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GALILEO

What is GALILEO?
GALILEO is a research tool on the Web which allows you to access a wealth of information. Through it you can potentially access over 150 databases indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals. Over 7000 journal titles are provided in full-text. Other resources include an encyclopedia, business directories, a collection of over 10,000 full-text books and government publications. GALILEO stands for GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online. It is a project sponsored by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.

In GALILEO you can:

• Find articles. GALILEO databases include full-text articles from more than 7,000 magazines, scholarly journals, and newspapers
• Find citations to articles in printed journals and other publications found at your library and in libraries throughout Georgia
• Find documents and images on Georgia history
• Find information in online encyclopedias, directories, etc.
• Find recommended Web sites, including links to Georgia-related Web sites
• Find full text electronic books. Through a database called netLibrary you can read entire books online.

How do you access GALILEO?
You can access GALILEO 24/7 via the Internet from the following URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu
Or, you can click on the GALILEO link from the Library home page.

In order to access GALILEO off campus you will need the current password (the password changes at the beginning of each semester). For information on obtaining the current GALILEO password, consult Your Library Account and Passwords.

When or Why would you use GALILEO?
You would use GALILEO when you need to find information on a specific topic. For example, suppose you were assigned to write a 10 minute speech on the following topic:

Should smokers who have developed lung cancer be permitted to sue the tobacco companies for damages?

...you could use the databases in GALILEO to find full text articles in newspapers, magazines, or scholarly journals to help you write your speech. You could also use the databases in GALILEO to locate full text online books, encyclopedia articles and statistics, as well as, books not owned by the UWG library.

Learning how to use GALILEO
If you’re using GALILEO for the first time, you may want to work your way through the GALILEO tutorial at the Online Library Learning Center.