Gale 1-800-877-GALE User Manual
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Content Level indicators (details below) help students
identify the most appropriate content (you may choose to
disable this function)
disable this function)
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Timeline Search (details below) places science events and
discoveries in context to historical events
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Spotlight articles highlight timely and interesting science
topics; a new article is posted every two weeks
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Expanded toolbox offers science-related documents and
tools to help students
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Publication Search (details below) allows you to find
articles by journal title, date and issue
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InfoMark Web Page Generator (details below) helps you
create your on own Web page of items to post or e-mail
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Re-sortable search results locates information quickly
and easily
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Page number estimate prior to printing helps with
printing decisions
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New academic journals tab helps to distinguish academic
journals from general interest and trade magazines
Student Research Tools: In partnership with Merriam-
Webster, Inc., Science Resource Center provides access to
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. The Thomson Gale
Science Glossary is also available for quickly locating defini-
tions of difficult science terms and concepts.
Webster, Inc., Science Resource Center provides access to
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. The Thomson Gale
Science Glossary is also available for quickly locating defini-
tions of difficult science terms and concepts.
Updates: Science Resource Center is dynamically updated
throughout the course of the year. Newspapers and maga-
zines are updated daily, with the core reference content mate-
rials updated on a quarterly basis. Spotlights are updated
bimonthly.
throughout the course of the year. Newspapers and maga-
zines are updated daily, with the core reference content mate-
rials updated on a quarterly basis. Spotlights are updated
bimonthly.
Document Types
*(As of August 4, 2004)
Academic Journal
609,096 articles
Audio
26
Biography
10,602
Experiment Activity
77
Image
9,387
Magazine
635,772 articles
Newspaper
400,841 articles
Statistical Table
522 tables
Topic Overview
20,929
Video
23
Web site Listing
555
H
OME
P
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N
AVIGATION
The title banner appears at the top of every page. Global
navigation tools appear on every page: Help, Gale
Databases, Toolbox, Dictionary, List of Sources, Timeline
and Mark List. The navigation bar appears directly below
the title banner and provides easy access to the search paths:
Advanced, Person, Publications and Science Standards. Once
you have begun searching the database beyond the home
screen, you will be able to change your type of search with-
out having to return to the Home screen. The availability of
sidebar buttons and icons in the left margin depends on the
type of page being viewed.
navigation tools appear on every page: Help, Gale
Databases, Toolbox, Dictionary, List of Sources, Timeline
and Mark List. The navigation bar appears directly below
the title banner and provides easy access to the search paths:
Advanced, Person, Publications and Science Standards. Once
you have begun searching the database beyond the home
screen, you will be able to change your type of search with-
out having to return to the Home screen. The availability of
sidebar buttons and icons in the left margin depends on the
type of page being viewed.
F
REQUENTLY
A
SKED
Q
UESTIONS
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Answers can be
found on the home page.
found on the home page.
T
OOL
B
OX
The “Tool Box” offers expert help and explanations on how
to get started and wrap up research. This feature is accessible
from the home page and throughout the database screens.
The Tool Box includes:
to get started and wrap up research. This feature is accessible
from the home page and throughout the database screens.
The Tool Box includes:
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Science Related Tools
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Research Guide
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Research Tools
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Search Tips
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Guided Tour