Survey for GALILEO

Dear GALILEO users,

Take the 2006 GALILEO Annual User Survey and be entered to win a 30 GB video iPod or other great prize!

The annual GALILEO User Surveys, conducted since 1997, have provided valuable firsthand feedback from users about what they think about the GALILEO web site, as well as experiential feedback from library staff on how their patrons are (or are not) navigating the menus and databases.

To help encourage participation this year, particularly by patrons, students, and other end users, a 30 GB Apple iPod will be awarded to a lucky survey respondent.

Be sure to encourage your users to complete the survey to be entered into the drawing. The survey will be conducted November 7-13, 2006. Just click on the survey link on the GALILEO home page to participate.

Thank you in advance taking the time to contribute your opinions and ideas.


Regards, Karen


Karen Minton, Virtual Services Librarian,
GALILEO Library Services Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
2500 Daniells Bridge Road ,
Building 300
Athens, GA 30606-3539

Phone: 888-875-3697
Fax: (706) 583-2294
karen.minton@usg.edu

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/

More than a sales weekend

Veterans Day is more than the first sale of the holiday season. In our collection we have 51 titles when I searched for "veterans". Most of the titles can be read on-line in netLibrary.

One special book can be found in our Early Childhood collection at PZ 7. B91527 WAL 1990 written by Eve Bunting,The wall, illustrated by Ronald Himler. A boy and his father come from far away to visit the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington and find the name of the boy's grandfather, who was killed in the conflict.

Remember those who fought and gave their all.
Remember those who served and came home.
Remember each service person.

Native American Month

November is the month set aside to honor Native Americans. The Pilgrims wouldn't have made it without the help of the locals.

In GALILEO there is a database titled Native American Documents.

"This database contains approximately 2,000 documents and images relating to the Native American population of the Southeastern United States from the collections of the University of Georgia Libraries, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville Library, the Frank H. McClung Museum, the Tennessee State Library and Archives, the Tennessee State Museum and the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. The documents are comprised of letters, legal proceedings, military orders, financial papers, and archaeological images relating to Native Americans in the Southeast. "

News Transcripts

Did you fall asleep before the results were in? Would you like to read what various commentators had to say about the election?

You can pull up transcripts to news shows on LexisNexis Academic in GALILEO.

GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....Jump to L
.......Lexis Nexis

Select Guided News Search (second tab)
Step 1. Select News Transcripts
Step 2. Select the news organization- you have quite a choice
Step 3. Enter your search term
Step 4. Narrow your search to a specific date range
Step 5. Search publication titles


GALILEO notes "LexisNexis Academic contains approximately 5,000 publications, virtually all include full text. Many types of publications are included: newspapers (in English, other languages, and translations of international papers), legal news, general interest magazines, medical journals, trade publications, company financial information, transcripts, wire service reports, government publications (such as the federal case law, U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Testimony, etc.), law reviews, and reference works (such as the Forbes Annual Directory, the Official Guide/American Marketplace and the US Global Trade Outlook). "

Advising

• Yesterday was the Fall Festival. Wonderful food (BBQ), music and games (even in the rain)
• This week is Advisement (meet with your Program Advisor)
• Next week is early Registration

Election Day

Please vote. Each vote does count. It is your civic duty to cast your vote for the candidate you think will best represent you.

Civic Duty

Today the Librarian begins Jury Duty in Cherokee County.

Read about the law in Georgia by going to the Georgia Code. The GALILEO Notes tell us that the Georgia Code is the compilation of the laws of the state of Georgia that are currently in force. The database is searchable by keyword and by code number.

GALILEO
....Social Sciences tab
.......Georgia Code