GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online

“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same god who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.”Galileo GalileiAstronomer and Physicist, 1564-1642

GALILEO… Is a worldwide Web-based virtual

libraryProvides access to multiple

information resourcesAllows access to over 100

databases with thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals

Is utilized by over 2,000 Georgia institutions

Seeks to provide equal access to information for all Georgia citizens

Why use GALILEO?GALILEO is readily accessible

WHEREVER you are: school, home, library, office, on your schoolhouse steps, or on vacation…

GALILEO offers universal access to core materials to learners of all ages: K-12, university, to infinity and beyond!

GALILEO provides methods to work with other learning management systems.

GALILEO provides a higher level of services for all Georgians at a

substantial low cost.

How can we access GALILEO?It’s easy! If you are at school, double-click the

GALILEO icon located in the Novell window.If you are at home or have access to the Internet,

go to http://www.galileo.usg.edu/ and log in using the school’s password: ******** Check with your school’s media specialist because the password changes quarterly.

Who can use GALILEO?

•ANY Georgia resident from five to 105 can use GALILEO! Just choose a category that will meet your educational needs.

Where do I go from here?Decide on an

assignment or question to be answered.

Choose a “way” to find the answer to your question. (There are many “paths” from which to choose!)

Forget Google! Ask GALILEO!•Begin your

quest! Search by 1.Topic2.Resource type3.With keywordsToday’s

Assignment

Using GALILEO Literary ReferenceCenter, find two

biography articles about your favorite author.

GALILEO…Take me away!!•Narrow your search.

•Type in your author’s name.•Make new discoveries!

Continue exploring GALILEO!Refine your search by choosing your resource.

Our assignment

is to find two

biography articles, so we would click the

“Biographies” tab. Easy!

Dig a little deeper, GALILEO…Notice that you can further narrow your results by SUBJECT andPUBLICATION.

The possibilities are endless!

We’ve made a Discovery!You’re almost there! To “unearth” your find,

click on the HTML Full Text Link or PDF Link (if available).

GALILEO“…one giant leap for mankind”

Congratulations!You

conquered the unknown;you made

a discovery;contemplate the secrets

yourevealed!

…but don’t forget to cite your

work!

“Houston, is there a problem?”Have fun, scholar, exploring GALILEO on your own. There is so much to learn. If you experience a problem, contact your media specialist or click the HELP

link.