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Doing Your Research
Journal Articles
- GALILEO@UGA - 400+ article databases with citations and full-text articles. Pick your subject to get started.
- GALILEO Password: Required for off-campus access
- Electronic Journal Locator - Find online articles through UGA's subscriptions when you have a citation
- Direct URLs for Databases and E-Journals - Bookmark databases or e-journals and get straight into them without a password if you are on a campus IP address; will prompt for the GALILEO password otherwise.
Books
- GIL (UGA's Catalog) - Find books at UGA. Also explore the GILFind interface (in beta); same content, modernized interface.
- Loan Periods / Fine Rates: Most books may be borrowed for 8 weeks
- Recalls & Renewals
- Tutorial
- GIL Universal Catalog - Find books at other Georgia public higher educational institutions
- Use GIL Express (delivery in 3-5 days) to borrow items from the GIL Universal Catalog: Tutorial
- WorldCat (also available through Worldcat.org) - Universal library catalog: find books at thousands of libraries around the world
- Google Books - Search the full-text of millions of books, many available in your local library.
Dissertations
- UGA's Electronic Thesis/Dissertation Database - Find theses or dissertations written at UGA from 1999-present, most available as pdfs to download
- Dissertation Abstracts (Proquest) - Find United States dissertations from the 19th century to the present; abstracts often available.
Primary Sources @ UGA
- Digital Library of Georgia: Georgia History and Culture Collections
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives: Media and Peabody Television Collections
- Hargrett Manuscript and Rare Books Collection
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Other Library Resources
- Data Services: U.S. Census, other statistical and polling data
- Subject Guides: Quick introductions to researching specific topics or using special resources
- Thesis Help: Forms, FAQ's, and Tutorials on Writing your Thesis
- Bibliographic Citation Management Software:
Library Forms
- Request Research Help: Consultation with a Subject Librarian.
- Interlibrary Loan Form
- Suggest a Purchase
- Faculty Authorization Form: Needed to Check Out Books or Charge Photocopies to a Faculty Member
- Study Carrel Application Form:
- Main Library: Return to Main Library Circulation Desk.
- Science Library: Return to Science Library Circulation Desk
