Distance Learning: GALILEO

What will you find in GALILEO? All these things and more!

• Popular and Scholarly Journal Articles
• Encyclopedia and Dictionary Entries
• eBooks
• Images and Maps
• Multimedia
• Newspapers
• Statistics and Facts

If you ever need an item that the library doesn't own, fill out an ILL Request Form, and the library will try to borrow a copy for you.

OpenAthens is the login portal to GALILEO, a state-wide database of academic resources.

If you're off-campus, you'll be prompted to enter your TU username and password to log in to OpenAthens:

1. Start at the Library Website, and click on the GALILEO search button in the middle of the screen.
2. At the login screen, click on the first option: Thomas University-USA.
3. Enter the same TU username and password that you use for HawkLink and Canvas.
4. Logging in grants you access to GALILEO, where you can find articles, newspapers, photos, videos, and more.

Criteria	Scholarly Journal	Popular Magazine
Example
Content	In-depth, primary account of original findings written by the researcher(s); very specific information, with the goal of scholarly communication.	Secondary discussion of someone else's research; may include personal narrative or opinion; general information, purpose is to entertain or inform.
Author	Author's credentials are provided; usually a scholar or specialist with subject expertise.	Author is frequently a journalist paid to write articles, may or may not have subject expertise.
Audience	Scholars, researchers, and students.	General public; the interested non-specialist.
Language	Specialized terminology or jargon of the field; requires expertise in subject area.	Vocabulary in general usage; easily understandable to most readers.
Graphics	Graphs, charts, and tables; very few advertisements and photographs.	Graphs, charts and tables; lots of glossy advertisements and photographs.
Layout & Organization	Structured; includes the article abstract, goals and objectives, methodology, results (evidence), discussion, conclusion, and bibliography.	Informal; may include non-standard formatting. May not present supporting evidence or a conclusion.
Accountability	Articles are evaluated by peer-reviewers* or referees who are experts in the field; edited for content, format, and style.	Articles are evaluated by editorial staff, not experts in the field; edited for format and style.
References	Required. Quotes and facts are verifiable.	Rare. Little, if any, information about source materials is given.
Other Examples	Annals of Mathematics, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, History of Education Quarterly, Almost anything with Journal in the title.	Time, Newsweek, The Nation, The Economist

(Modified table from Tufts)