Getting the Most from GALILEO on Current Events Resources

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Getting the Most from GALILEO on Current Events
Resources
Mining GALILEO Series

• Barbara Petersohn
• Alpharetta Center Librarian / GSU

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Getting the Most from GALILEO
On Current Events
My Perspective
My perspective

• Electronic Collection
• College Students
• High School and Public

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Getting the Most from GALILEO
On Current Events
For Current Event Resources

• Use the big databases well
• Use the special databases as well

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Getting the Most from GALILEO
On Current Events
Using Big Databases Better
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Using big databases better idea 1
Guided Search Options
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Using big databases better idea 2
More Guided Search Options
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Using big databases better idea 3
Search Limits
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Using big databases better
Guided Search Search Limits
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Getting the Most from GALILEO
On Current Events
Using Big Databases Better

• Take advantage of the teachable moment
• Use Guided Searching
• More Guided Searching, if possible
• Use Limits

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

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FactSearch
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FactSearch
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FactSearch
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FactSearch
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Getting the Most from GALILEO
On Current Events
Use special databases--idea 2

• SIRS
• Social Issues Resources Series
• Full text resource
• Both organized by topic and searchable
• Nifty features

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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
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Getting the Most from GALILEO
On Current Events
Use special databases--idea 3

• TopicSearch
• A Current Events database
• Full text from Ebsco
• General Audiences, including K-12

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TOPICsearch
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TOPICsearch
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Getting the Most from GALILEO
On Current Events
Use special databases--idea 4

• Newspapers and other stuff
• Newspapers Source (EBSCO)
• ProQuest Newspapers
• GALILEO Internet Resources or other Internet
  Directories

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Getting the Most from GALILEO
On Current Events

• Newspaper Source
• 23 national and international
• Partial coverage of regional newspapers
• Advanced search more limiters

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Getting the Most from GALILEO
On Current Events

• ProQuest Newspapers
• 5 Major papers, cover to cover since mid 80s
• Link to other
• databases

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Getting the Most from GALILEO
On Current Events

• Internet Directories
• GALILEO Internet Resources
• Librarians Index to the Internet (lii.org)

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Getting the Most from GALILEO
On Current Events
Our strategy

• Advanced searching
• More advanced searching
• Limits
• Special databases
• News databases
• Internet Directories

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