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 Databases at the top. This lists all the different databases you can go into. Notice Jump to: Click on S. 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. Click next on Periodical Abstracts.

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

1. How many results did you get?
2. Click on LIMIT. This function allows you to narrow down your search to more specific areas. Click limit search by Subject Heading. 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 3 topics that were discussed about Latin America and find two abstracts for each.
Do the following three things:
1. Give the author(s), the publication information
2. Summarize what you found/or summarize abstract
3. Relate it to class
4. Rate the site according to this scale:
1=Outstanding, a must see; 2=very good, well above average; 3=helpful, fuctional; 4=would seldom use, nothing special; 5=wouldn't recommend under any circumstance. Might want to say why for each of the above.
While in Galileo you might want to play around with it some more. Go somewhere and tell what you found. e-mail answers, suggestions, etc. to dangood@gasou.edu