galileo at the reference desk

GALILEO at the Reference Desk

GALILEO at the Reference Desk

• Readers’ advisory• Facts• Georgia information• Company information• Consumer health

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Award Lists

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Book AwardGeorgia Peach

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Fact Finding in Britannica Databases

Fact Finding in BritannicaQuick facts

– Canada is the second largest country (Russia is first)– World’s largest lake is Baikal in Russia– Pythagorean theorem is older than Pythagoras– Chess first appeared in India in the 6th century AD – There are about 320 species of hummingbirds (Family:

Trochilidae)– More of the world's farmland is devoted to wheat than to

any other food crop (about 570,000,000 acres)– The Hippocratic Oath comes from a manuscript called

the Hippocratic Collection. The text of the Oath is in Britannica.

Fact Finding in BritannicaFrom the “This Day in History” spotlight on the Britannica home page, click “Learn More” to search a database of days of the year.

Fact Finding in Britannica: Dictionary

Use the Britannica search box to search the Merriam-Webster Dictionary (adults) or the Merriam-Webster’s Student Dictionary (K-12)

Fact Finding in Britannica: Dictionary

Double-click any word in Britannica to see a definition of the word and hear the correct pronunciation.

Fact Finding in Britannica:Other Useful Tools

GeorgiaInfo: A Web Directory of Georgia

GeorgiaInfo for All Things Georgia

GeorgiaInfo for All Things Georgia

Company Information• Hoover’s Company Capsules and

Business Source Complete– Job interviews– Business plans– Contact information– Investments

Company Information in Business Source Complete

Hoover’s Company Records

Consumer Health Complete for Health and

Medical Reference

CHC: Patient Fact SheetPatient fact sheets include:- Definition- Causes- Risk factors- Symptoms- Diagnosis- Treatment- Prevention- And more!

CHC: Drug Information Fact Sheet

CHC: Images and Diagrams

Georgia Health GoLocalA federally-funded initiative implemented by Georgia medical school libraries, other Georgia libraries, Georgia health initiatives, and others. Listings are not purchased by providers.

Georgia Health GoLocal: Services by Location (Clarke

County)

Georgia Health GoLocal

Go to MedlinePlus for GoLocal

in other states

Finding a Database in GALILEO

Use the Databases A-Z tab to browse by letter or type in the name of the database

Bookmark Frequently-Used Databases (or Add to

Favorites) Under the Databases A-Z tab, click Express Links

Bookmark Frequently-Used Databases (or Add to

Favorites) Copy the Express Link for the database you want to bookmark

Bookmark Frequently-Used Databases (or Add to

Favorites) Go to the database and add to favorites or bookmarks

Bookmark Frequently-Used Databases (or Add to

Favorites) Right-click on the database you added then select Properties

Bookmark Frequently-Used Databases (or Add to

Favorites) In the Properties box, change the URL to the Express Link.The next time you click on the Favorite link, you will go straight to the database (in the library; remote users will be prompted for GALILEO password first.

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