Article: The University System of Georgia’s GALILEO

“The University System of Georgia’s GALILEO” by Merryll Penson was published simultaneously in Journal of Library Administration Vol. 25, No. 2/3, pp. 97-109 and in OCLC 1967-1997: Thirty Years of Furthering Access to the Worlds Information, pp. 97-109, in 1998. The article explains the background and development of GALILEO, including factors that made it possible, goals outlined in the proposal, planning and implementation of the project, governance, status of GALILEO in 1998, and directions for the future.