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Customizing GALILEO

GALILEO offers several options for libraries to customize the GALILEO interface for their users and provide access to GALILEO content in flexible ways.

GALILEO Menu Customization

Libraries can work with GALILEO to create a single place for their users to access all of their online library resources through the GALILEO Local Resource Integration (GLRI) toolkit.

Express Links

Express Links are URLs that point directly to individual databases or lists of databases within GALILEO, bypassing the GALILEO homepage.

Here are some of the many ways that you can use GALILEO Express Links:

• Bookmark GALILEO databases or subject categories.
• Add direct links for GALILEO databases to your library website.
• Add direct links for GALILEO databases to online courses or course websites.
• Email direct links for GALILEO databases to patrons.
• Create innovative pathfinders by incorporating direct links to GALILEO resources.

Please see the following FAQ for more information on setting up and using GALILEO Express Links.

Persistent Links to Articles

Several GALILEO vendors offer the ability to create persistent links to GALILEO articles, including the EBSCO suite of databases, the ProQuest suite of databases, Chadwyk Healey’s LION, SIRS Researcher, and SIRS Discoverer.

• Example:
  http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2003&xri:pqil:res_ver=0.2&res_id=xri:lion-us
  &rft_id=xri:lion:rec:abell:R00813235

The Digital Library of Georgia resources and the New Georgia Encyclopedia also offer direct linking capabilities to content in their digital collections related to the history and culture of Georgia.

Other vendors may also offer links that persist for shorter periods of time - 48 hours to 90 days.

Use of persistent links off-campus may require a campus proxy or setting a cookie via GALILEO. Instructions to set a cookie for EBSCO.

GALILEO Homepage Links to Your Library

The following links can be placed on your GALILEO homepage upon request via the Contact Us form:

• Link to Ask a Librarian (requires local email contact)
• Link to Library Catalog
• Link to Library Website

Access to GALILEO via Course Management Systems, Campus Portals, and Library Patron Accounts

Seamless access to GALILEO for users that have already authenticated into campus portals (e.g., Luminis, UPortal, Novell), course management systems (e.g., WebCT and Blackboard), and library patron accounts is available, subject to verification that the referring site meets security requirements. Request more information via the Contact Us form.