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

2. 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: http://gil.uga.edu

3. The GIL homepage with four different types of searches

4. GIL also includes the catalog for class reserve readings

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

6. the “Title/Author/Subject” search

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

8. To find the book An Education in Georgia

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

10. Click on the “Search” button education in georgia

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

12. Click on the title for more information.

13. Let’s look at this in more detail...

14. Each record has links to other books by the author

15. plus links to other books on these subjects

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

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

18. It will ask for your barcode number and last name 22108009999999 Dawg

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

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

21. To mark items:

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

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

24. Or e-mail the results. ibadawg@arches.uga.edu

25. Finding a book by author king, stephen

26. Results: all the Stephen Kings.

27. Click on the one with 43 books.

28. …and bring up a list of books by him.

29. Back at the author list: “See also”

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

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

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

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

34. Back in GIL: subject searching

35. Try “Precision Search”

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

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

38. The default is “any of these” words silent films

39. To find “silent films” as a phrase silent films

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

41. Precision Search can search by:

42. Add in the second part of the search silent films history

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

44. Click on Search silent films history

45. Results

46. Search terms are highlighted

47. Accessing your own record

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

49. type in the barcode number from the back of your ID card and your last name to bring up your record. 22108009999999 Dawg

50. Your name and mailing address.

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

52. Click on “Logoff” or exit your browser.

53. Other GIL features are at the top of the screen

54. Links to GALILEO

55. Links to GALILEO, other library catalogs,

56. and the UGA Libraries’ homepage.

57. Any Questions? Please ask!