Galileo is your one-stop-shop for library research!
Need a quick overview of Galileo and the Library website? Check out the quick video for lots of tips and tricks.
Then pop over to the search box and get started, or check out the specific databases recommended below.
Searching on Google is like shopping at a thrift store: you need to sift through a lot of junk to find those few great treasures. Searching for articles using Galileo is more like shopping at the Gap: less hunting and better high-quality resources.
Here are a few tips about Galileo:
And here's how an internet search can be different:
Search for articles and more in databases @ GALILEO: |
Go to: GALILEO | Databases by Subject | Find a Journal | All Databases A-Z |
Search for books, ebooks, DVDs, periodicals, and more @ GHC or other libraries: |
Go to: Advanced Search @ GHC | e-Book Help Guide Special e-Book collections: Popular reading @ Overdrive | Health sciences resources @ R2 |
What not to use....
There are some important things you need to know about articles and databases.
GALILEO is chock-full of information, but some of its contents would not be appropriate for college-level work. For example, you would never want to use the following in any assignment requiring scholarly or peer-reviewed sources:
Why do I point this out? Because these kinds of results can often appear in your searches, and you need to be able to recognize them.
For book reviews, look in the first few sentences for things like a book title with an author, or phrases like "this is a review of the book Blah Blah Blah" Sometimes in the basic citation link - even before you click into it - you will see the words "book review". Just say NO!
Encyclopedia and dictionary entries are even easier to spot. Look at the citation link for the words "encyclopedia" or "dictionary."
All this is to remind you to PAY ATTENTION to what you're reading! If you make sure you have excellent sources right from the start, you'll have a much easier time when you get down to writing your paper.
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