorgiaSolutionsNewsletter.") GALILEOSupportTeam CatalogueoftheTrustees,Officers,AlumniandMatriculatesoftheUniversity ofgeorgiaatathens,georgia,1785 1906availableindemo Thursday,August30,2007 3:15:46pm The"CatalogueoftheTrustees,Officers,AlumniandMatriculatesoftheUniversity ofgeorgiaatathens,georgia,1785 1906"site,anewresourcefromtheDigital LibraryofGeorgiahasbeenaddedtotheGALILEOdemosystemandisavailablefor yourpreviewathttp://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/1906catalogue/.anannouncement describingtheresourcefromthedigitallibraryofgeorgiaisbelow. ANNOUNCEMENT TheDigitalLibraryofGeorgiaispleasedtoannounceitsnewestWebresource: CatalogueoftheTrustees,Officers,AlumniandMatriculatesoftheUniversityof GeorgiaatAthens,Georgia,1785 1906. Asearlyas1853theUniversityofGeorgiastartedissuingalistingoffaculty,officers andgraduates,entirelyprintedinlatin.theworkwasperiodicallyreissuedwith morerecentgraduatesbeingadded.bythetimethelastissueappearedin1906,the CatalogueoftheTrustees,Officers,AlumniandMatriculateswasbeingpublishedin convenientenglishandhadaccumulatedawealthofbiographicalinformationabout themenassociatedwithmorethan100yearsoftheinstitution shistory.the1906 CataloguecomplementstheCentennialAlumniCatalogof1901.The1906 publicationincludesmoreindividuals,whilethe1901offersgreaterdetailabout thoselisted. The1906UniversityCataloguesiteisaprojectoftheDigitalLibraryofGeorgiain associationwiththehargrettrarebookandmanuscriptlibrary. ThecatalogueisavailableinbothPDFandDjVuversions. ENDOFANNOUNCEMENT GALILEOSupportTeam
SFXLocalResourceIntegration(SFX LRI) Wednesday,August8,2007 2:00:27pm WearepleasedtoannouncethatFindIt(SFX)linkingandA Zlistservicesin GALILEOcannowbelocalizedwithyourinstitution'slocalresources.Aspartofyear twoofthegalileoupgrade,theprocesshasbeenpilotedwithanumberof institutionsandwillnowbecomeaproductionservice.severalstepsarerequired, including: *Sharinginformationaboutyourinstitution'sonlineresourcesthrougha permanentweb basedworkspaceforyourinstitution *Communicatingwithvendors *Configuringtheresources(GALILEOwilldothisbasedontheinformationyou provide) *Testingconfiguredresources IfyourinstitutionisinterestedinparticipatinginlocalizationofSFX,orifyouhave questionsabouttheprocess,pleasesubmitarequesttogalileoviathecontactus linklocatedinthetoprightcornerofthegalileohomepage. PleaseseeourFAQsformoreinformationaboutFindIt: http://www.usg.edu/galileo/help/index.phtml?topic=findit GALILEOSupportTeam SelectedEBSCOdatabasesreplacedAugust10th Wednesday,August8,2007 2:00:09pm AsannouncedatthebeginningofJuly,severalnewEBSCOdatabasesare nowbeingofferedthroughgalileo.severalofthenewadditionsare actuallyreplacementsfordatabasesthatarecurrentlyappearingongalileo menus. OnFriday,August10th,thefollowingdatabaseswillbereplacedon GALILEOmenus: AcademicSearchPremier BusinessSourcePremier BusinessSourcePremierEnhanced HealthSourceConsumerEdition Revistasdecomercio(SpanishinterfacetoBusinessSourcePremier)
RevistasdeInvestigacion(SpanishinterfacetoAcademicSearchPremier) Salud:InformacionparalosConsumidores(SpanishinterfacetoHealth SourceConsumerEdition) Thesedatabasesarereplacedbythethesenewdatabases: AcademicSearchComplete BusinessSourceComplete BusinessSourceComplete:BusinessSearchingInterface ConsumerHealthComplete Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformation,pleaseuseGALILEO's ContactUsfeatureorcontactOIITCustomerServicesathelpdesk@usg.edu. GALILEOSupportTeam NewLexisNexisAcademicInterface Tuesday,August7,2007 11:13:39am Overthepastyear,LexisNexishasbeenworkingonupdatingtheLexisNexis Academicinterface.Thelinktothebetaversionofthisnewinterfacehasbeen appearingformostgalileoinstitutionsforthelastcoupleofmonths. Beginningtomorrowmorning,allGALILEOinstitutionswhosubscribetoLexisNexis AcademicwillbesenttothenewLexisNexisAcademicinterface.Thefollowing GALILEOconsortiahaveaccesstoLexisNexisAcademic:UniversitySystemof Georgia,TechnicalColleges,AMPALS,andGPALS. Highlightsoftheinterfacechangescanbefoundonthispage: http://www.lexisnexis.com/academicmigration/viewpage.asp?p=3 GALILEOSupportTeam Books@OvidandMedlinewithFullTextAddedforUSGInstitutions Thursday,July19,2007 10:19:08am DearGALILEOUsers, WearepleasedtoannouncethattheUniversitySystemofGeorgiainstitutionshave addedtwoadditionalhealthsciencesresourcesforfy08:
Books@Ovid(Doody'sCoreTitlesintheHealthSciences) and MedlinewithFulltext(atEBSCOhost) Books@Ovid(Doody'sCoreTitlesintheHealthSciences)offers33in demand,fulltexte booksinthefieldofnursingandmedicine.medlinewithfulltext(at EBSCOhost)providesaccesstothedefinitivemedicalliteratureresearchdatabase plusfulltextarticlesfrom1,200indexedjournals. ThesedatabasesarenowappearingonGALILEOmenusforUniversitySystemof Georgiainstitutions.PleasenotethatMedlinewithFullText(atEBSCOhost)has replacedmedline(atebscohost)inmenus. GALILEOSupportTeam 1936GainesvilleTornado:DisasterandRecoveryinproduction Tuesday,July3,2007 2:24:50pm The1936GainesvilleTornado:DisasterandRecoveryisnowliveinproductionat http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/tornado/orthroughthegalileowebsite.anarticlein thegainesvilletimescallsthenewtornadowebsite"aone stoplookatapivotal event" (http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20070701/localnews/182401.sh tml)inadditiontothenewspaperarticle,localpromotionincludedaninterview withedjohnson,directorofgeorgiahomeplace,onthebillandjoelmorning ShowonWDUNNewsTalk550,withdiscussiononthefilmfootageitself,the interactivemapinterface,somedetailsofthetornadodamageandthesubsequent recovery,andupcomingadditionalmaterialtobemadeavailableonlineinphase two.anannouncementfromthedigitallibraryofgeorgiadescribingtheresourceis below.theresourceisaprojectofthedigitallibraryofgeorgiaandthehallcounty LibrarySystemaspartofGeorgiaHomePLACE. ANNOUNCEMENT TheDigitalLibraryofGeorgiaispleasedtoannouncetheavailabilityofitsnewest site,the1936gainesvilletornado:disasterandrecovery.thesiterepresentsa collaborationbetweenthedigitallibraryofgeorgiaandthehallcountylibrary SystemaspartofGeorgiaHomePLACE.Theprojectwasmadepossiblewithsupport fromfederallstafundingadministeredbytheinstituteofmuseumandlibrary ServicesthroughtheGeorgiaPublicLibraryService,aunitoftheBoardofRegentsof
theuniversitysystemofgeorgia. The1936GainesvilleTornado:DisasterandRecoveryprovidesonlineaccesstoa historicalfilmdepictingtheextensivedamagefromtheseveremulti funneltornado strikethatdevastatedgainesville,georgia,onapril6,1936.thethirty two and ahalfminutefilm,probablyshotforinsurancepurposes,focusesonthedevastationof thecommercialandgovernmentalcenterofgainesville,butalsoincludesfootageof damagetonearbyresidentialareas.inparticular,itfeaturesthedamagetothe publicsquare,thecountycourthouse,thegeorgiapowercompany,thecooper PantsFactory,andtheFirstMethodistChurch.The1936Gainesvilletornado(partof amassivetornadooutbreakacrossthedeepsouththatalsoheavilydamaged Tupelo,Mississippi)isgenerallyregardedasthefifthdeadliestinU.S.history. Extensiverecoveryeffortsinvolvingmanylocal,regional,state,andnational resourceseventuallyrebuiltgainesville,culminatinginthe1938dedicationofthe newcityhallandcountycourthousebypresidentfranklinroosevelt. Theinteractivemapinterfaceprovidesintuitivegeographically basedaccessto selectedfilmclipsforwhichshootinglocationshavebeenidentified.inaddition, linkstorelatedstillimagesinvanishinggeorgiaandthehallcountylibrarysystem HistoricalPhotographCollectionhavebeenprovided.Upcomingenhancementswill includeanonlineexhibittoprovideadditionalinformationaboutthetornadoevent itselfaswellascoverageoftheextensiverecoveryeffortafterwards.thesitealso containsabriefhistoryofthetornado,suggestedreadings,andlistsofrelatedlinks andarchivalmaterials. ENDOFANNOUNCEMENT GALILEOSupportTeam FY08ChangesforPublicK 12Schools Tuesday,June26,2007 4:30:06pm WearehappytoannouncethattheDepartmentofEducationhasfinalizedtheir FY08GALILEOdatabaseofferings.InadditiontotheexistingcollectionofK 12 GALILEOdatabases,publicschoolswillnowhaveaccesstoanewsuiteofEBSCO databases. ThefollowingdatabaseswillbeginappearingonK 12GALILEOmenusinearlyJuly: AcademicSearchComplete AdvancedPlacementSource Agricola BookCollection:Nonfiction
BusinessSourceComplete ComputerScienceIndex ConsumerHealthComplete EconomiayNegocios EnvironmentComplete FuenteAcademica Garden,Landscape&HorticultureIndex HistoryReferenceCenter Hospitality&TourismComplete InformationScience&TechnologyAbstracts InsurancePeriodicalsIndex InternationalBibliographyofTheater&DancewithFullText Internet&PersonalComputingAbstracts LegalCollection LiteraryReferenceCenter MedicLatina Science&TechnologyCollection TheSerialsDirectory Vocational&CareerCollection WorldHistoryCollection PleaseseetheGALILEOFY08Changesdocumentforfurtherinformationonchanges forallgalileoparticipatinginstitutions. GALILEOSupportTeam The1936GainesvilleTornado:DisasterandRecoveryavailableindemo Tuesday,June19,2007 9:12:50am The1936GainesvilleTornado:DisasterandRecovery,anewresourcefromthe DigitalLibraryofGeorgiaandtheHallCountyLibrarySystemaspartofGeorgia HomePLACE,hasbeenaddedtotheGALILEOdemosystemandisavailableforyour previewathttp://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/tornado/.anannouncementdescribingthe resourcefromthedigitallibraryofgeorgiaisbelow. ANNOUNCEMENT TheDigitalLibraryofGeorgiaispleasedtoannouncetheavailabilityofitsnewest site,the1936gainesvilletornado:disasterandrecovery.thesiterepresentsa collaborationbetweenthedigitallibraryofgeorgiaandthehallcountylibrary SystemaspartofGeorgiaHomePLACE.Theprojectwasmadepossiblewithsupport fromfederallstafundingadministeredbytheinstituteofmuseumandlibrary ServicesthroughtheGeorgiaPublicLibraryService,aunitoftheBoardofRegentsof theuniversitysystemofgeorgia.
The1936GainesvilleTornado:DisasterandRecoveryprovidesonlineaccesstoa historicalfilmdepictingtheextensivedamagefromtheseveremulti funneltornado strikethatdevastatedgainesville,georgia,onapril6,1936.thethirty two and ahalfminutefilm,probablyshotforinsurancepurposes,focusesonthedevastationof thecommercialandgovernmentalcenterofgainesville,butalsoincludesfootageof damagetonearbyresidentialareas.inparticular,itfeaturesthedamagetothe publicsquare,thecountycourthouse,thegeorgiapowercompany,thecooper PantsFactory,andtheFirstMethodistChurch.The1936Gainesvilletornado(partof amassivetornadooutbreakacrossthedeepsouththatalsoheavilydamaged Tupelo,Mississippi)isgenerallyregardedasthefifthdeadliestinU.S.history. Extensiverecoveryeffortsinvolvingmanylocal,regional,state,andnational resourceseventuallyrebuiltgainesville,culminatinginthe1938dedicationofthe newcityhallandcountycourthousebypresidentfranklinroosevelt. Theinteractivemapinterfaceprovidesintuitivegeographically basedaccessto selectedfilmclipsforwhichshootinglocationshavebeenidentified.inaddition, linkstorelatedstillimagesinvanishinggeorgiaandthehallcountylibrarysystem HistoricalPhotographCollectionhavebeenprovided.Upcomingenhancementswill includeanonlineexhibittoprovideadditionalinformationaboutthetornadoevent itselfaswellascoverageoftheextensiverecoveryeffortafterwards.thesitealso containsabriefhistoryofthetornado,suggestedreadings,andlistsofrelatedlinks andarchivalmaterials. ENDOFANNOUNCEMENT GALILEOSupportTeam GALILEOFY08Changes Thursday,June14,2007 4:26:22pm GALILEO'sdatabasemenuswillchangeforallofourusercommunitiesinthenew fiscalyearthatbeginsjuly1.thoughsomegroupshavebeenfacedwithdifficult decisionsasinpastyears,duetothebenefitsofcollaborativepurchasing,eachof ourusercommunitiescontinuestohaveaccesstoawide rangingandvaluablesetof GALILEOresources.TheDepartmentofEducationhasnotyetcompletedallocation ofitsfy08budgetsowearenotyetsurewhattheirspecificfy08galileoofferings willbe,butwewillbelettinggalileousersknowassoonasthatinformationis available.pleasereviewthefollowingforadditionsandremovals.inaddition,we arepleasedtoannouncethatseveralnewprivatek 12institutionsandonenew publiclibrarywillbejoiningthegalileocommunity.welcome! Additions
1.EBSCO BeginninginearlyJuly2007anewsuiteofEBSCOdatabaseswillbeginappearingon GALILEOmenusforthefollowingconsortia:DTAE,UniversitySystemofGeorgia, AMPALS,GPALS,GISA(privateK 12),andPublicLibraries.Thisnewsuitecontains thefollowingdatabases,whichwillreplaceanycurrentcounterparts: AcademicSearchComplete AdvancedPlacementSource Agricola BookCollection:Nonfiction BusinessSourceComplete ComputerScienceIndex ConsumerHealthComplete EconomiayNegocios EnvironmentComplete FuenteAcademica Garden,Landscape&HorticultureIndex HistoryReferenceCenter Hospitality&TourismComplete InformationScience&TechnologyAbstracts InsurancePeriodicalsIndex InternationalBibliographyofTheater&DancewithFullText Internet&PersonalComputingAbstracts LegalCollection LiteraryReferenceCenter MedicLatina Science&TechnologyCollection TheSerialsDirectory Vocational&CareerCollection WorldHistoryCollection 2.ProQuestNursingandAlliedHealthSource BeginninginearlyJuly2007,ProQuestNursingandAlliedHealthSourcewillbegin appearingongalileomenusforuniversitysystemofgeorgiainstitutions. 3.EBSCOAutomobileRepairReferenceCenter BeginninginearlyJuly2007,EBSCOAutomobileRepairReferenceCenterwillbegin appearingongalileomenusfortechnicalcolleges. Removals 1.AccessScience EffectiveJuly1,2007,AccessSciencewillberemovedfromGALILEOmenusforthe followingconsortia:dtae,universitysystemofgeorgia,andpubliclibraries. 2.ProQuestDissertationAbstracts(freeedition) Aspreviouslyannounced,ProQuestisdiscontinuingfreeaccesstothemostrecent
twoyearsofdissertations/thesesavailablethroughthedissertationabstracts product.becauseofthis,accesstodissertationabstractswillberemovedfromthe GALILEOmenusforthefollowingconsortia:DTAE,PublicLibraries,andPublicand PrivateK 12Schools. GALILEOSupportTeam ClinicalPharmacologyremovedfromGALILEOMenus6 15 07 Thursday,June14,2007 8:38:08am TheClinicalPharmacologydatabasehasbeenphasedoutbyEBSCOandisbeing replacedbylexi PALSdruginformationwithintheHealthSourceConsumerand HealthSourceNursing/AcademicEditions. StartingFriday,June15thClinicalPharmacologywillberemovedfromGALILEO menus.insteadofaccessingthisinformationthroughthestandalonedatabase interface,ebscowillautomaticallyupgradeallcustomerscontentinhealthsource: ConsumerEditionandHealthSource:Nursing/AcademicEdition,bothofwhichare availabletoallgalileoparticipatinginstitutions. IfyouhaveaGALILEOExpressLinkthatpointstoClinicalPharmacology,please removeitfromyoursites.hereistheexpresslink: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbcp >InformationfromEBSCOonthischange: >EBSCOPublishinghaspartneredwithLexi Comp,providersoftheLexi PALS PatientAdvisoryinformation,whichcoversover1,000genericmedications,100 naturalproductsand19vaccines.enhancingyourmedicaldatabasesubscription(s) withthelexi PALScontentallowsustomaintaintheintegrityandconsistencyof ourproducts.amongthekeybenefitsuserswillenjoyare: > Increasedcurrency,resultingfrommorefrequentupdatestoLexi PALS information > Ahighervolumeofqualifiedsearchresults,duetotheinclusionofEBSCO's abstracting&indexingfunctionality > Amorestreamlinedpresentationofdruginformation,makingtheuserinterface easiertouse Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformation,pleaseuseGALILEO'sContact UsfeatureorcontactOIITCustomerServicesathelpdesk@usg.edu. GALILEOSupportTeam
WindowsVistaComplianceforGALILEO Wednesday,May30,2007 8:45:19am DearGALILEOUsers, WearepleasedtoannouncethatwehavesuccessfullycompletedWindowsVista compliancetestingforthegalileositeandfeaturesaswellasthegalileo databases.belowisalistofresourcesthatgalileostaffhavetestedtoensure compliance. Foradditionalinformation,pleaseseethefollowingdocumentation: http://www.usg.edu/galileo/help/tech/config.phtml GALILEOhomepageincluding: *FindItandJournalsA Z *QuickSearch *AboutGALILEO *GALILEOHelp *GALILEOExpressLinks *GALILEOKidsPage *OLLCandGALILEOTutorials GALILEODatabasesincluding: *ABC CLIOdatabases *Britannicadatabases *CGFdatabase *EBSCOdatabases *GaleGroupdatabases *ISIdatabases *LexisNexis *McGraw Hilldatabase *netlibrary *OCLCFirstSearchdatabases *OxfordUniversityPressdatabases *ProQuestCSAdatabases Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformation,pleaseuseGALILEO'sContact UsfeatureorcontactOIITCustomerServicesathelpdesk@usg.edu. GALILEOannouncementsandstatusupdatesareavailableat: http://www.usg.edu/galileo/status/
InformationabouttheGALILEOmailinglistisavailableat: http://www.usg.edu/galileo/about/news/list.phtml Pleaseencourageothersatyourinstitutiontosubscribe. Thankyou, GALILEOSupportTeam BritannicaLearningZonenowavailable Wednesday,May2,2007 9:32:36am DearGALILEOusers, BritannicaLearningZoneisnowinproductionandaccessiblethroughGALILEO databasemenus. BritannicaLearningZoneisanallnew,interactivePreK 2learningenvironment thatisnowincludedaspartofbritannicaonlineschooledition.thisresource teachesconceptssuchasgeography,time,shapes,numbers,andreinforcesrelevant vocabularythroughdevelopmentally appropriateactivitiesincludinganinteractive atlas,learninggames,engagingaudioandvideo,andeffectivevocabularybuilders. AdditionalinformationcanbefoundonthePDFfactsheet http://www.eb.com/library/online/learning_zone.pdf.thisdatabaseisavailableto publiclibrariesandk 12schoollibraries. TheGALILEOExpressLinktothisdatabaseis: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zelz Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformation,pleaseuseGALILEO'sContact UsfeatureorcontactOIITCustomerServicesathelpdesk@usg.edu. GALILEOannouncementsandstatusupdatesareavailableat: http://www.usg.edu/galileo/status/. InformationabouttheGALILEOmailinglistisavailableat: http://www.usg.edu/galileo/about/news/list.phtml. Pleaseencourageothersatyourinstitutiontosubscribe.
Thankyou, GALILEOSupportTeam BritannicaLearningZonenowavailableinGALILEODemonstrationsystem Wednesday,April25,2007 9:12:07am DearGALILEOusers, BritannicaLearningZoneisanallnew,interactivePreK 2learningenvironment thatisnowincludedaspartofbritannicaonlineschooledition.thisresource teachesconceptssuchasgeography,time,shapes,numbers,andreinforcesrelevant vocabularythroughdevelopmentally appropriateactivitiesincludinganinteractive atlas,learninggames,engagingaudioandvideo,andeffectivevocabularybuilders. AdditionalinformationcanbefoundonthePDFfactsheet http://www.eb.com/library/online/learning_zone.pdf. ThisdatabaseisavailabletopubliclibrariesandK 12schoollibraries.Itwillbe movedintotheproductionsystemonmay2,2007. BritannicaLearningZonehasbeenaddedtotheGALILEOdemosystem http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/demo. Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformation,pleaseuseGALILEO'sContact UsfeatureorcontactOIITCustomerServicesathelpdesk@usg.edu. GALILEOannouncementsandstatusupdatesareavailableat: http://www.usg.edu/galileo/status/. InformationabouttheGALILEOmailinglistisavailableat: http://www.usg.edu/galileo/about/news/list.phtml. Pleaseencourageothersatyourinstitutiontosubscribe. Thankyou, GALILEOSupportTeam ArtsoftheUnitedStatesavailableindemo Monday,April2,2007 1:09:17pm
ArtsoftheUnitedStates,adatabaseofover4000imagesofworksimportanttothe studyofthehistoryofartintheunitedstates,hasbeenaddedtothegalileodemo systemandisavailableforyourpreviewat http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=arts.anannouncementdescribingthe resourcefromthedigitallibraryofgeorgiaisbelow. ANNOUNCEMENT ArtsoftheUnitedStates,ajointprojectbetweentheLamarDoddArtSchool, UniversityofGeorgiaandtheUniversityofGeorgiaandYaleUniversityLibraries, containsover4,000imagesofworksimportanttothestudyofthehistoryofartin theunitedstates.thepieces,datingfromthe17thcenturythroughthe20th, includearchitecture,decorativearts,painting,sculpture,graphicarts,photography, andstageandcostumedesignaswellasnativeamericanartandartifacts.although themajorityofartistsrepresentedinthedatabaseareamerican,significantworks createdbynon nativeartistswhileintheunitedstatesareincluded. ThedatabaseisderivedfromtheCarnegieArtsoftheUnitedStatesphotographic collection,whichhaditsgenesisfourdecadesagointhecarnegiestudyofthearts oftheunitedstates.thestudybeganin1956asamulti yearprojectdirectedby LamarDodd,chairmanoftheUniversityofGeorgia sdepartmentofart,andwas fundedbygrantfromthe(then)carnegiecorporation.thestudy sobjectivewasto createacollectionofimagesthatwouldsupporttheteachingofamericanart. TheArtsoftheUnitedStatesdatabaseisavailableat: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=arts GALILEOSupportTeam "IntegratedinAllRespects":EdFriend'sHighlanderFolkSchoolFilms availableindemo Monday,March19,2007 11:47:10am "IntegratedinAllRespects":EdFriend'sHighlanderFolkSchoolFilmsandthe PoliticsofSegregationfromtheRichardB.RussellLibraryforPoliticalResearchand StudieshasbeenaddedtotheGALILEOdemosystemandisavailableforyour previewathttp://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/highlander.anannouncementdescribingthe resourcefromthedigitallibraryofgeorgiaisbelow. ANNOUNCEMENT TheDigitalLibraryofGeorgiaispleasedtoannouncetheavailabilityofitsnewest site,"integratedinallrespects":edfriend'shighlanderfolkschoolfilmsandthe PoliticsofSegregationfromtheRichardB.RussellLibraryforPoliticalResearchand Studies.TheWebsiterepresentsacollaborationbetweentheDigitalLibraryof
Georgia,theRichardB.RussellLibraryforPoliticalResearchandStudies,andthe WalterJ.BrownMediaArchivesandPeabodyAwardCollection.Theproject receivedsupportthroughanationalleadershipgrantfromtheinstituteofmuseum andlibraryservicesasapartofthecivilrightsdigitallibraryinitiative. "IntegratedinAllRespects"consistsofEdFriend'sfilmofthetwenty fifth anniversaryofthehighlanderfolkschoolinmonteagle,tennesseeduringlabor Dayweekendin1957andtheGeorgiaCommissiononEducation'spropaganda broadsidethatfeaturesfriend'sphotographsandstillsfromhisfilm.foundedin 1932,theHighlanderFolkSchoolservedasanadulteducationcentertopromote socialandeconomicjustice.bythe1950s,theschoolbegantofocusonthecivil Rightsmovementandtrainedmanyofthemovement'sactivistsincludingSeptima ClarkandRosaParks.SentbytheGeorgiaCommissiononEducation,anantiintegrationstatecommitteefoundedduringMarvinGriffin'sadministration,Ed Friendfilmedtheanniversaryfestivitieswithoutrevealinghismotives.Laborand civilrightsactivistssuchasralphabernathy,myleshorton,martinlutherking,jr., AubreyWilliams,CharlesG.Gomillion,RosaParks,AbnerW.Berry,PeteSeeger, HarrySchneiderman,RalphHelstein,A.T.Walden,andMauriceMcCrackinare featuredinthefootage.friendalsodocumentedtheintegratedsocialactivities duringtheweekendincludingdining,swimming,anddancing.muchofthefootage andmanystillswereincorporatedintothecommission'sbroadsidelinkingthe schoolanditscivilrightsactivitieswiththecommunistmovement. GALILEOSupportTeam EBSCOhostWinter2007Enhancements Thursday,March8,2007 12:16:32pm FeaturesoftheEBSCOhostwinterreleasearenowappearingforGALILEOlibraries. EBSCOhostdatabasesnowfeaturethefollowingenhancements: *Whensearchingmultipledatabases,usersnowseealistofthosedatabasesbeing searchedonthebasicandadvancedsearchscreens. *TheAdvancedGuidedStyleSearchScreenincludesalinkallowinguserstoadda rowoffind/selectfieldstotheexistingsetofthree,uptoamaximumoftwelve(12) rows. *TheSignin(toMyEBSCOhost)andNewSearchlinkshaveswappedpositionsat thetopofthesearchscreen. *TheAutocompletefeaturesprovidessuggestionsfortermspartiallyenteredinthe Findfield.Fordetails,pleaseseethisFAQ: http://support.epnet.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=3292
VisitEBSCO'sSupportSite(http://support.ebsco.com)forinformationaboutnew features,tosearchthousandsoffaqs,andtodownloadflashtutorials,helpsheets anduserguides. GALILEOSupportTeam Pandora:YearbookoftheUniversityofGeorgiaavailableindemo Tuesday,February27,2007 8:39:45am Pandora:YearbookoftheUniversityofGeorgiafromtheHargrettRareBookand ManuscriptLibraryisnowavailableintheGALILEOdemosystem. See:http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/pandora Since1886,thePandorahasbeentheyearbookoftheUniversityofGeorgia.Starting asapublicationofthefraternities,thepandoracombinedfacts,photography, cartooningandhumor(ofvaryingquality)toprovideanannualrecordofuniversity activities.itsseriousandsatiricalarticlesbothprovideinterestinghistoricaldetails aboutstudentlifeoncampusandinathens. Thisinitialofferingprovidesscansofthefirstfewyearspublished,1886 1899, volumes1 12.Volumeswerenotpublishedfor1889and1891.Latervolumeswill beaddedovertime. ThePandorasiteisapartnershipbetweentheDigitalLibraryofGeorgiaandthe HargrettRareBookandManuscriptLibrary. GALILEOSupportTeam WorldCatDissertationsandThesesindemo Thursday,February15,2007 4:45:00pm WorldCatDissertationsandTheseshasbeenaddedtotheGALILEOdemosystem. WorldCatDissertationsandThesesincludesincludesalldissertations,thesesand publishedmaterialbasedonthesescatalogedbyoclcmembersinallsubjectareas. Linkstoopenlyavailableelectroniccopiesareprovidedwhenavailable.Thissubset ofworldcatisavailablethroughgalileotopubliclibraries,usg,ampals,gpals, andtechnicalcollegesubscribers.itwillbemovedintotheproductionsystemon February21,2007. GALILEOSupportTeam
ScopusTrialEndedJanuary2007 Thursday,February15,2007 4:32:58pm EffectiveJanuary9th,accesstotheElsevierScopustrialthroughGALILEOwillbe discontinuedforinstitutionswhohavenotrequestedcontinuedaccess. GALILEOSupportTeam FreeaccesstoDissertationAbstractsDiscontinuedJuly2007 Thursday,February15,2007 1:44:36pm ProQuesthasrecentlyannouncedthatonJuly1,2007theywillbediscontinuing freeaccesstothecurrenttwoyearsofdissertationsandthesesthroughthe DissertationAbstractsdatabase,currentlyavailabletoallGALILEOinstitutions,on July1,2007. UniversitySystemofGeorgia,AMPALS,andGPALSwillcontinuetohavefullaccess totheentiredissertationabstractsdatabasethroughtheirsubscriptionwith ProQuest. Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformation,pleaseuseGALILEO'sContact UsfeatureorcontactOIITCustomerServicesathelpdesk@usg.edu. GALILEOSupportTeam