Gale Virtual Reference Library

GVRL – Facts Specialist reference e-book database Both own Thomson Gale and 3 rd party publications One-off purchase model rather than subscription model Purchase one eBook at a time - not a predetermined collection

GVRL - Features Individually searchable by title or cross- searchable as database Unlimited site licence access (authentication by IP validation) Remote access Marc records included – allow linking at title level from OPAC

GVRL - Features Chapters and search results can be e- mailed, printed and downloaded COUNTER compliant usage statistics Citation export (EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager) Open URL compliant Z39.50

What is actually in GVRL ? Currently over 800 titles Over 120 more for 2006 Continuously updated title list available on For price list please contact com or agent com

GVRL : Reference content from other publishers : General Reference, Humanities Animation, Game Development Academic, Learning, Professional Historical Atlases

GVRL : Reference content from other publishers : Information Science, Technology Global Political Reference Business, Personal Success Scientific, Technical John Harper Publishing NEW!

GVRL : Reference content from other publishers : Business, Scientific, Technical, Medical Astronomy, Atlases / Maps Academic, Education, Professional Social Sciences, Humanities Digital NEW! M.E. Sharpe

Basic Search Search Options: GVRL 2.0 Basic Search –Document title –Keyword –Full text –Or…select a publication

Basic Search Screen A B C D E Library BarTitle BarToolbarSearch Bar Search Pathway

Basic Search Select from three search options Or select a publication – and make a search within Or show all titles by subject

Basic Search Three search options Enter search term View results Sort results ? Expand or limit search from results page?

Results - Article/Entry Hit term highlighting Link to related index terms in this eBook title Web links Images

Results - Document Links View the entry as a PDF Click a link for more informa tion on ‘how to cite’ entries Click more links from the article / entry page

Results - eBook Links About this eBook eTable of Contents eBook index List of Illustrations Click more links from the article / entry page

Toolbar Options InfoMark Print Download Mark entries View previous searches Dictionary Title list Use ‘help’ InfoMarks are a stable URL linked to your Thomson Gale databases A single-click to any page of search results Embed InfoMarks into web pages, Word documents, lesson plans and VLE’s Bookmark entries interest as you search the database

Advanced Search Select indexes to search Expand link to get more search options Add rows for more search options if required Select titles? Refine your search results if required

Advanced Search – Additional Tips Search for words ‘near to’ each other Search across titles containing a certain word (rather than selecting a specific title) View results – then expand / limit results if required

Quick Search Perform a Quick Search from the results page Performs a Keyword Search Use ‘Quick Search’ to find additional results – then easily go back to your original results

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