1. Courtney McGough GALILEO Support Services Georgia Educational Technology Conference 2012

2. Agenda  Why? Where?  Link to main GALILEO  Link to pages in GALILEO  Link to databases  Link to journals and magazines  Link to articles  Link to searches  Logos and button  Search boxes/widgets

3. Why Link to GALILEO?  Quickly and easily get users to resources  Provide links to resources at point of need  Get the most out of GALILEO resources (increased usage)

4. Where Can I Link to GALILEO?  Subject guides / LibGuides  Handouts  Promotional materials  Media center or classroom website  Content/Learning/Course Management System  Communications to students, teachers, parents  Chat/email reference  Announcements  Blog posts

5. Link to GALILEO  Use the main GALILEO link http://www.galileo.usg.edu  Authentication  Recognizes IPs to allow on-site users direct access  Prompts for the GALILEO password for off-site users

6. Link to Pages in GALILEO  Each page in GALILEO is a persistent link that is bookmarkable  Note that these links are unique to your institution http://www.galileo.usg.edu/high-school/rockdale-k12/databases/all/

7. Link to Subject Pages

8. Link to Type Pages

9. Link to Databases A-Z and Magazines A-Z

10. Link to Databases  Express Links  Link users directly to one database  Authentication works like main GALILEO link  Clicks count towards your institution statistics  See all Express Links under Databases A-Z > Express Links Express Links  See the Express Link for an individual database by clicking the more>> link  Note Express Link policiesExpress Link policies

11. Link to Journals and Magazines Publication record in the database (e.g., MAS Ultra, Middle Search Plus, Professional Development Collection)MAS UltraMiddle Search PlusProfessional Development Collection

12. Link to Journals and Magazines Publication record in the database (e.g., MAS Ultra, Middle Search Plus, Professional Development Collection)MAS UltraMiddle Search PlusProfessional Development Collection

13. Link to Articles  Use the persistent link in the article’s citation information  Permalink in EBSCO (e.g., MAS Ultra, Middle Search Plus, Professional Development Collection)MAS UltraMiddle Search PlusProfessional Development Collection  Link in the preformatted citation in Britannica articles and imagesBritannica  Persistent Link or Bookmark in Digital Library of GeorgiaDigital Library of Georgia

14. Link to Searches  Save a link to a search in Discover GALILEO

15. Logos and Buttons  GALILEO and several vendors provide their logos or other graphics that can be used on websites as buttons  See our FAQ for links to sitesour FAQ

16. Search Boxes  Several vendors allow you to create widgets or search boxes that you can add to your library or media center website  Note that you will need to add the GALILEO proxy to allow off-site access to work  See GALILEO FAQs for instructionsGALILEO FAQs  EBSCO EBSCO  Britannica Britannica  Check with other vendors to see what they offer  Contact Us if you need any assistance creating these

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