General | K-12 | Tips and Training

Support Teen and Children’s Reading in GALILEO

Posted: April 17, 2014

Thursday is Support Teen Literature Day during National Library Week, but we are broadening the topic to support reading for all youth. How do you choose a good title to help your child or teen get interested in reading? Has your student read all of…

General | K-12 | Public Library | Tips and Training

Lives Change with Reading

Posted: April 15, 2014

What book has changed your life? A study at Emory recently suggested that reading a novel can trigger actual changes in the brain that linger, at least for a few days, after the novel is finished.* Most of us have felt this, but now there is hard…

K-12

Cast Your Vote for the Follett Challenge

Posted: March 26, 2014

Congratulations to two schools vying to win the Follett Challenge, a contest to recognize innovation in K-12 schools. Is it any coincidence that both schools feature links to GALILEO on their websites? Help these school out by clicking on the links…

K-12

Discover GALILEO: Now More Teen Friendly!

Posted: January 23, 2014

The Discover GALILEO search box in the Teen interface has been customized to include results that are age-appropriate and of high interest to students in middle school grades. With the Discover GALILEO search, student researchers can be introduced…

Databases | K-12 | Public Library | Scholar/Academic

Upcoming Enhancements to EBSCO

Posted: October 22, 2013

On, or after, October 29, 2013, EBSCO will be releasing several updates and enhancements to the overall look of the Search, Search Results, and Detailed Record pages within EBSCOhost. These updates provide a more visually appealing and intuitive…