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GVRL – Facts • Specialist reference e-book database
• Both own Thomson Gale and 3rd party publications
• One-off purchase model rather than subscription model
• Purchase one eBook at a time - not a predetermined collection
GVRL - Features
• Individually searchable by title or cross-searchable as database
• Unlimited site licence access (authentication by IP validation)
• Remote access
• Marc records included – allow linking at title level from OPAC
GVRL - Features
• Chapters and search results can be e-mailed, printed and downloaded
• COUNTER compliant usage statistics
• Citation export (EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager)
• Open URL compliant
• Z39.50
What is actually in GVRL ? Currently over 800 titles
Over 120 more for 2006
Continuously updated title list available on www.gale.com/gvrl
For price list please contact [email protected] or agent
GVRL : Reference content from other publishers :
General Reference,Humanities
Animation, GameDevelopment
Academic, Learning,Professional
Historical Atlases
GVRL : Reference content from other publishers :
Information Science,Technology
GlobalPolitical Reference
Business,Personal Success
Scientific,Technical
John HarperPublishing
NEW!
GVRL : Reference content from other publishers :
Business, Scientific,Technical, Medical
Astronomy,Atlases / Maps
Academic, Education,Professional
Social Sciences,Humanities
DigitalNEW!
M.E. Sharpe
Basic Search
Search Options: GVRL 2.0
• Basic Search– Document title– Keyword– Full text– Or…select a publication
Basic Search ScreenA
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Library Bar
Title Bar
Toolbar
Search Bar
Search Pathway
Basic Search
• Select from three search options
• Or select a publication – and make a search within
• Or show all titles by subject
Basic Search
• Three search options
• Enter search term
• View results
• Sort results ?
• Expand or limit search from results page?
Results - Article/Entry
• Hit term highlighting
• Link to related index terms in this eBook title
• Web links
• Images
Results - Document Links
• View the entry as a PDF
• Click a link for more information on ‘how to cite’ entries
• Click more links from the article / entry page
Results - eBook Links
• About this eBook
• eTable of Contents
• eBook index
• List of Illustrations
• Click more links from the article / entry page
Toolbar Options
• InfoMark
• Download
• Mark entries
• View previous searches
• Dictionary
• Title list
• Use ‘help’
• InfoMarks are a stable URL linked to your Thomson Gale databases
• A single-click to any page of search results
• Embed InfoMarks into web pages, Word documents, lesson plans and VLE’s
Bookmark entries interest as you search the database
Advanced Search
• Select indexes to search
• Expand link to get more search options
Add rows for more search options if required
• Select titles?
• Refine your search results if required
Advanced Search – Additional Tips
• Search for words ‘near to’ each other
• Search across titles containing a certain word (rather than selecting a specific title)
• View results – then expand / limit results if required
Quick Search
• Perform a Quick Search from the results page
• Performs a Keyword Search
• Use ‘Quick Search’ to find additional results – then easily go back to your original results
