GALILEO for K-12 Students Select databases by grade www.galileo.usg.edu ELEMENTARY Britannica Elementary—Encyclopedia articles give essential information on historical figures, events, movements, governments, and places. Includes interactive learning materials, timeline, and world atlas. Kids InfoBits—Find magazine, newspaper, and reference book articles from titles geared for elementary students. Many reference book titles come from Gale’s reputable print collection, including Blackbirch Encyclopedia of Science and Invention, First Facts about U.S. History, Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, and more. Kids Search—Includes magazine articles and excerpts from reference books, such as Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures, Discovering America, Events of the Middle Ages, and the Our States series. Includes an Encyclopedia of Animals database. NoveList K-8—A fiction readers' advisory tool that includes tools for finding read-alikes; lists of books in series; lists of award-winning books; and lists of books on certain topics, geographic areas, or periods of time. MIDDLE SCHOOL Compton’s by Britannica—Encyclopedia articles give essential information on historical figures, events, movements, governments, and places. Includes interactive learning materials, timeline, and world atlas. Discoverer WebFind—Directory of reviewed and reliable Internet sites for middle school students Kids Search—Includes magazine articles and excerpts from reference books, such as American History and Politics, Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures, Harlem Renaissance, and the Our States and Our World series. New Georgia Encyclopedia—Authoritative information on people, places, events, history, and other topics about the state of Georgia. NoveList K-8—A fiction readers' advisory tool that includes tools for finding read-alikes; lists of books in series; lists of award-winning books; and lists of books on certain topics, geographic areas, or periods of time. SIRS Discoverer—Search for magazine and newspaper articles. Features include “Country Facts” for essential information on each nation’s government structure, biographies, learning activities, maps, and a special section for help with research papers. History Reference Center – Find full-text articles from history reference books, encyclopedias, non-fiction books, and periodicals as well as historical documents, photos, maps, and videos Literary Reference Center – Find full-text articles, plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, literary criticism, author biographies, and book reviews from reference works, books, literary journals as well as poems, short stories, novels, author interviews, and images HIGH SCHOOL Annals of American History—Primary source documents and year-by-year documentary of American thought and action Digital Library of Georgia—Databases include primary source documents, such as diaries, treaties, and letters; historical books; and historical photographs relating to the state of Georgia, including the Vanishing Georgia collection of photographs. Encyclopædia Britannica—Encyclopedia articles give essential information on historical figures, events, movements, governments, and places. Includes interactive learning materials, timeline, and world atlas. New Georgia Encyclopedia—Authoritative information on people, places, events, history, and other topics about the state of Georgia. NoveList—A fiction readers' advisory tool includes tools for finding read-alikes; lists of books in series; lists of award-winning books; and lists of books on certain topics, geographic areas, or periods of time. May 31, 2006 HIGH SCHOOL (continued) SIRS Researcher—Find magazine and newspaper articles on social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues. Includes tools for choosing a topic and researching reports and research papers. Student Research Center—Find magazines and newspaper articles on most topics, biographies, country reports, film & video. Searches all EBSCO databases appropriate for this age group. SKS WebSelect—Directory of reviewed and reliable Internet sites for high school students History Reference Center – Find full text articles from history reference books, encyclopedias, non-fiction books, and periodicals as well as historical documents, photos, maps, and videos Literary Reference Center – Find full-text articles, plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, literary criticism, author biographies, and book reviews from reference works, books, literary journals as well as poems, short stories, novels, author interviews, and images Advanced Placement Source – Find full-text journal articles, maps, photos, and flags on a variety of subject areas appropriate for high school students enrolled in various AP courses Book Collection: Nonfiction – Find abstracts and full text of many popular nonfiction titles from many subject areas Teachers ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)—Index, abstracts, and some full text of articles, books, and documents covering education research and practice. Professional Development Collection—provides full-text articles from nearly 550 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. Book Collection: Nonfiction – Find abstracts and full text of many popular nonfiction titles from many subject areas Resources for Educators Page in GALILEO—Links to teachers’ resources in various GALILEO databases. Find in the GALILEO Help section or go to http://www.usg.edu/galileo/help/educators/ Images Digital Library of Georgia—Images relating to Georgia’s history and culture can be found in many databases, including Vanishing Georgia, Barnard’s Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign, various historical diaries, and other resources. New Georgia Encyclopedia—The encyclopedia includes images on Georgia’s history, places, people, arts, and more. The NGE includes video and audio clips that are viewable through the QuickTime plug-in. Several subscription databases include image collections. Under fair use guidelines, images may be used for educational projects and papers that will not be published. Databases with image collections include the following: Encyclopædia Britannica EBSCO Images Encyclopedia of Animals (Kids Search) SIRS Discoverer May 31, 2006