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Trouble Accessing Articles?

Looking for a specific article? Here’s how to tell if the library has it and how to get a copy if we don’t. Step 1: Find It @ GSU You’ll be able to access articles in journals the library subscribes … Continue reading

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Venezuela after Chavez

Colors of Venezuelan flag

On March 5, 2013, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez succumbed to his battle with cancer.  According to a recent article by the Economist Intelligence Unit, “Until his illness made it impossible for him to micro-manage the state, he oversaw almost every … Continue reading

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Domestic Workers records available online

The records of the National Domestic Workers Union (NDWU) have been digitized by Gale/Cengage Learning and made available through their Archives Unbound database. Gale, “a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses,” approached the Southern … Continue reading

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Dr. Daniel Block to Give Talk on “Community Geography, Food Deserts, and the Power of Maps”

Dr. Block

Dr. Daniel Block of Chicago State University will give a talk on “Community Geography, Food Deserts, and the Power of Maps” on Tuesday, February 19 at 4:30 pm in the Petit Science Center, room 124. Dr. Block is a professor … Continue reading

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GIS and Demographic Data Workshops

Business Analyst Neighborhood Selection Tool

Are you interested in learning more about new GIS and demographic data resources and applications that are available for research and teaching?  Would you like to create maps or visualize demographic data with easy to use web-based resources?  If so, … Continue reading

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Atlanta Studies Symposium: Call for Proposals

Population spot map of the Atlanta area (1945)

Join Atlanta scholars for the First Annual Atlanta Studies Symposium. This day-long symposium will be held on April 26, 2013 in Emory University’s Robert W. Woodruff Library.  Emory University’s Digital Scholarship Commons is now accepting proposals for presentations at the … Continue reading

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MLK’s Labor Legacy began in Atlanta

Yesterday, Creative Loafing online posted a photo essay titled “Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta” to commemorate Dr. King’s legacy and his ties to the city. The essay discusses the places he lived, worked, planned, and agitated, including the former … Continue reading

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Georgia State University Economist Teams with University of Chicago on $4.8M Project to Study Philanthropy

Supported by a $4.8 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation, the University of Chicago has established a Science of Philanthropy Initiative (SPI) that will explore the motivations behind charitable giving. The University of Chicago will collaborate with scholars from … Continue reading

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Albert O. Hirschman

Albert O. Hirshman, an influential economist and author of several books on political economy, economic development and political ideology died yesterday at the age of 97.  Hirschman was born in Berlin in 1915.  He studied in at the Sorbonne, the … Continue reading

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GIS and Geospatial Technologies Careers Panel Discussion this Wednesday

GIS Day 2012

Are you contemplating a career in GIS (geographic information systems) or would you like to learn more about professional work in various GIS fields?  If so, the Department of Geosciences, the Geosciences Club, Gamma Theta Upsilon, AIPG, and GSU Career … Continue reading

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