New features have been added to the Gale products, including popular databases Academic Onefile, Business and Company Resource Center, RDS Business Reference Suite and General Reference File. For a complete list of the library’s Gale databases and descriptions see the Gale Databases page.
The most noticeable change is the new look of the PowerSearch platform, which includes a more personalized workspace and a full menu of Web 2.0 features.
Other cool new features of this interface include:
- Personalized home page. Create an account and add subject specific search updates to tabs on your home page (via RSS Feeds). Your home page will be the same across Gale databases (on the PowerSearch platform) once you log in. To view a screen shot, click the picture below.
- The results page includes a side menu of video, podcast, and image results.
- Readspeak technology allows users to listen to articles by downloading into MP3 format.
- Article translation for 8 languages including Arabic and Chinese.
- NPR Broadcasts have been added
Business & Company Resource Center has a new collection of Investment Reports from Reuters Research on Demand: a three year rolling file of investment reports from investment banks, brokers, independent research providers and from Reuters itself. Most reports are available in PDF.
RDS Business Reference Suite, the platform that cross searches business databases, Business & Industry and TableBase, was given a much needed update with a cleaner look. Click here to take a tour of the new enhancements.
If your looking for a hobby, check out these non-academic databases:
- Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection
- Home Improvement Collection
- Culinary Arts Collection
Click here for on-campus access to these and other Gale databases.
Click here to connect to Gale databases off campus.
Find out about upcoming online training on the Gale Calendar of Web Events.