Training
On-site and online training in GALILEO resources is available at no charge to librarians and library staff of participating GALILEO institutions. Online training may be presented by GALILEO staff or by database vendors using a variety of products to deliver the training. Information on connecting to online classes will be sent before the date of each class. In addition to synchronous training opportunities, vendors feature tutorials and other training aids to help users learn to use their databases that can be viewed at any time. Links to vendor tutorials are included below.
Online Training
| Class Name | Date | Register |
|---|---|---|
| New Interface Orientations | ||
| K-12 Interface Orientation | July 22, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | REGISTER |
| Public Library Interface Orientation | July 23, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. | REGISTER |
| Scholar Interface Orientation | July 22, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. | REGISTER |
| K-12 Interface Orientation | August 20, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. | REGISTER |
| Public Library Interface Orientation | August 19, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m | REGISTER |
| Scholar Interface Orientation | August 19, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | REGISTER |
| EBSCOhost Overview | ||
| EBSCOhost 2.0 Overview | July 9, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. | FULL |
| EBSCOhost 2.0 Overview | July 24, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. | REGISTER |
| EBSCOhost 2.0 Overview | July 30, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | REGISTER |
If you have any questions or need more information, please use GALILEO’s Contact Us feature or contact OIIT Customer Services at helpdesk@usg.edu.
On-Site Training
There are no on-site classes at this time.
Vendor Tutorials
- Ancestry Library Edition (PDF)
- Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
- CINAHL Guide “Responsible Literature Searching: CINAHL” from the Medical College of Georgia
- CollegeSourceOnline
- EBSCOhost
- EBSCOhost Guides and Help Sheets (Enter database name and select document type)
- EBSCOhost Tutorials
- Current Contents Connect
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online (PDF)
- Encyclopædia Britannica School Edition
- Britannica Elementary (PDF)
- Compton's by Britannica (PDF)
- High School Encyclopædia Britannica (PDF)
- FirstSearch (including WorldCat)
- Grove Art Online
- HeritageQuest Online (PDF)
- Kids Infobits (PDF)
- ProQuest
- SIRS