meet gil gil is the university of georgia’s new online library catalog gil replaces the uga...
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Meet GIL• GIL is the University of Georgia’s new
online library catalog
• GIL replaces the UGA Libraries’ Catalog on GALIN
Accessing GIL
• GIL can be searched either on or off-campus without a password.
• At a library workstation, click on the icon for GIL.
• Outside the library, point your Web browser to:
http://gil.uga.edu
The GIL homepage with four different types of searches
GIL also includes the catalog for class reserve readings
Searching for
• A book by title?
• Books written by an author?
• The location of a journal?
Then try:
the “Title/Author/Subject” search
At the “Title/Author/Subject” screen, select the type of search
To find the bookAn Education in Georgia
Leave off initial articles such as an, a, the, la, el, der
education in georgia
Click on the “Search” button
education in georgia
Results: all books owned by UGA whose titles start with those words
Click on the title for more information.
Let’s look at this in more detail...
Each record has links to other books by the author
plus links to other books on these subjects
and a link by call number to “virtually browse” the shelves
= NOT CHECKED OUT
If the book is charged out, you may place a recall request.
It will ask for your barcode number and last name
22108009999999
Dawg
The password for using GALILEO off-campus is also under “Request.”
Print or save either one book, the entire list, or marked items.
To mark items:
At the bottom of each screen are several different options for printing and saving.
“Save to disk” formats results for eitherprinting or saving.
Finding a book by author
king, stephen
Results: all the Stephen Kings.
Click on the one with 43 books.
…and bring up a list of books by him.
Back at the author list: “See also”
Clicking on that brings up books that Stephen King wrote under a pseudonym.
Finding the location of a periodical (journal, magazine, or newspaper)
journal of american history
The Journal of American History
This shows the location of the paper issues
There’s also an electronic version
Clicking on “also available online” brings up the full-text of the journal.
Back in GIL: subject searching
Try “Precision Search”
With Precision Search, build a search step-by-step.
To find books on the history of silent films:
silent films
The default is “any of these” words
silent films
To find “silent films” as a phrase
silent films
Select the type of search. Keyword Anywhereis the broadest possible search.
silent films
Precision Search can search by:
Add in the second part of the search
silent films
history
Leave as “any of these” and “Keyword Anywhere”
silent films
history
Click on Search
silent films
history
Results
Search terms are highlighted
Accessing your own record
As with “Request” for recalls and the GALILEO password,
type in the barcode number from the back of your ID cardand your last name to bring up your record.
22108009999999
Dawg
Your name and mailing address.
Scroll down to see what’s checked out. To renew online:
Click on “Logoff” or exit your browser.
Other GIL features are at the top of the screen
Links to GALILEO
Links to GALILEO, other library catalogs,
Links to GALILEO, other library catalogs, and the UGA Libraries’ homepage.
Any Questions?
Please ask!