Infotrac for K-12 SchoolsInfotrac for K-12 Schools

May, 2007May, 2007

Today’s ObjectivesToday’s Objectives

Review Infotrac Databases used in K-12 Schools

Review periodical databases that support general research papers

Review periodical databases that support AP and IB classes

Explore the Gale Virtual Reference Library with Power Search

Share the future direction of PowerSearch with Power Search Plus

Demonstration: samples searches from lesson plan’s across the country

Academic General Reference

InfoTrac Student

InfoTrac Junior

InfoTrac SolutionsInfoTrac Solutions

Database Primary Focus

More than 11,000 magazines covering all subject areas. Strengths in trade publications, travel, hobbies, news, health and academic journals.

More than 4,000 core magazines across disciplines.

More than 1100 magazines and journals appropriate for grades 6-12. This database is cross curricular in its content supporting all areas of the curriculum

More than 300 titles selected for grades 5-7. This database is cross curricular in its content supporting all areas of the curriculum

Periodical Databases for General Research

Largest collection of full-text magazines available 95% with no embargo

Includes greater backfile coverage of key periodicals than any other database (Time, US News & World Report, Newsweek)

Includes 86% of the titles covered in Magazines for Libraries in active, full-text

Podcasts, video and audio content from many major news agencies

Almost 65 million articles at the students fingertips

InfoTrac OneFileInfoTrac OneFile

What’s New with InfoTrac OneFile?What’s New with InfoTrac OneFile?

More than 500 travel guides, including every Fodor Travel Guide published in 2006 and 2007.

Great for geography classes including information on cities around the world.

Full collection of NPR programs from 1990 to present, with searchable transcripts.

A valuable source of information for students looking for different perspectives on current events

Full-text of the New York Times from 1995 to present day.

Updated daily, students will have access to up to date news information from this trusted newspaper

10 years of full-text, Discover Magazine

Supporting many areas of the science curriculum.

What’s New with InfoTrac OneFile?What’s New with InfoTrac OneFile?

Articles can now be translated into 8 different languages.

Helps your ESL students

More than 3,000 active, full-text titles recommended by Magazines for Libraries.

Titles that are picked are recommended titles used in libraries across the country

More than 20 reference sets, including the Encyclopedia of World Biography and the Gale Encyclopedia of Science.

Award winning reference is included to offer additional resources to the student

11,000 magazines in all, 70% of which are not found in EBSCO or ProQuest databases.

Examples of full text titles in:Examples of full text titles in:Infotrac One File/Infotrac StudentInfotrac One File/Infotrac Student

InfoTrac SolutionsInfoTrac Solutions

Database Primary Focus College level

International Baccalaureat

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More than 10,000 academic journals across disciplines.

More than 4,000 academic journals across disciplines.

Periodical Databases for Academic Research

The Premier Academic DatabaseThe Premier Academic Database

Largest collection of peer-reviewed journals – Over 10,000 titles

Largest collection of active full-text journals with no embargo

Targeted sub collections come at no additional charge with this database

Advance Placement Science Collection Advance Placement US History Collection Advance Placement Psychology Collection Advance Placement Honors Literature Collection Advance Placement Government and Social Studies

Collection Advance Placement Fine Arts and Music Collection Advance Placement Global History

The PowerPackThe PowerPack

Information Science and Library Issues

InfoTrac OneFile

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

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Issues

General Business File ASAP

General Reference Center Gold

General Science Collection

Health Reference Center Academic

Other Targeted Collections are also available

Examples of full text titles in:Examples of full text titles in:Academic One File/Expanded AcademicAcademic One File/Expanded Academic

““POWER SEARCH it” withPOWER SEARCH it” withGale Virtual Reference LibraryGale Virtual Reference Library

Imagine…

No shelf space issues.

No torn pages.

Equal access and full circulation of multi-volume sets.

No Readers

No Check In/Check Out

24/7 Remote Access

Free MARC Records

Fully Cross-Searchable

Circulate your Reference Content

Availability only through Thomson Gale

Accessibility and Customization

Seamlessly cross-search periodicals and e-books simultaneously

Gale Virtual Reference LibraryGale Virtual Reference Library

It’s Not Your Traditional eBookIt’s Not Your Traditional eBook

Full flexibility with your collection

No readers, no check-outs, no barriers

Unlimited usage

You own the content forever

And Multiple Ways to AccessAnd Multiple Ways to Access

DIRECT LINK

INDEX

TABLE OF CONTENTS

OPAC

UNIQUE COLLECTONS

ALL TITLES

POWERSEARCH

24 hours a day… 7 days a week… with unlimited usage…

A Look Further Inside GVRLA Look Further Inside GVRL

More than 1600 volumes of reference to choose from

Hundreds of Award Winners

More than 33 publishers

Flexible pricing

Significant discounts for titles you already own in print

Build Your OwnBuild Your Own

You can also build your own collections…

Break out a Newspaper or magazine of your

choice

And Now on to PowerSearch…And Now on to PowerSearch…

Nearly 100,000,000 articles from the world’s leading

periodicals

More than 1,000 of the world’s leading

reference books

PowerSearch: User SelectionPowerSearch: User Selection

1. Select your products

2. Submit your selections

Or, create a default to a Power SearchOr, create a default to a Power Search

Pre-selected databases

PowerSearch: Cross search resultsPowerSearch: Cross search results

E-Books Displayed Here

Infotrac Custom Journals

Infotrac Custom Newspapers

E-Books

Or customize your own databaseOr customize your own database

Combine popular journals with reference titles.

Tailor the database to meet the needs of your curriculum

Easy access to all your resourcesEasy access to all your resources

Add a search box to your web pages

In 2007, In 2007, expect a research expect a research

experience unlike any experience unlike any other…other…

A New Common MenuA New Common Menu

PowerSearch NowPowerSearch Now

Changes in 2007Changes in 2007

Narrow by subject

Number of results displayed on the

tab

Search within results

New Document DisplayNew Document Display

Email, Print, Cite, Translate

Hyperlinked Fields

Additional New Features in Early 2007Additional New Features in Early 2007

Visual Search

Search alerts in PowerSearch, with RSS export capability

Cleaned up user interface, with easier access to limiters

Better document display, with easier access to InfoMarks and tools

Improved “How-to-Cite” functionality

Tab configuration and “All Results” tab

Enhanced Subject Guide with topic groupings, as well as “limit by subject”

Search within Results

The Launch of “PowerSearch Plus”The Launch of “PowerSearch Plus”

Search all Gale Databases

Search All Other Databases

Search Library Catalog

Search Open Web

PowerSearch NowPowerSearch Now

Power Search now:Power Search now:Additional Databases TabAdditional Databases Tab

Search Additional Gale databases

PowerSearch PlusPowerSearch PlusVisual Search

Infotrac

Search ALL other library databases

Articles display from all sources

Clustered results by topic

Article DisplayArticle Display

Visual SearchVisual Search

We welcome your questions…

Demonstration:

Sample Assignments from across the country:

Topic 1:

Subject/Content:

Social Studies (Current Issues, Government or Global Studies)

Summary of Lesson: Students will evaluate and propose government policy related to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

Basic Search, Reference results, Newspaper results, Magazine results

Coverage from Primary sources, News Coverage, NPR audio broadcasts, magazine articles, and academic journals.

Topic 2: Summary of Lesson: Students will create a display reflecting

the development of hominids.

Focus Question: How have humans developed over time?

Students will research the following species

Australopithecus Afarensis

Homo Habilis

Homo Erectus

Neanderthal

Homo Sapien

For each specie the group should locate the following information:

Approximate year of emergence

Physical Features

Fossils discovered (place, time discovered, by who)

Lifestyle