Today is Columbus Day. In some parts of the country there is a celebration of his risk taking and PR abilities. He came, he saw, he went back and told people!
If you do a Quick Search for Columbus in GALILEO, limiting yourself to the News/Facts & Reference tab- you'll be astonished at what comes up- articles about places named Columbus.
The Oxford English Dictionary does mention Christopher Columbus :
Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition Results 1 to 1 of 1 Select or Deselect all
1. The name of Christopher Columbus, the explorer (1451-1506), used allusively for an explorer or discoverer.
Changing my search to "Christopher Columbus" (in quotes) narrowed the search. Interestingly, Oxford English Dictionary did not pull up the article.
There is the Advanced Search option which allows you to use Boolean operators.
Widen and narrow your search to find exactly what you're looking for!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, October 09, 2006
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