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GALILEO at the Reference Desk GOLD/GALILEO User Group Conference July 31, 2009

GALILEO at the Reference Desk GOLD/GALILEO User Group Conference July 31, 2009. GALILEO at the Reference Desk. Readers’ advisory Facts Georgia information Company information Consumer health. Readers’ Advisory NoveList and NoveList K-8. Readers’ Advisory NoveList and NoveList K-8.

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GALILEO at the Reference Desk GOLD/GALILEO User Group Conference July 31, 2009

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  1. GALILEO at the Reference Desk GOLD/GALILEO User Group Conference July 31, 2009

  2. GALILEO at the Reference Desk • Readers’ advisory • Facts • Georgia information • Company information • Consumer health

  3. Readers’ AdvisoryNoveList and NoveList K-8

  4. Readers’ AdvisoryNoveList and NoveList K-8 Find books in series order Click “Quick Print” to create a print-friendly list

  5. Readers’ AdvisoryNoveList and NoveList K-8 Find read-alikes Find similar books Subject terms

  6. Readers’ AdvisoryNoveList and NoveList K-8 Award Lists Caldecott Award Coretta Scott King Award Carnegie Medal Agatha Award Georgia Children’s Book Award Georgia Peach Award National Book Award Parents’ Choice Award Nebula Award Tons more ! ! !

  7. Fact Finding in Britannica Databases

  8. Fact Finding in Britannica Quick facts • Canada is the second largest country (Russia is first) • World’s largest lake is Baikal in Russia • Pythagorean theorem is older than Pythagoras • Chess first appeared in India in the 6th century AD • There are about 320 species of hummingbirds (Family: Trochilidae) • More of the world's farmland is devoted to wheat than to any other food crop (about 570,000,000 acres) • The Hippocratic Oath comes from a manuscript called the Hippocratic Collection. The text of the Oath is in Britannica.

  9. Fact Finding in Britannica From the “This Day in History” spotlight on the Britannica home page, click “Learn More” to search a database of days of the year.

  10. Fact Finding in Britannica: Dictionary Use the Britannica search box to search the Merriam-Webster Dictionary (adults) or the Merriam-Webster’s Student Dictionary (K-12)

  11. Fact Finding in Britannica: Dictionary Double-click any word in Britannica to see a definition of the word and hear the correct pronunciation.

  12. Fact Finding in Britannica:Other Useful Tools

  13. GeorgiaInfo: A Web Directory of Georgia

  14. GeorgiaInfo for All Things Georgia

  15. More GeorgiaInfo • GeorgiaInfo includesinformation on all things Georgia • Maps, including map masters for • handouts • Flora and fauna • Photographs and other images • Statistical data • Georgia history • Government information • Organizations • Places • Tourism • Economy

  16. More GeorgiaInfo

  17. GeorgiaInfo: Georgia African American History and Culture

  18. More GeorgiaInfo

  19. GeorgiaInfo for All Things Georgia

  20. Company Information • Hoover’s Company Capsules and Business Source Complete • Job interviews • Business plans • Contact information • Investments

  21. Company Information in Business Source Complete

  22. Hoover’s Company Records

  23. Consumer Health Complete for Health and Medical Reference

  24. CHC: Patient Fact Sheet Patient fact sheets include: - Definition - Causes - Risk factors - Symptoms - Diagnosis - Treatment - Prevention - And more!

  25. CHC: Drug Information Fact Sheet

  26. CHC: Images and Diagrams

  27. Georgia Health GoLocal A federally-funded initiative implemented by Georgia medical school libraries, other Georgia libraries, Georgia health initiatives, and others. Listings are not purchased by providers.

  28. Georgia Health GoLocal: Services by Location (Clarke County)

  29. Georgia Health GoLocal Go to MedlinePlus for GoLocal in other states

  30. Magazines for Reference • Use the Journals A-Z or Magazines A-Z tab to search specific titles • Good reference desk magazines include Consumer Reports, Car & Driver, news magazines, Popular Mechanics • And many more

  31. Finding a Magazine in GALILEO

  32. Magazines for Reference • Select the title, then a database (your choice) 1 2

  33. Consumer Reports Title Page in EBSCO Search within all Consumer Reports issues OR Select an issue

  34. Consumer Reports Title Page in ProQuest

  35. Finding a Database in GALILEO Use the Databases A-Z tab to browse by letter or type in the name of the database

  36. Bookmark Frequently-Used Databases (or Add to Favorites) Under the Databases A-Z tab, click Express Links

  37. Bookmark Frequently-Used Databases (or Add to Favorites) Copy the Express Link for the database you want to bookmark

  38. Bookmark Frequently-Used Databases (or Add to Favorites) Go to the database and add to favorites or bookmarks

  39. Bookmark Frequently-Used Databases (or Add to Favorites) Right-click on the database you added then select Properties

  40. Bookmark Frequently-Used Databases (or Add to Favorites) In the Properties box, change the URL to the Express Link. The next time you click on the Favorite link, you will go straight to the database (in the library; remote users will be prompted for GALILEO password first.

  41. Thank You !

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