Integrating Gale Databases into the Classroom. Gale eResources Overview Julie Pepera Gale Customer Education Specialist.

Integrating Gale Databases into the Classroom.

Gale eResources Overview

Julie Pepera Gale Customer Education Specialist

PowerSearch Plus2

Everything you see here…

Academic Journals

Magazines Websites Reference Books

VideosNewspapers

What are Databases?

PowerSearch Plus3

Important Tools to Point Out: Search Results Level

Use the content tabs to look at different types of document.

Click on the title to read the full text article.

Look at the document type to see

what kind of article it is.

The citation information tells

you what book the article comes from.

Tools at the Search Results Set

PowerSearch Plus4

Important Tools to Point Out: Article Level

Read full text

article online.

Have the article read

to you!

Print the article here!

Email the article to

read later.

Download the audio version to your Ipod

Tools in the Resources

PowerSearch Plus5

A Bookmark is a stable link that will take you back to the page you created the link on. The link in the

Address bar is NOT stable and will not work again.

The Bookmark Tool!

In PowerSearch, the Bookmark link is under the Star. Anywhere there is a Star you can link to that spot inthe eResources.

In In Context Resources, the Bookmark link is under the Bookmark Icon, which will also create a stable link.

PowerSearch Plus6

1. Article Level

WHY THIS IS HELPFUL:

• If you want students to read an article at home.

• You don’t want to print out the article and waste paper.

• Your library will receive usage statistics for every article view helping justify funding.

• You want students to be able to use the Listening and Translate tools.

PowerSearch Plus7

Steps to get an Article…

1. Conduct a search to locate an article you want your students to read.

2. In the tools box, click on the “Star” or “Bookmark” Icons.

3. Highlight, right click, and copy the link in the pop up box.

4. Paste that link onto your course website or email it directly to students.

PowerSearch Plus8

2. Publication Page

WHY THIS IS HELPFUL:

• If you are already using a magazine in one of your classes you can allow your students access to them at home too.

• You want to use certain Periodical titles for a class, and you want back issues available to them read.

EX. Link to The Economist in Economics class.

PowerSearch Plus9

Steps to get a Periodical…

1. To share a Publication page, you must first determine if the Periodical is available.

2. Go to the Powersearch 2.0 Basic Search page.

3. Select the Browse Publications button at the top of the page.

4. Type the title of the magazine or newspaper in the Find Box on the left side of the page.

5. Select the title out of the results list.

6. You will see the About this Publication Page, where students can browse specific issues, or search within just that magazine.

7. Use the star to create a link, thencopy and paste the link into your class website.

PowerSearch Plus10

Subscribe to Professional Journals!

Don’t Forget!

You can have the Journal, Magazine or Newspaper of your choice delivered to your email on this page

using the RSS Feed button.

All thanks to your library’s eResources!

PowerSearch Plus11

3. The Search Results Set

WHY THIS IS HELPFUL:

• You want to limit to articles with a specific Reading Level for a certain Grade.

• You want the students to use the resources for an assignment but don’t want to have to repeat the steps to have students access the content.

PowerSearch Plus12

Steps to get to a Search Results set…

1. Conduct a Basic or Advanced Searchin PowerSearch 2.0 for your topic.

2. (Limit the reading level in Advanced Search.)

3. On the search results page select the “Star” or Bookmark Icon.

4. Highlight and copy the link.

5. Paste that link into your class website.

PowerSearch Plus13

4. The Marked Items List

WHY THIS IS HELPFUL:

•You want students to read several papers for a class and you want to save space on your class website by putting just one link to the eResources.

• You want the students to pick anarticle from a list of articles youhave preselected to for them to read and respond to.

PowerSearch Plus14

Steps to get to a Marked Items List…

1. On an article page, select the Mark box at the top of the page.

2. On a Search results set, click on the check box to the left of each of the articles to select an article.

3. Go to the “Marked Items” box in the upper right corner of the screen.

4. On the Marked Items page, select the “Star” Icon.

5. Highlight and copy the green link.

6. Paste that link into your class website.

PowerSearch Plus15

InContext Resources

Using the InContext Resources You can Bookmark 4 Different Places.

1.A Portal Page

2.An Advanced Search Result Set

3.An Article

4.A ‘Saved Items’ List

16

Recap…

List the FOUR Best Places to Bookmark in the PowerSearch Resources.

1. ______________

2. ______________

3. ______________

4. _______________

List the FOUR Best Places to Bookmark in the InContext Resources.

1. ______________

2. ______________

3. ______________

4. _______________

17

Passwords!

Students will have to log in from home with the Password

_____________.

18

Questions?

Contact me at:

[email protected]

Thank You!