University Library News

Born Augusta Jane Evans on May 8, 1835, in Wynnton (now the MidTown area in Columbus), Georgia, Mrs. Augusta Evans Wilson (1835-1909) wrote nine highly...

Here is a fascinating look at the evolution of classroom technology, published in the 9/19/10 issue of New York Times Magazine (Courtesy of ResourceShelf). Here...

Georgia State University (GSU) College of Law Professor Natsu Taylor Saito’s new book, Meeting the Enemy: American Exceptionalism and International Law, is a bold examination...

In Spring 2010, the library administered two different surveys to GSU faculty and graduate students. Half of faculty and graduate students received an invitation to complete...

Do you know who our first female graduate and faculty member was?  Can you name one of the young people who tried to integrate our...

There aren’t many college students who can afford to own a flip video camera, a Texas Instruments graphing calculator and a Dell netbook computer. Yet,...

While most Americans think of Labor Day as an opportunity for a long end-of-summer weekend, usually accompanied by a burger or a hot dog, its...

The Western and Atlantic Railroad track from Terminus (Atlanta) to Cartersville, Georgia was laid about 1846 and passed an area of high ground populated with worker’s shacks.  This...

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is one of the world’s largest publishers in the fields of economics and public policy – and...

Relatively few photographs exist of Atlanta’s African-American community in the mid 20th century.  Fewer still depict children’s games, slum conditions, vernacular architecture, clothing worn by...