A demonstration of the best ways to link to GALILEO resources and how to create search boxes and widgets on your website. Presented at GaCOMO12 (GALILEO Mini-Conference) by Courtney McGough.

1. GALILEO in Your
Library Website
 Link to main GALILEO
 Use http://www.galileo.usg.edu
 Link to pages in GALILEO
 Persistent links for subject and type pages
, Databases A-Z, and Journals A-Z
 Link to databases
 Use Express Links – Find all of yours at
Databases A-Z > Express Links
 Link to journals and magazines
 Use the Capture Citation or URL on the
SFX/Find It menu (go to Journals A-Z or
Magazines A-Z to search for a publication)
 Use the persistent link in the publication
record in the database (go to a database
and search for the publication)
 Link to articles
 Use the persistent link in the article’s
citation information
 Link to searches
 Run a search in Discover GALILEO or an
EBSCO database and click
Alert/Save/Share to get the persistent link

2.  Logos and buttons
 Go to our FAQs (help.galileo.usg.edu) and
search for buttons
 Search boxes/widgets
 Go to our FAQs (help.galileo.usg.edu) and
search for widgets
 Where can I link to GALILEO?
 Subject guides / LibGuides
 Handouts
 Promotional materials
 Your library or media center website
 Content/Learning/Course Management
System
 Communications to users
 Chat/email reference
 Announcements
 Blog posts
 Contact Us with questions and
comments
 http://www.galileo.usg.edu/contact