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Supporting and Customizing GALILEO for your School

Supporting and Customizing GALILEO for your School. GAETC 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

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Supporting and Customizing GALILEO for your School

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  1. Supporting and Customizing GALILEO for your School GAETC Annual Conference | November 3, 2010 Ken Henslee & Courtney McGough—GALILEO Support Services

  2. 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)

  3. 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

  4. Plug-Ins • Plug-ins required for some GALILEO resources • Adobe Reader • Quicktime and Flash • DjVu reader

  5. Getting Help • Contact Us Button • Primary Contact for School System • Password Contacts • GALILEO Help • FAQs • Technical and Access Problems • Support for Librarians

  6. GALILEO Toolbar • GALILEO Toolbar • Browser-based “add-on” that allows you to: • Link directly to GALILEO resources • Search key GALILEO databases

  7. GALILEO Toolbar

  8. 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

  9. GLRI Database in GALILEO

  10. 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

  11. 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 Main Tab Subject Category Subject Category Tab

  12. 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

  13. Direct Links to Magazines • Magazines A-Z • Search for magazine • Find It Menu appears • Select Capture Citation or Persistent URL • Make it Tiny!

  14. Direct Links to Articles • EBSCO and Britannica persistent links in articles • Can build link using citation information in Find Cited Article tool

  15. 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

  16. Questions?? Feel free to contact us @ http://www.galileo.usg.edu/contact

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