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Getting the Most from GALILEO on Current Events Resources Barbara Petersohn Alpharetta Center Librarian / GSU Mining GALILEO Series
Getting the Most from GALILEO on Current Events Resources
Barbara PetersohnAlpharetta Center Librarian / GSU
Mining GALILEO Series
Getting the Most from GALILEO
Electronic CollectionCollege StudentsHigh School and Public
My PerspectiveMy perspective:
On Current Events
Getting the Most from GALILEO
Use the big databases wellUse the special databases as well
For Current Event Resources
On Current Events
Getting the Most from GALILEO
Using Big Databases Better…
On Current Events
Guided Search OptionsUsing big databases better idea #1:
More Guided Search OptionsUsing big databases better idea #2:
Search LimitsUsing big databases better idea #3:
Guided Search + Search LimitsUsing big databases better:
Getting the Most from GALILEO
Take advantage of the “teachable moment” Use Guided Searching More Guided Searching, if possible Use Limits
Using Big Databases Better…
On Current Events
Getting the Most from GALILEO
Use the special databases as wellOn Current Events
Getting the Most from GALILEO
Use special databases as well--idea #1:
FactSearchIndex only, but links to full text on webLinks to Wilson Select Plus full textGreat abstractsUseful for statistics
On Current Events
FactSearch
FactSearch
FactSearch
FactSearch
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Use special databases--idea #2:
SIRS Social Issues Resources Series Full text resourceBoth organized by topic and searchableNifty features
On Current Events
SIRS databases
SIRS database
SIRS database
SIRS database
SIRS database
SIRS database
SIRS database
Getting the Most from GALILEO
Use special databases--idea #3:
TopicSearch
A “Current Events” databaseFull text from Ebsco General Audiences, including K-12
On Current Events
TOPICsearch
TOPICsearch
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Newspapers and other stuff
Newspapers Source (EBSCO) ProQuest Newspapers GALILEO Internet Resources or other
Internet Directories
Use special databases--idea #4:
On Current Events
Getting the Most from GALILEO
Newspaper Source 23 national and international Partial coverage of regional newspapers Advanced search = more limiters
On Current Events
Getting the Most from GALILEOOn Current Events
ProQuest Newspapers5 Major papers, cover to cover since mid 80sLink to other
databases
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Internet DirectoriesGALILEO Internet ResourcesLibrarians Index to the Internet (lii.org)
On Current Events
Getting the Most from GALILEOOn Current Events
Advanced searchingMore advanced searching LimitsSpecial databasesNews databases Internet Directories
Our strategy:
Getting the Most from GALILEOOn Current Events
What else?
Getting the Most from GALILEOOn Current Events
Thanks for your time and attention!
