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SUPPORTING AND CUSTOMIZING GALILEO FOR YOUR SCHOOLGAETC Annual Conference | November 3, 2010
Ken Henslee & Courtney McGough—GALILEO Support Services
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)
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
Plug-Ins
Plug-ins required for some GALILEO resources Adobe Reader Quicktime and Flash DjVu reader
Getting Help
Contact Us Button Primary Contact for School System Password Contacts GALILEO Help
FAQs Technical and Access Problems Support for Librarians
GALILEO Toolbar
GALILEO Toolbar Browser-based “add-on” that allows you to:
Link directly to GALILEO resources Search key GALILEO databases
GALILEO Toolbar
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
GLRI Database in GALILEO
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--FAQ
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 View Institution MainTab
Subject Category
Subject Category
Tab
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-Z• “Search” page
• Example: Cobb County Schools High School Search• Databases A-Z page
• Example: Gordon College Databases A-Z• Specific Subject Category
• Example: Consumer Health Databases AFPL• Specific “Type” like dictionaries or encyclopedias
• Example: Teen Encyclopedias Worth County Schools
Direct Links to Magazines
Magazines A-Z Search for magazine Find It Menu appears Select Capture Citation or Persistent URL Make it Tiny!
Direct Links to Articles
EBSCO and Britannica persistent links in articles
Can build link using citation information in Find Cited Article tool
Custom GALILEO Search Boxes 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
Feel free to contact us @http://www.galileo.usg.edu/contact
Questions??