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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 - Kristin Nielsen
'Tween the Pages, the snack bar in the Main Library, has been closed for the summer renovations. They'll be back in the fall!
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Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 - Kristin Nielsen
The entry floors of the Main Library and the Science Library will undergo renovations beginning in mid-May. By fall, both libraries will feature redesigned study spaces, new computers and furniture, and better-designed service desks.
The Libraries plan to maintain our normal Maymester and summer hours, but please expect construction noise as ...
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Friday, April 6th, 2012 - Kristin Nielsen
The GALILEO password has been changed. Get the new password in your library account.
GALILEO passwords are usually changed at the beginning of each semester, and we apologize for this mid-semester change. We were alerted yesterday that someone had posted the password on a public website. Posting the password on any ...
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2012 - Kristin Nielsen
Access to Multi-Search and the EbscoHost databases has been restored. This outage was system-wide for all Ebsco customers, and they are investigating the cause. We apologize for the lengthy interruption of service.
Please contact us if you are still encountering any problems accessing a database.
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Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 - Kristin Nielsen
Ebsco is currently experiencing technical problems. For UGA, this means that the Multi-Search and all EbscoHost databases are either not working or running very slowly. Ebsco is working to correct the outage as quickly as they can.
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 - Kristin Nielsen
Come to the Think Tank, a newly-redesigned quiet study room on the 4th floor of the Science Library. The rest of the 4th floor (and the 3rd floor) of the Science Library are also designated quiet study areas.
If you're in search of peace and quiet on North Campus, try the ...
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Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 - Kristin Nielsen
The Factiva database is once again fully available on campus, off campus, and on wireless networks and the VPN. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Friday, September 2nd, 2011 - Kristin Nielsen
The Libraries are experiencing technical issues with off-campus and wireless access to the Factiva database. While we work on this problem, Factiva is currently available only when using on-campus wired computers. We hope to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
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Friday, August 26th, 2011 - Kristin Nielsen
The UGA Libraries now have access to two historical periodical databases from EbscoHost:
American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: digitized images from more than 6,500 American periodicals from the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Arte Público Hispanic Historical Periodicals Collection: digital collection of historical periodicals pertaining to U.S. ...
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Monday, August 15th, 2011 - Kristin Nielsen
Please note that the time for the workshop has changed to 3:30 p.m.
Don Sechler, a trainer from Web of Knowledge (a.k.a. Web of Science), will be at UGA on August 25 to offer a workshop especially for faculty and students. The workshop will cover efficient search techniques, ways to ...
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