GALILEO in Your Library Websites: New and Beyond

Getting GALILEO to the User: Customizing YourGALILEO ExperienceCourtney McGoughGeorgia Council of Media Organizations2014

1Customizing the GALILEO PortalGALILEO Local Resources Integration (GLRI)SFX Local Resources Integration (SFX-LRI)Localizing Discover GALILEOGALILEO in Your Library WebsiteLinking databases, journals, articlesLogos and buttonsSearch boxes and widgets2Customizing theGALILEO PortalGALILEO Local Resources Integration (GLRI)The GLRI program allows libraries to add resources licensed outside of GALILEO to GALILEO pages

SFX-LRIFor institutions who have added GLRI resources, GALILEO staff will also turn on locally-licensed journal resources in SFX if possible

CustomizingDiscover GALILEOCustomizing Discovery:Turn Resources ON or OFF

7Customizing Discovery: CustomLinks to Full Text

8Customizing Discovery:Links in the EBSCO Header

9Customizing Discovery: Widgets

10Customizing Discovery: Widgets

11GALILEO inYour Library WebsiteWhere Can I Link to GALILEO?Subject guides / LibGuidesHandoutsPromotional materialsYour library or media center websiteContent/Learning/Course Management SystemCommunications to usersChat/email referenceAnnouncementsBlog posts

13Link to GALILEOUse the main GALILEO linkhttp://www.galileo.usg.edu

AuthenticationRecognizes IPs to allow on-site users direct accessPrompts for the GALILEO password for off-site users

14Link to Pages in GALILEOEach page in GALILEO is a persistent link that is bookmarkableNote that these links are unique to your institutionhttp://www.galileo.usg.edu/library/rockdale-k12/databases/all/15Link to Subject Pages

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/scholar/gsw/subjects/history/articles-databases/

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/library/clarke-pl/subjects/genealogy/articles-databases/16Link to Type Pages

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/teen/rockdale-k12/types/primary-source-documents/

http://www.galileo.usg.edu/library/rockdale-k12/types/newspapers/17Link to DatabasesExpress LinksLink users directly to one databaseAuthentication works like main GALILEO linkClicks count towards your institutions GALILEO statisticsGLRI databases also have Express LinksSee all Express Links under Databases A-Z > Express LinksSee the Express Link for an individual database by clicking the more>> linkNote Express Link policies18Link to Journals and MagazinesTwo ways:Journals A-Z or Magazines A-Z use the Capture Citation or URL on SFX/Find It menuPublication record in the database (e.g., Academic Search Complete, MasterFILE Elite, or MAS Ultra) for some vendors19Link to Journals and MagazinesThrough Journals A-Z or Magazines A-Z, use the Capture Citation or URL link at the bottom of the SFX/Find It menu

Best to use the SFX link when you have a title with coverage in several databasesIf we have turned on GLRI databases in SFX, these will come up in a Journals A-Z search20Link to Journals and MagazinesPublication record in the database (e.g., Academic Search Complete, MasterFILE Elite, or MAS Ultra) for some vendors

Can use the link from the database when you have coverage in only one database or two databases with the same coverage because the link from the publication record requires fewer clicks for the user

21Link to Journals and MagazinesPublication record in the database (e.g., Academic Search Complete, MasterFILE Elite, or MAS Ultra) for some vendors

Freebie tip: You can create an alert to receive notifications when a new issue of a magazines or journal is added to a database. You can do this in EBSCO and in ProQuest.22Link to ArticlesUse the persistent link in the articles citation informationPermalink in EBSCO databases (e.g., MAS Ultra, MasterFILE Elite, Academic Search Complete) or in discovery searchesDocument URL in ProQuest (e.g., Research Library)Link in the preformatted citation in Britannica resourcesPersistent Link or Bookmark in Digital Library of Georgia23Link to SearchesSave a link to a search in Discover GALILEO

Freebie Tip: you can also set up a search alert to receive notifications when a new article matching your search is added.This feature works the same if you are in an EBSCO database.24Logos and ButtonsGALILEO and several vendors provide their logos or other graphics that can be used on websites as buttonsSee our FAQ for links to sites

25Search BoxesEmbed the Discover GALILEO search box

26Search BoxesSeveral vendors allow you to create widgets or search boxes that you can add to your library or media center websiteNote that you will need to add the GALILEO proxy to allow off-site access to workSee GALILEO FAQs for instructionsEBSCOBritannicaCheck with other vendors to see what they offerContact Us if you need any assistance creating these27Questions?Contact UShttp://www.galileo.usg.edu/contact28