would like to use library services after hours may access the library online services via the Internet or visit one of the neighboring libraries that have cooperative agreements with us.

Reference Services Credo Reference is an online collection of more than 600 highly- regarded full-text reference titles. It covers every major subject from over 80 publishers and links

The Anthony O. Parker, Ph.D. Library Media Center promotes learning and supports the mission of Albany Technical College.

Faculty, staff and students have access to materials and professional assistance at all times the facility is open. Students who

Explore the Resources!

Library Media Center

From the

Dean’s Desk

“We take pride in serving you. We hope this news-letter is informa-tive and sparks your interest. Please come by the library to reg-ister. Registering provides patrons with a wide range of services.”

Anthony O. Parker, Ph.D. Library Media Center Fall Semester 2015 Volume 7 Issue 1

Published Every Semester

Collection Development Please get your requests in for library resources. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to participate in the development of the library collection. Instructors, please do not include your cur-rent textbooks. Resources are ordered as funding becomes availa-ble.

patrons to other related resources available through the library.

GALILEO is the doorway to a wealth of information. Through GALILEO patrons can access over 150 databases indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals. Over 7,000 journal titles are provided in full text. Other resources included are an encyclopedia, business directories, a collection of over 10,000 full-text books and government publications.

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Contact Information

Anthony O. Parker, Ph.D.

Library Media Center

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E-mail: library@albanytech.edu

Ph: (229) 430-1745

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Library Staff:

Roy Calhoun, Dean of Library Services

Marilyn Sizemore, Night Librarian

Angela Davis, Circulation Dept.

Letitia Moultrie, Acquisitions Dept.

Vaullery Thomas, Cataloging Dept.

Visit us on the Web

www.albanytech.edu

GALILEO UPDATES Today’s happy news is GALILEO is now compatible with mobile devices. GALILEO has been displaying many mobile-friendly database interfaces for a while, but the main GALILEO portal wasn’t optimized for mobile devices. Over the past few months, the GALILEO staff have been working on a mobile user view, with refinements based on testing librarians’ feedback.

Just go to www.galileo.usg.edu, and if you are on a mobile device, GALILEO will now recognize your device and present you with a homepage optimized for your screen or a mobile login screen. Once logged in, you will see the Discover search box and links to just a few databases that are optimized for mobile access. The database selection varies based on your community and institution: K-12, public library, or higher ed.

While various database interfaces will be slimmed down in the mobile view, most functionality is still available, including folder and personal account features, search options, results limiters, multi-media files, read-aloud/audio players, and other features, depending on offerings of the particular database. In the coming months, the database lists will include Films on Demand (for subscribing institutions) and NoveList Plus (for all institutions).

Scroll down the homepage to see a link to the full GALILEO site, where all your resources are available, although many will not be optimized for your device. You will also find a built-in contact form to send GALILEO your comments, issues, and suggestions.

ProQuest ebrary Academic Complete eBook Collection Now Available

We are pleased to let you know that, in addition to the already-released FY16 data-

base changes, the ProQuest ebrary Academic Complete eBook Collection is now

available for all GALILEO institutions. This additional ProQuest resource was pur-

chased with some USG year end funds, along with consultation by the The Regents

Academic Committee on Libraries (RACL) Committee Chair and Vice Chair.

The RACL eBooks subcommittee will be assessing this collection as part of their

ongoing efforts to recommend strategies for USG ebook collections. Libraries may

be contacted for feedback. We will want to know the value such a collection might

have for each of our user communities.

ebrary Academic Complete is a growing, multidisciplinary collection of over

125,000 scholarly e-books.

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Happy Birthday, GALILEO! The year is 1995. The World Wide Web is 5 years

old. 18 million American homes are now online,

but only 3% of online users have ever signed on to

the Web, according to the Pew Research Center.

The first planet outside our solar system is found

using telescopes on the ground. President Clinton

signs the National Highway Designation Act,

which ended the 55 mph speed limit. Netscape

Navigator faces a competing web browser in Mi-

crosoft’s Internet Explorer. Microsoft also re-

leased Windows 95. eBay, originally Auctionweb,

lists its first item, a broken laser pointer. The final

original Calvin and Hobbes comic strip is pub-

lished. Google, MySpace, YouTube, and Face-

book are all in the future. Jerry Garcia dies a little over a month before GALILEO goes online on Sep-

tember 21st.

For many users, GALILEO was their first introduction to the Internet, as well as the benefits this tech-

nology had for learning and research. Institutions that had only a few journals suddenly had access to

hundreds of titles. Over 20 years, GALILEO grew with the fast-paced technological world, adding

content to meet the needs of different kinds of researchers and adding tools and services to make that

content more discoverable. And over 20 years, GALILEO’s user base grew, demonstrated by more

than 1.7 billion user experiences.

What was your first research project using GALILEO? Were you looking for information on animals

and their habitats, for peer-reviewed articles for a research paper, for authoritative information on can-

cer research, for ancestors to fill out your family tree? What did the GALILEO environment look like

then? Check out the video and timeline to tweak your memory.

20th Birthday Video (https://youtu.be/OyTlr4-kxuk)

GALILEO Timeline (http://about.galileo.usg.edu/timeline/)

Source: Galileo Newsfeed (h p://about.galileo.usg.edu/news/feed)

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Galileo Usage Sta s cs shown below are the total number of searches from July

2015 –October 2015. Detailed sta s cs can be obtained from the GALILEO

(Georgia Library Learning Online) Help Menu under Usage Sta s cs.  

 

Albany Technical College

(top Databases searched)

 

ABI/INFORM Complete (ZUCA) Academic Search Complete (ZBAC) Accoun ng and Tax Database (ZUTX) Advanced Placement Source (ZBAD) Asian Business and Reference (ZUAS) Automobile Repair Reference Cen-ter (ZBAU) Banking Informa on Source (ZUBK) Britannica School High (ZEHS) Britannica:Tour USA (ZEBM) Business Source Complete (ZBBC) Career & Technical Educa on (ZUCT) Computer Source (ZBCC) Compu ng (ZUCO) eBooks on EBSCOhost (ZMNL) Educa on Journals (ZUED) Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Mobile (ZEBO) Environment Complete (ZBEV) European Business (ZUEU) FirstSearch:WorldCat Mobile (ZOWC) Health Source: Nursing / Academic Edi on (ZBHN) Hoover's Company Capsules & Pro-files (ZUHO) Images (ZBIM) Military Journals (ZUMI) Online Mobile (ZEBO) Pharmaceu cal News Index (ZUPH) ProQuest Newspapers (ZUPN) ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source (ZUNU) Religion (ZURE) Research Library (ZURL) Social Science Journals (ZUSS) Telecommunica ons (ZUTE) The Atlanta Journal Cons tu on (ZUAJ)

Institutions: Searches Full-Text

Albany Technical College (albt) 30,879 5,318

Athens Technical College (ath2) 23,566 8,499

Atlanta Technical College (atlt) 7,617 2,854

Central Georgia Technical College (mac2) 79,350 13,010

Chattahoochee Technical College (cht2) 153,945 63,928

Coastal Pines Technical College (alta) 68,587 8,277

Columbus Technical College (cot1) 32,552 12,867

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (gnt1)

100,785 13,144

Georgia Piedmont Technical College (dekt)

17,621 9,613

Gwinnett Technical College (gwt1) 83,936 26,359

Lanier Technical College (lant) 30,416 11,577

Ogeechee Technical College (ogt1) 9,192 4,455

Savannah Technical College (sav2) 27,161 8,127

Southern Regional Technical College (thot)

9,364 3,891

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College (wrgt)

28,576 12,396

Grand Totals 703,547 204,315