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The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases Vincent Cheah Gale Solutions Consultant Thomson Learning Asia November 13~14, 2002 The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

GALE v Fully owned by The Thomson Co. v Merger September 1998 – – – – 2 Gale Research Inc. Information Access Co. Primary Source Media Graham & Whiteside 1999: Macmillan Library Reference, USA 2000: K. G. Saur 2001: Greenhaven The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

What Does Gale Offers • Print products - authoritative reference books, encyclopedia, dictionary • Microfilm, rare archives information • Electronic database, full-text periodical database, reference database, with CD-ROM option • E-book (Nov 2002) 3 The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

What Are Gale Resource Centers? Bringing together three types of information sources in one database • Full Text Periodical Articles • Gale Quality Reference Resources • Primary Source Documents 4 The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

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Biography Resource Center The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

Simple & Powerful Search Interface 7 The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

Content overview. . . • The Biography Resource Center combines more than 80 of the most frequently consulted Gale biographical databases with more than 250 full-text periodicals. • Over 300, 000 narrative biographies for approximately 220, 000 individuals, including poets, politicians, philosophers, prospectors, physicians – just about every kind of person you can imagine. • Full-text periodical coverage of journals in biography provides currency (over 250 journals) 8 The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

. . . Content overview • Bio. RC + Marquis = access to information on over 1, 000 individuals. . . • 33, 000 thumbnail biographies from Debrett’s People of Today covering the most notable individuals in contemporary Great Britain • 33% + database is international • International content updates and new international biographies added regularly, some within 24 hours • 13, 000 new images and nearly 7, 000 Web links, including inline images within full-text periodical articles 9 The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

References & Periodicals… Integrated n Reference Content from nearly 80 of the Gale Group’s most frequently consulted biographical sources including: Encyclopedia of World Biography ns a i n Historic World Leaders E!!! T sic ry u A f M tiona PD n Contemporary Musicians o U y Dic S r a W on. Scientists al i NE t c n Notable Twentieth Century i c i h p D l a r ca iog i h ap r's B r s. g over 250 Periodicals sources include: e e o i t i r B ebs nt 2002 s e ' r -W n Mexican — Estudios v 0+ No. Mexicanos ke am. Studies 0 a 0 B i rr 33 on n Middle d Me Eastern Studies e d Ad n East European Politics and Societies n n 10 Philosophy East and West Research in African Literature, and many more! The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

Reference & Periodicals…Integrated! n Users are able to expand their research via 7, 000 + links to websites around the world n Includes over 13, 000 images n Reference and Periodical information easily accessible 11 The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

Resource Center - Interfaces 12 The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

Associations Unlimited The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

What is Association Unlimited? • Entire Encyclopedia of Associations Series – National – International – Regional, State, and Local • IRS Information On Non-profit Organizations • Also brochures, logos, and membership for 2, 600 most frequently contacted national organizations Give a total of 14 460 000 The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases organizations

Extensive Coverage • U. S. National Associations – 22, 000+ organizations • International Associations – 20, 000+ organizations • US Regional, State & Local Associations - 102 000+ organizations • U. S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations, agencies and service programs – 300, 000+ organizations 15 The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

What Can You Get? • Locate national, international, and local associations • Monitor association trends • Locate related associations • Network and make professional contacts • Market to associations, their members and markets 16 The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

Special Features • Easy to search interface • Keeper List – enable users to keep interested search results – for sorting, printing and mailing labels • Saving and Printing Addresses for Mailing Labels 17 The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

Info. Trac ® - Databases Available 18 The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

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Info. Trac ® - Technology. . . • Customizable Search Interface # Set features to be available # Set Date format, search method # Phrase your own sentences # Default setting for FT, Refereed Publication etc… • On-line Dictionary - click and get a definition • Info. Links # To link for an article to other related articles. No more “back” button • Info. Marks # To retrieve wanted articles after years by crating links. Create course pack etc… • Name Authority Linking # A Hyperlink samples pertinent entry in other Gale databases in the library’s collection 20 The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

… Info. Trac ® - Technology • Library Holding In Info. Trac search results, a holding icon appears next to citation and directs user to location of print version in a library. Refers users to library holdings on the article level • MARC Records Allow the user to search via Web OPAC and link to Info. Trac • SFX Link from one database to another via SFX server to search for full text. “Open URL” standard • Ingenta Searches Ingenta journals that customer subscribes to on the article level and integrates results in Info. Trac search results. • Cross Search among Databases Cross-database search of Gale Products using one interface. 21 The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

Info. Trac ® - Info. Marks Technology An Innovative tool, just Copy & Paste & Click You create : Reading lists l Course packs l Study guides l Special interest sites l 22 Bibliographies l Training sites l Electronic journals directories l More. . . l The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

Info. Trac ® - Info. Marks Technology Just A FLOPPY DISK …. Everyone can build their using their OWN LANGUAGE their OWN WORDS their OWN CREATIVITY Only 10 Seconds to create collections and use it FOREVER…. ? ? ! 23 The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases

Product Demonstration / Q&A Thank You Vincent Cheah Gale Solutions Consultant / Sales Engineer, Asia Thomson Learning Asia (Gale Division) vincent. cheah@gale. com 24 The Revolutionary Searching & Technology for Electronic Databases