GALILEO in Your Library Websites: New and Beyond

GALILEO IN YOUR LIBRARY WEBSITES: NEW AND BEYOND

GALILEO Staff Georgia Council of Media OrganizationsGALILEO Mini-Conference 2012

Agenda

Why? Where? Link to main GALILEO Link to pages in GALILEO Link to databases Link to journals and magazines Link to articles Link to searches Logos and button Search boxes/widgets

Why Link to GALILEO?

Quickly and easily get users to resources

Provide links to resources at point of need

Get the most out of GALILEO resources (increased usage)

Where Can I Link to GALILEO? Subject guides / LibGuides

Handouts Promotional materials Your library or media center website Content/Learning/Course Management

System Communications to users

Chat/email reference Announcements Blog posts

Link to GALILEO

Use the main GALILEO linkhttp://www.galileo.usg.edu

Authentication Recognizes IPs to allow on-site users direct

access Prompts for the GALILEO password for off-

site users

Link to Pages in GALILEO

Each page in GALILEO is a persistent link that is bookmarkable

Note that these links are unique to your institution

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/library/rockdale-k12/databases/all/

Link to Subject Pageshttp://www.galileo.usg.edu/scholar/gsw/subjects/history/articles-databases/

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/library/clarke-pl/subjects/genealogy/articles-databases/

Link to Type Pageshttp://www.galileo.usg.edu/teen/rockdale-k12/types/primary-source-documents/

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/library/rockdale-k12/types/newspapers/

Link to Databases A-Zand Journals/Magazines A-Zhttp://www.galileo.usg.edu/scholar/athenstech/databases/all//

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/scholar/athenstech/journals/

Link to Databases Express Links

Link users directly to one database Authentication works like main GALILEO link Clicks count towards your institution

statistics GLRI databases also have Express Links

See all Express Links under Databases A-Z > Express Links

See the Express Link for an individual database by clicking the more>> link

Note Express Link policies

Link to Journals and Magazines

Two ways: Journals A-Z or Magazines A-Z – use the

Capture Citation or URL on SFX/Find It menu

Publication record in the database (e.g., Academic Search Complete, MasterFILE Elite, or MAS Ultra) for some vendors

Link to Journals and MagazinesThrough Journals A-Z or Magazines A-Z,

use the Capture Citation or URL link at the bottom of the SFX/Find It menu

Link to Journals and MagazinesPublication record in the database (e.g.,

Academic Search Complete, MasterFILE Elite, or MAS Ultra) for some vendors

Link to Journals and MagazinesPublication record in the database (e.g.,

Academic Search Complete, MasterFILE Elite, or MAS Ultra) for some vendors

Link to Articles

Use the persistent link in the article’s citation information Permalink in EBSCO (e.g., MAS Ultra,

MasterFILE Elite, Academic Search Complete)

Document URL in ProQuest (e.g., Research Library)

Link in the preformatted citation in Britannica resources

Persistent Link or Bookmark in Digital Library of Georgia

Link to Searches

Save a link to a search in Discover GALILEO

Logos and Buttons

GALILEO and several vendors provide their logos or other graphics that can be used on websites as buttons

See our FAQ for links to sites

Search Boxes

Several vendors allow you to create widgets or search boxes that you can add to your library or media center website

Note that you will need to add the GALILEO proxy to allow off-site access to work

See GALILEO FAQs for instructions EBSCO Britannica

Check with other vendors to see what they offer

Contact Us if you need any assistance creating these

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/contact

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