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GOLD GALILEO Conference early-bird registration ends Aug 2 #ggconference

Early-bird discounted registration for GOLD GALILEO Conference ends at 5PM, Monday, Aug 2 http://tinyurl.com/2c85bpb Turn-On Your Passion for Resource Sharing! Got pins? Toni ZimmermanDirector, Resource Sharing & Interlibrary CooperationGeorgia Public Library ServiceA Unit of the BOR Univ System of GA1800 Century Place, Suite 150Atlanta, GA 30345-4304P(404)235.7129F(404)235.7201tzimmerman@georgialibraries.orgwww.georgialibraries.org

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For rural libraries, the GOLD/GALILEO Conference is like an approaching comet: It moves! #ggconference

Journal entry from a GOLD/GALILEO Users Group Advisory Committee Representative – Conference Musings – On behalf of small public libraries and rural communities – July 26, 2010 – Susan Stephens, Director, Chattooga County Library System, Summerville, GA “It moves, nevertheless!” I am not sure why this quote, attributed to Galileo Galilei, strikes such a chord…

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Georgia Wednesday Webinar Series

The Georgia Library Association and Georgia Public Library Service are pleased to announce the August sessions of the Wednesday Webinar series, which highlights trends, innovation, and best practices in Georgia Libraries. The webinars feature Georgia speakers, but registration is open to anyone, anywhere. Topics are chosen to be of interest to employees of all library…

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Shifting the e-revolution in libraries into hyperdrive!#ggconference

Journal entry from a GOLD/GALILEO Users Group Advisory Committee Representative – Conference Musings – On behalf of large public libraries – July 21, 2010 – Deborah Mack, Electronic Resources Librarian, Atlanta Fulton Public Library System, Atlanta, GA Hello friends,I’m writing to share a few orbital observations from a fellow procurer librarian. A significant virtual audience…

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2010 GLA Award Winners Announced

The GLA Board has approved the recommendation of the 2010 GLA Awards Committee to present awards at the COMO XXII GLA Banquet in October as follows: The Bob Richardson Memorial Award to Sarah Steiner, Georgia State University, Social Work & Assessment Librarian The Charles Beard Library Advocacy Award to Dr. Melvin Steely, University of West…

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No need to travel to a “Galaxy Far Away” to break astronomical use barriers! #ggconference

Committee Representative – Conference Musings – On behalf of large academic libraries – July 15, 2010 – Denita Hampton, Coordinator, Access & Media Services, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Wow! Has it really been 21 stellar years? That’s an affirmative – Georgia library collaboration has come of age. GOLD began providing statewide electronic ILL in…

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GOLD/GALILEO Conference delivers “Big Bang” of benefits for small academic libraries

Journal entry from a GOLD/GALILEO Users Group Advisory Committee Representative – Conference Musings – On behalf of small academic libraries – July 7, 2010 – Shaundra Walker, Head of Reference, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA Does the thought of a new academic year make you a little nervous? Are you interested in providing…

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Annual GOLD/GALILEO Conference guaranteed to send special and K-12 librarians “over the moon”#ggconference

Journal entry from a GOLD/GALILEO Users Group Advisory Committee Representative – Conference Musings – On behalf of special libraries and K-12 – July 2, 2010 – Teresa Pacheco, Electronic Resources Librarian, Gainesville State College, Oakwood, GA What do you do when your special or school library is asked to “deliver the moon“? Special libraries face…