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GALE TRAINING SUPPORT RESOURCE GUIDEGALE ACADEMICONEFILESTREAMLINE RESEARCH AND DISCOVER SCHOLARLY SOURCES
Gale Academic OneFile provides millions of articles from thousands of scholarly journals and otherauthoritative sources. With extensive coverage across academic disciplines you’ll find accurate
information and articles to support your studies. Discover peer-reviewed articles to inspire researchand validate your findings with Gale Academic OneFile’s extensive collection of academic journals.

SCHOLARLY SOURCESBROWSE BY DISCIPLINECURRENT RESULTS

Search thousands of scholarlyand peer-reviewed journals—
the backbone of academic
research.

Click for easy access to articlesaligned to major topics of study.
Select a discipline to browse
narrower topics and pull articles.

Access recent information to fuelthorough academic research on
almost any subject. Periodicals
are updated several times a day.

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SEARCHING CONTENT
Basic Search

Search across the entire resource and discover results sorted by relevance
Basic Search is useful when you want to run a search for a narrow or precise topic, typically with multiple terms. Consider
Browse by Discipline or Subject Guide Search when you have a broad topic to research.

Browse by Discipline

Click topics and retrieve articles from selected journals supporting each discipline
This is a great way to start your research if you are unsure of which search terms to use, are unfamiliar with your subject
area, or find other search paths overwhelming.

Advanced Search

Customize your search and target relevant results
You can use Advanced Search to run complex searches
for specific results, or to perform open searches fora broad view of available content. Some of the mostpopular features include:• Keyword: Select this field to search “hot spots”
of articles, including citations, subject headings,abstracts, and the beginning of each article. This is agood general option to start your search.
• Subject: Choose this field to increase specificity byusing document tags to find results fully focused onyour topic. Try subject if your basic search produces
too many results.
• Publication Title: Use this field to find all articles ordocuments from a particular publication. It’s usefulfor browsing recent issues of sources like Nature.
• Entire Document: Pick this field to search within
the entire text of documents. This option performs abroad search for any mention of your terms, and canbe used to find articles that use very precise phrases or touch on specific concepts.
• Search Operators: Use these drop-downs to connect your search terms. And ensures your results mention bothterms. Or broadens your search to results mentioning either term. Not excludes a term or phrase that you do not wantto appear in results.
• More Options: Narrow your results to peer-reviewed journals, by publication date, by document type, and more.
Many of these options are also available as Filter Your Results options after you execute a search.

Subject Guide Search

Take a guided approach to finding your topic
The subject guide search offers the ability to narrow asingle topic by subdivisions, and to view narrower andbroader related topics.
If you have a broad topic in mind, this search can help
you identify targeted tags to find documents fully focusedon the topic. You can also use this search to specify theappropriate context for words with varied meanings or todiscern between people with the same name.

Publication Search

Verify the availability of a publication within Gale Academic OneFile
Use Publication Search to enter the title of a publication of interest. Click on any matching result to view coverage details,
and link to articles from individual issues. You can also use Create Journal Alert to subscribe to automatic emails or
receive RSS notification when a new issue is added to Gale Academic OneFile.

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Generate a visual representation of yoursearch results by topic and subtopic
Topic Finder organizes results based on thefrequency of occurring terms, allowing you
to hone in on targeted keywords, envisionconnections between topics, and create newresearch paths. Use Topic Finder if you’rehaving trouble coming up with a research
topic, when you have an idea for a topic andwant to investigate related topics, or when
you want to narrow your search results.
As you click Topic Finder tiles, results on theright update dynamically, allowing for oneclick access into relevant content. Simply
click an article’s title to view it.

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Search Results

Discover, sort, and filter results organized bycontent type, and simply click result titles toaccess content• Search Alert: Set up an RSS feed oremail notification when new articles
matching your search are added to theresource, so that you can stay informedon your topic with minimal effort.
• Showing Results For: Dependingon your search, you may click to view
Academic Journals, Magazines, Books,News, Images, and Videos.
• Sort By: Use this drop-down to viewarticles with the highest relevance basedon factors like the frequency and locationof references to your search terms, or toview the newest oroldest articles.
• Filter Your Results: Click to access andapply limits based on Date Published,
Subject, Document Type, and more.
Or, select Search Within and submit
additional terms to refine your search.
Use these options to narrow your topic
when you have a large numberof results.
• Topic Finder: Click to visually analyze
your current results, hone your topic, anddiscover more search terms related toyour topic.

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WORKING WITH DOCUMENTSTools

Manage content with document tools and features••••••••

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 Academic OneFile 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, on
websites, 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 AllHighlights and Notes to access a summary of your annotations. Once you leave the database, your work is erased
to 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.

If you require further assistance with Gale Academic OneFile,LEARN pleaseask your librarian or visit gale.com/training.
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AONE_Resource Guide| Updated on 07/26/2019