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GALILEOChanges:2003

VanishingGeorgiaPhotographicCollection

Friday,December19,2003‐9:59:57am

TheVanishingGeorgiaphotographcollectionisnowavailableinGALILEOmenus(ExpressLink:http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=vang&rkey=cul)andontheDigitalLibraryofGeorgiawebsite(http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu).Aspreviouslyannounced,VanishingGeorgiafeaturesnearly18,000imagesdepictingrural,industrial,civic,andfamilylifeinGeorgiafromthelate1850stoapproximately1980.Thepreviousannouncementisattachedbelow.Formoreinformationonthecollection,pleaseseethepressreleaseathttp://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vangapr/vangarelease.htm.‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐OriginalMessage‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐VanishingGeorgiacontainsnearly18,000photographsdocumentingmorethan100yearsofGeorgiahistoryandlife.Theseimagescoverfamilyandbusinesslife,streetscenesandarchitecture,agriculture,schoolandcivicactivities,landscapes,andimportantindividualsandeventsinGeorgiahistoryamongothertopics.Between1975and1996,theGeorgiaArchivesduplicatedimagesheldbyindividualsandorganizationsacrossthestateinanefforttopreserveGeorgia’shistoricalphotographs.TheGeorgiaArchivesjoinswiththeDigitalLibraryofGeorgiatopresenttheVanishingGeorgiaimagesasadigitalresource.SupportfortheprojectisprovidedbyaLibraryServicesandTechnologyActgrantadministeredthroughGeorgiaHomePLACE.

—GALILEOSupportTeam

RemovalofUSGpersearchFirstSearchdatabases

Friday,December19,2003‐8:47:53am

Aspreviouslyannounced,GALILEOhasexpectedthattheUSGGALILEOinstitutions'wouldrunoutofFirstSearchper‐searchcreditsduringthefallsemester2003.DuringtheFallsemester,theUniversitySystemofGeorgiawasabletosecureadditionalfundingtocontinueaccesstoFirstSearchper‐searchdatabasesthroughDecember31,2003.Unfortunately,beginningonJanuary1,2004,allremainingFirstSearchper‐searchdatabaseswillberemovedfromUSGinstitutions'GALILEOmenusduetolackofper‐searchcredits.Becauseseveralper‐searchdatabaseswereremovedfromGALILEOmenusearlierthisweekduetoachangeinOCLC'sagreementwiththeH.W.WilsonCompany,onlythesefourdatabaseswillbeloston

January1:AlternativePressIndexBasicBIOSISEconLitPAISInternationalAsannouncedinJuly,someofthemostheavilyusedFirstSearchdatabaseswerereplacedwithsubscriptionequivalentsfromEBSCOhost.Theseinclude,Agricola,CINAHL,MLAInternationalBibliography,andPsycFIRST.USGinstitutionswillcontinuetohaveaccesstoFirstSearch'sbasepackageofdatabases,whichincludesthefollowing:ArticleFirst,ERIC,GPOMonthlyCatalog,MEDLINE,OCLCUnionListofPeriodicals,PapersFirst,ProceedingsFirst,WorldAlmanacs,andWorldCat.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouthowthechangesdescribedinthismessagewillaffectyourinstitution,pleasefeelfreetouseGALILEO'[email protected].____________________________________________________________July1,2003:BesidestheFirstSearchdatabasesthatarebeingreplacedbyEBSCOhostequivalentsfortheUniversitySystemofGeorgia,otherFirstSearchdatabaseshavealsobeenremovedfromUSGinstitutions'GALILEOmenustoconservetheconsortium'sremainingsearchcredits.BeginningJuly2,onlythefollowingFirstSearchdatabaseswillbeaccessibletoUSGuntilthecurrentpoolofsearchcreditsisdepleted:AlternativePressIndex,AppliedScienceandTechnologyIndex,ArtIndex,BasicBIOSIS,EconLit,EducationIndex,EssayandGeneralLiteratureIndex,GeneralScienceIndex,LibraryLiterature,andPAISInternational.Atthecurrentrateofsearching,weexpectaccesstothesedatabasestocontinueforonetotwomonths.


"OurStates"ReferenceBookSeriesAddedtoEBSCODatabases

Tuesday,December16,2003‐1:13:53pm

EBSCOhasannouncedtherecentadditionofthe"OurStates"referencebookseriesfromGreatNeckPublishingtobothMASUltra:SchoolEdition,andMiddleSearchPlus.TheserieswillsoonbeaddedtoMasterFILEPremier.ArticlesinOurStates:GeorgiaincludebiographiesofJimmyCarter,SonnyPerdue,andotherpoliticalfigures;theOkefenokeeSwamp;andoverfifteenpagesofinformationonthe

history,culture,anddemographyofthestate.PleaseseetheEBSCOannouncementbelowformoreinformation.************************************************************************************DearCustomersofMASUltra:SchoolEdition,MiddleSearchPlusandMasterFILEPremier:Withthise‐mail,EBSCOishappytoannouncetheadditionofthe"OurStates"referencebookseriesfromGreatNeckPublishingtobothMASUltra:SchoolEdition,andMiddleSearchPlus.Additionally,thiswillsoonappearinMasterFILEPremier.Thisnewcollectionismadeupof54titlesoneachofthestates,commonwealthsandterritoriesintheUnitedStates.Thiscomprehensiveserieshascarefully‐written,in‐deptharticlescoveringeachstate'shistory,averaging10pagesinlength,andincludesinformationontheeconomy,geography,naturalresources,wildlife,stateflagsandlandmarks.Ofspecialandcurrentinterestarethe2‐3pagebiographiesoneachstate'sGovernors,SenatorsandRepresentatives,aswellasotherleaderssuchasRudolphGiuliani,NoamChomsky,RalphNader,BillClinton,andCondoleezaRice.GeographicalcoverageincludesinformationontopicssuchastheGrandCanyon,theMexicanborder,EllisIsland,YellowstoneNationalPark,PearlHarborandtheWorldTradeCenter.44biographiesarepartofthetitle"OurStates:U.S.Government&CivicLeaders"andthereare47articleson"OurStates:GeographicTreasures".WhensearchinginEBSCOhost,recordsfromthisserieswillappearaspartofaresultlist,andarelabeledasdocumenttype"referencebook".Inadditiontokeywordandothersearchmodes,thisinformationcanbespecificallylocatedusingthe"publication"searchmode.AllrecordsinOurStatescontainLexileReadingLevels,andinformationisupdatedquarterly.Wearehappytobringthisstate‐specificinformationtoappropriateEBSCOhostdatabasesinresponsetocustomersuggestions.Pleasecontinuetoprovidefeedbackastohowwemayfurtherimproveourdatabases,andasalways,wewillworktoaccommodate.


GroveArtOnlineUpdate

Tuesday,December16,2003‐10:47:46am

Beginningthisweek,GroveArtOnlinewillfeaturearedesignofthesiteandrevisedcontent.GroveArtOnlineisavailabletoallGALILEOconsortia.PleaseseethefollowingGrove/OxfordUniversityPressannouncement.

GALILEOannouncementsandstatusupdatesareavailableathttp://www.usg.edu/galileo/status/.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformation,pleasefeelfreetouseGALILEO'[email protected].*******************************************************************************DearGroveCustomer,Laterthisweek,GroveArtOnlinewillbeupdatedwithasignificantredesignofthesiteaswellasnewandrevisedcontent.RedesignThewelcomepageshavebeenredesignedtoacleanerlooktobringtheproductinlinewithOUPstyle.Therehasalsobeenare‐positioningofkeyelementsliketitleandquicksearch.Userswillalsonoticethatthehomepagehasbeenreformattedtomorecloselyresemblearticleviewpages,withamainwindowplusasidebarontheleft.Finally,thetitleofthesitehasbeenstandardizedthroughouttoGroveArtOnline.HelpFeaturesTheuserhelppagesandFAQshavebeenupdatedandrevised,withlinkstotheaccessmanagementsystempagesforimprovedsubscriberservices.WehavealsoaddedaProductDemonstrationoftheGroveArtOnlinesite.UserswhoarenewtothewebsitewillbeabletohaveaquicktourofthemanyfeaturesavailableonGroveArtOnlineandthosewithgeneralqueriesaboutsearchfunctionsandtechnicalissueswillbeabletolocateanswersmuchmoreeasily.ContentandImagesUpdatestoGroveArtOnlinefocusonmajorgroupsofarticles.Inthisupdate,GroveArtoffers216updatedNorthernRenaissancearticleswithadditionalbibliography.Contributorsreviewedandemendedtheirarticlestoreflectnewscholarshipandaddednewbibliographythatwillbecrucialtoresearchinthefield.ThisupdatealsoprovidesimprovedaccesstoBridgemanArtLibrary'snewdatabaseof100,000imagesofartworks.TheBridgemansitenowofferseasiersearchfunctionsandsuppressestheimagesthatcannotbedisplayedonlineduetocopyrightrestrictions.Asaresult,userswillhavetheabilitytofocustheirsearchandreviewvaluableresultsinanimprovedinterface.ThisnewdatabasegreatlyenhancesourofferingofimagesonGroveArtOnline.WehopeGroveArtOnlinecontinuestobeavaluableresourceinyourlibrary.IfyouwouldliketoreceiveGroveArtOnlineposterstodisplayinyourschoolorlibrary,pleasesendusanemailwithyourschooladdressanddesiredquantity.


DelayofnewcontentinERIC

Tuesday,December9,2003‐1:49:12pm

AsapartofthereorganizationoftheERICsystem,theUnitedStatesDepartmentofEducationhasannouncedthatnonewmaterialswillbereceivedandacceptedfortheERICdatabaseuntilanunspecifiedtimelaterin2004.Moreinformationisavailableathttp://www.eric.ed.gov.Further,beginningDecember19,2003,theAskERICserviceandthesubjectspecificclearinghouseswillbeeliminated.Itappearsdocumentsfromtheclearinghouseswillbeaddedintheinterimuntilthenewmodelisavailable.GALILEOstaffhavecontactedourvendorsofERICtofindoutmoreabouthowthesechangeswillbeaddressedbyeachvendor.Wewillpassoninformationasitbecomesavailable.BelowisastatementpublishedbytheEducationalResourcesInformationCenter:"BeginninginJanuaryanduntilthenewERICmodelforacquiringeducationliteratureisdevelopedlaterin2004,nonewmaterialswillbereceivedandacceptedforthedatabase.However,theERICdatabasewillcontinuetogrow,asthousandsofdocumentsselectedbytheERICclearinghousesthroughout2003willbeadded.Whenthenewmodelisreadylaterin2004,thenewERICcontractorwillcommunicatewithpublishers,educationorganizations,andotherdatabasecontributorstoaddpublicationsandmaterialsreleasedfromJanuary2004forward."


NewOCLCFirstSearchdatabase:ClaseandPeriodica

Tuesday,December9,2003‐8:58:52am

TheOCLCFirstSearchbasepackageofdatabasesnowincludesClaseandPeriodica,acombineddatabaseoftworesourcesproducedbytheUniversidadNacionalAutonomadeMexico.PleaseseeOCLC'sannouncementbelowformoreinformationaboutthisnewdatabase,whichisavailabletoallparticipatingGALILEOinstitutionsexceptK‐12schools.AlinktothisnewdatabasewillappearonGALILEOdatabasemenusinthenearfuture.Inthemeantime,GALILEOusersinterestedinthisdatabasecanaccessitbyselectinganotherFirstSearchbasepackagedatabase,suchasWorldCat,ERIC,orArticleFirst,thenclickingthe"Databases"tabnearthetopofthesearchscreen.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformation,pleasefeelfreetouseGALILEO'[email protected].

_____________________________OCLCtodistributeCLASEandPERIODICAdatabasesonlineTheGeneralDirectorateforLibrariesoftheUniversidadNacionalAutonomadeMexico(UNAM)hasgrantedOCLCtheexclusiverighttodistributeUNAM'sCLASEandPERIODICAdatabasesonlinethroughtheOCLCFirstSearchservice,theonlinereferenceserviceusedinmorethan21,000librariesworldwide.CLASE(CitasLatinoamericanasenCienciasSocialesyHumanidades)andPERIODICA(IndicedeRevistasLatinoamericanasenCiencias)havebeenproducedbyUNAMsincethemid‐1970s.Thedatabasesofferinformationfromarticles,essays,bookreviews,technicalreports,andinterviewspublishedinjournalseditedin24differentcountriesofLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean,aswellasfrompublicationsthatfocusonPan‐Americanissues.OCLCwillmakethesedatabasesavailableasthecombinedCLASE/PERIODICAdatabasetosubscribersoftheOCLCFirstSearchBasePackage,acollectionofcorereferenceresourcesavailablethroughtheonlinereferenceservice.LibraryuserswillbeabletosearchthecombinedCLASE/PERIODICAdatabasetoretrievecitationsfrombothdatabases,orlimittheirsearchresultstocitationsfromeithertheCLASEorPERIODICAdatabase.CLASE/PERIODICAwillalsobeofferedasadatabaseonFirstSearchthatlibrariescanaccesseitheronaper‐searchorsubscriptionbasis.ThedatabasewillbeavailableontheFirstSearchservicebeginninginNovember.TheCLASE/PERIODICAdatabaseinFirstSearchwillexpandOCLC'sofferingsinSpanishandPortugueselanguagematerials.CLASEindexesdocumentspublishedinLatinAmericanandCaribbeanjournalsspecializinginsocialsciencesandhumanities.PERIODICAcoversjournalsspecializinginscienceandtechnology.CLASEandPERIODICAofferaccesstomorethan400,000citationsfromdocumentspublishedin2,800selectedscholarlyjournals,andhavebecomesignificantreferenceresourcesforthoseinterestedinwhatispublishedinoraboutLatinAmerica.AlltheoriginalsourcedocumentsindexedintheCLASEandPERIODICAdatabasesarehousedandavailableattheHemerotecaLatinoamericana(LatinAmericanPeriodicalsLibrary)locatedattheUniversidadNacionalAutonomadeMexico.OCLCplanstoaddalinkfromrecordsintheCLASE/PERIODICAdatabasetotheWebsiteofUNAM'sDocumentRetrievalService.LibraryuserswillbeabletoclickonthislinkandordercopiesofthearticlestheyneeddirectlyfromUNAM'sDocumentRetrievalService.

"TheadditionoftheCLASE/PERIODICAdatabaseinFirstSearchwillnotonlyenhanceOCLCservicesinLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean,butitwillalsoofferuniqueresourcestolibrariesworldwideinterestedinprovidingvaluableinformationfromthisvitalregion,"saidFrankHermes,VicePresident,OCLCCooperativeDiscoveryServices."ThisisanexcellentopportunityforOCLCtopartnerwithmemberlibrariestoincreasethevisibilityofauthoritativeandhigh‐qualitycontenttolibraryusersworldwide."


ChangestoWilsonDatabasesinFirstSearch

Thursday,December4,2003‐9:04:25am

DuetoachangeinOCLC'sagreementwiththeH.W.WilsonCompany,severalWilsonindexandabstractdatabaseswillberemovedfromallFirstSearchper‐searchaccountsonDecember17,2003.ThesechangeswillaffectAMPALSandUniversitySystemofGeorgiainstitutions.Thefollowingdatabasesarescheduledforremoval:AppliedScience&TechnologyIndex*ArtIndex*BiographyIndexBiological&AgriculturalIndexBookReviewDigestEducationIndex*Essay&GeneralLiteratureIndex*GeneralScienceIndex*HumanitiesIndexIndextoLegalPeriodicalsandBooksLibraryLiterature*Readers'GuideAbstractsSocialSciencesIndexWilsonBusinessAbstractsDatabasesmarkedwithanasteriskarecurrentlyavailabletobothUSGandAMPALS;othersarecurrentlyavailabletoAMPALSonly.ThefewGPALSinstitutionswithindividualFirstSearchper‐searchaccountswillalsostopreceivinganyofthedatabasesinthelistabovethatarecurrentlyontheirGALILEOmenus.PleaseseetheannouncementsfromWilsonandOCLCbelowformoreinformationaboutthischange.GALILEOannouncementsandstatusupdatesareavailableathttp://www.usg.edu/galileo/status/.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformation,pleasefeelfreetouseGALILEO'sContactUsfeatureorcontactOIIT

[email protected],GALILEOSupportServices____________________________________________________From:OCLCReferenceSubject:UPCOMINGCHANGESTOH.W.WILSONCOMPANY'SDATABASESONTHEOCLCFIRSTSEARCHSERVICEAttachedisastatementfromtheH.W.WilsonCompanyconcerningtheavailabilityofitsdatabasesonOCLCFirstSearch.EffectiveDecember17,2003,achangewillbemadetotheavailabilityofH.W.WilsonCompany'sdatabasesonOCLCFirstSearchonatransaction,orpersearchbasis.IndexandAbstractdatabaseswillberemovedfromFirstSearchtransactionandbeavailablebysubscriptiononly.TheWilsonSelectPlusdatabasewillcontinuetobeavailableonOCLCFirstSearchonatransactionbasis.AfteralengthyanalysisofusageoveraconsiderableperiodoftimeitwasdeterminedthattheeditorialcostsofproducingWilsonindexesandabstractscouldnotbesupportedbythetransactionpricingmodel.UponfurtherreviewandconsultationwithOCLCitwasdecidedthatthesedatabasesbeavailableonFirstSearchbysubscriptiononly.OCLCandWilsonhaveimplementedaspecialdiscountprogramtohelpFirstSearchtransactioncustomersmovetoasubscriptionbasisandwestandreadytorespondtoanyothercustomerconcernthatmayariseasaresultofthisdecision.TheH.WWilsonCompany'sIndexingServicesDivisiongeneratespreciseandrelevantsubjectheadings,inthecontextofasyndeticreferencestructure,withitsappropriateseeandseealsoreferencesandcreationofathesaurusforeachindex.TheH.WWilsonCompany'sAbstractingServicesDivisionwriteshighquality,informativeabstractswithastaffofsubjectspecialistswhohaveathoroughunderstandingofthematerialassignedtothemandwho,withtheIndexers,areallemployeesoftheCompany.Fromalltheinformationwehavefromourcustomersandeditorialadvisorycommitteesweareconvinceditisessentialthatwecontinuetoproduceallofourreferenceservicesinamannerconsistentwithourcommitmenttoqualityandservicetotheenduser.WethankallofourcustomersfortheirsupportofWilsonCompanydatabasesandwepledgetocontinuetoprovideyouwithhigh‐qualityproductsand

servicesthatareunparalleledintheinformationindustry.From:OCLCReferenceSubject:UPCOMINGCHANGESTOH.W.WILSONCOMPANY'SDATABASESONTHEOCLCFIRSTSEARCHSERVICEAsannouncedearlier,achangewillbemadetotheavailabilityofH.W.WilsonCompany'sdatabasesonOCLCFirstSearchonatransaction,orpersearchbasis.IndexandAbstractdatabaseswillberemovedfromFirstSearchtransactionandbeavailablebysubscriptiononly.ThischangewillbemadeonDecember17,2003andwillaffectalltheWilsondatabasescurrentlyonFirstSearch,exceptforWilsonSelectPlus,whichwillremainavailablewithitsfulltextviabothper‐searchandsubscriptionaccess.WilsonDatabasesandupcomingstatusafterDecember17,2003:AppliedScience&TechnologyIndex‐‐NolongeravailableAppliedScience&TechnologyAbstracts(ASTA)‐‐AvailablebysubscriptiononlyArtIndex‐‐NolongeravailableArtAbstracts‐‐AvailablebysubscriptiononlyBiographyIndex‐‐AvailablebysubscriptiononlyBiological&AgriculturalIndex‐‐AvailablebysubscriptiononlyBookReviewDigest‐‐AvailablebysubscriptiononlyEducationIndexIndex‐‐NolongeravailableEducationAbstracts‐‐AvailablebysubscriptiononlyEssay&GeneralLiteratureIndex‐‐AvailablebysubscriptiononlyGeneralScienceIndex‐‐Nolongeravailable.GeneralScienceAbstracts‐‐AvailablebysubscriptiononlyHumanitiesIndex‐‐Nolongeravailable.HumanitiesAbstracts‐‐AvailablebysubscriptiononlyIndextoLegalPeriodicalsandBooks‐‐AvailablebysubscriptiononlyLibraryLiterature‐‐AvailablebysubscriptiononlyReaders'GuideAbstracts‐‐AvailablebysubscriptiononlySocialSciencesIndex‐‐Nolongeravailable.SocialSciencesAbstracts‐‐AvailablebysubscriptiononlyWilsonBusinessAbstracts‐‐AvailablebysubscriptiononlyWILSONSELECTPLUS‐‐REMAINSAVAILABLEPER‐SEARCHANDSUBSCRIPTIONOCLCandWilsonhaveimplementedaspecialdiscountprogramtohelpFirstSearchtransactioncustomersmovetoasubscriptionbasis.Per‐search

librariesthatswitchtosubscriptionstotheaboveWilsondatabaseswillreceivea20%discountfromthelistpricethroughJanuary31,2004.Librariesthattakeadvantageofthe20%discountwillhaveapriceincreaseofonly10%fortheirnextrenewal.


McGrawHillAccessScienceRedesigned

Tuesday,November18,2003‐10:14:59am

OnMonday,November24th,McGraw‐HillwillreleasearedesignedAccessScience.PleaseseethefollowingMcGraw‐Hillannouncementformoreinformation:************************************************************Hello:McGraw‐HillispleasedtoannouncetheredesignandincreasedfunctionalityofAccessScience!NewfeaturesgoliveonMonday,November24thandarebeingimplementedatthesuggestionofLibrariansandusersofthesite.Pleasevisitourwebsiteandtakealookatthebrochurethatdetailsthechangesinfunctionality.www.solinet.net/products_index/science.McGraw‐Hillisconfidentthatyouwillbepleasedwiththebold,newlookofAccessScience,andwelcomeyourviewsandcommentsonthesubject.


DiscontinuationofCINAHLthroughFirstSearch

Wednesday,November12,2003‐10:53:40am

DuetothepurchaseofCINAHLbyEBSCO,OCLCwillremovetheCINAHLInformationSystemsdatabasefromallFirstSearchaccountsonDecember10,2003.Thischangewillaffectthepubliclibraries,theAMPALSlibraries,andCovenantCollege.PleaseseetheannouncementfromOCLCbelowformoreinformationonthischange._______________ADVANCENOTICEOFDISCONTINUATIONOFTHECINAHLDATABASEFollowingitsrecentacquisitionofCINAHLInformationSystems,EBSCOhasinformedOCLCofitsintentiontoterminateitscontracttodistributetheCINAHL

databaseonOCLCFirstSearch.Consequently,per‐searchaccesstotheCINAHLdatabasewillbediscontinuedeffectivefromWednesday,December10,2003.SalesofnewsubscriptionstotheCINAHLdatabasewillceaseasofOctober31,2003.Allcurrentsubscriptionswillbehonoreduntiltheirexpirationdateandwillnotberenewed.UsersoftheCINAHLdatabasemightconsiderMEDLINE,HealthInfo,andMDXHealthDigestaspossiblealternativesforhealth,nursingandwellnessinformation.PleasecontactyourOCLCregionalserviceprovider(network,servicecenter,distributor,internationaldivision‐http://www.oclc.org/contacts/regional)orOCLCSupport(1‐800‐848‐[email protected])withquestions.


GALILEOAnnualSurvey

Tuesday,November11,2003‐4:43:45pm

The2003GALILEOUserSurveywillbeginonSaturday,November15.Onthatday,aspecialgraphicwillappearontheGALILEOhomepagethatinvitesuserstoparticipate.ThesurveywilllastthroughFriday,November21.WeinviteallofyoutousethesurveytoshareyourthoughtsaboutGALILEOandinformationaboutyouruseofGALILEO'sresources.


ChangestoGALILEOList

Friday,October31,2003‐5:05:23pm

GALILEOlistsubscribersmayhavereceivedasubscriptionnotificationfromanewGALILEOlistaddress,aswellasnoticedthatthelistnamehaschangedintoday'spostings,andthatsomenon‐functionalURL'saredisplayedinthemessageheaders.Wehavebeeninformedthatthesechangesareduetothefactthatthelistisintheprocessofbeingmigratedtoanewaddress:[email protected],bothlistaddressesworkandsubscriberswillbeabletoreceiveandsendmessagestoeitherlist.However,theoldlistaddresswillbediscontinuedinthenearfuture,andwearerequestingthatyoumakethischangeinyouraddressbooksandbegintopostonlytothenewlistaddress.GALILEOstaffwillbepostingonlytothenewlistfromthisdateforward,andwillforwardanypostingsfromtheoldlisttothenewlistwhenreplying.Wewillsendanadditionalreminderwhentheoldlistaddressisdiscontinued.

Thankyouforyourassistancewiththismigrationeffort.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformation,pleasefeelfreetouseGALILEO'[email protected].


ChangesinPublicLibraries'FirstSearchDatabaseSelection

Friday,October31,2003‐12:02:46pm

InordertoconservetheremainingpooledsearchesavailabletopubliclibrariesforFirstSearchdatabases,theGeorgiaPublicLibraryServicehasaskedGALILEOtoremovethefollowingdatabasesfrompubliclibraries'GALILEOmenus:AppliedScienceandTechnologyIndexArtIndexBiological&AgriculturalIndexBiographyIndexBookReviewDigestEducationIndexEssayandGeneralLiteratureIndexGeneralScienceIndexHumanitiesIndexIndextoLegalPeriodicalsandBooksLibraryLiteratureReaders'GuideAbstractsSocialSciencesIndexWilsonBusinessAbstractsAllremainingper‐searchdatabasesandallFirstSearchbasepackagedatabaseswillremainonpubliclibraries'menus.Theseinclude:AGRICOLAArticleFirstArtsandHumanitiesSearchBasicBIOSISBiologyDigestBusiness&ManagementPracticesBusinessOrganizationsDirectoryCINAHL:NursingandAlliedHealthConsumersIndexDisclosureCorporateSnapshotsEconLitFactSearchGEOBASE

GPOMonthlyCatalogInternet&PersonalComputingAbstractsMDXHealthDigestMediaReviewDigestMEDLINEOCLCUnionListofPeriodicalsPAISInternationalPapersFirstProceedingsFirstPsycFIRSTWilsonSelectPlusWorldAlmanacsWorldCatWorldscopeGLOBALThesechangeswilltakeeffecttomorrowmorning.Wearesorrywewerenotabletomakethisinformationavailablesooner,butwehopethatremovingthesedatabaseswillsignificantlyextendpubliclibraries'accesstotheremainingFirstSearchdatabases.


COMOPreConferenceVendorInformationSessions

Monday,September22,2003‐4:35:24pm

Inthepast,GALILEOstaffhavepresentedapre‐conferenceGALILEOsessionatCOMO.Thisyear,wearepleasedtoofferthreepre‐conferencevendorinformationsessionstobeheldintheBrunswickareabeforeCOMOkicksoff.RepresentativesfromR.R.Bowker(BooksinPrint+Reviews),SIRS,andLexisNexiswillbeonhandtopresentinformationabouttheirrespectivedatabases.Thesetwo‐hoursessionswilltakeplaceonWednesday,October22atThreeRiversRegionalLibrarySystemheadquartersandCoastalGeorgiaCommunityCollege(seeschedulebelow).Pleasenotethatregistrationisrequired.ThisregistrationisseparatefromyourCOMOregistration.Formoreinformationaboutthesesessionsandtoregisteronline,seethefollowingpage:http://www.usg.edu/oiit/training/register.phtmlBooksinPrint,Wednesday,October22,10:00am‐12:00noon,ThreeRiversRegionalLibrarySystemSIRSDiscoverer,Wednesday,October22,2:00‐4:00pm,ThreeRiversRegionalLibrarySystem

LexisNexis,Wednesday,October22,2:00‐4:00pm,CoastalGeorgiaCommunityCollegeThankyou.WelookforwardtoseeingyouatthesesessionsandatotherCOMOevents.


ExpressLinksandtheNewResearchLibrary

Tuesday,August26,2003‐1:14:24pm

WhenResearchLibraryGALILEOEditionreplacesthecurrentversionofthedatabasetomorrow(8/27/03),existingGALILEOExpressLinkstoResearchLibrarywillnotbebroken.UntilOctober1,userswhofollowExpressLinksthatwerecreatedbeforethischangewillberedirectedautomaticallytotheneweditionofthedatabase.BetweentomorrowandOctober1,weaskallofouruserswhohavecreatedExpressLinkstoResearchLibrarytoreplaceormodifythemtopointdirectlytothenewedition.TocreateanewExpressLinktoResearchLibraryGALILEOEdition,simplyfollowtheusualprocessofcreatinganExpressLinkafterthedatabaseappearsinGALILEOtomorrow.IfyouwouldprefertomodifyyourexistingExpressLinkURL,replacethedatabasecode"zurl"with"zurg"intheexistingURL.Forexample,thefollowingURL:http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?action=link&link=zurlshouldbechangedtothefollowingbeforeOctober1:http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?action=link&link=zurgWehopethatourtemporaryredirectwillprovideenoughtimeforyoutomakethenecessarychanges.GALILEOSupportServiceswillbegladtoassistyouduringthistransition.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformation,pleasefeelfreetouseGALILEO'[email protected].


ProQuestDatabaseChanges

Friday,August22,2003‐11:12:17am

AsannouncedinJuly,anewversionofProQuest'sResearchLibrarywillbeintroducedinGALILEOinthenearfuture.ThecurrentdatabasewillbereplacedwithResearchLibraryGALILEOEdition,aspecialsubsetofResearchLibrarythathasbeencreatedtoavoidduplicationofcontentavailableinotherGALILEOresources.ThischangeisscheduledfornextWednesday,August27.ThisnewResearchLibrarywillappearinthesameGALILEOmenusastheformerversion.Asbefore,thisdatabasewillbeavailabletopubliclibraries,technicalcolleges,andAMPALS,GPALS,andUniversitySystemofGeorgiainstitutions.AtitlelistforResearchLibraryGALILEOEditionisavailableatthisURL:http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=317&SQ=*&vDBID=14373ThischangeinResearchLibraryallowsGALILEOtoprovidemoreuniquecontent,includingtwonewProQuestdatabasesthatwillbeavailableonGALILEO'smenustomorrowmorning(8/23/03):ProQuestNewspapersandHoover'sCompanyCapsules&Profiles.ProQuestNewspapersprovidesfull‐textaccesstotheWallStreetJournal,theNewYorkTimes,theChristianScienceMonitor,theWashingtonPost,andtheLosAngelesTimes.Hoover'sCompanyCapsules&Profilesincludesbriefinformationon15,000companies,includingoverviewsofcompanyoperations,addresses,phoneandfaxnumbers,namesofkeyofficers,listsoftopcompetitors,salesandemploymentfigures,andstocksymbols.Thesenewdatabaseswillbeavailableinthefollowingsubjectcategorymenus.ProQuestNewspapers:News/FactsandReferenceNewsHoover'sCompanyCapsules&Profiles:BusinessandEconomicsCompanyInformationIndustriesandTradeManagementandInformationSystemsMarketing


LossofFirstSearchdatabasesforTechnicalColleges

Thursday,August21,2003‐4:23:38pm

TechnicalcollegeswillunfortunatelyloseaccesstoFirstSearchper‐searchdatabasesasoftomorrowmorning(8/22/03),becausethecolleges'remainingsearchcreditsforthesedatabaseshavebeendepleted.ThefollowingFirstSearchsubscriptiondatabaseswillcontinuetobeavailable:ArticleFirstERICGPOMonthlyCatalogMEDLINEOCLCUnionListofPeriodicalsPapersFirstProceedingsFirstWorldAlmanacsWorldCat


DiscontinuationofJuniorQuestDatabase

Thursday,August14,2003‐5:57:24pm

DuetoadiscontinuationbyProQuest,theJuniorQuestdatabasewillnolongerbeavailabletoGALILEOusers.Thisdatabasehasnotbeenupdatedrecently,andaccordingtoProQuest,itisbeingrevamped.MuchofthecontentthatwasavailableinJuniorQuestisavailableinResearchLibrary,whichisavailabletoallGALILEOusersexcepttheK‐12community.JuniorQuestappearedintheGALILEOmenusforK‐12,publiclibrary,andtechnicalcollegecommunities,andthischangewillapplytoinstitutionsinthesecommunities.


GALILEOChangesforK12Users,Kids'Page

Thursday,August14,2003‐11:16:01am

Asofthismorning,GALILEOusersatK‐12schoolswillnoticethattheEBSCOhostdatabaseMasterFILEPremierhasreplacedResearchLibraryinthe"NeedInformationFast?"boxontheGALILEOhomepage(http://www.galileo.usg.edu).AsIannouncedonthislistservonJuly1,theK‐12communitywillunfortunatelybeunabletosubscribetoResearchLibraryandotherProQuestdatabasesthisyearbecauseoflimitedfunding.Besidesthehomepagechangetoday,K‐12userswillalsonoticethatthefollowingProQuestdatabasesnolongerappearintheirGALILEOmenusasoftomorrowmorning:

ABI/INFORMCompleteABI/INFORMDatelineJuniorQuestPlatinumPeriodicalsResearchLibraryTheadditionofMasterFILEPremiertotheGALILEOhomepagewasproposedtoandapprovedbytheGeorgiaLibraryMediaAssociationearlierthissummer.Pleasenotethatpubliclibraries,technicalcolleges,andAMPALS,GPALS,andUniversitySystemofGeorgiainstitutionswillnotbeaffectedbythischange.ThedatabasesincludedontheGALILEOKids'Page(http://kids.galileo.usg.edu)havealsochangedasofthismorning:EBSCOhost'sMiddleSearchPlusdatabasehasreplacedJuniorQuest.ThischangeaffectsKids'PageusersinallGALILEOcommunities.DespitethelossofProQuestdatabasesforK‐12schools,webelievethattheremainingEBSCOhostdatabasesthatarenowfeaturedontheGALILEOhomepageandKids'Pagewillprovideaccesstoasimilarlywiderangeoffull‐textarticlesformediaspecialists,teachers,andstudentsofallages.


SemiAnnualGOLDDatabaseUpdate

Monday,July21,2003‐2:54:50pm

WearegladtoannouncethattheJuly2,2003updatetotheGeorgiaLibrariesJournalList/GOLDdatabasewillappearinGALILEOtomorrowmorning(7/22/03).


NewDatabase:LiteratureOnlineReferenceEdition

Monday,July21,2003‐10:22:26am

BeginningJuly22,LiteratureOnlineReferenceEditionwillbeavailabletoallpubliclibraries,technicalcolleges,andAMPALS,GPALS,andUniversitySystemofGeorgiainstitutionsthroughGALILEO.LiteratureOnlineReferenceEditionisacollectionofliteraryreferenceandcriticismresources,includingbiographies,authorbibliographies,theAnnualBibliographyofEnglishLanguageandLiterature(ABELL),essaysfromNewEssaysontheAmericanNovel,andfull‐textarticlesfrom103literaturejournals.ThedatabaseisprovidedbyChadwyck‐Healey,apartofProQuestInformationandLearning.

LiteratureOnlineReferenceEditionwillbeavailabletobothon‐siteandremoteusers,andthedatabasewillappearinthefollowingGALILEOmenus:ArtsandHumanities‐Literature,LanguageandCriticismNews/FactsandReference‐BiographyK‐12‐HighSchool‐TeachersDatabasesA‐Z


ProQuestenhancementsinPQNextrelease

Wednesday,July16,2003‐9:49:09am

ThenextreleaseofProQuestisplannedforSunday,July20,2003.PQNext,thenameProQuesthasgiventothisrelease,showstheresultsofeffortstomaketheinterfacemoreintuitiveandeasiertouse.Enhancementstotheinterfaceincludethefollowing:*Acomprehensivesearchcapabilitywillreturncompletehitcountsautomatically.*Thebibliographyprintfeaturewillallowuserstomarkarticles,thenprintabibliographyintheirchoiceofcitationstyles(AMA,Chicago,MLA,andTurabian).*The"BrowseTopics"linkwillprovideaccesstoProQuest'stopictreeandcontrolledvocabulary.Thisenhancementwillallowuserstosearchthevocabularyandaddtermstotheirsearchwiththeclickofabutton.*Intheresultsmenu,articlegroupingwillsortresultsbyjournaltype.*"MyResearchSummary"willmakeiteasytocreatereadinglistsandcoursework.Earlierinthespring,ProQuestremovedtheformerbackfiledesignations(Current,Backfile,andDeepBackfile).Daterangeoptionsareavailableintheadvancedsearchscreen.ToinstallPQNext,ProQuestwilltakeamaintenancewindowfrom10p.m.SaturdayJuly19thto10a.m.SundayJuly20th.Duringthistime,allProQuestdatabaseswillbeunavailable.


ChangesinGALILEOExpressLinks

Wednesday,July2,2003‐8:56:25am

BecauseallGPALS,AMPALS,andUniversitySystemofGeorgiainstitutionsarenowusinganEBSCOhostversionoftheMLAInternationalBibliographyinplaceofFirstSearch'sinterface,anyGALILEOExpressLinksthatwerecreatedforMLApriortoJuly1arenowinactive.IfyoucurrentlyhaveanExpressLinktothisdatabaseinyourbrowserbookmarksorwithinyourlibrary'swebsite,thenpleasegotoGALILEOandcreateanewExpressLinkforthisdatabaseinordertorestoreaccess.Alternately,changingtheattribute"link=zoml"to"link=zbml"inyourexistingExpressLinkURLwillalsorestoreaccess.ForUniversitySystemofGeorgiainstitutions,thenewEBSCOhostversionsofPsycINFO,AGRICOLA,andCINAHLposesimilarproblems.IfyoucreatedExpressLinkstoFirstSearch'sPsycFIRST,AGRICOLA,orCINAHLbeforeJuly1,thenpleasereturntoGALILEOandcreatenewExpressLinksforthesedatabases.(ThefewinstitutionsthatalreadyreceivedtheEBSCOhostversionofPsycINFObeforeJuly1ofthisyeararenotaffectedbythischange.)Alternately,youcanalteryourexistingExpressLinkURLsinthefollowingways:AGRICOLA:change"link=zoag"to"link=zbag"CINAHL:change"link=zocn"to"link=zbcn"PsycFIRST/PsycINFO:change"link=zopf"to"link=zbpy"Pleasenotethattechnicalcolleges,publiclibraries,andsomeAMPALSandGPALSinstitutionsstillreceiveAGRICOLA,CINAHL,andPsycFIRSTthroughFirstSearch,andExpressLinksforthesedatabasesattheseinstitutionsrequirenochanges.


GALILEOChangesForFY2004

Tuesday,July1,2003‐8:43:50am

BeginningJuly1,manyofyouwillnoticechangesintheGALILEOresourcesavailableatyourinstitution.ThoughstatebudgetrestrictionscausedtheGALILEOusercommunitiesandtheGALILEOSteeringCommitteetofacesomedifficultdecisionsforthenewfiscalyear,wearegladtoreportthatmanyoftheresultingchangesarepositiveones.ThanksinparttoacontinuingLSTAgrant,everyusercommunitywillcontinuetohavearichandvariedsetofresourcesthroughGeorgia'sVirtualLibrarythisyear.Belowaredescriptionsofthecurrentand

upcomingchanges,groupedbydatabasevendor.‐EBSCO‐GALILEO'scoreEBSCOhostdatabasesareavailabletoallcommunitiesagainthisyear.EBSCOwillintroduceanupdatedsearchinterfacelaterthissummer,andsomedetailsoftheupgradearecurrentlyavailableathttp://support.epnet.com/custsupport/Spotlight/TS_EhostRelease.asp.AMPALS,GPALS,andUniversitySystemofGeorgiainstitutionsnowreceivetheMLAInternationalBibliographythroughEBSCOhost,replacingtheFirstSearchversionofthisdatabase.ThroughEBSCO'sSmartLinksfeature,usersnowhavedirectaccessfromMLAcitationstotheircorrespondingfull‐textarticlesinAcademicSearchPremier.AllUniversitySystemofGeorgiainstitutionsnowreceiveCINAHL,AGRICOLA,andPsycINFOthroughEBSCOhost,thankstoadditionalsupportfromtheUSGleadership.ThesereplacetheFirstSearchversionsofCINAHL,AGRICOLA,andPsycFIRST.ThesameSmartLinksfeaturedescribedaboveforMLAisalsoavailableinthesedatabases.‐PROQUEST‐GALILEO'scoreProQuestdatabasesareundergoingsomechangesthisyear.Becauseoflimitedfunding,theK‐12communitywillunfortunatelyloseaccesstoallProQuestdatabaseslaterthismonth.OtherconsortiacontinuetohaveaccesstoProQuestdatabases,butwiththefollowingchanges:*Publicationscurrentlyavailableinfull‐textthroughEBSCO'sAcademicSearchPremierwillberemovedfromProQuestResearchLibraryinthecomingmonths,resultinginadatabasethatincludesonlyProQuest'suniquefull‐texttitles.*ABI/INFORMdatabasesnowfeaturelinkstoHoover'sOnlinecompanyinformation.*LiteratureOnlineReferenceEdition,theChadwyck‐Healeydatabaseofliterarycriticism,reference,andbiography,willbeaddedlaterinJuly.*Full‐textdatabasesoftheWallStreetJournal,theNewYorkTimes,theChristianScienceMonitor,theWashingtonPost,andtheLosAngelesTimesareaccessiblefromProQuest'sCollectionsmenu;entriesforthesenewspaperswillappearonGALILEO'sdatabasemenussoon.ProQuestwillintroduceanupdatedinterfacelaterthissummer.Apreviewis

availableathttp://www.il.proquest.com/pqnext/PQNext/index.html.‐FIRSTSEARCH‐BesidestheFirstSearchdatabasesthatarebeingreplacedbyEBSCOhostequivalentsfortheUniversitySystemofGeorgia,otherFirstSearchdatabaseshavealsobeenremovedfromUSGinstitutions'GALILEOmenustoconservetheconsortium'sremainingsearchcredits.BeginningJuly2,onlythefollowingFirstSearchdatabaseswillbeaccessibletoUSGuntilthecurrentpoolofsearchcreditsisdepleted:AlternativePressIndex,AppliedScienceandTechnologyIndex,ArtIndex,BasicBIOSIS,EconLit,EducationIndex,EsssayandGeneralLiteratureIndex,GeneralScienceIndex,LibraryLiterature,andPAISInternational.Atthecurrentrateofsearching,weexpectaccesstothesedatabasestocontinueforonetotwomonths.Thetechnicalcolleges'currentpoolofFirstSearchsearcheswillalsobedepletedlaterthisfiscalyear.Atthecurrentrate,thesecolleges'accesstoFirstSearchdatabasesmaycontinueforthreetofourmonths.AllconsortiaexceptK‐12continuetohaveaccesstoFirstSearch'sbasepackageofdatabases,whichincludesthefollowing:ArticleFirst,ERIC,GPOMonthlyCatalog,MEDLINE,OCLCUnionListofPeriodicals,PapersFirst,ProceedingsFirst,WorldAlmanacs,andWorldCat.Becauseaccesstothisdatabasepackageisprovidedbyannualsubscription,thesedatabaseswillremainaccessiblethroughoutthefiscalyear.FirstSearchwillintroduceanewuserinterfaceonJuly13.Apreviewisavailableathttp://fsdemo.oclc.org/.‐OTHER‐Becauseoflimitedfunding,technicalcollegeshaveunfortunatelylostaccesstoEncyclopediaBritannicaOnlineandNewsBank'sAtlantaJournal‐ConstitutiondatabaseandBig6ResourceCenter.WehopethatouruserswillbenefitfromthepositivechangesinGALILEO'sresourcesthisyearandwilltakeevengreateradvantageofthedatabasesretainedfrompastyears.WeatGALILEOwouldliketothankyouforyourcontinuedsupport.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouthowthechangesdescribedinthismessagewillaffectyourinstitution,pleasefeelfreetouseGALILEO'[email protected].


SIRSDiscovererRemoteAccess

Monday,June23,2003‐11:38:11am

BeginningJune24,2003,remoteGALILEOuserswillnolongerneedtoenteranadditionalusernameandpasswordtoaccessSIRSDiscoverer.WehavebeenresearchingseamlessremoteaccesssolutionsforthisdatabasesinceitwasintroducedonK‐12andpubliclibrarymenus,andwearegladtohavefoundasolutionsuitablefortheGALILEOenvironment.Remoteuserswillnolongerseethe"Clickhereforpasswordinformation"linkinGALILEO'sSIRSDiscoverermenuentries,andremoteuserswillbesentdirectlytotheinitialSIRSDiscoverersearchscreenafterselectingthisdatabasefromtheGALILEOmenu.WehopetointroducesimilarremoteaccesstoSIRSInteractiveCitizenshipandSIRSResearcherinthenearfuture.


DiscontinuationofDataTimesDatabase

Wednesday,June4,2003‐1:50:38pm

OCLCwillremovetheDataTimesdatabasefromallFirstSearchaccountsonJuly8,2003,andthisdatabasewillnolongerappearinGALILEOdatabasemenus.OCLC'sreasonsforthischangeareoutlinedintheannouncementbelow.ADVANCENOTICEOFDISCONTINUATIONOFTHEDATATIMESDATABASEFollowingafinancialreviewandevaluationoftheviabilityofthedatabaseintheOCLCFirstSearchservice,OCLChasdecidedtoremovetheDataTimesdatabasefromFirstSearcheffectiveJuly8,2003.DataTimesprovidesbibliographiccitationsandabstractstonewsfeaturesinover130regionalUnitedStatesandafewinternationalnewspapers.ItsusageonFirstSearchhassteadilydeclined,andtherearenocurrentFirstSearchsubscriptionstoDataTimes.OCLCbelievesthatmaintainingthedatabaseonFirstSearchisnolongerthebestuseoflibraries'andOCLC’sresources.Effectiveimmediately,nonewsubscriptionswillbeaccepted.Per‐searchusersofthisdatabasemightconsiderBusinessDatelineandNewspaperAbstractsaspossiblealternativesfornewspaperinformation.PleasecontactyourOCLCregionalserviceprovider(network,servicecenter,distributor,internationaldivision)orOCLCSupport(1‐800‐848‐[email protected])withquestions.


DiscontinuationofEventLineDatabase

Wednesday,June4,2003‐1:48:40pm

AttheendofMarch2003,OCLCwillremovetheEventLinedatabasefromallFirstSearchaccounts.OCLC'sreasonsforthischangeareoutlinedintheannouncementbelow.EffectiveApril1,2003,wewillremoveEventLinefromallGALILEOdatabasemenus......ADVANCENOTICEOFDISCONTINUATIONOFTHEEVENTLINEDATABASEExcerptaMedicahasinformedOCLCthatitwillnolongerbeupdatingitsEventLinedatabase,availableonFirstSearchandotherinformationservices,afterMarch2003.Consequently,theEventLinedatabasewillbediscontinuedontheOCLCFirstSearchservicewitheffectfromApril1,2003.TheEventLinedatabaseformerlyprovidedinformationabouteventsinseveralsubjectareasscheduledworldwide.Recently,thedatabaseproviderhaslimiteditsfocustocoveronlyeventsinthemedical,biotechnologyandscientificfields.Furthermore,itsusageonFirstSearchhassteadilydeclinedinrecentyears.OCLCbelievesthatmaintaininganoutdateddatabaseofeventsonFirstSearchisnolongerthebestuseoflibraries'andOCLC'sresources.UserscannowfindinformationonscheduledeventsinseveralassociationwebsitesontheInternet,manyatnocost.


NewDatabase:SIRSInteractiveCitizenship

Monday,May5,2003‐11:57:33am

SIRSInteractiveCitizenship,SIRSKnowledgeSource'sinteractiveversionofthebookWhatCitizensNeedtoKnowAboutGovernment,willbeavailablethroughGALILEOatK‐12schoolsandpubliclibrariestomorrow.EachchapterofthebookhaslinkstoresourceswithinSIRS'full‐textcollection,includinghistoricandcontemporarySupremeCourtdocuments,presidentialaddresses,treaties,primarysources,magazineandnewspaperarticles,andgovernmentandeducationalWebsites.ThetextisavailableinbothHTMLandPDFformats.AnEducator'sGuideandUser'sGuideareprovided.(PleasenotethattheEducator'sGuiderequiresapasswordforallusers:educatorscanviewGALILEO'sinformationscreenforthedatabasetofindthenecessarypassword.)

SIRSInteractiveCitizenshipwillappearinthefollowingGALILEOsubjectcategories:News/FactsandReferenceBooksandBookReviewsSocialSciencesEducationPoliticalScience&PublicAdministrationK‐12HighSchoolIfyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformationaboutthisnewresource,pleasefeelfreetouseGALILEO'[email protected].


NewFirstSearchDatabase:MediaReviewDigest

Wednesday,March26,2003‐11:19:42am

OCLCFirstSearchhasaddedanewdatabase,MediaReviewDigest,toallper‐searchFirstSearchaccounts.AsofMarch27,2003,thisdatabasewillappearinGALILEOdatabasemenusforallconsortiathatcurrentlyhaveper‐searchFirstSearchaccess:AMPALSinstitutions,publiclibraries,technicalcolleges,andtheUniversitySystemofGeorgia.MediaReviewDigestprovidesreviewcoverageofeducationalmedia,alongwithsupplementalcoverageofentertainmentresources.Thedatabasecoversmediaformssuchaseducationalandfeaturefilms,videocassettes,videodiscs,educationalandspoken‐wordrecords,tapesandcompactdiscs,CD‐ROMs,DVDs,andotheropticalmedia,andslides,transparencies,kits,maps,anatomicalmodels,games,andothermiscellaneousmediaitems.MediaReviewDigestincludesover100,000recordsfrommorethan200reviewsources,includingeducationandlibraryreviewmedia.MediaReviewDigestwillappearinthefollowingGALILEOmenus:News/FactsandReferenceBooksandBookReviewsK‐12TeachersThedatabaseiscurrentlyavailableintheGALILEODemonstrationSystemfor

preview.TheGALILEODemonstrationSystemisavailableatthisURL:http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/demoIfyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformation,pleasefeelfreetouseGALILEO'[email protected].


GeorgiaCareerInformationSystem

Wednesday,March26,2003‐10:33:03am

WearegladtoannouncethattheGeorgiaCareerInformationSystem,theonlineresourceproducedbytheGeorgiaCareerInformationCenteratGeorgiaStateUniversity,isnowavailableonallpubliclibraries'GALILEOmenus.TheGeorgiaCareerInformationSystemisaninteractiveproductthatoffersjobprofiles,careerexploration,andinformationoneducationandtrainingprogramswithaparticularfocusonGeorgia.Occupationalcontentincludesdescriptionsandoutlookofoccupations,hiringpractices,requiredaptitudes,currentemploymentinGeorgia,andwageandsalarydata.EducationalcontentincludescomprehensiveprogramdescriptionsforschoolsinGeorgia,informationaboutyouthapprenticeshipprograms,andfinancialaidinformation.Interactiveassessmenttoolsareavailabletomatchone'sinterestsandabilitieswithcorrespondingGCISoccupations.PubliclibraryuserscanfindtheGCISinanyofthefollowingGALILEOmenus:BusinessandEconomicsAccountingandFinanceIndustriesandTradeMedicineandHealthSciencesMedicineScienceandTechnologyComputerScienceSocialSciencesEducationK‐12Teachers

UserscanalsolocatetheGCISthroughtheGALILEOhomepage's"FindaDatabasebyName"searchbox.AccesstotheGCISisavailabletobothlocalandremoteusers.AllpubliclibraryheadquartersandbrancheswillreceiveapackagefromtheGeorgiaCareerInformationCenterinearlyApril.ThispackagewillincludematerialsexplainingthestatewideoutreachprogramthathasbroughttheGCIStoallGeorgiacitizensthroughGeorgia'spubliclibraries,abrochureabouttheGCIC,andbookmarksandposterstohelplibrariesmaketheirpatronsawareofthisvaluablenewresource.PubliclibrarystaffmaycontactToniZimmerman,ResourceSharingConsultantforthetheGeorgiaPublicLibraryService,orBobbieMorgan,GPLSParent,Child,&FamilyServicesConsultant,formoreinformation.Contactinformationisavailableathttp://www.public.lib.ga.us/pls/opls/staff.html.


ProQuestChangesBackFile

Tuesday,March18,2003‐5:38:48pm

OnMarch15th,ProQuestremovedtheirbackfiledesignations,enablingsearchingacrossallcontentthathadbeensegmentedbydateranges.*************[OriginalAnnouncementfromProQuest]WearepleasedtoannouncetheeliminationofbackfiledesignationsinProQuest.WithareleaseplannedforMarch15,userswillnolongerhavetoselectwhethertosearchthe"current"file,"backfile,"or"deepbackfile;"ALLProQuestcoverageinyoursubscriptionwillbeavailablethroughasinglesearch.PleasenotethatthisenhancementdoesNOTaffecttheavailabilityofProQuestoptional"daterange"searching(availableinavarietyofforms,includingthepull‐downmenusonthe"GuidedSearch"screen).


Update:OxfordEnglishDictionaryOnline

Tuesday,March18,2003‐3:20:07pm

GALILEOrecentlyreceivedthefollowingupdatefromOxfordUniversityPress.WeareforwardingitforthebenefitofourparticipatingtechnicalcollegesandUniversitySystemofGeorgiainstitutions,whoreceivetheOxfordEnglishDictionaryOnlinethroughGALILEO.___________________________________WearepleasedtoannouncethatthelatestquarterlyupdatetoOEDOnlineisnowavailableatwww.oed.com.EXPLOREOVER2200NEWANDREVISEDWORDS...ThelatestalphabeticalrangetoberevisedisMOTSWANAtoMUSSY,with12MOUNTAINwords,9MURDERwords,and101wordswithaMULTIprefix.Seehttp://www.oed.com/public/help/Dict/Quarterly/0303.htmfordetails.CHECKOUTTHELATESTBUZZWORDS...ThenewOEDOnlineupdatealsocoversawiderangeofnewvocabulary‐everythingfromBLOGandWEBLOG(andtheirderivativesBLOGGERetc.)toDIGITALDIVIDE,fromALPHAMALEtoTRANSGENDER,andfromBRUSCHETTAtoFOODCOMA.Thecompletelistofout‐of‐sequencenewentriesisavailableathttp://www.oed.com/public/help/Dict/Quarterly/0303a.htm.QUICKREFERENCEGUIDE...OurnewrevisedQuickReferenceGuideisnowavailableinPDFformatathttp://www.oed.com/public/pdfs/Quickref.pdf.GETTHEMOSTOUTOFOEDONLINE...Thecomprehensiveanduser‐friendlyhelptextavailableathttp://dictionary.oed.com/help/demonstratesthemanywaysinwhichyoucanuseOEDOnline.Astep‐by‐steptourisavailableathttp://www.oed.com/tour.NEWINTHEOEDARCHIVES...Agalleryofquotationslipsfromearlyeditorsandcontributors.Checkoutexamplesofhandwritingby,amongothers,twoknights(SirJamesMurrayandSirWilliamCraigie),arecluse(FitzedwardHall),andamurderer(DrWilliamMinor)at:http://www.oed.com/public/archive/People/OED_People_slips.htm.Youcanexplorethefullrangeofarchivematerialathttp://www.oed.com/public/archive/.NEWISSUEOFOEDNEWS...TheMarchissueofOEDNewsisnowavailableathttp://www.oed.com/public/news/0303.htmandcanbedownloadedasaPDFfile.HighlightsincludearticlesontheOED'scoverageofbirdnamesthroughouttheEnglish‐speakingworld,and"LexintheCity",reflectionsonayearintheNorthAmericanEditorialUnit.


NewDatabasesAdded:GeorgiaHistoricBooksandHistoricArchitectureandLandscapesofGeorgia

Thursday,February13,2003‐5:53:44pm

WearegladtoannouncetwodatabasesthathavebeenaddedtotheDigitalLibraryofGeorgia:GeorgiaHistoricBooksdatabaseandHistoricArchitectureandLandscapesofGeorgia:TheHubertBondOwensandJohnLinleyImageCollectionsattheOwensLibrary.TheGeorgiaHistoricBooksdatabasecontainsfull‐text,fullysearchablebooksrelatedtoGeorgia'shistoryandculture.Mostarefromthe19thtoearly20thcenturyandfocusonGeorgiahistory,biography,andliterature.Thisdatabasewillultimatelycontainabout300titles.Currently,76titleshavebeenentered.SelectedtitlesincludeAhistoryofTybeeIsland,Ga.:andasketchoftheSavannah&TybeeRailroadbyBealeH.Richardson,Echoesfromthebattlefield:or,SouthernlifeduringthewarbyNobleC.Williams,andThemakingofastatesmanandotherstoriesbyJoelChandlerHarris.BooksinthiscollectionhavebeenselectedfrombibliographiesonGeorgiahistoryandalsooncounselbyhistorians,librarians,andotherexpertsontheliteratureandhistoryofGeorgia.HistoricArchitectureandLandscapesofGeorgia:TheHubertBondOwensandJohnLinleyImageCollectionsattheOwensLibrarycontainsimagesofimportantandrepresentativearchitecturalsitesandlandscapesinthestate,withanemphasisonAthensandMiddleGeorgia.Includedareimagesofcolorslidesandblackandwhitephotographstakenfromthe1940sthroughthe1980s.ImagesinthiscollectionaredrawnfromcollectionsheldattheOwensLibraryintheCollegeofEnvironmentandDesignattheUniversityofGeorgia.


NewGALILEOAnnouncementsPage


Beginningtomorrow,February14,anew"Announcements"linkwillappearontheGALILEOhomepageinthesetofbluelinksbelowthedatabasesubjectcategorytabs.ThislinkwilltakeuserstoournewGALILEOAnnouncementswebpage.Fromthistimeon,allannouncementsaboutsystemstatusordatabaseandinterfacechangesthatweposttotheGALILEOlistservwillalsoappearonthispage.Thisnewfeatureisourresponsetoyourrequestsforweb‐basedaccesstoGALILEOlistservannouncements.StatusannouncementsrelatedtoproblemsintheGALILEOsystemorvendor‐hosted

databaseswillberemovedfromthispageonceallassociatedissuesareresolved.Databaseandinterfacechangeannouncements,however,willbearchivedforyourfuturereference.IfyouwouldliketobookmarktheGALILEOAnnouncementspageforquickaccess,pleaseusethefollowingURL:http://www.usg.edu/galileo/status/Inadditiontothe"Announcements"link,theGALILEOhomepagewillalsofeatureanew"GALILEOPlanet"linktomorrow,replacingthe"News"linkthatcurrentlyappearsinthesameplaceonthehomepage.YoucanpreviewthesechangestothehomepageintheGALILEODemonstrationSystematthisURL:http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/demo/WehopethesechangeswillhelpyouandyourusersbemoreawareofGALILEO'sstatusandrelatednews.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformation,pleasefeelfreetouseGALILEO'[email protected].


ClinicalPharmacologyReplacesUSPDI,VolumeIIinEBSCOhost


EBSCOhasjustannouncedthatthedatabaseUSPDI,VolumeII:AdviceforthePatienthasbeenreplacedbyanotherdruginformationdatabase,ClinicalPharmacology.Thisdatabase,aproductofGoldStandardMultimedia,providesdruginformationmonographsaimedtowardprofessionalsaswellasdrugeducationdocumentsforpatients.Weapologizeforthelackofadvancenotice,butEBSCOwasunabletonotifyusofthechangeuntilafterithadtakenplace.Asoftomorrowmorning[Jaunary28,2003],theGALILEOmenuentryforUSPDI,VolumeIIwillincludeanoteaboutthischange,anduserswhoselectthisdatabasefromtheGALILEOmenuwillautomaticallybedirectedtothesearchscreenforClinicalPharmacology.AseparatemenuentryforClinicalPharmacologywillalsoappearonGALILEOmenustomorrow.PleaseseeEBSCO'sfulldescriptionoftheClinicalPharmacologydatabasebelow.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthischange,pleasefeelfreetouseGALILEO'[email protected].

.....ClinicalPharmacologycontainscurrent,conciseandclinically‐relevantdrugmonographsforallU.S.prescriptiondrugs,hard‐to‐findherbalandnutritionalsupplements,over‐the‐counterproductsandnewandinvestigationaldrugs.Drugsmaybesearchedbytheirgenericorbrandnames.ClinicalPharmacologyismadeupofDrugMonographandPatientEducationRecords.DrugMonographsincludedescription,mechanismofaction,andpharmacokinetics.PatientEducationRecordscontainsuchinformationaswhatthemedicationisusedfor,whattheirhealthcareprofessionalshouldknowbeforetakingthemedication,howthemedicationshouldbetaken,whattheyshoulddoifadoseismissed,whatothermedicationscaninteract,whatsideeffectsmaybenoticed,whattowatchfor,andwheretokeepthemedication.PatientEducationrecordsareavailableinEnglishorSpanish.


DatabaseNameChange:EBSCOhostRegionalBusinessNews


BusinessWireNews,EBSCOhost'sdatabaseoffull‐textarticlesandabstractsfromregionalbusinesspublications,wasrecentlyrenamedRegionalBusinessNewsandwillbeexpandingincontentinthecomingmonths.Overadozennewpublicationsarescheduledforaddition;butunfortunately,noGeorgiapublicationswillbeincluded.Thecurrenttitlelistforthisdatabaseisavailableathttp://www.epnet.com/TitleLists/html/bw_h1.htm.BoththeoldandnewdatabasenamescurrentlyappearonGALILEO'smenus.Wewillremovetheformernamelaterthisyear.PleaseseeEBSCO'sannouncementbelowformoreinformationabouttheplannedchangesforthisdatabase.Thankyou,PhilipMcArdle.....[RegionalBusinessNews]currentlycontainsabstractsfor67regionalbusinesspublications,withfulltextfor52ofthosetitles(includingArizonaBusiness,BusinessNorthCarolina,ColoradoBiz,Crain'sChicagoBusiness,Crain'sClevelandBusiness,Crain'sDetroitBusiness,Crain'sNewYorkBusiness,DesMoinesBusinessRecord,EnterpriseSaltLakeCity,FairfieldCountyBusinessJournal,FortWorthBusinessPress,IndianaBusinessMagazine,LasVegasBusinessPress,LongIslandBusinessPress,NewOrleansCityBusiness,OrangeCountyBusinessJournal,

WestchesterCountyBusinessJournal,etc.).Inthenextfewmonths,wewilladdthemanynewfulltextregionalbusinessperiodicals,including:ColoradoSpringsBusinessJournal(CO),DailyJournalofCommerce(Portland,OR),DailyRecord(Baltimore,MD),DailyRecord(Rochester,NY),DailyReporter(Milwaukee,WI),Dolan'sVirginiaBusinessObserver(Norfolk,VA),FinanceandCommerce(Minneapolis,MN),IdahoBusinessReview(Boise,ID),LongIslandBusinessNews(Ronkonkoma,NY),OklahomaBusinessNews(OklahomaCity,OK),PuebloBusinessJournal(CO),St.CharlesBusinessRecord(MO),St.LouisDailyRecord(MO),VancouverBusinessJournal(WA),etc.


CambridgeInterfaceUpdate

Tuesday,January14,2003‐5:50:24pm

Beginningtomorrow,January15,GALILEOusersintheUniversitySystemofGeorgiacommunitywillnoticeachangeintheiraccesstoCambridgeScientificAbstractsdatabases.AfterselectingaCSAdatabasefromaGALILEOmenu,userswillbeofferedthechoicebetweenCSA'scurrentinterface(version5.2)andanewinterface(version6.0).ThischoicewillremainuntilFebruary3,whenCSAwillmovealluserstoitsnewinterface.PleaseseethemessagefromCambridgebelowformoreinformationaboutthischange,andpleasefeelfreetocontactGALILEOifyouhaveanyquestionsabouthowthischangemayaffectusersatyourinstitution.[FromCambridgeAnnouncement:]Version6.0featuresincreasedfunctionalitybasedonuserfeedbackaboutthesystem.However,mostofthesearchstepsandmethodologyfromthecurrentVersion5.2remainunchanged.Updatestothesystemfeaturedinthenewversioninclude:*Updatedinterface*Availabilityofelectronicfulltextnowindicatedonthecitation*Limitonnumberofrecordsviewed,print/save/e‐mailhasbeenremoved*NewAdvancedSearchwithlimits*Enhancedthesauruscapabilities*Locallogoorinstitutionnamedisplayableonscreens*AdditionalUsageReports*AbilitytoviewMarkedRecordsfromResultsdisplay*AbilitytoMarkrecordsfromViewFullRecorddisplay

ForasummaryofchangesfeaturedinVersion6.0,pleaseaccesshttp://www.csa.com/csa/support/v6changes.pdf.


EBSCO/ProQuestEvaluation

Tuesday,January14,2003‐5:50:06pm

Asmanyofyouareaware,aprojecttoassessthedatabaseofferingsfromEBSCOandProQuestisunderway.TheGALILEOSteeringCommitteeanditssubcommitteesarealwaysintheprocessofevaluatingthedatabaseofferingsinGALILEO.Intimesofeconomicdifficulties(lowerstaterevenues,increasedunemployment,increasedenrollments,andlowerreturnsonprivatelyendowedfunds),itisessentialtoassesshowwecanprovidethemostusefulresourcestoGALILEOusersatthemostreasonablecost.YoumayrememberthattheGALILEOSteeringCommitteeanditssubcommittees,andGALILEOstaffdidathoroughreviewinNovember2001.Giventhechangesduringthepastyearincontent(additions,deletions,embargoes,exclusivetitles,expectedadditions)andintroductionofnewinterfacesandservices,aswellasthetightbudgetenvironment,itisprudenttoconductanotherassessment.BothEBSCOandProQuestofferarangeofdatabases.BothEBSCOandProQuestofferlarge,multi‐disciplinarydatabasesthatincludemanyfull‐textjournals(EBSCO'sAcademicSearchPremierandProQuest'sResearchLibrary).Inadditionbothvendorsprovidebusinessdatabasesthatincludefull‐textjournals.Bothvendorsprovidethecapabilitytosearchmultipledatabasessimultaneously.Some,butnotall,oftheirotherdatabaseofferingsaresubsetsofthose"primary"databases.Eachhasuniquetitlesaswellastherebeingoverlap.Inordertocollectadditionalfeedbackfromlibrarystaffmembersthroughoutthestate,thee‐mailaddressbelowhasbeencreatedtoreceiveyourcomments.Pleasefeelfreetocontributeyouropinionsonthetotalpictureofallproductofferingsfromeachvendor.Inaddition,pleaseofferanyotheropinionsrelatedtotheGALILEOdatabaseofferingsorservicesforyourlibrary.YourresponseswillbemadeavailabletotheGALILEOElectronicCollectionDevelopmentCommittee(seeAboutGALILEOforalistofthecommitteemembers),whichwillmeetJanuary17.Thankyoufortakingtimetorespondto:[email protected]


GeorgiaLibrariesJournalList(GOLD)Update

Wednesday,January8,2003‐11:27:05am

WearegladtoannouncethattheJanuary3,2003updatetotheGeorgiaLibrariesJournalList(GOLD)databaseisnowavailableinGALILEO.


ProQuestInterfaceUpdated1/5/03

Wednesday,January8,2003‐11:26:09am

OnJanuary5,2003,ProQuestupgradedtheirinterface.ThefollowinginformationissuppliedbyProQuest.ProQuestinterfacechanges*InterfaceoptionsforsimplifiedChinese,traditionalChinese,andKoreanadded*"SearchbyPublication"willallowkeywordsearchingwithinapublication(alsoworksinProQuestSiteBuilderlink)*Datesearchingtoolenhancedtosupportadditionaldateformats(dd/mm/yyyy,yyyy,mon/yyyy,mon/dd/yyyy,dd/mon/yyyy,yyyy/mon/dd)*BrowsingofNAICS(NorthAmericanIndustryCodesStandard)andinsertionofselectedcodeintosearchboxadded*The"ExportCitations"featurewillsupportexportofabstracts,subjects,andmultipleauthors,anddirectexporttoRefWorks*ProQuestMARCRecordsupdatedandenhanced(accuracyofcoverageinformationandcomprehensivenessofrecordsetshavebeenimproved)*Improvedimagequalityinfullpageimage(PDF)format(300dpiimagesfromText+GraphicsformatareinsertedintoPDFsforbetterimagequality)*Uploadingoflibraryholdingssimplified,withlessrequiredinformationandmoreflexibilityallowedinfileformatsHistoricalNewspaperinterfaceenhancements*Onesearchcoversentirefile(backfiledesignationseliminated)*Content‐specifichelpadded*SearchoptionsstreamlinedtoonlythoserelevanttoHNP*DateRangetoolavailablefromallsearchscreens(includessupportfornewdateformatsdescribedabove)Additionally,theProfessionalResearchCollection(ThirdPartyDatabase)interfacewillbeavailableinFrench,German,Spanish,simplifiedChinese,traditionalChinese,andKorean.=============================================================
