Your tuition buys you access to top-notch subscription databases that contain credible information - such as scholarly articles!!
By using Galileo you avoid wasting time sorting through advertisements and misinformation that often lurk on the web... because Galileo searches reliable library content.
Searching on Google is like shopping at a thrift store: you need to sift through a lot of junk to find a few good treasures. Searching for articles using Galileo is more like shopping at the Gap: less hunting and better quality control.
Different research scenarios are described below. The ✔ indicates which tool or tools will get you to the information most efficiently.
| What are you looking for? |
Google |
Galileo |
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| A scholarly article written by an expert in your area of study |
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✔ |
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| An article from the New York Times |
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✔ |
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| An article from Consumer Reports |
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✔ |
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| Today's news |
✔ |
✔ |
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| Older news |
✔ |
✔ |
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| A government report |
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✔ |
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| An annual report for a company |
✔ |
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| A definition of a word |
✔ |
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| A movie review |
✔ |
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| A biography |
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✔ |
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| Today's stock quote |
✔ |
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| Maps and directions |
✔ |
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| Statistical facts and data |
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✔ |
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| A law review |
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✔ |
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| A scholarly book |
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✔ |
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Adapted from Fast Track by Eileen Bosch, Bowling Green State University Libraries
Galileo offers lots of great tools that make it easier to save and cite your research, too!
- Use the PERMALINK and you can access it any time, anywhere (NOT the URL at the top), or email the article to yourself!
- You can even save the search itself if you want to come back later and pick up where you left off!
- Use the CITE button to get the citation .. then all you need to do is tweak it. You can't say THAT about Google!
