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GALILEO at the Reference Desk
GALILEO at the Reference Desk
• Readers’ advisory• Facts• Georgia information• Company information• Consumer health
Readers’ AdvisoryNoveList and NoveList K-8
Readers’ AdvisoryNoveList and NoveList K-8
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Click “Quick Print” to create a print-friendly list
Readers’ AdvisoryNoveList and NoveList K-8
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Subject terms
Readers’ AdvisoryNoveList and NoveList K-8
Award Lists
Caldecott AwardCoretta Scott King
AwardCarnegie MedalAgatha AwardGeorgia Children’s
Book AwardGeorgia Peach
AwardNational Book
AwardParents’ Choice
AwardNebula AwardTons more ! ! !
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.
Thank You !