Searching was easy with Google, relevant and reliable with GALILEO databases. Now your patrons don't have to choose between easy AND smart; GALILEO's new Discovery Service is both. Join GALILEO staff to find out more about the current service and future implementation plans for Discovery. Presented at GaCOMO12 (twice, during the full conference and the GALILEO Mini-Conference) by Lauren Fancher and Courtney McGough.

2. • What is Discover GALILEO?
• What’s the difference between discovery tools
and federated search?
• What’s in Discover GALILEO?
• Demonstration of Discover GALILEO
• Timeline for Future Enhancements

3. A single search of GALILEO’s
resources and digital collections
as well as print materials from library collections

4. Magazine
Articles Academic
Journal Articles
eBooks
Pending
Digital Phase 2
Collections Book Records from Your
Library Catalog

5. • Powered by EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS)
• EDS was selected by the GALILEO Steering
Committee through a process
– Discovery Tools review committee
– Institutional and pilot implementations
– Information sessions for libraries

6. Federated Search
• Searches each
database
• Gives results in
one list
• Limited
options with
narrowing
results

7. Discovery Tool
• Searches one
index
• Gives results
in one list with
a relevancy
ranking
• Users can sort,
limit, and
customize
results

8. Federated Search Discovery Tool
• Searches each database • Searches one index

9. Federated Search Discovery Tool
• Searches each database • Searches one index

10. Federated Search Discovery Tool
• Can only search the • Can search the inventory of
inventory of your grocery all the grocery stores
store

11. • Initial decisions about content made based
on resources licensed for a GALILEO
community
• Winter 2013 – GALILEO staff will work with
individual institutions to customize content

12. See our FAQ on content in Discover GALILEO
http://help.galileo.usg.edu/faqs/content_what_is_in_discover_galileo_ebsco_discovery

13. See the “Limit by Database” in search results to see
what content is included in a given search

14. • Users access full text through
– Find It buttons (SFX)
– EBSCO links to EBSCO content and other
subscription content hosted by other vendors
– Options for ILL or finding print
• Winter/Spring 2013 - evaluate whether
EBSCO’s A-to-Z and LinkSource products
provide better fit for libraries

15. Let’s
Discover GALILEO

16. Information Central
http://help.galileo.usg.edu/librarians
/discover_galileo_information/

17. • May need to add *.ebsco.com as Trusted Site
in some browsers and change a setting
• See GALILEO FAQs for assistance, or…

18. http://www.galileo.usg.edu/contact