This section of learning objects consists of items made available by USG Libraries to fellow librarians in Georgia. They are listed alphabetically by institution and title.
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Selected Subject Guides (Source: Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College)
Submitted By: Library Staff
Subject guides and handouts come in two kinds -- general and specific. General handouts are meant to introduce a novice researcher to a particular subject area. The specific guides were developed in response to a particular professor's assignment.
URL: Selected ABAC Subject Guides
Bainbridge State College
Legal Research Subject Guides (Source: Bainbridge State College)
Submitted By: Jeff Dowdy
This course will give an overview of legal research concepts and procedures for paralegals.
URL: Legal Research Guides
College of Coastal Georgia
American History & World Civilization Subject Guides
Submitted By: Emily Abercrombie at the College of Coastal Georgia
This Libguide is designed to help locate primary and secondary resources for American History and World Civ students who are already familiar with database research. Resources on this page are constantly being updated so be patient.
URL: Selected American History & World Civilization Subject Guides
Columbus State University
GIL Express (Source: Columbus State University)
Submitted By: Library Staff
... library patrons now have access to the book collections of every college and university in the University System of Georgia through GIL Express (Universal Borrowing). GIL Express is only available for books. Other formats such as microfilm, CD, or DVD are not available.
URL: Use GIL Express (GIL Universal Borrowing).
Columbus State University
GIL Search Guides (Source: Columbus State University)
Submitted By: CSU Staff
Columbus State University has put together several guides to help patrons use the GIL Catalog and use GIL Express.
URL: GIL Search Guides (from Columbus State)
Dalton State College
Email Etiquette (Source: Dalton State College)
Submitted By: OCIS Staff
Know some guidelines when using e-mail to communicate with others.
URL: http://www.daltonstate.edu/ocis/tutorials/email_etiquette.htm
Darton State College
Getting Your PIN and GALILEO Password With GIL-Find (Source: Darton State College)
Submitted By: Library Staff
For Darton College Library Patrons, getting your Library account PIN and GALILEO password is as easy as 1-2-3.
URL: Getting Your PIN and GALILEO Password
Georgia Health Sciences University
Tutorials Provided at the GHSU (Source: Georgia Health Sciences University )
Submitted By: MCG Staff
The Georgia Health Sciences University has available on its Library website several online tutorials which provide information for searching various resources and using tools such as Endnote and Clinical Care Tools.
URL: Online Library Tutorials.
Georgia Highlands State College
Finding Books Using Keyword Search (Source: Georgia Highland State College)
Submitted By: Library Staff
This learning object is a video about using the
GIL Keyword Search option to find a book in a GIL Catalog.
URL: http://www.highlands.edu/academics/library/videotutorials/keywordsearch.html
Georgia Highlands State College
Find a Book Using Quick Search (Source: Georgia Highlands State College)
Submitted By: Library Staff
This learning object is a video about using the
GIL Quick Search option found on the GIL Catalog homepage to find a book in a GIL Catalog
URL: http://www.highlands.edu/academics/library/videotutorials/quicksearch.html
Georgia Perimeter College
The GIL-Find Catalog’s New Features Save Time (Source: Georgia Perimeter College)
Submitted By: Sonya Slutskaya and Claudia Shorr
One of the latest GIL-Find improvements has been streamlining the process of placing Requests on items from other GPC libraries and USG institutions, and it has been made easier to keep track of your library items via your library account, too. As you search the GIL-Find catalog, you’ll notice a handy new
Place Request button located right next to the book’s call number.
URL: Placing a Request With GIL-Find
Georgia Southern University
Steps to Take in Researching a Topic at the Henderson Library (Source: Georgia Southern University)
Submitted By: Library Staff
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Look for information in different formats: reference sources, books, periodical articles, and Web sites.
2. Browse to get started.
3. Find information in our library, using the catalog.
4. Find periodical articles from databases.
5. Locate periodical articles in the library.
6. Find Web sites.
7. Evaluate what you have found (do this for each individual source of information).
URL: http://library.georgiasouthern.edu/libref/research.pdf
Georgia State University
GIL-Find Tutorial (Source: Georgia State University)
Submitted By: Cliff Landis
This GIL-Find Tutorial provides an overview of the functionality and use of GIL-Find. Among other enhancements GIL-Find’s searching is more inclusive than GIL Classic, allowing for exploration and discovery of library resources with the ability to narrow large result lists by topic, call number area, format, author, language, location, and more.
URL: NOTE: Each version will open a new window / tab.
GIL-Find Tutorial (HTML format)
GIL-Find Tutorial (swf format) (Requires Macromedia Flash)
GIL-Find Tutorial (mp4 format)
University of Georgia
Secrets of the Catalog - Part 1: UGA Data & GIL
Submitted By: Robin Fay
An introduction to the University of Georgia catalog - its data and GIL. This presentation includes information about a) the terminology used by the Cataloging Department; b) information about the MARC record; c) the structure of a record and d) "secrets" of the catalog.
URL: Secrets of the Catalog - Part 1: Our Data & GIL
Handouts:
1. Quick MARC Cheatsheet for Bib Records
2. Cataloging Terms A-Z
University of Georgia
Secrets of the MARC Code: Understanding the Catalog Record (Source: University of Georgia)
Submitted By: Robin Fay & Beth Thornton
This learning object is to users to understand a little more about MARC records, authority control, reading the Technical display of GIL, and perhaps a few deep, dark Secrets of the Cataloging. There are two PowerPoint documents listed below - one for Internest Explorer and one for Firefox
URL: Click here if you are using Internet Explorer - ppt format
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Click here if you are using Firefox - ppt format
University of Georgia
Training Tutorials for Cataloging Departments (Source: University of Georgia)
Submitted By: Robin Fay
Although this training tutorial is designed to give the UGA Cataloging Department Database Maintenance staff an overview of fundamental terminology and tools used in the department, it may also be useful for other departmental or library staff. It includes demos, interactive tutorials, and exercises which are of wider appeal. Although the tutorial is organized into distinct units which can be completed separately, the units are designed to build on knowledge.
URL: http://www.libs.uga.edu/catalog/tutorial/
University of West Georgia
To Search GIL (Source: University of West Georgia)
Submitted By: Library Staff
Descriptions of how to perform various types of searches using the GIL - GALILEO Interconnected Libraries - catalog.
URL: http://www.westga.edu/~library/depts/bi/GILsearching.shtml
Valdosta State University
GIL-Find Video Tutorial (Source: Valdosta State University)
Submitted By: Karen Newsome
You’ve probably already discovered GIL-Find, our new and evolving interface for the library’s catalog. But even better, it comes jam-packed with tons of extra features that you may not have discovered yet!
(Requires Macromedia Flash - swf format. Size = 4.92MB)
URL: GIL-Find Tutorial at Valdosta State University
