Cengage Learning An Overview of Library Reference October 24, 2013 Krzysztof Szymański Library Reference Sales Executive CEE

Library Reference Overview2 Agenda  Gale Virtual Reference Library  National Geographic Magazine Archive  The Economist Historical Archive  NewsVault  Archives Unbound 20 May 2015

Gale Virtual Reference Library - GVRL

Library Reference Overview4 Gale Virtual Reference Library - GVRL GVRL is the award winning, premier eBook platform from Cengage Learning. Through GVRL, libraries can build up an extensive library of reference titles from Cengage Learning and our publishing partners. Features include:  Over 9,000 books available  Publishing partners include Wiley, MacMillan, OUP, Encyclopedia Britannica, Elsevier, Springer and many more  Purchase as few or as many titles as you want – build your library incrementally  Save space in libraries and make content available 24/7 to all students and researchers, from anywhere  Cross-search research titles together or with your periodical content  Truly multi-disciplinary – subjects include History, Literature, Art, Science, Medicine and many more 20 May 2015

Library Reference Overview5 Gale Virtual Reference Library - GVRL 20 May 2015

Library Reference Overview6 Gale Virtual Reference Library - GVRL 20 May 2015

Library Reference Overview7 Gale Virtual Reference Library - GVRL 20 May 2015

Library Reference Overview8 Gale Virtual Reference Library - GVRL 20 May 2015 ‘Related Subjects’ allows researchers to dig deeper into content

Library Reference Overview9 Gale Virtual Reference Library - GVRL 20 May 2015 Navigate through the entire book using the Table of Contents, or showing results at the article level Improvements on results relevancy

Library Reference Overview1020 May 2015 Gale Virtual Reference Library - GVRL

Library Reference Overview11 Gale Virtual Reference Library - GVRL Additional Features Include:  Compatible with all eReaders, including iPads  Interface translation  Document translation – Arabic included  Readspeaker technology allows the user to have the document read out to them, or download as an MP3. This can be translated into Arabic if required 20 May 2015

National Geographic Magazine Archive

Library Reference Overview13 National Geographic Magazine Archive – from 1888 The complete archive of the world’s best-known, most authoritative publication on people and cultures, exploration, nature and more.  124 years of content  200,000+ pages in over 1500 issues  300,000+ images  Over 500 map supplements  Full text searching of all articles 20 May 2015

Library Reference Overview14 Why the NG Magazine Archive?  Brand Name: National Geographic is one of the most recognized and respected names in publishing and frequently is the longest running subscription maintained by a library  Content for a variety of disciplines: Per market research, National Geographic content support learning and research in a wide range of subject areas.  Peoples and Cultures  Environment  Geography  Science & Technology  Animals  Photography and journalism 20 May 2015

Library Reference Overview15 Why the NG Magazine Archive?  National Geographic Content: Words associated with the National Geographic content:  Quality  Credible  Accurate  Unique  Expand usage: Some of these materials already exist in your libraries – but are not connected. The magazine archive and virtual library will allow patrons to do research in ways not possible with the hard copy. All materials are accessible together, not a series of isolated uses. 20 May 2015

Library Reference Overview16 Leading Edge Research and Exploration 20 May 2015 Jacques Cousteau – Underwater Exploration

Library Reference Overview17 Leading Edge Research and Exploration 20 May 2015 Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall - Primates

Library Reference Overview18 Leading Edge Research and Exploration 20 May 2015 Robert Ballard – The Titanic

Library Reference Overview19 Leading Edge Research and Exploration 20 May 2015 Peoples and Cultures

Library Reference Overview20 Leading Edge Research and Exploration 20 May 2015 Polar Exploration

Library Reference Overview21 Leading Edge Research and Exploration 20 May 2015 Archaeology and Anthropology

Business Insights: Global

20 May 2015Library Reference Overview23 Case studies from Gale CaseBase and other publishers. Interactive charts for economic and business indicators that let students generate their own analyses and custom charts for use in reports and presentations. Country overviews full of detailed information, as well as interactive rankings and stats, with quick links to associated news, case studies and academic journal articles. Global industry overviews mapped to International Standard Industry Codes (ISIC) and NAICS codes. Topic overviews on major areas of international business, with quick links to associated content. New & Unique to Business Insights: Global

The Economist Historical Archive

One of the World’s pre-eminent weekly newspapers from 1 st August 1843 EHA features the complete run of the paper from – more than 8,000 issue Digitally captured in full colour from print and fully searchable Fully searchable and downloadable tables National and International Content A Key resource for History, Politics, Business & Finance, Science, Technology, International Events and many more subjects Multiple search paths, or browse editions week by week, cover to cover 20 May 2015Library Reference Overview25 The Economist Historical Archive

Library Reference Overview26 NewsVault A cross-search platform of all Historical Newspaper Archives from Cengage Learning. Archives include:  The Times Digital Archive  The Economist  The Financial Times  The Illustrated London News  The Picture Post  The Times Literary Supplement  The Sunday Times Digital Archive 20 May 2015

Archives Unbound

Library Reference Overview28 What is Archives Unbound?  Full-Text OCR-ed and Searchable Primary Sources  Simple Platform that is easy to use  Unique Primary Source Materials, such as letters and memoranda, newsletters, and monograph-type reports  Future ability to cross-search this product with other Gale products represent a goldmine for researchers  Supports collection development in Liberal Arts as well as, research-oriented libraries  Meets demand for smaller, more affordable digital collections 20 May 2015

Library Reference Overview29 Archives Unbound – Some Relevant Collections  Afghanistan and the U.S., : Records of the U.S. State Department Central Classified Files  Democracy in Turkey, : Records of the U.S. State Department Classified Files  Evangelism and the Syria-Lebanon Mission: Correspondence of the Board of Foreign Missions,  Methodist Episcopal Church Archives: Missionary Activities  Personal Justice Denied: Public Hearings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment, May 2015

Library Reference Overview30 Archives Unbound – Some Relevant Collections 20 May 2015  Post-War Europe: Refugees, Exile and Resettlement,  Records of the Persian Gulf War  The British Mandate in Palestine, Arab- Jewish Relations, and the U.S. Consulate at Jerusalem,  The Cyprus Crisis in 1967  The King and the People in Morocco, : U.S. State Department Records on the Internal Affairs of Morocco  The Middle East Online: Arab-Israeli Relations,

Library Reference Overview31 Archives Unbound – Some Relevant Collections  The Middle East Online: Iraq,  The Persian Gulf States and Yemen,  U.S. Middle East Peace Policy and America’s Role in the Middle East Peace Process,  U.S. and Iraqi Relations: U.S. Technical Aid,  World War II, Occupation, and the Civil War in Greece, : Records of the U.S. State Department Classified Files 20 May 2015