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PDFs and PPTs of presentations from the 2024 GALILEO Annual Conference are now available to the public. Access them via our conference site.

https://about.galileo.usg.edu/conference

GALILEO Conference GALILEO, Georgia’s virtual library, is an initiative of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. GALILEO is an online library portal to authoritative, subscription-only information that isn’t available through free search engines or internet directories.

Video presentations from last week's conference are available to both attendees and the general public via our YouTube channel. Two ways to find them:

1. Visit this link, and you will be taken directly to a playlist of this year's recorded sessions. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvf_OH0jasgq2pw4U3wbncQAbwztFn6iu

2. Access the videos inside Sched, they are linked from our YouTube account. https://galileoconference2024.sched.com

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Thank you for attending the 2024 GALILEO Annual Conference. It was awesome to see you all! We've posted session presentations to Sched for attendees. Additional materials, including videos, will be available soon to the public. Stay tuned.

Congratulations to Dana Casper the graduate studies librarian at Middle Georgia State University Library. She is this year's GALILEO Ambassador Award honoree!

She was recognized at this year's GALILEO Annual Conference.

Learn more about her here: https://about.galileo.usg.edu/news/article/dana_casper_honored_with_2024_galileo_ambassador_award

Join us now for Day 2 of our afternoon sessions. Registered attendees may add sessions to their schedule and join via https://galileoconference2024.sched.com/

-- 1 pm: Birds Aren’t Real

-- 1 pm: Films On Demand & Credo Reference: Overview Training/Tips & Tricks (Infobase)

-- 2 pm: Advocating for GALILEO & Lifelong Learning

-- 3 pm: Closing the Library’s Skill Gaps Using Data (Skilltype)

-- 3 pm: Staying Ahead of the Technology (and Business) Learning Curves with O’Reilly (Clarivate/ProQuest)

-- 4 pm: GALILEO 101/Feedback Session

2024 GALILEO Annual Conference Schedule Check out the schedule for 2024 GALILEO Annual Conference

Happening now! Jeff Gallant and Nakita Afaha present on whether open education works to move people toward lifelong learning.

Registered attendees may access the join link here: https://galileoconference2024.sched.com/event/1cTez

Happening at 10 a.m. (GALILEO Annual Conference)

State Librarian Julie Walker speaks on the progress and future of the Georgia Public Library Service.

Registered attendees may access the join link for this session here: https://galileoconference2024.sched.com/event/1cTbq

GALILEO Annual Conference: Happening now! Deborah Kennedy from National Coalition for Literacy is speaking on adult literacy.

Registered attendees join this session here: https://sched.co/1d0SC

Join us now for our afternoon sessions. Registered attendees may add sessions to their schedule and join via https://galileoconference2024.sched.com/

1 pm: Historical Literate: Public Libraries and Archival Collections

2 pm: Redefining Digital Literacy for Adult Learners

3 pm: Enabling Literacy & Research Innovation Through Digital Content

3 pm: DISCO with the DLG: Designing Collaborative Outreach Events for Homeschool Database Discovery

4 pm: DLG Newspaper Digitization 101

4 pm: Integrating Literacy into Science and Social Studies Instruction

2024 GALILEO Annual Conference Schedule Check out the schedule for 2024 GALILEO Annual Conference

Renee Hobbs, founder of the Media Education Lab, joins us TODAY at 9 a.m. as the keynote speaker at the 2024 GALILEO Annual Conference. Registered attendees may join from any of the links below:

Public Conference Website: https://about.galileo.usg.edu/conference
Sched Session: https://galileoconference2024.sched.com/event/1cTDd

Last day to register for the GALILEO Annual Conference! Event is free!

https://about.galileo.usg.edu/conference

Join Skilltype for their session "Closing the Library's Skill Gap Using Data" at the GALILEO Annual Conference.

Happening Day 2 -- June 12

Registered attendees: Add to your agenda via the Sched app.

Register for the conference here: https://about.galileo.usg.edu/conference

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Join our partners at Education for an informative session on integrating literacy in social studies and science instruction.

Happening Day 1 -- June 11 of the GALILEO Annual Conference

Registered attendees: Add this to your Sched agenda using the following link. https://galileoconference2024.sched.com/event/1eUKT

Join ProQuest, Part of Clarivate for their session on O'Reilly at the GALILEO Annual Conference.

Happening Day 2 -- June 12

Registered attendees, add this session to your agenda here: https://galileoconference2024.sched.com/event/1cZTV

Are you a Georgia librarian ooking for help on Films on Demand and Credo? Join Bethany Gaich from Infobase for a session full of tips and tricks on this resource (available via GALILEO). Happening Day 2 -- June 12.

Add to your agenda inside Sched!

Not registered for this virtual event? Click this link to sign up: https://about.galileo.usg.edu/conference

Members of the GALILEO Ambassadors committee discuss the importance of lifelong learning and advocating for the use of GALILEO in their libraries and schools. In this panel, the librarians--from public, academic and school libraries -- will chat about wins and challenges when incorporating GALILEO and suggest ideas for getting buy-in.

Happening Day 2 of the GALILEO Annual Conference. Add this session to your agenda inside Sched.

Register for the conference here: https://about.galileo.usg.edu/conference

We are one week away from this year's annual conference! If you aren't registered, get those in by June 7. And if you are one of the 340 people who are registered, be sure to add these sessions to your schedule.

Robbie Barber, from Tucker High School, is an engaging speaker with great ideas on using GALILEO in the classroom, and our friends over at Digital Library of Georgia are presenting on digitization.

Visit the conference site to register: https://about.galileo.usg.edu/conference
Visit the Sched site to add to your agenda: https://galileoconference2024.sched.com

We're at the GLMA Summer Institute in Peachtree City! Come by our booth for new swag and to sign up for our FREE annual conference, happening next week!

We get a lot of questions about the annual event, which is happening virtually June 11-12. Here's answers to some of the questions we get!

1. Will I get continuing education credits? We do give out certificates of attendance with the hours noted of your attendance. You may then be able to use these hours toward your credits. That is based on the credentialing institution. You will need to use your full name when joining the sessions for us to be able to count you. The certificates must be requested by you.

2. Are the sessions recorded? In most cases yes. Those videos will then be available on the Sched app for attendees first, and then later in the summer on the GALILEO conference site and YouTube channel.

3. Will there be copies of presentations available? Yes. In most cases, presenters do send us presentation slides, and then we upload those for you after the session concludes.

4. Can I register late? No. The deadline is June 7, there are no exceptions.

5. What if you want to attend two presentations happening at the same time? You are welcome to come in and out, but you also may chose to view the other concurrent session later.

6. Can someone who is not a librarian register to attend? Yes. All Georgia teachers, faculty, librarians, MLIS graduate students, and parents may attend.

Are signed up for the FREE GALILEO conference on June 11-12? The presentation by Affordable Learning Georgia is going to be a popular one, so be sure to add it to your agenda! Open education is one of THE buzzwords in education now, but how is it working really for the USG? How does it translate to greater literacy? Jeff Gallant and Nakita Afaha will present on 10 years of data!

Sign up here: https://about.galileo.usg.edu/conference

We are TWO WEEKS (2) away from the virtual 2024 GALILEO Annual Conference.

Mike White is returning with a GALILEO Admin session. If you're in charge of this at your institution (especially if you are new to the role), this session is a must-attend.

Rachel Evans (UGA Libraries) and Mandy Mastrovita (Digital Library of Georgia) will be giving a presentation that those in K-12 and parents of homeschoolers will want to attend.

Add both this sessions to your personal agenda!

Register here! It's free!: https://about.galileo.usg.edu/conference

School's OUT!! But learning NEVER takes a vacation. Sign up for this FREE virtual event in June -- our GALILEO Annual Conference. This year's focus is literacy, and you want to hear/see these speakers. We've listed a few below!

Register: https://about.galileo.usg.edu/conference

-- Renee Hobbs, Founder, Media Education Lab
-- Deborah Kennedy, Executive Director, National Coalition for Literacy
-- Pamela Cote, Senior Director, Barbara Bush Foundation
-- Julie Walker, Georgia State Librarian, University System of Georgia and Georgia Public Library Service
-- Lucy Harrison, Executive Director, GALILEO - Georgia's Virtual Library
-- John Barnett, Dean of Libraries, University of South Carolina Libraries
-- Jeff Gallant, Program Director, Affordable Learning Georgia
-- Heather Morin, Library Media/Software Coordinator, Lowndes County Schools

Thank you to everyone who attended the GIL Users Group Meeting this week. We will be uploading photos to social media soon. In the meantime, please be sure to complete the survey sent to you via email!

We're excited to see everyone in Macon. Day 2 (general conference) begins tomorrow (May 14) with registration and breakfast at 8 a.m. See you there!

Get ready to join your colleagues from across the state for the 2024 GIL Users Group Meeting!

In addition to the speakers in the photos, we will also have an ILL Roundtable and discussion on Open RS, as well as committee meetings.

Please be sure to check the website, your in-person program or ask a GALILEO or GIL staff member for room locations and other information.

Anyone should be able to help you or point you to someone who can.

See you in Macon!

Info: https://gil.usg.edu/conference

Are you registered yet for this year's virtual GALILEO Annual Conference? We have awesome sessions planned for you, including these two on Day 1. After you register, be sure to add them to your schedule.

https://about.galileo.usg.edu/conference