The Civil Rights Digital Library

From the Digital Library of Georgia…this is an AMAZING resource.  Be sure to check it out at http://crdl.usg.edu/voci/go/crdl/home/!

The Civil Rights Digital Library (CRDL) initiative is the most ambitious and comprehensive effort to date to deliver educational content on the Civil Rights Movement via the Web. The CRDL promotes an enhanced
understanding of the Movement trough its three principal components:

1) a digital video archive delivering 30 hours of historical news film
allowing learners to be nearly eyewitnesses to key events of the Civil
Rights Movement
2) a civil rights portal providing a seamless virtual library on the
Movement by aggregating metadata from 75 libraries and allied
organizations from across the nation
3) instructional materials to facilitate the use of the video content in
the learning process.

The centerpiece of the site is a collection of more than 30 hours of historical news film held by the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia Libraries. These
moving images—about 450 clips–cover a broad range of key civil rights events, including the following:

- desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas (1957)
- the Atlanta Temple bombing (195
- Atlanta sit-ins (1960)
- Freedom Rides (1961)
- desegregation of the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech (1961)
- the Albany Movement (1961-1962)
- desegregation of Ole Miss (1962) and University of Alabama (1963)
- the Americus Movement (1963, 1965)
- Birmingham demonstrations (1963)
- many other topics

The video archive covers both national figures and local leaders. There is more than two hours of film related to Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King’s role in the Albany Movement is documented extensively, including clips of speeches at mass meetings, his arrest by local police, press conferences, and his visit to a pool hall to urge local African Americans to adopt non-violence in achieving change in Albany. Among the clips is coverage of King’s reaction to President Kennedy’s assassination in 1963, his receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, and his funeral in 1968.

In addition to the news film, the digital library includes related collections from 75 libraries, archives, and museums across the nation. Most are original documentation of the period, such as oral histories, letters, diaries, FBI files, and photographs.

A partnership with the online New Georgia Encyclopedia is a key component, providing concise, authoritative articles on events and individuals associated with the Civil Rights Movement in Georgia,
supplemented by images and multi-media files.

The CRDL initiative includes a special site for teachers, called “Freedom on Film” (currently in development) that relates civil rights stories from nine Georgia towns and cities, along with related news film, discussion questions, lesson plans, and related readings. Freedom on Film is being developed by University of Georgia faculty and students, along with scholars from other institutions.

The Civil Rights Digital Library receives financial support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the federal Institute for Museum and Library Services.

The Civil Rights Digital Library :: Home Page via kwout

EBSCO Databases Unavailable in GALILEO Federated Search Features

from GALILEO this afternoon:

Good afternoon. I wanted to let you know that EBSCO databases are currently unavailable through GALILEO federated search features, which are powered by WebFeat. Users have reported receiving “Resources Temporarily Unavailable” messages. This problem has been reported to WebFeat and they are currently troubleshooting.

When the GALILEO search feature is unavailable, resources can still be accessed and searched via their native interfaces. This means a user can still access the interface for Business Source Complete, Grove Art Online, Kids Search, SIRS Discoverer etc… They just won’t be able to search those resources via the search features within the GALILEO interfaces.

In the unexpected event that the GALILEO search function is not working, users can access databases and journals/magazines in GALILEO in many ways. Here are some examples (listed by GALILEO user view):

GALILEO Scholar, GALILEO Library, and GALILEO High School
-Select the “Articles and Databases” subtab (to the right of the search subtab) within a subject category to be taken to a list of resources associated with the subject category. Clicking on a link to a database or other resource will take the user to the database’s interface.

-Locate databases and other resources by browsing or searching within the “Databases A-Z” tab. This feature provides a comprehensive list of resources available to users.

-Locate specific full-text journals by searching or browsing within the Journals A-Z or Magazines A-Z tab.

GALILEO Teen
-Select either the “By Type,” “By Topic,” or “All Resources” tab to be taken to lists of applicable resources. Clicking on a link to a database or other resource will take the user to the database’s interface.

—GALILEO Support Team

New NoveList Interface!

We are fortunate to have access to NoveList through GALILEO! NoveList is a service from EBSCOhost that provides book reviews and recommendations for our library patrons—if you are looking for more information on a book or a book similar to one you’ve read, this service is for you!  You can also find book discussion guides, book talks, feature articles, author biographies, and more!

NoveList has recently had a “face lift”, and you will now see a new interface.  Here are some tips from NoveList for taking a tour of the new and improved NoveList!  If you need any assistance using the new NoveList interface, please see Mrs. Hamilton or Mrs. Fleet for help.

Winter 2008 GALILEO Newsletter Now Available!

Check out the latest and greatest news about GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library, at http://www.usg.edu/galileo/planet/archive/planet_winter_2008.pdf ! Highlights of this quarter’s newsletter include:

• Helpful information about the new GALILEO makeover and upgrade!
• Information about the new Georgia Official and Statistical Register
• Highlight feature on Bill Williamson, who works on the New Georgia Encyclopedia and Vanishing Georgia projects.
• Detailed Information on the National Science Digital Library

Teachers will receive a copy in their mailboxes on Monday, 3/24/08, and students may print a copy from this link at http://www.usg.edu/galileo/planet/archive/planet_winter_2008.pdf .

You can subscribe to the newsletter via email to get your copy of the quarterly newsletters first!

Current Events Researchers: Temporary SIRS Researcher Outage

Attention all students researching current events this weekend, especially those working on their current events research project in Ms. Shearer’s 5th, 6th, and 7th periods as well as those who have Mr. Jones 4th and 7th periods:

ProQuest has scheduled a twelve-hour system maintenance window beginning Saturday, February 16, 2008, at 10:00 PM to Sunday, February 17, at 10:00 AM.  During this maintenance window, access to ProQuest databases available through GALILEO may be unavailable.  These include the following resources:

-ProQuest Platform
(ABI Inform, Research Library, ProQuest Newspapers, Dissertation
Abstracts, and Hoover’s Company Capsules)
-SIRS Platform
(SIRS Researcher and Discoverer, Discoverer WebFind, SKS WebSelect, and
SIRS Interactive Citizenship)
-Some Chadwyck Healy databases GALILEO announcements and status updates are available at http://www.usg.edu/galileo/status/.