Thursday, August 23, 2012

GALILEO IS A POWERFUL TOOL

     We're offering you something very helpful from our library and you don't even have to be sitting in our library to use it.  You can use it from your own home computer, too.
     As of July 1, the Georgia Public Library Service began offering the LearningExpress Library and its Job & Career Accelerator(tm) to all the state's public libraries through GALILEO, Georgia's Virtual Library.
     The services we now have in GALILEO will allow you to:
  • Prepare for tests (GED, Compass, SAT, ACT, Praxis, GRE, etc.)
  • Prepare for occupational exams
  • Access U.S. Citizenship test information
  • Write resumes and apply for jobs
  • Learn to use computers and Internet through tutorials
  • And many more features!
     It's easy to use and here's how you do it.
  • Go to GALILEO on the library's website home page
  • Click on Databases A-Z
  • Type LearningExpress (all one word) in the empty box and click on Find Database
  • You'll see the links to both of the databases
  • 1. Job and Career Accelerator for resume, cover letter, job listings, occupation descriptions and more
  • 2. LearningExpress Library for test preparation, career certification, skills improvement and more.
     Our director Holly Phillips said, "These can be extremely helpful tools for people!  They need to know that they can access these databases at home by using their library card number and the current GALILEO password."
     So, the rest is up to you.  If you have a Moultrie-Colquitt County Library card, just call the library at 229-985-6540 and ask for the current GALILEO password.
     We've just begun to find out what's in all these databases and they are awesome!  We'd like to encourage you to do the same.  And if you need help, come see us.  We'll be glad to help.

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