Archive for the ‘Library news’ Category
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 - caroline
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 UGA Libraries Undergraduate Research Awards. These awards provide cash prizes for excellence in research and academic inquiry. Congratulations to this year's winners!
Senior Division
First Place
Rachel Perez
The Fever Progress: Yellow Fever in 19th and 20th Century Savannah and Havana
Faculty mentor: Dr. Reinaldo ...
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Monday, April 1st, 2013 - Amy Watts
Effective immediately, all books with the Library of Congress call letters I and O have been deaccessioned from the collection. Records have been removed from the library catalog and items should be pulled from the shelves by the end of the day. To see the affected subject areas, please consult ...
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Friday, March 29th, 2013 - Jean Cleveland
Three reels of early home movies showing theater actress Annie Russell (1864-1936)—the only moving images of her known to exist—have been discovered in the University of Georgia Libraries’ Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the only public institution in Georgia devoted entirely to preserving moving images.
Born in ...
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Friday, March 29th, 2013 - Jean Cleveland
The next interviews for the First Person Project, a new oral history series documenting the experiences of everyday Georgians, are set for April 19 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries at the University of Georgia.
Modeled roughly on StoryCorps, a national initiative ...
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Monday, March 25th, 2013 - Ian Thomas, Science Library
Wed. March 27, 2013, 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM - Miller Learning Center, Rm 171
Speakers: Prof. William Lee (Journalism/Mass Communication) & Prof. David Shipley (Law School). The death of hacker-activist Aaron Swartz has sparked conversations around the issues of open access, intellectual property, and copyright law. Our panel will ...
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Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 - Jean Cleveland
The Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries will celebrate its first anniversary with an open house for university faculty.
Scheduled for 2-6 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, the event will spotlight faculty members who have formed innovative collaborations with the Special Collections Libraries and showcase the exhibits and collections of the ...
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Thursday, March 7th, 2013 - maryp
Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 10 at 2:00 a.m. Don't forget to move your clocks and watches forward one hour.
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Thursday, March 7th, 2013 - maryp
Spring Break Hours of Operation for the Main and Science Libraries:
Sunday, 3/10 - CLOSED
Monday, 3/11 thru Friday, 3/15 - 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday, 3/16 - 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM (normal service hours resume)
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 - Amy Watts
Lab A in the Main Library is open for silent study this week during midterms. It's a cell-phone silent area with no group discussion allowed. The room has 30 computers for student use and will be open 9:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. through Friday, March 1. (It will, however, be ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2013 - Jean Cleveland
To warm up baseball fans for the March 31 start of Major League Baseball’s regular season, the University of Georgia’s George Foster Peabody Awards and Peabody Award Collection will present three baseball-themed documentaries that have won the coveted award. The films will all be screened Wednesdays in March at 7 ...
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