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Getting the Most from GALILEO on Current Events Resources: 

Getting the Most from GALILEO on Current Events Resources Barbara Petersohn Alpharetta Center Librarian / GSU Mining GALILEO Series

Getting the Most from GALILEO: 

Getting the Most from GALILEO Electronic Collection College Students High School and Public My Perspective My perspective: On Current Events

Getting the Most from GALILEO: 

Getting the Most from GALILEO Use the big databases well Use the special databases as well For Current Event Resources On Current Events

Getting the Most from GALILEO: 

Getting the Most from GALILEO Using Big Databases Better… On Current Events

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Guided Search Options Using big databases better idea #1:

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More Guided Search Options Using big databases better idea #2:

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Search Limits Using big databases better idea #3:

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Guided Search + Search Limits Using big databases better:

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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

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Getting the Most from GALILEO Use the special databases as well On Current Events

Getting the Most from GALILEO: 

Getting the Most from GALILEO Use special databases as well--idea #1: FactSearch Index only, but links to full text on web Links to Wilson Select Plus full text Great abstracts Useful for statistics On Current Events

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FactSearch

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FactSearch

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FactSearch

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FactSearch

Getting the Most from GALILEO: 

Getting the Most from GALILEO Use special databases--idea #2: SIRS Social Issues Resources Series Full text resource Both organized by topic and searchable Nifty features On Current Events

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SIRS databases

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SIRS database

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SIRS database

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SIRS database

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SIRS database

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SIRS database

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SIRS database

Getting the Most from GALILEO: 

Getting the Most from GALILEO Use special databases--idea #3: TopicSearch A “Current Events” database Full text from Ebsco General Audiences, including K-12 On Current Events

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TOPICsearch

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TOPICsearch

Getting the Most from GALILEO: 

Getting the Most from GALILEO 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: 

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 GALILEO: 

Getting the Most from GALILEO On Current Events ProQuest Newspapers 5 Major papers, cover to cover since mid 80s Link to other databases

Getting the Most from GALILEO: 

Getting the Most from GALILEO Internet Directories GALILEO Internet Resources Librarians Index to the Internet (lii.org) On Current Events

Getting the Most from GALILEO: 

Getting the Most from GALILEO On Current Events Advanced searching More advanced searching Limits Special databases News databases Internet Directories Our strategy:

Getting the Most from GALILEO: 

Getting the Most from GALILEO On Current Events What else?

Getting the Most from GALILEO: 

Getting the Most from GALILEO On Current Events Thanks for your time and attention!