Research+Resources

The GALILEO password is "holding" until Jan. 4, 2011. Galileo offers an abundance of Reliable, Research-worthy Resources! You can text, digital media (pics and video) all from sources that you can cite for research purposes. With Galileo you never have to worry is information is credible.

Databases in Galileo you will find very useful. [|Britannica Online School Ed.] http://www.school.eb.com/
 * Encyclopædia Britannica:** Online version of the Encyclopædia Britannica including authoritative information on people, places, events with articles, videos, and more.

[] The Digital Library of Georgia is a gateway to Georgia's history and culture found in digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, government documents, newspapers, maps, audio, video, and other resources.

The Digital Library of Georgia connects users to a million digital objects in 110 collections from 60 institutions and 100 government agencies. Though this represents only a fraction of Georgia's cultural treasures, the Digital Library of Georgia continues to grow through its partnerships with libraries, archives, museums, government agencies, and allied organizations across the state.

http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/ GALILEO and the University of Georgia Libraries are pleased to offer GeorgiaInfo as part of the Digital Library of Georgia. GeorgiaInfo is an extensive Web online resource about Georgia. Its development was motivated by the conviction that such information, which can now be readily accessed by Georgians in every county, could help citizens and public officials of the state become better informed in order to identify new resources and make decisions to improve the quality of life in their communities. GeorgiaInfo is comprised of both original material created by GeorgiaInfo staff and links to other websites with information useful to Georgia citizens.

[] This website supports the Georgia Social Studies curriculum for 8th grade students. And, it's for anyone interested in Georgia history. The site is coordinated with the excellent series Georgia Stories produced by Georgia Public Broadcasting Education. As you explore the site, you will discover many educational resources for each potential study topic. Bear in mind we are constantly adding content to the site. Check back often to see what new content may be of interest. Alsoout Georgia Stories on iTunes

[|The Civil Rights Digital Library] promotes an enhanced understanding of the Movement by helping users discover primary sources and other educational materials from libraries, archives, museums, public broadcasters, and others on a national scale. The CRDL features a collection of unedited news film from the WSB (Atlanta) and WALB (Albany, Ga.) television archives held by the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia Libraries. The CRDL provides educator resources and contextual materials, including Freedom on Film, relating instructive stories and discussion questions from the Civil Rights Movement in Georgia, and the New Georgia Encyclopedia, delivering engaging online articles and multimedia.

CRDL is a partnership among librarians, technologists, archivists, educators, scholars, academic publishers, and public broadcasters. The initiative receives support through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

[|Middle Search Plus]provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps and flags

[|EBSCOHost Mobile Middle School] brings the EBSCOhost interface to your smartphone:

EBSCOhost Mobile offers the following features: **Basic Searching**
 * HTML and PDF Full Text**
 * Search Modes**
 * Limiters**
 * Image Quick View**
 * Image Collections (depending on database)**
 * E-mailing Articles**
 * Preferences**
 * Multi-Database Searching**

Please note that your phone must have javascript enabled in order to use EBSCOhost Mobile. Although EBSCOhost Mobile should work on all javascript enabled smartphones, it was exclusively beta tested on the most popular models:
 * Blackberry**
 * Dell Axiom**
 * iPhone**
 * Palm 750**