An overview of Georgia's GALILEO databases.

1. Welcome
to
Georgia Library Learning Online
www.galileo.usg.edu

2. • Internet Protocol Version
6 launched in June 2012
• In 1993, there were 43
billion internet addresses
available (IPV4)
• With mobile devices, that is
not enough
• IPV6 has 340 trillion
trillion trillion addresses or
3.4 x 10 38
How big IS the Internet?

3. GALILEO vs. Google
“Isn’t everything available on Google?”
Topic GALILEO Content Google Results
The Things they Carried by
Tim O’Brien
(Literature and Composition
standards ELAALRL4)
Literary Reference Center
−Several full-text literary
criticism titles and author
biographies, including Bloom’s
Guides
−Over 20 criticism articles in
literary journals
−Citation generator
- Amazon, Cliff’s Notes, and
other companies selling
criticism books
- Wikipedia article
- Student essays and class
notes from teachers for
specific schools
- Reading group guides
- NPR transcript of
interview with Tim O’Brien
- Blog posts
- Photo essay of illegally
smuggled animals
- Excerpt of essay for sale at
lotsofessays.com
- Other unpublished essays
without clear author
qualifications

4. GALILEO vs. Google
“Isn’t everything available on Google?”
Topic GALILEO Content Google Results
Wave nature of sound and
electromagnetic radiation
(Science standard S8P4)
Britannica
-Encyclopedia articles on
“light,” “radio,” “sound,” etc.
-Short videos showing light
polarization, anatomy of the
ear, radiation, photoelectric
effect, and more
-Interactive lesson on Eye and
Vision, Color, Refraction, and
more
National Science Digital
Library (nsdl.org)
-Simulations of various waves
Editorially-selected links to
articles and learning objects
- Links to WAV audio files
- Wikipedia article (not
written for K-12 audience)
- Websites by students
- ThinkQuest site with basic
information on waves
- Academic websites for
scholarly research (not a
K-12 audience)
- Amazon and other
commercial sites selling
books, DVDs, etc.
National Science Digital
Library results do not
appear within first 10
pages of Google results

5. What began as a vision in 1995 by the University System of
Georgia, has grown into an extensive list of online
resources for Georgia citizens through colleges and
universities, public libraries, and public schools.
In addition to encyclopedias, directories, and government
publications, over 100 databases are available, indexing
thousands of periodicals and journals.
Addition and deletion of K-12 databases is directly tied to
usage.
Georgia’s Virtual Library

6. Home Page

7. You may browse the databases from the
homepage, or choose a specific database
by typing in the name of the database.

8. Or, you can choose to browse
by subject or type

9. Subject search

10. Browse by (Material) Type

11. You can even read magazines
and journals online

12. Database Search

13. Magazine/Journal Locater

14. Database Listing

15. To locate a specific
journal or article:
-first choose
magazines and then
the letter with which it
begin
-OR, type in the name
of it from the
magazine page
-then choose the
database where it is
available

16. Choose a database by clicking on it, then a year and
month, and then you can pull up all the articles in that
edition.

17. Citation-
In EBSCO databases, proper source citation can also be
created and copied directly into your document.

18. Citation

19. In addition to professional journals,
popular magazines are available,
such as:
•Sports Illustrated
•People
•Teen People
•National Geographic
•Smithsonian

21. Annals of American History
by Encyclopedia Britannica
Search by Timeline
Search by Author
Search by Topic
Search by
keyword

22. Encyclopedia Britannica – includes videos, images

23. Britannica Student – variety of ways to search

24. Literary Reference Center – variety of ways to search as
well as help centers (Dictionary, Citation Help)

25. New Georgia Encyclopedia - #14 on the Middle School list and #20
on the High School List
Includes
everything
Georgia, from
pre-history to
the present
Topic or
Keyword
Search
Excellent
companion
resource for 8th
grade Georgia
Studies

26. NoveList…THE Place for information about books
(fiction and nonfiction)

27. And more still…
Lexiles, Reviews, Keywords, Find
similar books, awards, curricular
connections, and more…

28. EBSCOHost: Search and refine by Full Text, Scholarly, Date,
Publication type…and more…

29. History
Reference
Center
Enter search
terms
Select location

30. National Science Digital Library – authoritative science
resources

31. Things to Remember When Searching in any
Database or Directory:
… Spelling Counts
… “Garbage in, garbage out” –
the more proficient you become using
search terms, the better your results
will be
… Learn to refine your searches
… Observe all selection options
Full Text, Journal titles, Peer Reviewed,
Dates, etc.
…Practice makes perfect

32. Galileo:
Georgia Library Learning Online
• www.galileo.usg.edu/
• Current password: none required on
campus, off campus the password
changes quarterly. See your media
specialist for the current password.

39. You can even learn to repair
your car in GALILEO

40. Medical Resources
Consumer Health Complete has fact
sheets, pamphlets, videos,
encyclopedias and many other
resources.

41. Some Resources in Español and
other Languages
• Consumer Health Complete
• Enciclopedia Moderna
• Fuente Académica Premier
• MedicLatina
• Revistas para los Estudiantes de las
Escuelas Secundarias (MAS Ultra)

42. Other Important Stuff about GALILEO:
• You can open an account and create all
kinds of storage for projects and even
publication alerts for subject searches.
• You have to know how to use it in college
—start now!
• Many databases are available in other
languages.
• Many databases include dictionaries

43. Most Important about GALILEO:
(as far as most of you are concerned)
• It creates the citation for you!!

44. Now, you try it!
www.galileo.usg.edu
All source material from…
Cheryl Youse, Media Specialist, Colquitt County High School, Colquitt County Schools, 2015.