A Vision for One Statewide Library
Jayne Williams, Assistant Vice Chancellor
Library and Customer Information Services
March 12, 2003
Regardless of
Where People
Are, GALILEO
Gives Them
Access to
Information
GALILEO Provides Information to
Communities Throughout Georgia
Students (P-16)
Citizens of Georgia
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Book Reports
Science Projects
Art and Music
Term Papers
Research Reports
Literary Criticism
Colleges and Graduate Schools
Industry and Corporate Information
Historical Essays
Current Events
Biographies
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Personal Finance
Health Databases
Lifestyle
Consumer Information
Career Advancement
Genealogy Resources
Current Events
Parenting Tips
Entertainment Information
Travel Resources
Federal and State Government
Documents
Entrepreneurship
Faculty
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Scholarly Publishing
Classroom Instruction
Conference Presentations
Curriculum Support and Development
Service Activities, such as Economic Development
GALILEO Maximizes the Benefits
From Scarce Resources
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Collective Buying Power
Technical Support Staff
Business Processes Minimized
Resources available 24 hours a day,
7 days a week
• Resource Sharing
GALILEO: Progress and Update
Overview of the phases of GALILEO
• Phase I (GALILEO)
– Databases, full-text articles, electronic books
• Phase II (GALILEO Interconnected
Libraries)
• Phase III (Digital Library of Georgia)
GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online
1995
• September 21: GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library,
is born—150 days after the Governor and General
Assembly provide funding
• Initial access available only to USG faculty members
and 206,484 students
Now
• GALILEO available to 8 million Georgia citizens
• Access available from school libraries, Georgia’s
public libraries, and from home computers
GALILEO’s User Communities
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35 USG Libraries
41 Private Academic Libraries
36 Technical College Libraries
370 Public Libraries
2,066 Public K-12 Sites
All Communities
Have 28 Standard Databases:
“The Core”
• Over 6,000 Full-Text Journals
• Encyclopedias
• Dictionaries
• Content includes Arts & Humanities,
Business & Economics, Sciences,
Government Publications
GALILEO Provides Customized
Resources To Leverage
Funding and Access
• Example: AncestryPlus for All Public Libraries
• Example: Psychological Abstracts for UGA, Emory
University, Georgia Southern, Berry College, etc.
• Example: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts for USG
institutions
• Example: Répertoire International de Littérature
Musicale (RILM) for Agnes Scott College
University System’s
GALILEO Resources
150 +
Databases
9,000 +
Periodicals in
Full-Text
26,000 +
eBooks
3,000 +
Selected Internet
Resources
Bainbridge College Library Collection
1994
Pre-GALILEO:
2003
With GALILEO:
• 213 print journals
• 201 print journals
Plus 9,000+
electronic journals
• 23,859 print book
titles
• 28,391 print book titles
Plus 26,000+
electronic books
2003 Bainbridge College Journals
•201 journals cost = $13,125
•9,000 journals would cost $585,000
•GALILEO SAVES BAINBRIDGE $585,000
USG Academic Institutions
34 x $585,000 =
$19,958,000
GALILEO Lottery
Funded Resources:
$1,939,000
GALILEO Saves System
$18,019,000
GALILEO Usage Statistics
1995 – 2003
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25,00 0,000
Searches
20,00 0,000
Full-Text Articles
Displayed
15,00 0,000
Logins
10,00 0,000
Total Activities
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Criteria by Which to
Determine a Project’s Merit:
• Is the project good for the state?
• Is the project good for the System?
• Is the project good for the institution?
SUCCESS FACTORS
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Technology and content availability
Leadership from large academic libraries
Collaborative spirit of librarians
Desire to benefit all
Bottom-up effort
Support from the highest levels in
government
GALILEO’s New Homepage
http://www.galileo.usg.edu
GALILEO’s Kids’ Page
http://kids.galileo.usg.edu
GALILEO Support Services
• Access and Server Management
• Helpdesk
• Training
• Ask a Librarian
Publications and Outreach
GALILEO
Phase II
Four Service Sites
Support All USG Libraries
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Georgia Institute of Technology (1)
Medical College of Georgia (1)
Georgia State (20 + Universal Catalog)
University of Georgia (13 + Georgia
Department of Archives and History)
Benefits of Consolidated Approach
“Not only does this approach cost us less in
hardware and software maintenance, but it
frees up time to do other work since we don’t
have to manage a system. There is no way
that we could afford on our own the technical
expertise and benefits that this approach
brings. This is a great bargain.”
— Ray Calvert, Library Director, Coastal Georgia Community College
GALILEO
Phase III
In Production
 Georgia Historic Books (ongoing)
 Jimmy Carter Daily Diary
 Georgia Historic Newspapers (ongoing)
 Georgia Legislative Documents (ongoing)
 Georgia Government Publications (updated daily)
 Williams Photography Collection
 Civil Unrest in Camilla, Georgia, 1868
 Southeastern Native American Documents
 Clifford "Baldy" Baldowski Editorial Cartoons
 Historic Architecture and Landscapes of Georgia
Digital Library
of Georgia
Upcoming Projects
 Georgia HomePLACE: Vanishing Georgia
 Georgia HomePLACE: Marriage
 Georgia Historical Maps Collection
 New Georgia Encyclopedia
 Georgia Aerial Photographs
Cornelius C. Platter Civil War Diary,
1864 - 1865
Cornelius C. Platter Civil War Diary,
1864 - 1865
Cornelius C. Platter Civil War Diary,
1864 - 1865
“During the past two weeks we have
been expecting ‘marching orders,’ more
than a week since we received orders to
prepare for a ‘long, arduous & successful
campaign.’ Many different opinions have
been expressed as to our probable
destination…the most general belief is
that Savannah will be the objective
point—nothing definite however is known
concerning the coming movement.”
Photograph Collections
Georgia Aerial Photographs
Capitol
GALILEO Has Received
National Recognition for Excellence
The ComputerWorld
Smithsonian Award 1997
ComputerWorld
Honors Program
Laureate 2003
National Information Infrastructure
Education Award 1996
GALILEO’s Homepage
GIL and Digital Library
Learn to Use GALILEO
More Effectively
Basic General Resources
Enter Password Here
http://www.galileo.usg.edu
“GALILEO serves as a model for other states
seeking to create statewide virtual libraries. More
importantly, the University System of Georgia has
placed electronic books, newspaper and magazine
articles, photographs, countless research tools, and
other resources into the hands of more than eight
million Georgians in need of information.
That’s the power of GALILEO and the power of
partnerships.”
Dr. Thomas C. Meredith
Chancellor, University System of Georgia
Creating a More Educated
Georgia
http://www.galileo.usg.edu