The periodical databases of Gale provide instant access to a vast collection of indexed and full-text content from a variety of mainstream and specialized sources, updated daily.
Here are answers to some common questions to help you get started:
The Gale Database Menu makes it easy for you to select the database most appropriate for your search by providing an alphabetical listing of databases along with product descriptions. Once you are working within a product, click the Title List link on the toolbar for a complete list of sources used in the collection.
Use the banner bars at the top of the page. Any search page can be quickly accessed using the links found on the search path bar. Helpful toolbar buttons, such as Dictionary and Title Lists, are available at the top of every page directly below the title banner. When a search is conducted, a "breadcrumb trail" appears, showing the path the search has taken, letting you easily return to a previous step.
That's the home page, which offers easy ways to begin searching.
Explore the complete list of search options.
Refer to the Guide to What You'll Find on the Results List Help page. To view a document, simply click its title from the results list. You'll be able to view the document, be it an essay from an encyclopedia or a picture.
You can limit a lengthy results list to more precisely target the type of documents you are looking for. Also, if you have too few results, you can expand your search.
Sure! Use the toolbar to print, e-mail and download. Please note that images cannot be e-mailed.
Refer to the What is a Document? page.
You may want to create a Marked Items list so that you can "set aside" documents that interest you the most. Then you can click the Marked Items link on the toolbar to view them all at once. From there you can print, e-mail and download. Please remember that Marked Items are not saved once you log off.
This can easily be done using Gale Bookmarks. While viewing a document, results list, or a Marked Items list you have created, click the Bookmark link on the toolbar.
Yes, create a search alert based on your search criteria and the system will check for new/updated content and send you either an alert e-mail or you can subscribe directly to an RSS feed from Gale.
This database will generate citations for you. Please note that while the data elements for the citations that the system generates have been formatted to meet the latest citation standards set forth by the respective agencies, these citations provide the available publication data for the document cited and should only serve as a guide and not as a replacement for the latest guidebooks – or those required by your instructor. Please refer to the provided MLA and APA examples for proper formatting. Consult your instructor for specific bibliographic style preferences required of your written work.
Find answers to these questions in the General Search Tips.
Simply click the Logout button on the Title bar.
Click the Change Databases button on the Title bar. You'll be returned to the Database Menu, which lists all the Gale products to which your library subscribes.
If enabled by your library, you can cross-search multiple Gale collections at once.
Check out the How to Use Help page.
Follow the links on the Getting Additional Help page.