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Welcome to G eorgi a Li brary Le arning O nline for K-12 Schools www.galileo.usg.edu Georgia’s Virtual Library

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  1. Welcome to GeorgiaLibrary Learning Online for K-12 Schools www.galileo.usg.edu

  2. 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. Usage statistics are available from the About GALILEO link. For example, Fulton County Schools usage for the Spring months of 2007 averaged over 74,000. Addition and deletion of K-12 databases is directly tied to usage.

  3. GALILEO’s ease of use and variety of resources make it a popular choice for K-12 students and their teachers. So, let's get started

  4. Each tab on the Home page takes you to a different list of databases Arts and Humanities Social Sciences News/Facts Reference

  5. The K-12 databases are selected especially for Georgia’s public school students…

  6. …and include listings for elementary, middle, high school, and teacher resources.

  7. GALILEO for Kids Some of the same elementary and middle school items but in a kid friendlier format.

  8. One click takes you to your selection Indicates full text Provides additional information Allows you to create Express Links or add to your Favorites

  9. Let’s take a look at some of the available resources …

  10. Annals of American History by Encyclopedia Britannica, #1 in the Middle School list, #2 in the High School list Search by Timeline Search by Author Search by Topic Search by keyword

  11. Compton’s by Britannica - #2 on the Middle School list Teacher Resources Keyword Search Regular Features Daily Features and Current Events

  12. Encyclopedia Britannica - #8 on the High School List The definitive encyclopedia for advanced middle school and high school students. Other features include a "Biography of the Day," "This Day in History," and a news feed from the New York Times. Keyword Search

  13. KidsClick! Web Search for Kids by Librarians - #10 on the Elementary and Middle School lists. Links to great sites for kids on current events, science and math, fine arts, sports and recreation and more.

  14. Literary Reference Center - #11 on the Middle School list and #15 on the High School list

  15. Literary Reference Center, page 2

  16. 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 Excellent companion resource for 8th grade Georgia Studies Topic or Keyword Search

  17. NoveList K-8 - #11 on the Elementary School list;#15 on the Middle School list; NoveList - #21 on the High School list NoveList K-8 helps readers find new books based on books they've read or on topics in which they are interested. NoveList provides enhanced subject access to over 46,000 fiction titles and full-text book reviews from trusted sources. NoveList provides enhanced subject access to over 125,000 fiction titles and more than 90,000 full-text book reviews or annotations.

  18. More about NoveList…

  19. And more still…

  20. A great resource for teachers and media specialists Explore these tools

  21. SIRS Discoverer - #14 on the Elementary list, #17 on the Middle School List Indexes newspapers, magazines, reference books, photos, and websites Each article is identified by reading level – easy, moderate, challenging and can be sorted by Lexile score Reference Shelf and Current Events

  22. SIRS Researcher - #24 on the High School list Full-text articles on social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political and global issues. In addition to full-text articles, the following are also available: Today's News; Almanac Excerpts; and Maps of the World. Many articles are accompanied by graphics, including charts, maps, diagrams and illustrations.

  23. SIRS Researcher

  24. TOPICsearch (at EBSCOhost) - #26 on the High School list Keyword search check, if you want full text Current event items change Extensive list of topics Choose Lexile level

  25. Academic Search Complete - #1 in the Teachers list An excellent professional resource for graduate school or action research projects Unless you want to include abstracts, be sure to check Full Text The more specific you are in your search, the more refined your results will be.

  26. Academic Search Complete Results are displayed by most recent first You may need to experiment with search terms to get the results you want Email article home, to colleague, etc.

  27. EBSCO Images - # 8 on the Teachers list Over 100,000 images - photos and maps, with an emphasis on world news and events. Other areas of coverage include contemporary and historical photos of people, places and the natural kingdom.

  28. History Reference Center - #16 in the Teachers list; #12 in the High School list Enter search terms Select full text Select time period

  29. National Science Digital Library - #19 on the Teachers list Scroll down to see all Pathways: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Middle School, Multimedia Resources, and Physics & Astronomy

  30. For additional information and training options…

  31. OR… Try the tutorial

  32. 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

  33. Now, you try it! www.galileo.usg.edu All source material from… Compiled and presented by Pat Wall, Media Specialist, River Trail Middle School, Fulton County Schools, 2007.

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