1. Assistant Director, GALILEO Support Services
Overview for K12
Russell Palmer
Assistant Director, GALILEO Support Services

3. Access Website: galileo.usg.edu
You should be authenticated automatically on campus
GALILEO password:
Currently: glade
January 8: plan

4. Navigation basics Discover Search (Search lots of resources at once)
Discover Search Resource linking (Find full text)
A-Z Lists (Databases, Publications)
Browse by subject
Browse by Type of resource (Almanac, Encyclopedia, etc.)
Help!? & Support Services

5. Discover Search, browsing options

8. Databases A-Z

9. Magazines A-Z

10. GALILEO Interfaces Scholar Kids Book Collection: Nonfiction
Britannica School Elementary
Funk and Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia
History Reference Center
Primary Search
High School
15 databases (ebooks, articles, encyclopedias and more)
Teen
20+ databases (ebooks, articles, encyclopedias, and more)

11. =Search by Lexile and/or grade level

13. Article: “Listen” feature in Explora

15. Article “Listen” feature in SIRS

16. Note the levels: 1-3 (roughly, elementary, middle, high)

17. Britannica Read Along Feature

18. GALILEO offers eBooks for K12!
Collections for all ages
EBSCO Non-fiction collection
EBSCO K8 Collection
EBSCO High School Collection
Ebook Central (focus is on academic non-fiction)
Use on desktop or mobile devices

19. Current database trials
Speakaboos
TumbleBookCloud

20. Resources for your professional development
Professional Development Collection
ERIC (at EBSCO with direct links to full text when available)
Ebook Central
EBSCO ebook Academic Collection

21. Search results in Professional Development Collection (education)

22. Need help? We have video tutorials
libguides.galileo.usg.edu

23. We are here for you!
GALILEO Support Services

24. GALILEO training is available
Our training schedule is updated often
Face to face training?

25. Thank you!
Q&A Time