HOW TO USE GALENET

Procedure:

1. Log on to the IC website. http://www.ic.edu.lb/
2. Click on the “LIBRARY” tab.
3. In the panel on the left side of the screen, under “Resources,” click on GaleNet.
4. You will be asked to enter a password, which is lmcic

You will be given a choice of four databases:
* Student Resource Center Gold
* Kids Infobits
* Literature Resource Center
* Science Resource Center

5. Click on Student Resource Center Gold
You will find that there are several options for search strategies in this database. They consist of
* BASIC
* SUBJECT GUIDE
* PUBLICATION
* ADVANCED
* CURRICULUM STANDARDS
* TOPIC TREES.

6. Explore the different search strategies provided. Become familiar enough with each of them so that you can decide which one is most convenient for your specific research purposes.

7. On the page that opens up, you will find the categories of sources. The gray tabs are inactive and therefore unavailable. The default tab is “Reference,” but you can click on any of the others.
· Reference
· Magazines
· Academic Journals
· News
· Creative Works
· Primary Sources
· Multimedia

Note that you can sort your results according to
* relevance
* document title
* document type
* publication title
* content level, level of reading difficulty, is indicated by a green circle, a red triangle, or a yellow square
* publication date.

Note that the type of material is labeled in the far right column. It can be a
* document
* topic overview
* article, picture
* letter to the editor
* clinical report
* etc.

The search result item includes the
* title
* author
* document type
* magazine title
* number of pages
* number of words
* reading level.
The academic journals also include the publication date.
The multimedia can include
* broadcast transcripts
* audio-files
* links to websites.

At the end of the articles, there is “Source Citation.” You may use this for your bibliography. For example,
Bower, Bruce. "Weighting for friends: obesity spreads in social networks.(This week)." Science News. 172. 4 (July 28, 2007): 51(1). Student Resource Center - Gold. Thomson Gale.