GALILEO Annual Conference

Visit Infobase—the home of the award-winning Credo Reference, Films On Demand, and many other resources for colleges and universities—at Middle Georgia State University in Macon, GA, for a chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card!* 

Plus, learn about our solutions that promote essential information literacy, critical thinking, and research skills for lifelong learning and join Mark Wilks for a special presentation where you can learn about our brand new product, the Films On Demand Artificial Intelligence (AI) Streaming Collection. We look forward to seeing you!

Contact Mark Wilks to learn how Infobase can help you and your library thrive. Or schedule a meeting here for a free demo. 

Don’t Miss Our Presentation

Session: Wednesday, June 4 | Time: 11:10 am–11:55 am ET

How Infobase Helps Students and Faculty Ethically Approach AI

Discover how Infobase products assist faculty and students in navigating AI with resources that offer a variety of perspectives, ethical guidelines, and insights into its implications. Our materials are designed to support both instruction and assessment. For more than 80 years, Infobase has partnered with colleges and universities to provide tools that support beginning research, promote information literacy, and prepare students for the future. 

Your Presenter: Mark Wilks is a lifelong learner who is passionate about education. He has spent the past 27 years working in higher education with various educational technology companies bringing robust solutions to professors, students, and librarians. As a Business Development Executive at Infobase, Mark works with colleges and universities throughout the Midwest and parts of the southeastern portion of the United States. Mark is the father of two, an avid fisherman, and a veteran.

These are just some of our critical thinking and information literacy resources for Georgia libraries:

• NEW! The Films On Demand Artificial Intelligence (AI) Streaming Collection is an educational video library that introduces and provides a deeper understanding of the newest technological advances in AI. Curated to support teachers and students with practical use cases that consider ethical implications, this unique collection will elevate professional development and support both novices and experienced learners. 
• Credo Reference is an award-winning academic resource delivering premier reference content and images on a simple, instruction-friendly platform. Browse citable background information on any topic, learn basic resource evaluation, and dig into interactive Mind Maps that encourage exploration. The federated search integrates seamlessly with other major library resources, driving even deeper discovery. Smart research starts with Credo.
• Films On Demand is a comprehensive, instruction-focused streaming video subscription that offers every student and academic department on campus unlimited access to the most essential videos for their field of study. Includes exceptional content from the world’s top producers, such as PBS, BBC, A&E, National Geographic, and HBO®. All Films On Demand collections include unlimited views, a full statistical suite, and tools to create clips, share playlists and build in-video assessments.
• Bloom’s Literature is a one-of-a-kind multimedia research database offering both full-text literary works and the criticism, analysis, and supplementary materials that put them into context. Learn in different modalities with a robust multimedia collection that includes hundreds of documentaries, interviews, and podcasts. Suggested essay topics support instructors in building courses and assignments and provide students with points of entry into important texts. From Shakespeare to contemporary works, Bloom’s is where literature lives.
• Information Literacy – Core is standards-aligned multimedia courseware focused on information literacy skills, built on and aligned with the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Fully customizable, with extensive assessment capabilities, InfoLit – Core is easy to integrate and use in formal courses, one-shot sessions, or point-of-need instruction.
• Issues & Controversies is a multimedia research database offering constantly updated pro/con articles and carefully curated supplementary sources that together present political and social issues clearly, coherently, and without bias. Probe hundreds of topics—including recent events, timely cultural questions, and ongoing elections—from different angles in order to write analytically, debate with confidence, develop critical-thinking skills, and connect coursework to current events.

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