Meet GIL GIL is the University of Georgia’s new online library catalog GIL replaces the UGA Libraries’ Catalog on GALIN

Accessing GIL GIL can be searched either on or off- campus without a password. At a library workstation, click on the icon for GIL. Outside the library, point your Web browser to:

The GIL homepage with four different types of searches

GIL also includes the catalog for class reserve readings

Searching for A book by title? Books written by an author? The location of a journal? Then try:

the “Title/Author/Subject” search

At the “Title/Author/Subject” screen, select the type of search

To find the book An Education in Georgia

Leave off initial articles such as an, a, the, la, el, der education in georgia

Click on the “Search” button education in georgia

Results: all books owned by UGA whose titles start with those words

Click on the title for more information.

Let’s look at this in more detail...

Each record has links to other books by the author

plus links to other books on these subjects

and a link by call number to “virtually browse” the shelves = NOT CHECKED OUT

If the book is charged out, you may place a recall request.

It will ask for your barcode number and last name Dawg

The password for using GALILEO off- campus is also under “Request.”

Print or save either one book, the entire list, or marked items.

To mark items:

At the bottom of each screen are several different options for printing and saving.

“Save to disk” formats results for either printing or saving.

Or the results.

Finding a book by author king, stephen

Results: all the Stephen Kings.

Click on the one with 43 books.

…and bring up a list of books by him.

Back at the author list: “See also”

Clicking on that brings up books that Stephen King wrote under a pseudonym.

Finding the location of a periodical (journal, magazine, or newspaper) journal of american history

The Journal of American History This shows the location of the paper issues There’s also an electronic version

Clicking on “also available online” brings up the full-text of the journal.

Back in GIL: subject searching

Try “Precision Search”

With Precision Search, build a search step-by-step.

To find books on the history of silent films: silent films

The default is “any of these” words silent films

To find “silent films” as a phrase silent films

Select the type of search. Keyword Anywhere is the broadest possible search. silent films

Precision Search can search by:

Add in the second part of the search silent films history

Leave as “any of these” and “Keyword Anywhere” silent films history

Click on Search silent films history

Results

Search terms are highlighted

Accessing your own record

As with “Request” for recalls and the GALILEO password,

type in the barcode number from the back of your ID card and your last name to bring up your record Dawg

Your name and mailing address.

Scroll down to see what’s checked out. To renew online:

Click on “Logoff” or exit your browser.

Other GIL features are at the top of the screen

Links to GALILEO

Links to GALILEO, other library catalogs,

and the UGA Libraries’ homepage.

Any Questions? Please ask!