Databases

Developed in 1996 as GALILEO's first digital conversion initiative and redesigned in 2009, the Georgia Government Publications (GGP) database serves as a digital repository of over 44,000 documents and publications released by agencies of Georgia's executive branch. The majority of the documents are scanned images; however, with the passing of an amendment to the law (O.C.G.A. 20-5-2) in 2000 requiring state agencies to submit publications in electronic format a greater percentage of searchable pdf files are included in the database and are noted as electronic text. Coverage encompasses audit reports, budget documents, monographs, newsletters, periodicals, and serials from agencies including agriculture, arts, community affairs, courts, education, human resources, industry and trade, labor, legislature, natural resources, and recreation. In addition to archiving Georgia state publications from 1994 to the present, the Georgia Government Publications database is currently adding pre-1994 serials on an ongoing basis.

The Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia (DLG), a part of Georgia's Virtual Library GALILEO, and is based at the University of Georgia Libraries. Since 2007, the DLG has partnered with universities, archives, public libraries, historical societies, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions to digitize historical newspapers from around the state. The archive is free and open for public use.

Georgia History Ebooks from the University of Georgia Press includes early and seminal works on Georgia's history and culture, many published in the 1950s and 1960s that have long been out of print. Users also have the option of ordering print copies of these titles from the University of Georgia Press. Books in the University of Georgia Press History Ebook Project will be of interest to two main groups: historians and general readers of Georgia history. Included in the project are works by historians such as E. Merton Coulter and Kenneth Coleman, both faculty emeriti of the University of Georgia.

The Georgia Knowledge Repository (GKR) is a central metadata repository that contains metadata harvested via the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) and the Open Archives Initiative Object Reuse and Exchange (OAI-ORE). With this repository, citizens of Georgia and the scholarly community at large are able to search Georgia repository content from a central location.

The Georgia Legislative Documents provide access to legislative resources. The database currently contains the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia for the years 1799-1999, with a few gaps. In the future, additional documents will be added to include:

• Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia
• Journal of the Senate of the State of Georgia

The Acts are the actual text of the laws and resolutions as they were voted upon by the General Assembly. The text as published in the Acts is different from the text published in the Georgia Code.

The Journals outline the passage of bills and resolutions through each chamber of the General Assembly. The House of Representatives Journals to be included in the database were published 1781-1995; the Senate Journals to be included were published 1789-1995.

Georgia Library Catalogs provides links to the online library catalogs for institutions that participate in GALILEO.

PINES (Georgia Library Public Information Network for Electronic Services) is Georgia's public library automation and lending network for 249 libraries in 127 counties. PINES is an initiative of the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the University System of Georgia. Fifty percent of Georgia's population and 44 of Georgia's 58 public library systems rely on the PINES network for their library service. PINES creates a statewide "borderless library" that eliminates geographic and socio-economic barriers and provides equal access to information for all Georgians. Georgians with a PINES library card have access to materials beyond what is available on their local shelves and enjoy the benefits of a shared collection of 7.7 million books and materials that can be delivered to their home library with no charge to the library user that contributes to a more educated Georgia through lifelong learning.

The Georgia Official and Statistical Register, published from 1923-1990 by the Georgia Department of Archives and History, is commonly known as the Georgia Blue Book. Considered an important reference work for historical research, the Register covers Georgia's executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government, providing biographical sketches of elected and other state officials. Georgia members of U.S. Congress and federal judges are included, as are county officials and regents of the university system. The Blue Books contain election returns, provide basic reference data on Georgia counties, and cover Georgia miscellanies, such as the state flag, state flower, state song, rosters of Georgia governors, and legal holidays.

Georgia ONmyLINE is the system-wide catalog of online courses and programs offered by institutions in the University System of Georgia. The Georgia ONmyLINE catalog is searchable by institution, degree level, academic discipline, and mode of delivery. All USG institutions are open to submit online courses and programs for entry into the Georgia ONmyLINE catalog.

The Georgia Public Library website provides access to information about public libraries across the state of Georgia for librarians, public library patrons, kids, and trustees. From the website, you can get the latest news and information, download publications and forms, and access tools and resources related to providing quality library services to Georgia citizens of all ages.