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Gale’s One Search August 5, 2009

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gale one searchYesterday we talked about the new Gale’s Power Search. Today I would like to talk about a feature within Gale’s Power Search called One Search. Power Search only searches the magazine and newspaper databases. One Search searches across all the Gale databases we currently own. This includes the resource centers such as Student Resource Center and Biography Resource Center.

If you are looking for ebooks as well as magazine and newspaper articles this in the search to use.

Be sure to try it out and let me know how you like it. What wowed you?

Articles in Gale Databases August 4, 2009

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Gale PowerSearchWe are in the process of grouping Gale databases together under one search link.  Articles in Gale (this is what we are calling it on our Databases A-Z page) - searches all the magazine and newspaper databases we own. This ‘federated search’ provides for some really cool features. It is the same interface as what appears on the individual databases like InfoTrac OneFile. Here are a couple of features you need to know about.

  • User Logins – all users of the database can create a login and save articles and searches.  Besides saving they can -
    • Customize the RSS feeds displayed on the home page
    • Share their folders or articles via email or bookmarks (great for teachers or librarians)
    • Always available from any Gale database supplier.  That’s right if a student is attending UNLV and uses Gale Databases at college then wants to come to one of our libraries and continue working from our Gale databases they can do that if they setup their own Gale login. By logging in to their account from our database they will see all the articles and folders they created while logged in at UNLV.
  • Time magazine goes back to 1923 in full text.  Got a student looking for what happened on August 4, 1929? Use this resource-
    • Browse Publication
    • Search for Time
    • Select Full text coverage year
    • Select 1929
    • Select Issue
    • Select an article from the Table of Contents for the issue
  • Translates article in 11 languages on the fly
  • Build in dictionary – highlight a term and click dictionary
  • Provides images, videos and podcasts as well as articles

Let me know what wowed you!

Gale Power Search 2.0 June 25, 2009

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PowerSearch 2.0, an enhanced version of the original PowerSearch platform, brings greater “power to the user.” 
Beginning in July, PowerSearch 2.0 will be fully implemented for all customers.   Libraries can get a head start on learning how to use the new design by clicking on the “Find Out More” link on the PowerSearch website: www.gale.com/powersearch. (If link does not work call Jon and ask him to contact Gale to have it turned on).
Enhancements –

PowerSearch 2.0 simplifies browsing through Gale’s more than 20,000 publications, providing the ability to search across more than 150 million documents. 

More customization options for the user, allowing them to create their own custom profile.  Users can modify the home page so that the topics and publications are fed through RSS feeds directly to the page at login. 

Web 2.0 sharing tools including Del.icio.us, MySpace, Reddit, Digg, Facebook, Newsvine, Twitter and others to connect users with their community.  These tools allow users to push interesting articles out to the Web to share with others.

ReadSpeaker (text-to-speech technology), allowing users to have all articles available from within the platform read aloud.  All articles are fully downloadable in MP3 file format and can be played on an iPod or other audio devices.

Addition of “named user” functionality, allowing researchers to create custom profiles, name and save any search and modify RSS feed on the product’s homepage, thus facilitating ongoing research and supporting user’s interests.

Search results that incorporate portals of context sensitive multimedia (images, video and podcasts).

On-demand translation of documents into 11 different languages, helping institutions support a global community of users.

Gale Celebrates Earth Day April 17, 2009

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In celebration of Earth Day on April 22, Gale is offering free resources on its completely updated Environmental Resource Web site http://www.galeschools.com/environment/.

Browse the activities page http://www.galeschools.com/environment/activities.htm to learn more about endangered species, biomes, tips on “going green,” lesson plans and more, or download a free  bookmark, poster or screensaver.
 
Tools and resources are available at http://www.galeschools.com/environment/tools.htm and include a parent’s and teacher’s guide for “experiment central,” details on environmental ethics and words to know.

You can also get a glimpse at Gale’s greatly anticipated new online resource GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) due to release in June, and see how other Gale resources like Global Issues in Context can guide you to the latest information on hot topics like climate change, nuclear and renewable energy and recycling. to try a search go to the Library’s Living Green InfoGuide and use the search box under Websites. Please leave a comment about how you liked the Gale’s new online resource.

Training – Gale Offers Database Training April 9, 2008

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If you are interested in database training on any of the Gale products check out their schedule of online sessions at http://www.attendeenet.com/gale_training/.