GO TO NETSCAPE

Go to Good's Homepage at http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/1894

Once there, click on Miscellaneous Links and then click on Galileo.

Now, in front of you, you should see a big blue looking menu. Click on Galileo Databases. This lists all the different databases you can go into. We will go next into the Social Science one. Click on Social Sciences. The next screen shows all the different places you can go under the Social Science Index. Click next on Periodical Abstracts.

Here at this next long white box, type in Louisville, Kentucky, and click "Start Search".

1. How many results did you get?
2. Click on LIMIT at the top of the screen. This function allows you to narrow down your search to more specific areas. Type in history at the subject box and then click the Start Limit box. How many "hits" did you get this time? See how wonderful the LIMIT button can be?

Now that you all have a general idea of how Galileo works and what you can do and where you can go with it, I want you to try some things.
Pick 7 topics that were discussed in Chapters 11-14 (you can use Louisville, Kentucky, as one) and find one article for each. Note that you can get full text on some noted by a bullet by the name. To get text, just click on Article Text.
Then, give the author(s), the publication information, a summary in your own words, and relate it to class discussion. Some will have the whole article there for you to read.
Ideas for topics include Vevay, Vincennes, Lake Erie, canals, trade on the Ohio, New Harmony, Chicago Portage,steamboats, etc. As always, e-mail answers, suggestions, etc. to dangood@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu
Gracias.