Getting the Most Out of GALILEO

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Getting the Most Out of GALILEO

• Tools and Tips for Your Library Website

Lauren Fancher and Katie Gohn GALILEO Online
Training 2009
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•  Libraries are hurting
• Budgets are tight and getting tighter
• Impacts on services, collections, staff
• Increase in demand for services

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  GALILEO can help...

• GALILEO Helps Libraries
• Fill in collection gaps with books, magazines,
  and more
• Reduce duplicate subscriptions
• Take advantage of reference resources, including
  current encyclopedias, medical reference books,
  and literary criticism
• Extend the library hours through 24 X 7 online
  access

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• GALILEO helps you help patrons
• Find resources on careers, effective job
  searching, home business, and resume writing
• Explore occupation and education paths
• Save money on magazine and database subscriptions

Photos by Daniel P. Creighton/ The Mercury
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  Promote the aving GALILEO helps your
patrons save money on subscriptions
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Make the most of what you have!

• 27 of public library websites in Georgia feature
  a readers advisory page.  Half of these feature
  GALILEO or links to Novelist or Novelist K-8, the
  great readers advisory tools provided via
  GALILEO.
• 56 of public library websites have a genealogy
  page, but only 31 feature GALILEO or links to
  Ancestry and Heritage Quest, the essential
  genealogy resources provided via GALILEO.
• 48 of the University System of Georgia libraries
  have a link to a journals A-Z listing, but only
  10 of those link to the service in GALILEO.

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Link to Quality and Value Online
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  GALILEO Local Resource Integration A.K.A--GLRI

• Through GLRI you can
• Add and manage local resources (databases,
  catalogs, websites, etc) within GALILEO. For
  K-12 Public Schools, resource must be purchased
  at the system level.
• Get and utilize GALILEO Express Links for local
  resources

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  GALILEO Local Resource Integration A.K.A--GLRI
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GALILEO Local Resource Integration A.K.A--GLRI
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  Link Directly to Databases use GALILEO Express
Links

• What is a GALILEO Express Link?
• Persistent URL to GALILEO or GLRI resource
• Add to online and print resources
• Authentication handled by GALILEO
• Authorization controlled by GALILEO or You (if
  GLRI)
• Where can I locate an Express Link?
• Right click on any database name in list.
• Databases A-Zgt Express Links (in left navigation
  bar)
• More information--FAQ

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  Link Directly to Pages in GALILEO

• All GALILEO URLS are durable
• URLs can be captured and placed within
  print/online resources
• URLs are institution-specific.
• Home users must authenticate if they select a
  link or service (search) that requires log in.
• Example
• http//www.galileo.usg.edu/high-school/k12-demo/su
  bjects/diseases/articles-databases/

User View
Institution
Main Tab
Subject Category
Subject Category Tab
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  Link Directly to Pages in GALILEO

• You may want to think about linking to
• Journals/Magazines A-Z page
• Example Jefferson County Library Magazines A-Z
• Search page
• Example Cobb County Schools High School Search
• Databases A-Z page
• Example Gordon College Databases A-Z
• Specific Subject Category
• Example Consumer Health Databases AFPL
• Specific Type like dictionaries or
  encyclopedias
• Example Teen Encyclopedias Worth County Schools

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  Create a Persistent Link to a Journal

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Click on Journals/Magazines A-Z
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Browse for Or Search for journal/magazine
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  Create a Persistent Link to a Journal

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Click on link to journal/magazine in result list
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  Create a Persistent Link to a Journal

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Click on Save Persistent URL or Citation link
from the Find It _at_ GALILEO menu
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  Create a Persistent Link to a Journal
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Copy and Paste URL into print or online
resources. Note URL may be too long for some
resources. Shorten URL by going
to http//tiny.cc

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  Create a Persistent Link to an Article
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Search for full-text article in GALILEO database
(EBSCO or ProQuest will work best).
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Copy down citation information Journal/Magazine
Title, Title, Author, Volume, Issue, Date, Page
Number, ISSN (if available)
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  Create a Persistent Link to an Article
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Click on Journals/Magazines A-Z
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Click Find Cited Article
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  Create a Persistent Link to an Article
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Click on Save Persistent URL or Citation link
from the Find It _at_ GALILEO menu

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  Create a Persistent Link to an Article
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Copy and Paste URL into print or online
resources. Note URL may be too long for some
resources. Shorten URL by going
to http//tiny.cc

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  Other Helpful Features and Tools

• GALILEO Toolbar
• Firefox and Internet Explorer plug in
• Search popular GALILEO resources
• Directly access popular GALILEO resources
• Customizable by institution
• GALILEO Video Tutorials
• Short video tutorials on a variety of topics.
• Link to them
• Embed them
• Example What Can I do in GALILEO?

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  Pertinent Information About GALILEO to Post

• What is GALILEOWhat does GALILEO provide access
  to?
• Specific information for parents
• Specific information for teachers
• Get GALILEO Password!
• Provide information on how to get the current
  GALILEO password
• If you offer a way for users to login with a
  library card or student id, provide a way to
  access the current GALILEO password from a secure
  page.
• Login to GALILEO via PINES
• For PINES libraries, provide information on how
  to login to GALILEO after logging into PINES with
  PINES id/pw.
• Login to GALILEO via GeoLocation
• Provide link to information on logging in via
  GeoLocation.

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  FinallyTrusted-Source Authentication

• Does your library/institution provide a way for
  users to log in to view information or pages on
  your website?
• If So, you might be a good candidate for using
  GALILEO trusted-source authentication.
• GALILEO trusted-source authentication allows you
  to
• Embed special GALILEO Express Links that contain
  authentication information.
• These special GALILEO Express Links will log your
  users into GALILEO automaticallyno password
  required.
• These links have to live behind secure webpages
  that require a user to log in to view.
• Contact Us for further information.

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  What Can You Do with All of This!

• Create Subject Landing Pages
• Create online handouts and flyers that contain
  links
• Promote specific GALILEO resources on library,
  media center, and institution webpages
• Create lists of journals for faculty members
• Link to databases, journals, and articles within
  online courses
• Utilize journal, article, and database links
  within LibGuides or other library guides
• Promote your local library resources alongside
  GALILEO resources
• Reach specific segments of your audience
• Make GALILEO easier for your users!

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  What Can You Do with All of This!

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  What Can You Do with All of This!

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  What Can You Do with All of This!

Wheeler High School Cobb County
http//www.wheelerlibrary.com/
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  What Can You Do with All of This!

DeKalb County Library Genealogy
http//www.dekalblibrary.org/research/subject-guid
es.html?pf12
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 GALILEO Staff Can Help Too!

• Contact the GALILEO Staff for help with
• Links
• Features
• Resources
• Content
• Videos
• Materials
• Training
• Technical Support
• Or to simply offer suggestions or comments

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 Links to Presentation and Handouts

• Handouts
• Creating Direct Links to Articles
• http//www.usg.edu/galileo/docs/mats/Handout_Creat
  ing_Links_to_Articles.pdf
• Capturing Direct Links to GALILEO Databases
• http//www.usg.edu/galileo/docs/mats/Handout_Captu
  ring_Links_GALILEO_Databases.pdf
• Creating Direct Links to Journals or Magazines
• http//www.usg.edu/galileo/docs/mats/Creating_Link
  s_to_Journals.pdf

• Presentation
• Getting the Most out of GALILEO. Tools and Tips
  for Your Library Website
• http//www.usg.edu/galileo/docs/pres/GALILEO_for_W
  ebsites_Sept09.ppt

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 Thank You!!
Questions?