Welcome to
Georgia Library Learning Online
www.galileo.usg.edu
How big IS the Internet?
• 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
GALILEO vs. Google
“Isn’t everything available on Google?”
Topic
GALILEO Content
The Things they Carried by Literary Reference Center
 Several full-text literary
Tim O’Brien
criticism titles and author
(Literature and Composition
biographies, including
standards ELAALRL4)
Bloom’s Guides
 Over 20 criticism articles
in literary journals
 Citation generator
Google Results
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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- Other unpublished essays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
GALILEO vs. Google
“Isn’t everything available on Google?”
Topic
Wave nature of sound and
electromagnetic radiation
(Science standard S8P4)
GALILEO Content
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
Google Results
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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
Georgia’s Virtual Library
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.
Home Page
You may browse the databases from the
homepage, or choose a specific database
by typing in the name of the database.
Or, you can choose to browse
by subject or type
Subject search
Browse by (Material) Type
You can even read magazines
and journals online
Database Search
Magazine/Journal Locater
Database Listing
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
Choose a database by clicking on it, then a year and
month, and then you can pull up all the articles in that
edition.
CitationIn EBSCO databases, proper source citation can also be
created and copied directly into your document.
Citation
In addition to professional journals,
popular magazines are available,
such as:
•Sports Illustrated
•People
•Teen People
•National Geographic
•Smithsonian
Annals of American History
by Encyclopedia Britannica
Search by Timeline
Search by Author
Search by Topic
Search by
keyword
Encyclopedia Britannica – includes videos, images
Britannica Student – variety of ways to search
Literary Reference Center – variety of ways to search as
well as help centers (Dictionary, Citation Help)
New Georgia Encyclopedia - #14 on the Middle School list and #20
on the High School List
Topic or
Keyword
Search
Includes
everything
Georgia, from
pre-history to
the present
Excellent
companion
resource for 8th
grade Georgia
Studies
NoveList…THE Place for information about books
(fiction and nonfiction)
And more still…
Lexiles, Reviews, Keywords, Find
similar books, awards, curricular
connections, and more…
EBSCOHost: Search and refine by Full Text, Scholarly, Date,
Publication type…and more…
History
Reference
Center
Enter search
terms
Select location
National Science Digital Library –
resources
authoritative science
Things to Remember When Searching in any
Database or Directory:
… Spelling Counts
… “Garbage in, garbage out” –
will be
the more proficient you become using
search terms, the better your results
… Learn to refine your searches
… Observe all selection options
Full Text, Journal titles, Peer Reviewed,
Dates, etc.
…Practice makes perfect
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.
You can even learn to repair
your car in GALILEO
Medical Resources
Consumer Health Complete has fact
sheets, pamphlets, videos,
encyclopedias and many other
resources.
Some Resources in Español and
other Languages
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Consumer Health Complete
Enciclopedia Moderna
Fuente Académica Premier
MedicLatina
Revistas para los Estudiantes de las
Escuelas Secundarias (MAS Ultra)
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
Most Important about GALILEO:
(as far as most of you are concerned)
• It creates the citation for you!!
Now, you try it!
www.galileo.usg.edu
All source material from…
Cheryl Youse, Media Specialist, Colquitt County High School, Colquitt County Schools, 2015.