Jayne Williams, Assistant Vice Chancellor Library and Customer Information Services March 12, 2003 A V ision for O ne S tatewide L ibrary

Regardless of Where People Are, GALILEO Gives Them Access to Information

GALILEO Provides Information to Communities Throughout Georgia Students (P-16) Book Reports Science Projects Art and Music Term Papers Research Reports Literary Criticism Colleges and Graduate Schools Industry and Corporate Information Historical Essays Current Events Biographies Faculty Scholarly Publishing Classroom Instruction Conference Presentations Curriculum Support and Development Service Activities, such as Economic Development Citizens of Georgia Personal Finance Health Databases Lifestyle Consumer Information Career Advancement Genealogy Resources Current Events Parenting Tips Entertainment Information Travel Resources Federal and State Government Documents Entrepreneurship

GALILEO Maximizes the Benefits From Scarce Resources Collective Buying Power Technical Support Staff Business Processes Minimized Resources available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Resource Sharing

GALILEO: Progress and Update Overview of the phases of GALILEO Phase I (GALILEO) –Databases, full-text articles, electronic books Phase II (GALILEO Interconnected Libraries) Phase III (Digital Library of Georgia)

GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online September 21: GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library, is born—150 days after the Governor and General Assembly provide funding Initial access available only to USG faculty members and 206,484 students GALILEO available to 8 million Georgia citizens Access available from school libraries, Georgia’s public libraries, and from home computers 1995 Now

35 USG Libraries 41 Private Academic Libraries 36 Technical College Libraries 370 Public Libraries 2,066 Public K-12 Sites GALILEO’s User Communities

All Communities Have 28 Standard Databases: “The Core” Over 6,000 Full-Text Journals Encyclopedias Dictionaries Content includes Arts & Humanities, Business & Economics, Sciences, Government Publications

GALILEO Provides Customized Resources To Leverage Funding and Access Example: AncestryPlus for All Public Libraries Example: Psychological Abstracts for UGA, Emory University, Georgia Southern, Berry College, etc. Example: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts for USG institutions Example: Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) for Agnes Scott College

University System’s GALILEO Resources Databases 9,000 + Periodicals in Full-Text 26,000 + eBooks 3,000 + Selected Internet Resources

Bainbridge College Library Collection 213 print journals 1994 Pre-GALILEO: 201 print journals Plus 9,000+ electronic journals 28,391 print book titles Plus 26,000+ electronic books 2003 With GALILEO: 23,859 print book titles

2003 Bainbridge College Journals 201 journals cost = $13,125 9,000 journals would cost $585,000 GALILEO SAVES BAINBRIDGE $585,000

USG Academic Institutions 34 x $585,000 = $19,958,000 GALILEO Lottery Funded Resources: $1,939,000 GALILEO Saves System $18,019,000

GALILEO Usage Statistics 1995 – 2003

Is the project good for the state? Criteria by Which to Determine a Project’s Merit: Is the project good for the System? Is the project good for the institution?

SUCCESS FACTORS Technology and content availability Leadership from large academic libraries Collaborative spirit of librarians Desire to benefit all Bottom-up effort Support from the highest levels in government

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Publications and Outreach

GALILEO Phase II

Four Service Sites Support All USG Libraries Georgia Institute of Technology (1) Medical College of Georgia (1) Georgia State (20 + Universal Catalog) University of Georgia (13 + Georgia Department of Archives and History)

Benefits of Consolidated Approach “Not only does this approach cost us less in hardware and software maintenance, but it frees up time to do other work since we don’t have to manage a system. There is no way that we could afford on our own the technical expertise and benefits that this approach brings. This is a great bargain.” — Ray Calvert, Library Director, Coastal Georgia Community College

GALILEO Phase III In Production  Georgia Historic Books (ongoing)  Jimmy Carter Daily Diary  Georgia Historic Newspapers (ongoing)  Georgia Legislative Documents (ongoing)  Georgia Government Publications (updated daily)  Williams Photography Collection  Civil Unrest in Camilla, Georgia, 1868  Southeastern Native American Documents  Clifford "Baldy" Baldowski Editorial Cartoons  Historic Architecture and Landscapes of Georgia Upcoming Projects  Georgia HomePLACE: Vanishing Georgia  Georgia HomePLACE: Marriage  Georgia Historical Maps Collection  New Georgia Encyclopedia  Georgia Aerial Photographs Digital Library of Georgia

Cornelius C. Platter Civil War Diary,

“During the past two weeks we have been expecting ‘marching orders,’ more than a week since we received orders to prepare for a ‘long, arduous & successful campaign.’ Many different opinions have been expressed as to our probable destination…the most general belief is that Savannah will be the objective point—nothing definite however is known concerning the coming movement.”

Photograph Collections

Georgia Aerial Photographs Capitol

GALILEO Has Received National Recognition for Excellence The ComputerWorld Smithsonian Award 1997 National Information Infrastructure Education Award 1996 ComputerWorld Honors Program Laureate 2003

GALILEO’s Homepage Basic General Resources Learn to Use GALILEO More Effectively Enter Password Here GIL and Digital Library

“ GALILEO serves as a model for other states seeking to create statewide virtual libraries. More importantly, the University System of Georgia has placed electronic books, newspaper and magazine articles, photographs, countless research tools, and other resources into the hands of more than eight million Georgians in need of information. That ’ s the power of GALILEO and the power of partnerships. ” Dr. Thomas C. Meredith Chancellor, University System of Georgia

Creating a More Educated Georgia