GALILEO - Our Buzz Word

That's right! GALILEO. That's our buzz word.
GALILEO stands for GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online. It's an initiative of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
It's a World Wide Web-based virtual library, which provides access to multiple information resources, including secured access to licensed products.
Participating institutions (that's us) may access over 100 databases indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals. Over 2,000 journal titles are provided in full-text.
Other resources include encyclopedias, business directories, and government publications.
To use GALILEO, all you have to do is go to the website http://www.galileo.usg.edu/ and look at all the information at your fingertips.
Library card holders may get a password from their local library. It changes quarterly. But a password is not required if you use GALILEO in the library.
There are even databases for job seekers. For instance, there's the Georgia Career Information System. It provides current and accurate occupational and education information to schools and agencies throughout Georgia in order to help young people and adults make informed career choices. (This site requires a password which is found by clicking a link under the database title.)
And there's GAcollege411. Both recent college graduates and returning adult learners will find the website useful. The site provides all of the necessary information to apply properly for admission at any of the State's 35 public colleges and universities.
There's also the Career Resources Education Network (The Fun Works). This website is about careers. Not just the interesting ones other people have, but the ones you can have. You may not exactly know what you want to do, but this site will help you discover who you are, what you like to do, and what you do the best.
And there's a GALILEO for kids, too. http://kids.galileo.usg.edu/ is a kid-friendly interface that includes not only a few selected subscription databases, but also Internet resources appropriate for elementary and middle school-aged children. It is available from home. Passwords are available from public schools and Georgia's public libraries.
So, now it's time for you to check out GALILEO. I bet it'll become your buzz word, too.