The unavailability of some Federal websites during the recent U.S. Government partial shutdown underscores the Federal Government’s role in providing scholarly information to the academic community. Websites that are valuable resources for the academic community and which were unavailable during…
In commemoration of Constitution and Citizenship Day, the University Libraries will host a formal reading of the United States Constitution and a highlights tour of the Libraries’ Government Information collection at the Reese Library (Summerville Campus) on September 17th from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00…
Tomorrow, GRU Libraries will join activity groups across campus for the 5th Annual Student Organization and Activity Fair. The event will take place in the Wellness Center from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on the Health Sciences campus. The purpose…
By now you have probably seen a poster of an intriguing be-goggled gentleman in a top had around campus and on the Reese Library Janus board, but (in case you missed it) consider this your official invitation to listen to…
Can you imagine a Georgia Regents University without Reese and Greenblatt Libraries? We can’t! But we also couldn’t imagine a University Libraries without the students, faculty, staff, and alumni that come through our doors every semester! The University Libraries want to continue to…
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The new year will bring some exciting changes in Special Collections. First, Mrs. Judy McAlhany will be joining Special Collections as part-time staff in January 2013. While still involved in the Augusta-Richmond County Historical Society, Judy will be attached to…
Although Veterans Day has passed us by for another year, we will be remembering our military heroes of past and present with a Veterans Day display on the third floor of Reese Library near Special Collections all month. The display…
We are coming to the end of a very full Georgia Archives Month and, though things will slow down a little over the holidays, there is still a lot to see and experience in Augusta history. The November Augusta’s Viewpoints:…
Since 1990, the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) has recorded more than 10,000 book challenges. A challenge is a formal, written complaint requesting a book be removed from library shelves or school curriculum. About three out…