GALILEO Helps Students Throughout Georgia Meet Information Needs

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GALILEO Helps Students Throughout Georgia Meet Information Needs

GALILEO Helps Students Throughout Georgia Meet Information Needs

What is Galileo? Georgi. A LIbrary LEarning Online n Web-based Virtual Library n Launched

What is Galileo? Georgi. A LIbrary LEarning Online n Web-based Virtual Library n Launched September 21, 1995 n Available to all Georgia educational institutions n Over 100 Databases n Over 2, 000 Journal titles are full-text n

Why Should I Use Galileo? n Free service for Georgia students n Includes many

Why Should I Use Galileo? n Free service for Georgia students n Includes many reliable websites and databases n Some information from hard-tofind resources (Georgia) n Includes peer reviewed material

Galileo vs. Google n Google searches the entire Web instead of indexed journals, periodicals,

Galileo vs. Google n Google searches the entire Web instead of indexed journals, periodicals, and book reviews n Google is free for anyone with Internet access and Galileo is statefunded for educational institutions in Georgia

How Do I Access Galileo? nhttp: //www. galileo. usg. edu n. If you access

How Do I Access Galileo? nhttp: //www. galileo. usg. edu n. If you access Galileo from home you must use the current password n. Password is available from your library n. Current is rowdy password for this quarter

Home Page Click on the Teens Tab

Home Page Click on the Teens Tab

You can search By Topic, By Type, General Search, or All Resources

You can search By Topic, By Type, General Search, or All Resources

BY TOPIC is subject area n BY TYPE is type of resource n SEARCH

BY TOPIC is subject area n BY TYPE is type of resource n SEARCH is searching by keyword for article, picture, Web links, or Encyclopedia n

ALL RESOURCES allows you to choose a database from all databases for Teens in

ALL RESOURCES allows you to choose a database from all databases for Teens in Galileo

Most Popular Databases for Teens: Book Collection: Nonfiction—more than 3, 800 popular nonfiction books

Most Popular Databases for Teens: Book Collection: Nonfiction—more than 3, 800 popular nonfiction books on core subject areas. Compton’s by Britannica—articles give information on historical figures, events, movements, governments, and places. Includes interactive learning materials, timeline, and world atlas. Consumer Health Complete—includes articles from health and medical reference books, journals, patient handouts, drug information, and videos and animation pertaining to anatomy, disease, injuries, and other health topics

New Georgia Encyclopedia—authoritative information on people, places, events, history, and other topics about the

New Georgia Encyclopedia—authoritative information on people, places, events, history, and other topics about the state of Georgia Discoverer Web. Find—directory of reviewed and reliable Internet sites for middle school students History Reference Center –-find full-text articles from history reference books, encyclopedias, nonfiction books, and periodicals as well as historical documents, photos, maps, and videos Kids Search—Includes magazine articles and excerpts from reference books

Literary Reference Center – Find full-text articles, plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, literary

Literary Reference Center – Find full-text articles, plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, literary criticism, author biographies, and book reviews from reference works, books, literary journals as well as poems, short stories, novels, author interviews, and images Nove. List K-8—A fiction readers' advisory tool that includes tools to find read-alikes; books in series; award-winning books; and books on certain topics, geographic areas, or periods of time. SIRS Discoverer—Search for magazine and newspaper articles. Features include “Country Facts” for essential information on each nation’s government structure, biographies, learning activities, maps, and a special section for help with research paper

Advanced Searches n Use And to narrow your search. n Use Or to broaden

Advanced Searches n Use And to narrow your search. n Use Or to broaden your search. n Use Not to eliminate a word.

Saving Research Some databases such as Compton’s Britannica or MAS Ultra allow you to

Saving Research Some databases such as Compton’s Britannica or MAS Ultra allow you to save your articles into a user folder for later retrieval n Since this may require registering with personal information, please discuss this with your parents n Many databases allow you to email the article to yourself for future reference n

Printing and Citations n n n Many databases allow you to print from the

Printing and Citations n n n Many databases allow you to print from the article page Printing as HTML prints the article as text Printing as PDF prints the article exactly as it way published Make sure you copy all web addresses so you may complete your citation page Many databases give citation help for the article on the page www. bibme. org

Galileo Video Tutorial 12 minute video from Teacher Tube http: //www. teachertube. com/view_video. php?

Galileo Video Tutorial 12 minute video from Teacher Tube http: //www. teachertube. com/view_video. php? viewkey=e 19 f 47 ea 599 ab 8 a 1 f 881

Online Library Learning Center http: //www. usg. edu/galileo/skills/index. phtml Site was created to be

Online Library Learning Center http: //www. usg. edu/galileo/skills/index. phtml Site was created to be a tutorial for libraries and researching n Includes great tutorial for Galileo n Other Units of Interest include the Research Process, Internet Searching, Copyright and Citing Sources, and Website Evaluation n