Ina Dillard Russell Library

Announcement    Thursday, October 31, 2024
GALILEO is experiencing intermittent outages due to issues at the USG system level. In the meantime, another resource option is Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com), which is connected to GCSU resources as well. When searching Google Scholar while logged in to your Unify account, any links that have a label of "View it @ GCSU" will take you to those resources (screenshot attached). The library catalog (for books, films, etc.) is also available at https://galileo-gcsu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01GALI_GCSU:GCSU_V1&tab=LibraryCatalogRussell...
Announcement    Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Russell Library is pleased to share that users can now log in to the institutional repository, the Knowledge Box, using their Unify credentials.The Knowledge Box is a digital repository that captures, maintains, preserves and provides access to Georgia College & State University’s intellectual capital and institutional records in addition to supporting its teaching and research missions. Library faculty worked with IT and, the repository’s vendor, Bepress, over the summer to implement...
Announcement    Thursday, October 17, 2024
Russell Library will be hosting two podcasting workshops. These workshops are geared towards beginners who want to learn about or get started with podcasting and are open to the community, faculty, staff and students. Recommended technology to bring to this session includes a laptop and computer mouse. If you already have some sound files you would like to work on, bring those as well.Things to Bring:Yourself A computer with wireless access and a mouse Register for the first session...
Event    Thursday, October 24, 2024
Russell Library will be hosting two podcasting workshops. These workshops are geared towards beginners who want to learn about or get started with podcasting and are open to the community, faculty, staff and students. Recommended technology to bring to this session includes a laptop and computer mouse. If you already have some sound files you would like to work on, bring those as well.Things to Bring:Yourself A computer with wireless access and a mouse Register for the first session...
Announcement    Monday, September 16, 2024
Holly Croft, associate director of Georgia College & State University’s Special Collections, was recently appointed to a three-year term on the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council by Gov. Brian Kemp.By executive order, Kemp selected Croft to serve as one of the council’s 12 members through June 2027. The group meets once a year but works online to review applications for funding, choose worthy preservationists for annual awards and tend to other historical state issues.“When...
Announcement    Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Russell Library would like to call your attention to recent changes in GALILEO's video resources. Effective at the end of August 2024, the Films on Demand database will no longer be available via Georgia College & State University's GALILEO resources. However, we are happy to suggest Academic Video Online (AVON) as an excellent alternative to Films on Demand, with searchable transcripts as an additional tool.If you have any questions about this change or need guidance on video resources...
Announcement    Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Russell Library is pleased to report that the interruption in Interlibrary Loan services has been resolved. If you encounter any issues, you can reach out via our Ask-A-Librarian service online or via email at ask@gcsu.libanswers.com for additional assistance. Once again, we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. 
Announcement    Friday, August 30, 2024
Russell Library is experiencing a temporary disruption in Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services. We are working with our vendor to resolve the problem and are hopeful for a swift resolution. We will update when the disruption has been resolved.We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. 
Announcement    Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Affordable Learning Georgia, an initiative of the University System of Georgia focused on providing affordable course materials, will host an online interest meeting Sept. 9, 2024, from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. Individuals who are interested in applying for a Round 26 grant are encouraged to attend. All grants must be submitted through the Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects (OGSP). More information and the full call for proposals is available on the Affordable Learning Georgia website.To...
Announcement    Thursday, August 15, 2024
The recent interruption in Russell Library's Interlibrary Loan services has been resolved. Our service provider has restored login access, and Interlibrary Loan accounts are now accessible again. We apologize again for any inconvenience this may have caused.