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GALE TRAINING SUPPORT RESOURCE GUIDEGALEEBOOKSRESEARCH MATTERS

Gale eBooks makes it possible to pinppoint trusted reference materials wherever and whenever youwant. You’ll find encyclopedias and specialized sources from top publishers selected by your library orinstitution. Browse, search, and download chapters to your heart’s content with premium content on
Gale eBooks.

NO CHECKOUTS
OR HOLDSEASYTO USEUNLIMITEDDOWNLOADS

Access any Gale eBooks youwant, whenever you want.
There are no checkouts, so any
number of people can use thesame book at the same time!

Use the search tool to findexactly what you need. Flip
through eBook pages with theability to zoom, cite, and more.
It’s just like print, but better!

Download, print, or email as
many chapters as you like. You
can even send chapters to yourGoogle or Microsoft account.
There’s no limit!

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Basic Search

Locate relevant entries based on your search term(s).
Basic search is a good place to start your research.

Advanced Search

Customize your search with more limiting options totarget relevant results. You can use advanced search to
run complex searches for specific results, or to perform
open searches for a broad view of available content.
• Subject: Choose this field to search document tags
and find results fully focused on your topic. Try
subject if your basic search produces too manyresults.
• Entire Document: Pick this option to search within
the entire text of eBooks. This option performs abroad search for any mention of your terms, so you
can find precise phrases within results, or locatearticles that touch on specific concepts.
• Image Caption: Select this field to search captions
from photographs, illuatrations, charts, etc. Use thissearch to find chapters with relevant visuals.
• Search Operators: Use these drop-downs toconnect your search terms. AND ensures yourresults mention both terms. OR broadens yoursearch to results mentioning either term. NOT
excludes a term.

Search Results

Access a list of relevant ebook chapters based onyour search. If you have a large number of results, use
options to sort and limit the list.
• Sort By: Use this drop-down to view documentswith the highest relevance based on factors like thefrequency and location of references to your searchterms. Or, change the order of results based on
publication details.
• Filter Your Results: Click to access and apply limits
to documents with images, or based on Subject,Document Type, and more. Or, select SearchWithin and submit additional terms to refine yoursearch. Use these options to save time finding
the trustworthy information you need. Videos areavailable in a few specific eBooks. If your library has
not acquired these titles, limiting to documents withvideos will return zero results. If this happens, click
to remove the limit and return to previous results.
• Topic Finder: Click this option to generate a visual
representation of your search results by topic
and subtopic. As you interact with Topic Finder, it
provides an updated list of results. Simply click a
document’s title to view the result.
Click the document title to view a chapter. Use Book
View and Text View to toggle the chapter display asdesired.

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GALE TRAINING SUPPORTBROWSING TITLESScroll through all available eBooks on the homepage, or click a collection to view all its titles. Click a title’s cover toaccess the eBook’s Table of Contents.

Table of Contents

Use arrows in the outline to expand
and contract available eBook sections.
Click a chapter or section to view thetext. Or, use the View eBook button tojump directly into the first page ofthe title.
You can find a drop-down Table ofContents at the top of each document.
Use it to quickly navigate the eBook.

WORKING WITH DOCUMENTSManage your research with document tools and features. Most Gale eBooks are available in Book View and Text View.

Book View

Mimics the print layout of the book,and includes options to flip pages,zoom, toggle between one and two
page views, and expand or collapse
full screen.
• Click Cite to generate a citation
using MLA, APA or Chicago
style.
• Download a PDF version of thedocument.
• Print the full document, or
use the page range to selectspecific portions.
• Use Get Link to create a
URL back to the entry orchapter. Copy and paste thelink in emails, on websites, or
anywhere else you’d normallyplace a URL. This tool provides
an easy way for you to share.
• Use Text View to toggle yourview of the document.

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Text View

An easy-to-read option that includes all text and images from the eBook entry or chapter.

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Use Cite to generate a citation using MLA, APA, or Chicago style. Export the citation into a variety of tools, or simply
copy and paste it into your bibliography.
Click Send to. . . to email or export the result to your Google Drive™ or OneDrive™ account, allowing you to access it
indefinitely. A Gale eBooks folder is automatically created to make it easy to find yourexported documents.
Download or Print the document to keep a copy of the result, including any highlights and notes you’ve added.
Use Get Link to create a URL back to practically any page you choose. Copy and paste the link in documents, onwebsites, or anywhere else you’d normally place a URL. This tool provides an easy way for you to share individual
results, searches, and more.
Annotate important text with Highlights and Notes. Click and drag to select text within a result, choose a highlighter
color, and add notes to the selection. Download, Print, or Send to… email, Google Drive™, or OneDrive™ to retain
your highlights and notes with the result. You can also click the Highlights and Notes tool and then choose View All
Highlights and Notes to access a summary of your annotations. Once you leave the database, your work is erasedto protect your privacy.
Select Translate to view a machine translation of the document in the language of your choice.
Click Listen to have the article read aloud to you. After clicking play, you can download the audio .mp3.
Explore similar results by selecting articles listed under More Like This. Or, click Related Subjects to find additional
documents with similar subject terms. These options link you to further results to boost your understanding andenhance your research.
Use Book View to toggle your view of the document.

LEARN If you require further assistance with Gale eBooks,
please ask your librarian or visit support.gale.com/training.
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GVRL_Resource Guide| Updated on 09/13/2019