Tarver Library has added the African American Funeral Programs database from the East Central Georgia Regional Library online collection to its database listing. African American Funeral Programs consists of funeral programs primarily from the Augusta area. A promotional information sheet can be found at http://www.usg.edu/galileo/docs/mats/DLG-FuneralPrograms.pdf
An announcement from the Digital Library of Georgia describing this database is available below.
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The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the availability of a new online resource: African American Funeral Programs from the East Central Georgia Regional Library.
The African American Funeral Programs from the East Central Georgia Regional Library online collection consists of over one thousand funeral programs ranging from 1933 to 2008 (with the bulk of the collection beginning in the 1960s) from the Eula M. Ramsey Johnson Memorial Funeral Program Collection. A majority of the programs are from churches in Augusta, Georgia, and the surrounding area, with a few outliers in other states such as New York and Florida. The programs typically contain a photograph of the deceased, an obituary, a list of surviving relatives, and the order of service. The collection provides extensive genealogical information about the deceased, including birth and death dates, maiden names, names of relatives, past residences, and place of burial. Alongside this genealogical information, the obituaries provide a rich source of local history about African Americans. Many of the people included in this collection were prominent in their communities, and many were involved locally in the struggle for civil rights.
The African American Funeral Programs from the East Central Georgia Regional Library is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the East Central Georgia Regional Library as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
African American Funeral Programs (Augusta, GA area)
Monday, July 13, 2009
Columbus Enquirer Archive
Tarver Library has added the Columbus Enquirer Archive to its database repertoire. This database is produced by the Digital Library of Georgia and is available on the GALILEO Web site or the Tarver Library database listing.
The Columbus Enquirer Archive provides online access to early issues of the Columbus Enquirer ranging from its inception as a weekly newspaper in 1828, through the daily issues of the late nineteenth century. Consisting of over 30,000 newspaper pages, the archive provides historical images that are both full-text searchable and can be browsed by date.
Milledgeville Historic Newspapers Archive
Tarver Library has added the Milledgeville Historic Newspapers Archive to its database repertoire. This database is produced by the Digital Library of Georgia and is available on the GALILEO Web site or the Tarver Library database listing.
The Milledgeville Historic Newspapers Archive provides online access to eleven newspaper titles published in Milledgeville from 1808 to 1920. Consisting of over 49,000 newspaper pages, the archive provides historical images that are both full-text searchable and can be browsed by date. Because Milledgeville served as the state capital from 1804 to 1868, during the antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction periods in the state's history, the site will provide researchers with particular historical insight into Georgia politics during the nineteenth century.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Hot Document in July
Digest of Education Statistics 2008
The 2008 edition of the Digest of Education Statistics is the 44th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The Digest's primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest includes a selection of data from many sources, both government and private, and draws especially on the results of surveys and activities carried out by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
The Digest contains data on a variety of topics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment, finances, and federal funds for education, libraries, and international comparisons. Supplemental information on population trends, attitudes on education, education characteristics of the labor force, government finances, and economic trends provides background for evaluating education data.
The Digest contains seven chapters:
Chapter 1. All Levels of Education
Chapter 2. Elementary and Secondary Education
Chapter 3. Postsecondary Education ( Part 1 and Part 2)
Chapter 4. Federal Programs for Education and Related Activities
Chapter 5. Outcomes of Education
Chapter 6. International Comparisons of Education
Chapter 7. Libraries and Educational Technology
Appendixes
Tarver Library has a print copy of the Digest of Education Statistics 2008 in the government documents reference collection.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Digital TV Transition
DTV.gov - what you need to know about the digital TV transition
The historic technological transition to digital television is in progress. Television stations that are still broadcasting in analog will make the complete transition to digital by June 12, 2009. Need help with the transition? Get information and resources from a federal government web site DTV.gov. This site is sponsored by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Please view the links to learn about what DTV is and FAQs.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Web of Science: Cited Reference Search & Citation Mapping
Do you know Tarver Library has a wonderful electronic resource Web of Science which you can use to discover who is citing your published article and how your research is influencing newer research? You can locate this resource via our Tarver Database List. Your Mercer University ID (MUID) number is required for off-campus access.
Don't know how to use the Cited Reference Searching to locate the citation information? Please view this online tutorial (06:54 minutes).
Citation Mapping is another great feature offered by Web of Science. This powerful new tool allows you to visualize citation connections between articles and their citations. Go forward and backward in time to track citing and cited references; color code, re-configure and organize your citation maps to discover trends in citation activity.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Hot Document in June
Budget of the United States Government 2010
Issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Budget of the United States Government is a collection of documents that contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications that have been issued throughout the fiscal year. Other related and supporting budget publications are included, which may vary from year to year. About the Budget of the United States Government.
GPO has signed and certified the PDF files to assure users that the online documents are official and authentic. The digitally signed PDF files should be viewed using Adobe Acrobat or Reader version 7.0 or higher. Download the most recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Here is the Description of Budget Documents Fiscal Year 2010.
The Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal year 2010 is also available on GPO's Federal Digital System.
The printed version of the President's Budget is available in our collection. The display of Budget of the United States Government 2010 will be at the Tarver Library Government Documents area soon.
