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  • New Resources: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 15, 2018)

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a federal holiday designated by Congress in 1994 as a day of service. The holiday falls on the third...
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    • African American Studies
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    • For Faculty
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  • Leisure Reading in the GSU Libraries

    Looking for a good book to read unrelated to your research or coursework? In response to requests from students and a renewed interest in recreational...
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    • For Faculty
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    • General
  • Hurricane Research at the GSU Library

    Hurricanes destroy property and take lives, but they also inspire many research topics. Storm related questions include: Does climate change mean more and stronger storms?...
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    • Ejournals
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  • Introducing Ebook Central

    Ebook Central is a new ebook platform that has replaced ebrary and EBL (Ebook Library). This platform has an improved user interface with easy-to-use tools...
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    • For Faculty
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  • Upcoming 2017 Dale Somers Memorial Lecture, Department of History

    The History department’s annual Dale Somers Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Deborah Harkness, professor of History at the University of Southern California, at 2...
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    • Books
    • For Faculty
    • For Graduate Students
    • For Students
    • History
  • Upcoming Institute for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Lecture: “Becoming Coalitional: The Perverse Encounter of Queer to the Left and the Jesus People USA”

    The Institute for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies announces its Anne L. Harper Annual Lecture, “Becoming Coalitional: The Perverse Encounter of Queer to the Left...
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    • Religious Studies
  • Gerontology Lecture: “Remembering the Good Times: A Caregiver’s Journey”

    The GSU Gerontology Institute is hosting its annual Barbara Pittard Payne Lectureship in Gerontology on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 6:00pm at Centennial Hall: “Remembering...
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  • Making History, Writing History: Thoughts for Black History Month

    We often hear the phrases “living through history,” “witnessing history,” “history in the making.” We are literally always creating what historians call “primary sources,” which...
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    • African American Studies
    • Books
    • For Faculty
    • For Graduate Students
    • For Students
  • New Publications: The Devil’s Riches: A Modern History of Greed and Migrations in the German Lands, 1500-2000

    Prof. Jared Poley of the History Department has recently published The Devil’s Riches: A Modern History of Greed (2016). A broadly ranging topical history, The Devil’s Riches...
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    • Faculty Publications and Research
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  • Data Literacy

    When data is properly collected, analyzed and presented it can help us understand complex systems and improve decision making. Conversely, bad data will mislead us and...
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    • Books
    • Data Services
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    • For Graduate Students
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