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Electronic Collection

Some 58,000 e-books and 70,000 online periodicals are accessible through the Library's web site and thus close to 23% of the collection holdings are available as electronic full text.  GALILEO is the primary link to over 250  electronic databases, indexes, and abstracts. The Library's GALILEO databases are available only to currently enrolled Valdosta State University students, and employed faculty and staff. Electronic holdings can be accessed 24X7 by students and faculty from on campus offices and classrooms and are just accessible off campus from home or elsewhere through the Anywhere Access link.  While the standard format is PDF (Portable Document Format), some of the electronic resources require the installation of a custom reader that is provided by the vendor. Vtext is Valdosta State University's digital repository of scholarly texts and research.  Below is list of links to these major electronic collections:

E-Books - ebrary, NetLibrary and Safari e-books are in the **GIL Catalog Hint Periodicals - Most e-journal titles aren't in the GIL Catalog
 
GALILEO Databases, Indexes, Abstracts

GALILEO iconGALILEO - The Library subscribes to a statewide collection of electronic databases called GALILEO, an acronym that stands for GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online. GALILEO is an initiative of the University System of Georgia and is funded by the Governor and General Assembly of Georgia. Through GALILEO, the VSU community can access over 250 databases indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals. Over 7000 journal titles are provided in full-text. Other resources include encyclopedias, business directories, and government publications. GALILEO will help find:

  • Articles
  • Citations
  • Documents and images of Georgia history
  • Information of all kinds
  • Recommended web sites

To access GALILEO, simply visit the Library's web site from any on campus computer.   Accessing the Library's databases from off campus is easy.  You'll need your BlazeNet campus User name and password for Anywhere Access. Once you've accessed GALILEO via BlazeNet, WebCT Vista or through logging in with the off campus password, "Get GALILEO password",  simply go to the library research databases as you would on campus.  When it's necessary, you will be automatically queried for your BlazeNet User name and password.
  information iconAnywhere Access to GALILEO Tutorial

 
Vtext is Valdosta State University's digital repository of scholarly texts and research.

**GIL Catalog Hint: Selecting the "Narrow My Search" button on the bottom right of the GIL Catalog Exact Search and Keyword Search tabs leads to a page with several possible search limits, including the location drop down menu that has "Electronic Books" among the menu choices.  "Electronic Books" is also available in the Set Quick Limit to: menu on the Exact Search tab.

If at any time you encounter access difficulties, please do Report Trouble Connecting to an Electronic Resources.

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