Collection Policies
What we collect
The Georgiana Collection is a is a research collection emphasizing :
- Published books and periodicals about the actions or influences of Georgia's people, institutions and organizations.
- Published works about the state or its subdivisions as a geographical, historical or political setting.
- Works written by "Georgians" -- individual authors or organizations that are identified with Georgia, due to nativity or career association.
What we do not collect
Subjects typically not collected by the Georgiana Collection include:
- Family histories and genealogies
- Travel guides
- Textbooks
- Bibles
- Songbooks and hymnals
- School yearbooks
- Subjects designed especially for juvenile reading levels
- Newspapers [Georgia Newspaper Project];
- Maps and atlases [Map Collection];
- Sheet music and musical recordings [Music Collection];
- State and federal documents [Government Documents];
- Curriculum materials [Curriculum Center];
- Film and video [Media Collection];
- Manuscript materials [Manuscripts Collection and Russell Library];
- University of Georgia records [University Archives].
In addition, we may reject books that lack indexes, footnotes or bibliographies of sources as they are typically inadequate for university researchers' needs.
Please direct any questions about Georgiana collection policies to the Head of the Georgiana Collection.