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

3. Pulling back the curtain
GALILEO is part of the Library Services division of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
Staffed by library and technology professionals who coordinate:
Direction, vision, content
Programming and development
Support and training
Outreach and assessment

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 level and/or grade level

14. 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

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

16. Current database trials
Speakaboos
TumbleBookCloud

17. Primary documents Digital Library of Georgia
Newspaper collections and more

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. Need help? We have upgraded LibGuides (2.0) and added video tutorials
libguides.galileo.usg.edu

22. We are here for you!
GALILEO Support Services

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

24. Thank you!
Q&A Time