Galileo Toobar

Galileo has just released a toobar that you can download for use with Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. This toolbar will appear below the url/address bar on Internet Explorer. The toolbar allows you to search within Galileo without having to open up Galileo in a separate window. When you search, you search a group of databases connected with a certain vendor, ex. EBSCO databases, Proquest databases, or by Journals A-Z. It will also allow you to search in the Chattahoochee Technical College catalog. A drop down list on the left will allow you to navigate to various sections and datbases of Galileo, such as Lexis Nexis.

One other interesting feature of the toolbar involves Wikipedia. Once the Galileo toolbar is installed, references in Wikipedia articles that are endnoted at the end of the artilce will now display a link (in most cases) that appears as a purple tab that says 'Find It.' Clicking on the tab at the end of the endnote will take you to a page that will tell you whether or not an article or book can be found in full-text in Galileo and what databases(s)the article is in. To see an example of this, go to the Wikipedia article on President Obama and look at the endnotes near the article's end.

Remember, if you need the current Galileo password, please contact your local Georgia librarian.

JWF

Family vacation

Have you spent time with family this summer? Maybe you gathered for a week at the beach with all the cousins running around or you drove a few hours for a long weekend in the mountains with strolls amidst the forest. The fun thing about family gatherings is the shared laughter as stories are told and retold about kin. How do you find stories about kin that no longer can attend these family gatherings because they have passed on?

I noticed while scrolling through GALILEO the Digital Library of Georgia's African American Funeral Programs from the East Central Georgia Regional Library. I did a quick search for Thomas. I noticed how many of the obituaries tell stories about the person- where they were born, their parents, what they did in life, how their life impacted others.

This resource can help African Americans with kin from east central Georgia find new stories about their family to share at the next family gathering.

Ancestry.com has a collection of obituaries that cover all races and areas (including Canada and Britain). Look at More Collections (toward the bottom middle left of the screen), select all databases, search for obituaries - 46 resources are offered with obituaries from around the US. If you search for obituary 16 resources are given - including a United States Obituaries collection with close to 150 million (yes, million) entries.

Use these resources to find new stories to share about kin!

Get the password to use GALILEO at home from your Georgia librarian. Ancestry is accessible only at the library.


-kls

Visual Learners

Are you a visual learner? Is it easier for you to understand a concept if you can 'see' it in action? The GALILEO Support team have added videos on YouTube :

GALILEO, Georgia's Virtual Library, provides licensed research resources to students in Georgia schools and higher education institutions, as well as to all Georgia citizens through their public libraries. The help videos included in YouTube, and also available on the GALILEO website, are designed to help users make the most of their research experience. GALILEO is at http://www.galileo.usg.edu

Get the current password to use GALILEO from your Georgia librarian.


kls