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SUPPORTING AND CUSTOMIZING GALILEO FOR YOUR SCHOOL GAETC Annual Conference | November 3, 2010 Ken Henslee & Courtney McGough—GALILEO Support Services
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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)
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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
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Plug-Ins Plug-ins required for some GALILEO resources Adobe Reader Quicktime and Flash DjVu reader
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Getting Help Contact Us Button Primary Contact for School System Password Contacts GALILEO Help FAQs Technical and Access Problems Support for Librarians
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GALILEO Toolbar GALILEO Toolbar Browser-based “add-on” that allows you to: Link directly to GALILEO resources Search key GALILEO databases
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GALILEO Toolbar
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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
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GLRI Database in GALILEO
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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
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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: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/high-school/k12-demo/subjects/diseases/articles-databases/ User ViewInstitutionMain Tab Subject Category Subject Category Tab
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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
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Direct Links to Magazines Magazines A-Z Search for magazine Find It Menu appears Select Capture Citation or Persistent URL Make it Tiny!
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Direct Links to Articles EBSCO and Britannica persistent links in articles Can build link using citation information in Find Cited Article toolFind Cited Article
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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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Feel free to contact us @ http://www.galileo.usg.edu/contact Questions??
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