The document provides an overview of the resources available through GALILEO that support the Common Core, including on-level informational texts, primary sources, multimedia content, citation tools, and curriculum guides. It lists specific databases like Encyclopædia Britannica, SIRS Discoverer, EBSCO resources, NoveList, and Literary Reference Center. It also outlines how to access pre-formatted citations, linked articles, Lexile scores, images/videos/audio, and common core correlations within several of the databases. Finally, it provides information on training resources, blogs, and project ideas for educators using GALILEO.

2.  How GALILEO supports the Common Core GPS
 On-level informational text
 Primary sources
 Multimedia
 Citing
 Curriculum Tools
 Training and more from GALILEO
 Activities/Projects

3.  GALILEO offers resources with magazine, newspaper, and
encyclopedia articles as well as book chapters
 Encyclopædia Britannica School Edition
 Britannica Elementary
 Compton’s by Britannica
 Encyclopædia Britannica High School
 SIRS Discoverer
 EBSCO resources
 Kids Search
 Middle Search Plus
 MAS Ultra
 Student Research Center
 History Reference Center
 Book Collection: Nonfiction
 See more in your Databases A-Z list

4.  NoveList and NoveList K-8
 Book and author recommendations
 Curriculum-based book lists (by grade and topic)
 Picture Book Extenders
 Literary Reference Center
 Literary Criticism
 Plot Summaries
 Full-text classics – poems, stories, some books

5.  GALILEO offers resources with primary sources
 Annals of American History
 History Reference Center
 American Memory (from Library of Congress)
 Digital Library of Georgia
 See more at
 High School > Browse by Type > Primary Source Documents
 Teen > By Type > Primary Source Documents

6.  Express Links
 Link directly to one GALILEO resource from your
classroom or media center site
 Students at home are only asked for the GALILEO
password
 Find all of your Express Links at Databases A-Z >
Express Links

7. Many GALILEO resources include Lexile scores
Lexile Handout

8.  GALILEO offers resources with images, videos, and/or
audio
 Encyclopædia Britannica School Edition
 Britannica Elementary
 Compton’s by Britannica
 Encyclopædia Britannica High School
 SIRS Discoverer
 Images @ EBSCO
 Digital Library of Georgia
 See more in
 High School > Browse by Type > Images , Maps, and Flags
 Teen > By Type > Pictures, Maps, and Flags

9. Several GALILEO resources have pre-formatted
citations for articles

10. Several GALILEO resources offer article-level linking

11.  EBSCO
 SIRS
 Britannica

12.  Appears in Kids Search, Student Research Center,
and History Reference Center
 Look in Reference Shelf or Teacher Resources

13.  SIRS Discoverer (elementary or middle)
 Look in Educators’ Resources or click the
Common Core Correlations link

14.  Look in Teachers’ Resources in any grade level of
Encyclopædia Britannica School Edition
 Click the orange buttons for Curriculum
Standards

15.  Vendor logos to create buttons
 Go to GALILEO Help > search for buttons
http://help.galileo.usg.edu/faqs/how_can_i_create_buttons_to_link_to_databases_on_my_library_site/
 Search box widgets
 Go to GALILEO Help > search for widgets in FAQs
 Britannica
http://help.galileo.usg.edu/faqs/how_do_i_create_a_search_box_for_britannica_for_my_library_site/
 EBSCO
http://help.galileo.usg.edu/faqs/how_do_i_use_the_ebscohost_search_box_widget/

16.  GLMA blog – GALILEO staff post monthly
 GALILEO email list – low traffic; announcements
 GALILEO Training – watch for new K-12 sessions to
be scheduled later in summer/early fall
 GALILEO Training Archives
 Presentations and Materials
 Resources for Educators
 Where I’m From in GALILEO – create local history poem
 Create Your Own Story – create a digital story

17. What has worked in your media center?
What project/activity ideas have
inspired you?

19. http://www.galileo.usg.edu/contact
Email: helpdesk@usg.edu