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Cengage Gale Products at Tel Aviv University Chris Houghton Cengage Learning 3 rd June 2010

Agenda  What do you subscribe to?  Academic OneFile - Content  Infotrac Functionality  Business and Company Resource Centre  20 th Century Political and Cultural Change  Promoting your products  In the Future….

Your Existing Subscriptions  Academic OneFile  Business and Company Resource Center with PROMT  Biography Resource Center  Computer Database  Health Reference Center Academic  LegalTrac  LRC, Scribner Writers Series Online, Twayne's Authors Online  Agriculture Collection  Business Economics and Theory  Criminal Justice Collection  Communications and Mass Media Collection  Environmental Studies and Policy Collection  Fine Arts and Music Collection  Nursing and Allied Health Collection  Psychology Collection  Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection  InfoTrac Diversity Studies  Infotrac Educators 200  InfoTrac General Science  InfoTrac Information Science & Technology Issues  Infotrac Military and Intelligence Database  InfoTrac Religion & Philosophy  InfoTrac Vocation, Careers & Technical Education  InfoTrac War & Terrorism  Gale Virtual Reference Library  Post War Europe  Conditions & Politics  Testaments to the Holocaust  Arab Israeli Relations  Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees: The West's Response to Jewish Emigration  The Vatican and the Holocaust  RDS Tablebase

Academic OneFile - Content

Content that Students Need, No Restrictions  Fewer than 400 titles with an embargo.  Full-text of major newspapers, with 24 years of the New York Times, updated multiple times per day.  Abstracts for full Elsevier Collection.  Linking to Google Scholar, ISI Web of Science, JSTOR.

InfoTrac Growth 2009  More than 4M articles added to InfoTrac  Manually indexed more than 1M articles  Signed more than 1,400 new titles  Academic OneFile continues to sign full-text titles from all of the major bibliographic indices

Academic OneFile – content updates  13,355 Titles  8,646 Peer Reviewed  6,025 Full Text  2,687 Active, Full-text Peer Reviewed New content added to InfoTrac in 2009 New titles: 1,000 + Peer reviewed titles: 650+ Full text peer reviewed titles: 300+ Time Magazine articles from 1923

Academic OneFile comparisons Academic OneFile gives users: More non-embargoed, active full text More non-embargoed, peer reviewed content Full text titles from all of the major bibliographic indices No embargos on 93% of titles (access new content when it’s published!) ResourceTotal Titles Total Full- Text Titles Peer reviewed Total Embargoed Titles Active Full- text NO Embargo % of Content under Embargo Average Embargo Length Academic OneFile13,8626,0258, , days Academic Search Complete 11,6367,5859,3572,1253, days ProQuest Central14,13411,1284,8401,9095, days

Why Avoid Embargos? In % of the retrieved and used content in products was published less than 8 months ago. So what good is content with a one year embargo?

More Titles ProQuest Central EBSCOhost InfoTrac 11,134 12,212 18,510 3,757 4,246 10,658 1,205 2, days 335 days 70 days Total Titles Active, Full-Text with no Embargo Total Titles with an Embargo Average Embargo InfoTrac is, hands down, the largest aggregation of serial content.

Here are some recently titles signed that focus on business content New Content: ECONLIT Not available in other databases Not available in other databases

Here are some recently titles signed that focus on Pscyhology New Content: PsychINFO Not available in other databases Not available in other databases

Here are some recently titles signed that focus on nursing content New Content: CINAHL Not available in other databases Not available in other databases

Aging Health Biomarkers in Medicine Clinical Lipidology Epigenomics Future Cardiology Future Microbiology Future Neurology Future Oncology HIV Therapy Imaging in Medicine Immunotherapy Interventional Cardiology Nanomedicine Pediatric Health Personalized Medicine Pharmacogenomics Therapy More then 20 new titles from Future Medicine Ltd. Other Recent Additions

Key Titles  American Education History Journal  Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue  Journal of Research in Character Education  Quarterly Review of Distance Education  The Distance Learning Magazine  Middle Grades Research Journal

Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy Expert Review of Clinical Immunology Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology Expert Review of Dermatology Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Expert Review of Hematology Expert Review of Medical Devices Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics Expert Review of Obstetrics & Gynecology Expert Review of Ophthalmology Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research Expert Review of Proteomics Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine Expert Review of Vaccines Therapy Other Recent Additions New titles from Expert Reviews Ltd.

Key Titles  Engineering  Health  iBusiness  Journal of Intelligent Learning Systems and Applications  Natural Science  Technology and Investment  Energy and Power Engineering 10 new titles from Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. More Additions

 Nature Biotechnology  Nature Cell Biology  Nature Chemical Biology  Nature Digest  Nature Genetics  Nature Geoscience  Nature Immunology  Nature Materials  Nature Medicine  Nature Methods  Nature Nanotechnology  Nature Neuroscience  Nature Photonics  Nature Physics  Nature Protocols  Nature Clinical Practice Urology  Bone Marrow Transplantation  British Dental Journal  British Journal of Cancer  British Journal of Pharmacology  Cancer Gene Therapy  Cell Death and Differentiation  Cell Research  Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology  Journal of Human Hypertension  Journal of Investigative Dermatology  Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings  Journal of Perinatology  Kidney International  Laboratory Investigation  Leukemia  Modern Pathology  Molecular Psychiatry  Molecular Systems Biology  Molecular Therapy  Mucosal Immunology  Neuropsychopharmacology  Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics  EMBO reports  European Journal of Clinical Nutrition  European Journal of Human Genetics  Evidence-Based Dentistry  Eye  Gene Therapy  Genes and Immunity  Heredity  Immunology & Cell Biology  International Journal of Impotence Research  International Journal of Obesity  Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism  Obesity  Oncogene  Prostate Cancer  Spinal Cord  The Pharmacogenomics Journal  Vital Other Recent Additions

45 peer reviewed journals in biotechnology and other areas from Mary Ann Liebert. All in full text, no embargo. Key Titles  AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses  Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care  Biosecurity and Bioterrorism:  Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science  Biotechnology Law Report  Cloning and Stem Cells  Election Law Journal  Human Gene Therapy  Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research  Journal of Neurotrauma  Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology  Obesity Management  Stem Cells and Development Not available in other databases Not available in other databases 3 of the top ten US searches on Academic Onefile in 2008 were related to stem cells and cloning. Other Recent Additions

Live surgeries from OR LIVE Rhinoplasty, Knee Replacement, Heart Transplant, Robotic-Assisted Prostatectomy, Craniotomy Treatment for Meningioma Tumors, Anterior Spinal Fusion, Kyphoplasty for Vertebral Compression Fractures More unique content

Key Titles  Business Law today  Criminal Justice  Labor and Employment Law  ABA Journal  Fidelity and Surety Digest  State and Local Law News More than 50 titles from the American Bar Association. More Additions

 Critical Studies in Television  Ethnicity and Race in a Changing World: A Review Journal  Film Studies  Gothic Studies  International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education  International Journal of Low- Carbon Technologies  International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education  Irish Economic and Social History  Mediterranean Studies  Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film  The Journal of Transport History  The Seventeenth Century Manchester University Press: Not available in other databases Social Studies

 Provides profiles and analysis on companies, industry sectors and countries from South East Europe Aii Data processing Ltd & International Monetary Fund Titles coming soon: International Business Countries: Bulgaria Kazakhstan Romania Russia Ukrain The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 186 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. Includes: Country reports Bulletins Economic Outlook reports

Key Titles (not available in other databases)  Cancer Research Alert  Diabetes Management  Holistic Nursing Update  Psychiatric Medicine Report  Radiology Alert More than 30 titles from the AHC Media. Titles coming soon: Health American Academy of Audiology Key Titles  Journal of the American Academy of Audiology  Audiology Today

DEMONSTRATION

Business and Company Resource Centre

What’s in BCRC?  440,000 company profiles  365,000 products  10,000+ encyclopedia entries  Business Ranking  Industry Overviews  Market Research  Business associations  Real Time Financials  Investment Reports  Financial tools

Detailed Information about BCRC Content  440,000 company profiles from 8 premier Gale directories – American Wholesalers & Distributors, Brands & Their Companies, Consultants & Consulting Organizations, Graham & Whiteside Major Companies of the World Series; Publishers Directory, Telecommunications Directory, Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies and Ward’s Business Directory of Private & Public Companies in Canada & Mexico. Global in coverage – 35% international and covering over 90% private companies.  4,668 indexed periodical titles - 74% full text, 97% embargo free. Coverage extends from 1980 to the present.  10,000 company histories and chronologies only available from Gale’s Notable Corporate Chronologies and International Directory of Company Histories.  30,000 top lists, market share tables, product rankings, market forecasts from 2 premier Gale sources – Market Share Reporter & Business Rankings Annual  1.5 Million Investment Reports – Premier investment research reports (current plus 3 yrs back) on publicly traded companies and industry sectors from Reuters Research on Demand.

 414 case digests in the area of human resource law from Ornel Inc.  365,000 products from over 80,000 companies from Gale’s Brand’s & Their Companies. Industry Overviews and market Research  1300 overviews covering every SIC code, emerging and global markets from Gale’s Encyclopedia of American Industries, Encyclopedia of Global Industries and Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries.  10,700 market research reports from around the globe from premier publisher Datamonitor.  8,000 association records on service and manufacturing associations worldwide from Gale’s Encyclopedia of Associations National; Encyclopedia of Associations Local, State & Regional and Encyclopedia of Associations International Directories  Company Financials – 15 min delayed stock quote and stock data, charts, historical stock prices, SEC documents with financial statements and insider buying and selling activity, plus open Web content, blogs and podcasts from FinancialContent.com. And More….

DEMONSTRATION

20 th Century Political & Cultural Change

Arab-Israeli Relations, Step into the global drama of the last century From the National Archives at Kew comes an unparalleled collection that offers researchers a unique opportunity to study documents that shed insight on the history of the Middle East in the 20 th century. Researchers will also find critical documents such as: conference reports ministerial memos diplomatic dispatches letters from the King of Jordan press releases arms deal reports …plus much more. Series 1 consists of archived material from the British foreign Office, Prime Minister’s Office and War Dept., among others. It covers: the Balfour Declaration the Black September War in Jordan the death of the Egyptian President, Gamal Abdul Nasser in the Palestinian-Zionist tensions and their impact on British policy in the 1940s and 1950s.

Conditions and Politics in Occupied Europe Explore attitudes, experiences and choices in an occupied land A source of invaluable information collected from papers received in the Foreign Office. Documented are German attempts to win over important groups in occupied countries; the reaction to, and effect of, the German occupation; the propaganda struggle; the creation of the first resistance units; and repercussions of events such as the German invasion of Russia. Essays included are: Life in Occupied France, : by Professor Rod Kedward, University of Sussex Norway Under German Occupation, by Dr. Chris Mann The Benelux Countries During the Second World War: Between Collaboration, Accommodation and Resistance by Dr. Dirk Martin The Departments of the Foreign Office by Dr. Michael Stenton

Post-War Europe: Refugees, Exile and Resettlement – An Essential Resource for anyone studying the Holocaust or Jewish Studies The role of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Commission The international response to the refugee crisis in Europe Life in the DP camps The rise of Zionism and determination to secure a Jewish homeland in Palestine The Soviet attitude to refugees from Eastern Europe and the breakdown in US/Soviet relations Reports and statistics on refugees by country Essays included are: The Henriques Archive - Ben Barkow, Director of the Wiener Library Displaced Persons and the Desire for a Jewish National Homeland - Dr Michael Brenner, Ludwig- Maximilian University, Munich The Politics of Displaced Persons in Post-War Europe, Professor Arieh Kochavi, University of Haifa Preparing for a new World Order: UNRRA and the International Management of Refugees - Dr Jessica Reinisch, Birkbeck College, University of London A Continual Source of Trouble, The Displaced Persons Camp Bergen-Belsen (Hohne), Dr Rainer Schulze, University of Essex Displaced Persons, : The social and cultural perspective - Dr Angelika Königseder and Dr Juliane Wetzel, Zentrum fur Antisemitismusforschung, Berlin

Testaments to the Holocaust Gain unforgettable insights into one of history’s darkest hours The Wiener Library is the oldest institution in the world established for the task of documenting the Nazi regime and its crimes against the Jewish people. Now, the remarkable primary source documents from its archives – complemented by appropriate secondary literature – can be viewed anytime, anywhere, with an Internet connection. Wiener Library publications – the publications in the collection span the 1930s through the mid-1960s, detailing developments in Europe as they were unfolding. Early material testifies to Jewish efforts to resist the Nazi onslaught. Original Nazi propaganda materials – illustrated volumes; Nazi calendars; the Sigilla Veri, a rare encyclopedia of anti-Semitism; Hitler Youth materials; songbooks extolling the glories of the Third Reich; pamphlets; educational books and more. 1,200 eyewitness accounts – unique insights into almost every aspect of the Holocaust. Photographs - communicate the essential horror of what occurred in Europe, with an impact that complements and reinforces the written descriptions and records.

Promoting Your Products

Promoting Resources to Users: Marketing To help the library increase and maintain their usage and promote their databases, Cengage can offer the following Materials: Posters Bookmarks Factsheets Flyers

Promoting Resources to Users: Training Cengage is committed to providing you with the resources to train users to access relevant material effectively and efficiently: support.gale.com Tip Sheets Navigation Guides Sample Searches

Agenda

Promoting Resources to Users: Guided Tours Cengage are developing a suite of Guided Tours for each of their products. These will be: Created in Flash; therefore low in bandwidth and quick to load Aimed at Users with little or no experience of products Approximately 10 minutes long A comprehensive walk through of the product Available for the library to link to from their webpage/VLE COMING SOON!

Agenda

In the Future?

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Relevant GVRL Titles  Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World  Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa  Middle East Conflict Reference Library  Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd ed.  Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an  Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures  Historical Atlas of the Islamic World  Books About the Middle East, Selecting and Using them with Children and Adolescents  Going to School in the Middle East and North Africa  The Contemporary Middle East, A Documentary History  Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers, Rev. and Updated ed.  Historical Dictionary of the Arab-Israeli Conflict  Historical Dictionary of Iran, 2nd ed.  Historical Dictionary of Iraq  Historical Dictionary of Pakistan

 Encyclopaedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa  Culture and Customs of Syria  Encyclopaedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa  Historical Atlas of the Islamic World  Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East, 63, Historical Dictionary of the People's Republic of China  Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East, 65, Historical Dictionary of Australia  Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East, 68, Historical Dictionary of Israel  Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals of the Twentieth Century  Indonesian Muslim Intelligentsia and Power  Indonesian Syariah, Defining a National School of Islamic Law  Iran Today [Two Volumes]: An Encyclopaedia of Life in the Islamic Republic  Islam in America  Islam in Southeast Asia  The Ancient Near East: An Encyclopedia for Students  Understanding Islam and Muslim Traditions

Financial Times Historical Archive, The complete London edition, online Advisory editor: Dr Richard Roberts, Institute of Contemporary History, University of London The Financial Times

FT – the world’s daily business newspaper  World business, finance and political news  Objective, accurate and full coverage  Companies: Business, Industry, & Finance  Globalisation  Management  National and international Politics  Business Education  Entrepreneurship  Personal Finance  Technology  Arts & Leisure  Special Surveys

FT – key points  Distinctive global recognition  Cover to cover from 1888 to 2006  800,000 pages approx., fully searchable*  Includes all classified and display advertising  Every item is subject or topic categorised  Contributed essays by leading experts  Will become cross-searchable with The Times and  TheEconomist - creating an authoritative C19th and  C20th international historical resource  Purchase and Subscription models *Not published June 1 st – August 8 th 1983

The Economist Historical Archive  The complete online archive of every issue of the global weekly newspaper  Every page, leader, letter, news article and financial indicator available in an easy to use digital format  Unique functionality which includes Key Indicators tables post-1983 downloadable into spreadsheet applications The Economist

The Economist Historical Archive An archive as gripping as it is good…The Economist has shown how backfile digitisation should be done Information World Review, January 08

Biography Resource Centre

Comprehensive biographical reference database, combining more than 135 of the most frequently consulted Gale biographical sources with over 300 full-text periodicals Over 1.4 million biographies Multi-disciplinary: Material in the areas of literature, science, business, entertainment, politics, sport, history and the arts

 Biography Resource Center’s comprehensiveness is unmatched  450,000+ biographies on 380,000+ people  101,000+ international entrants!  More than 300 periodicals…full-text only  27,000+ photos/portraits  19,000+ vetted web sites  Whether it’s latest news or new perspectives, the Biography Resource Center is relevant to a wide variety of research needs  Continuous updating--new/updated biographies added weekly, periodicals added daily  More than 100,000 new/updated biographies added in 2008!  Powered by more than 50 years’ experience publishing biographies, BioRC provides authoritative content  135+ respected Gale biographical reference titles  1,100+ volumes  Print reference valued at more than $150,000! Biography Resource Centre – Product Overview

Literature Resource Centre

Literature Resource Center: needs it meets  Critical and biographical coverage of authors and their works from:  all genres  all time periods  around the world  Literature PLUS: Theater, Film, Culture Studies, Area Studies, Gender Studies, Philosophy, History, Religion  Literature in context  Multiple viewpoints  Materials for a broad range of skills and interest levels

What’s in Literature Resource Center? Literature Criticism and Reviews  More than 75,000 critical essays from Gale Literature Criticism series and other titles; about per cent of LC/LCO series content is in LRC  More than 390 full-text journals, literary magazines, & trade publications—more than 850,000 articles as of September 2009

What’s in Literature Resource Center?  Biographical information  More than 145,000 author biographies  More than 7,000 interviews  More than 3,000 author images

What’s in Literature Resource Center?  More than 11,000 work overviews, topic overviews and explications help readers understand the “story behind the story” of literary works and movements Historical, Social and Cultural Context:  Dictionary of Literary Biography and Literature and Its Times illuminate the historical and social contexts of literary works and movements.

What’s in Literature Resource Center? But wait, there’s more…  More than 10,000 National Public Radio segments on books, writers, publishing and related subjects  Nearly 30,000 full-text contemporary poems, short stories, and plays  Merriam-Webster’s Encyclopedia of Literature and Collegiate Dictionary  5,000 links to literary Web sites  Continuous updating via new Gale & periodical content, biographical updates, additional journal titles

RDS Business Suite

RDS Business Suite Overview RDS is a modular, subscription-based database. It originally launched in Gale acquired RDS in RDS traditionally has had a strong foothold in the corporate market. Today, its reach also extends into corporate, government, academic and public libraries. RDS Business Suite is comprised of three modules:  TableBase: Indexed tabular data on companies, products, and industries.  Business & Industry: Business/industry-focused articles.  Business & Management Practices: The “how and why” of a business; real-life applications and case studies.

A New Experience From Gale  Proactively addressed RDS customers’ “wish list” for reinvigorated search capabilities  Actively added and enhanced journal and periodical content  Enhanced RDS’s unique vocabulary terms  Modified and enhanced the user interface  Focused on and enhanced the original strengths of RDS – which include, precise search results with categorized content (tables, case studies, etc.) on timely business topics  Addressed additional requests that customers are telling us about Garnered from customer feedback we have: