Q InfoTrac Periodical Solutions for Academic Libraries

2 Award Winning Platform Most Improved Product Award

3 General OneFile 60% Unique Content Overview 12,510 Titles 8,317 Peer Reviewed 5,052 Full Text 1,864 Active, Full-text Peer Reviewed no embargo 11,600 Titles 2,972 Magazines for Libraries 6,756 Full Text 5,493 Unique Titles Academic OneFile 60% Unique Academic JournalsGeneral Magazines More than 18,600 titles combined

4 Periodical database options from InfoTrac

5 Academic OneFile Content Overview What Makes up Academic OneFile?

6 The Premier Academic Database  Largest collection of peer-reviewed journals  Largest collection of active full-text journals with no embargo Only 389 titles have an embargo  Largest collection of journals with Impact Factors Seamlessly integrated with Thomson ISI’s Web of Science and Journal Citation Reports Cited References – forward and backward Direct links to  Ingenta  JSTOR  ProjectMuse  Blackwell Synergy  Science Direct and Scopus Digital Object Identifier (DOI) links embedded in articles Full OpenURL compliance

7 Academic OneFile will not:  Duplicate your library’s existing resources.  Thwart users’ research with embargoes. Less than 300 titles are under embargo. Academic OneFile will:  Provide full-text access to content found in major indices such as CINAHL, ERIC, BIOSIS, EconLit, RILM, PsycINFO.  Provide peer-reviewed journals that your students need.

Academic Content Acquisition Strategy DatabaseFull-text titles in AONE Full-Text titles in EBSCO Titles Unique to AONE AGRICOLA Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS) CINAHL EconLit ERIC GeoRef Inspec MEDLINE MLA International Bibliography PsycINFO RILM SPORTDiscus

9 How we compare

10 New Content 2007 Full-text of the New York Times from 1985 to present day. Times of London from Financial Times from Full audio collection of NPR programs from 1990 to present, with searchable transcripts. Audio versions of major medical journals. Full BioMed Collection, with no embargoes.

11 Full collection of Elsevier abstracts for 2,200 journals back to Key, peer-reviewed journals published in Spanish, French and other European languages. All articles can also be translated into 8 different languages. Major reference sets such as the Gale Encyclopedia of Science, Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, and the Encyclopedia of World Biography. Near-complete Economist Intelligence Unit series in full-text with no embargo. Not Your Typical Periodical Database

12 Breaking OneFile Down: Subject specific breakouts Information Science and Library Issues Insurance and Liability Collection Military and Intelligence Database Nursing and Allied Health Pop Culture Collection Psychology Collection Religion & Philosophy Collection Small Business Collection Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure Vocations, Careers and Technical Education War and Terrorism Collection Agriculture Collection Business Economics and Theory Communications and Mass Media Computer Database Criminal Justice Collection Diversity Studies Collection Environmental Studies and Policy Expanded Academic ASAP Fine Arts and Music Collection Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Issues General Reference Center Gold General Science Collection Health Reference Center Academic Additional, Subject-specific databases available to you:

13 Breaking OneFile Down: Subject specific breakouts

14 New content for peer reviewed journals in Biotechnology and other areas from Mary Ann Liebert Inc. all in full text. EBSCO only has 9 in active full text. Founded in 1980, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. is universally acknowledged for publishing authoritative peer-reviewed journals, books, and trade magazines in the most promising areas of biotechnology, biomedical research/life sciences, clinical medicine and surgery, and law. 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

15 New content for 2008 Links to live surgeries from OR LIVE Medical students will have the ability to view a live surgery from plastic surgery to vascular surgeries Academic OneFile will provide both articles and video! Hyperlinks from the Multimedia Tab will take students directly to the webcast. Rhinoplasty, Knee Replacement, Heart Transplant, Robotic- Assisted Prostatectomy, Craniotomy Treatment for Meningioma Tumors, Anterior Spinal Fusion, Kyphoplasty for Vertebral Compression Fractures

16 New content for 2008 More than 50 titles in Full Text from the American Bar Association. Titles include both Newsletters and Journals Key Titles Business Law today Criminal Justice Labor and Employment Law ABA Journal Fidelity and Surety Digest State and Local Law News

17 New content for 2008 These refereed scientific research journals have established a unique medium for the publication of new developments and advances in humanities and social sciences; science, engineering, technology, interdisciplinary research, development and education. Key Titles  International Journal of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering  International Journal of Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences  International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences  International Journal of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering  International Journal of Computer Systems Science and Engineering

18 New content for 2008 Abstract linking agreement with Walter De Gruyter for almost 100 titles. For more than two-hundred and fifty years the name Walter de Gruyter has been synonymous with high-quality, landmark publications in the humanities and natural sciences. The scope of their publishing program includes theology and philosophy, biology and chemistry, linguistics and literature, mathematics and physics, history and archaeology, as well as law and medicine. In all these areas de Gruyter has consistently partnered with exceptional scholars to establish itself as a key international publisher.

19 PowerSearch: Customize Academic OneFile  PowerSearch Gives you the ability to add reference works to your periodical collections  Available through our Gale Virtual Reference Library collection  Results are displayed within the database “Books” tab: E-Books displayed here

20 PowerSearch and E-Books  Research/Reference books online  Full flexibility with your collection  No readers, no check-outs, no barriers  Unlimited usage  Cross search with Academic OneFile  You own the content forever

21 eBook vs. eReference Traditional eBookGVRL Book access is restricted to one user per session Content is accessible by multiple users, like a database Content is only available in PDF Content is available in both HTML and PDF formats for easy reading Content cannot be translated into multiple languages Content is translatable into 8 different languages Cannot be seamlessly cross-searched with other databases Full cross-search capability Content often requires a reader downloadNo readers, no downloads

22 Some key reference works currently available: This is a foundational work, in the mode of Encyclopedia of Philosophy and Encyclopedia of Religion. Key topics include: wealth and income distribution, economic aid, food production, water rights, healthcare, etc new articles in the 2 nd edition. Serves as a general-purpose introduction to the field. Ideal for all academic and public libraries 2007 Dartmouth Award Winner Focuses on all aspects of Jewish history and culture. 22 volume set, fully searchable.

23 PowerSearch with The Gale Virtual Reference Library More than 2000 reference works to choose from Hundreds of Award Winners 45 publishers

24 Key Partners: Elsevier Elsevier’s full reference collection:  47 reference titles covering chemistry, mathematics, medicine, animals, physics, and physical and social science.  Full 2007 list, as well as major reference from 2000 forward  Allows Gale to provide more STM reference to the academic market, especially in hard sciences  Cross-searchable with Academic OneFile

25 Key Partners: Sage  Sage reference collection  Full collection available via GVRL (44 titles), even though they have their own platform.  Publisher focused mainly on social sciences.  Content is similar to Gale’s in nature, but fills subject areas we do not cover.  Cross-searchable with Academic OneFile

26 PowerSearch: New Features Did You Mean? Search alerts in PowerSearch, with RSS export capability Improved user interface, with easier access to limiters Improved document display, with easier access to InfoMarks and document tools Improved “How-to-Cite” functionality Tab configuration Enhanced Subject Guide with topic groupings, as well as “limit by subject” and “limit by document type” Search within Results

27 Did You Mean? “Did You Mean?” offers suggestions when a user misspells a term or phrase. Below, a search on “alcoholizm” brings forth the following suggestions.

28 Also Try “Also Try” feature helps users find better information. Example below suggests “Capital Punishment” when user searches on “death penalty.”

29 Better Results Colored Tabs, with number of results per tab. Easy access to limiters, including “Search Within Results” “Instant Limiters” allowing users to quickly find information. Libraries can choose their default tab. “Reference” has been changed to “Books,” as it is a term more users are familiar with.

30 Better Document Display Visible document subject headings. Fielded values provide more information about the article. Document Tools tell user what they can do with the article: view PDF, print, , cite, translate, etc.

31 Improved Citations Improved citations now include accurate fields and formatting, per latest APA and MLA standards.

32 Search Alerts/RSS Users can now generate a Search Alert when viewing results or a Journal Alert when viewing a publication. This service pushes new content to the user via as it is loaded into the database(s). Users can also take advantage of Gale’s RSS service, which automatically sends content into their reader.

33 More Publication Details Expanded details include a publication description, embargo and coverage information, publisher contact information, etc. Journal Alerts now available.

34  More Peer-Reviewed Titles  Award winning search platform  Unique customization with Gale Virtual Reference Library  The premier platform for academic research

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