What's New in the Library

The LITC now provides access to 21 online databases from the Oxford Digital Reference Shelf series.  Made possible through collaborative funding from the Student Technology Fee and the LITC, these databases provide authoritative reference articles on a wide range of topics, including literature, history, women's studies, Hispanic studies, biology, art, dance, climate change, theatre, and more. They may be accessed through GALILEO or the GCSU Library catalog.   Below is a complete list of Oxford Digital Reference Shelf titles the GCSU Library currently provides.

To access these titles from off campus, you must first log in to GALILEO using the current GALILEO password.

ART

Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=gren-geo1

Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=grey-geo1

HISPANIC CULTURE

Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=oxr9-geo1

Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Culture

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=oxrr-geo1

HISTORY—GEOGRAPHY—PHILOSOPHY

Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=oxrn-geo1

Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=ench-geo1

Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=ench-geo1

Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=oxri-geo1

Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=oxf7-geo1

Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=oxf8-geo1

Oxford Companion to World Exploration

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=oxrc-geo1

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=oxrd-geo1

LITERATURE & LANGUAGE

International Encyclopedia of Linguistics

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=int2-geo1

Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=oxf2-geo1

Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=oxf4-geo1

Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=oxf6-geo1

Encyclopedia of Rhetoric

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=encw-geo1

SCIENCE

Encyclopedia of Evolution

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=encv-geo1

Encyclopedia of Global Change

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=encq-geo1

THEATRE & DANCE

International Encyclopedia of Dance

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=int1-geo1

Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=oxre-geo1

Shannon Morris has joined the LITC as the curator of the GCSU Museum. Shannon received her B.A. in History from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, and she is a M.A. in Art History candidate at Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia.  She most recently served as the curator of education at the Centre for the Living Arts/Space 301 Contemporary Art Gallery in Mobile, Alabama.

To learn more about the GCSU Museum, visit the Museum's web page.

A needle point work featuring a peacock and donated by Dr. Richard Bialac and his late wife Lois Bialac is now on display in the Flannery O'Connor Room in the GCSU Museum.  Lois Bialac created the work and donated it to the Library & Instructional Technology Center in honor of Flannery O'Connor. 

Lois' son Joel and her granddaughter Maggie joined Rick, the faculty and staff of the LITC, and guests from around campus in the museum for the unveiling of the piece.

The GCSU Library Welcomes Michael Bonnard

Michael Bonnard has joined the library faculty as the Special Formats Catalog Librarian (Assistant Professor). Michael received his M.L.S. from Indiana University and his B.M. from the University of Tennessee.

To learn more about what a Special Formats Catalog Librarian does and the library's Technical Services Department, visit the Technical Services web page.

New Databases in GALILEO

Two new databases have been added to GALILEO. Enciclopedia Juvenil is a comprehensive Spanish-language resource for ages 6-12.  It includes an encyclopedia, images, videos, and learning materials. World Data Analyst is a country statistics resource .  It includes current and historical statistics on 217 countries and tools for comparing and ranking data.

Paperback Exchange

The GCSU Library and Instructional Technology Center presents the Paperback Exchange. This new service allows students, faculty, staff, and community members to share their used paperback books with fellow readers and to discover new authors and titles. Click here for more information.

New Trial Database -- ReferenceUSA

The GCSU Library is participating in a limited time trial of an online database called ReferenceUSA.  ReferenceUSA is a research and reference tool licensed to libraries, educational institutions and government agencies.
(This trial ended on October 18, 2006.)

New Library Website

The GCSU Library has launched a new website. The new page is easier to navigate, allowing website visitors to find the sources and services they need more easily than ever.
Click here to return to the Library's new home page