SUPPORTING AND CUSTOMIZING GALILEO FOR YOUR SCHOOL GAETC Annual Conference | November 3, 2010 Ken Henslee & Courtney McGough—GALILEO Support Services

Accessing GALILEO—How To!  GALILEO manages K-12 schools at the system level  On-campus access through IP address recognition  We need to know all public IPs for school system  Remote (Home) access via GALILEO password  Any media specialist can be added to pw distribution list  GeoLocation (public library access w/out PW)

Troubleshooting and Support  Most Common Issues for School Systems  IP Update Process What we need from school system How to provide updated Ips  Filtering and Network Security (Firewalls etc…) GALILEO Exceptions List  Teachers and media specialists unable to download plug ins and toolbars  Nightly reimaging of machines changes settings

Plug-Ins  Plug-ins required for some GALILEO resources  Adobe Reader  Quicktime and Flash  DjVu reader

Getting Help  Contact Us Button  Primary Contact for School System  Password Contacts  GALILEO Help  FAQs  Technical and Access Problems  Support for Librarians

GALILEO Toolbar  GALILEO Toolbar  Browser-based “add-on” that allows you to: Link directly to GALILEO resources Search key GALILEO databases

GALILEO Toolbar

GLRI (GALILEO Local Resource Integration)  Add and manage local resources (databases, catalogs, websites, etc…) within GALILEO. For K-12 public schools, resource must be purchased at the school system level.  Get and utilize GALILEO Express Links for local resources

GLRI Database in GALILEO

GALILEO Express Links What is a GALILEO Express Link? Persistent URL to GALILEO or GLRI resource Add to online and print resources Authentication handled by GALILEO Authorization controlled by GALILEO or You (if GLRI) Where can I locate an Express Link? Click on the more>> link beside a database name Databases A-Z> Express Links (in left navigation bar) More information--FAQFAQ

Direct Links to GALILEO Pages All GALILEO URLS are durable URLs can be captured and placed within print/online resources URLs are institution-specific. Home users must authenticate if they select a link or service (search) that requires log in. Example: User ViewInstitutionMain Tab Subject Category Subject Category Tab

Examples of Direct Links to Pages  You may want to think about linking to: Journals/Magazines A-Z page Example: Jefferson County Library Magazines A-ZJefferson County Library Magazines A-Z “Search” page Example: Cobb County Schools High School SearchCobb County Schools High School Search Databases A-Z page Example: Gordon College Databases A-ZGordon College Databases A-Z Specific Subject Category Example: Consumer Health Databases AFPLConsumer Health Databases AFPL Specific “Type” like dictionaries or encyclopedias Example: Teen Encyclopedias Worth County SchoolsTeen Encyclopedias Worth County Schools

Direct Links to Magazines  Magazines A-Z  Search for magazine  Find It Menu appears  Select Capture Citation or Persistent URL  Make it Tiny!

Direct Links to Articles  EBSCO and Britannica persistent links in articles  Can build link using citation information in Find Cited Article toolFind Cited Article

Custom GALILEO Search Boxes  EBSCO Search Box Builder EBSCO Search Box Builder  Search multiple EBSCO databases at once  Remote access by GALILEO password  GALILEO Search Box  Search multiple databases from different vendors at once  Contact GALILEO to create

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