This first edition of the Georgia College Libraries Handbook provides: (1) an introduction to academic and public library service in Milledgeville, Georgia; (2) a general introduction to operating procedures and facilities of the Ina Dillard Russell Library; (3) a description of the library's collections (books and other cataloged materials, the periodical collection, U.S. Government Documents, ERIC documents, college catalogs, telephone directories, and special collections); (4) a directory of information services (including sections on the circulation and information desks, interlibrary loan, "Books in Print," DIALOG online computer searching, and using other University System libraries); (5) guidelines for finding information (with sections on using the library's microfiche catalog, the Library of Congress Classification System, and using periodical indexes) and for conducting library research (including information on using bibliographies and indexes). A directory of Georgia College Media Services is included. Also provided are a glossary of terms used throughout the handbook and directories of library and media services faculty and staff. (GL)