Q1 2008

InfoTrac

Periodical Solutions for Academic Libraries

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Award Winning Platform

Most Improved Product Award -- 2007

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General OneFile60% Unique

Content Overview

12,510 Titles

8,317 Peer Reviewed

5,052 Full Text

1,864 Active, Full-text Peer Reviewed no embargo

11,600 Titles

2,972 Magazines for Libraries

6,756 Full Text

5,493 Unique Titles

Academic OneFile60% Unique

Academic Journals General Magazines

More than 18,600 titles combined

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Periodical database options from InfoTrac

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Academic OneFile Content Overview

What Makes up Academic OneFile?

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The Premier Academic Database

Largest collection of peer-reviewed journals

Largest collection of active full-text journals with no embargo Only 389 titles have an embargo

Largest collection of journals with Impact Factors

Seamlessly integrated with Thomson ISI’s Web of Science and Journal Citation Reports

Cited References – forward and backward

Direct links to

Ingenta

JSTOR

ProjectMuse

Blackwell Synergy

Science Direct and Scopus

Digital Object Identifier (DOI) links embedded in articles

Full OpenURL compliance

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Academic OneFile will not:

Duplicate your library’s existing resources.

Thwart users’ research with embargoes. Less than 300 titles are under embargo.

Academic OneFile will:

Provide full-text access to content found in major indices such as CINAHL, ERIC, BIOSIS, EconLit, RILM, PsycINFO.

Provide peer-reviewed journals that your students need.

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2008 Academic Content Acquisition Strategy

Database Full-text titles in

AONE

Full-Text titles in

EBSCO

Titles Unique to AONE

AGRICOLA 215 232 149

Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS) 360 377 214

CINAHL 619 489 411

EconLit 143 321 94

ERIC 891 647 422

GeoRef 198 178 166

Inspec 432 473 357

MEDLINE 832 802 493

MLA International Bibliography 358 317 281

PsycINFO 547 563 348

RILM 333 219 195

SPORTDiscus 134 123 92

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How we compare

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New Content 2007

Full-text of the New York Times from 1985 to present day. Times of London from 1985. Financial Times from 1996.

Full audio collection of NPR programs from 1990 to present, with searchable transcripts.

Audio versions of major medical journals.

Full BioMed Collection, with no embargoes.

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Full collection of Elsevier abstracts for 2,200 journals back to 1996.

Key, peer-reviewed journals published in Spanish, French and other European languages. All articles can also be translated into 8 different languages.

Major reference sets such as the Gale Encyclopedia of Science, Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, and the Encyclopedia of World Biography.

Near-complete Economist Intelligence Unit series in full-text with no embargo.

Not Your Typical Periodical Database

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Breaking OneFile Down: Subject specific breakouts

Information Science and Library Issues

Insurance and Liability Collection

Military and Intelligence Database

Nursing and Allied Health

Pop Culture Collection

Psychology Collection

Religion & Philosophy Collection

Small Business Collection

Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy

Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure

Vocations, Careers and Technical Education

War and Terrorism Collection

Agriculture Collection

Business Economics and Theory

Communications and Mass Media

Computer Database

Criminal Justice Collection

Diversity Studies Collection

Environmental Studies and Policy

Expanded Academic ASAP

Fine Arts and Music Collection

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Issues

General Reference Center Gold

General Science Collection

Health Reference Center Academic

Additional, Subject-specific databases available to you:

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Breaking OneFile Down: Subject specific breakouts

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New content for 2008

45 peer reviewed journals in Biotechnology and other areas from Mary Ann Liebert Inc. http://www.liebertpub.com/ all in full text. EBSCO only has 9 in active full text.

Founded in 1980, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. is universally acknowledged for publishing authoritative peer-reviewed journals, books, and trade magazines in the most promising areas of biotechnology, biomedical research/life sciences, clinical medicine and surgery, and law.

Key Titles

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy,

Practice, and Science

Biotechnology Law Report

Cloning and Stem Cells

Election Law Journal

Human Gene Therapy

Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research

Journal of Neurotrauma

Journal of Child and Adolescent

Psychopharmacology

Obesity Management

Stem Cells and Development

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New content for 2008

Links to live surgeries from OR LIVE

Medical students will have the ability to view a live surgery from plastic

surgery to vascular surgeries Academic OneFile will provide both

articles and video!

Hyperlinks from the Multimedia Tab will take students directly to the

webcast.

Rhinoplasty, Knee Replacement, Heart Transplant, Robotic-Assisted Prostatectomy, Craniotomy Treatment for Meningioma

Tumors, Anterior Spinal Fusion, Kyphoplasty for Vertebral Compression Fractures

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New content for 2008

More than 50 titles in Full Text from the American Bar Association.

Titles include both Newsletters and Journals

Key Titles

Business Law today

Criminal Justice

Labor and Employment Law

ABA Journal

Fidelity and Surety Digest

State and Local Law News

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New content for 2008

These refereed scientific research journals have established a unique medium for the publication of new developments and advances in humanities and social sciences; science, engineering, technology, interdisciplinary research, development and education.

Key Titles

International Journal of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

International Journal of Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences

International Journal of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering

International Journal  of Computer Systems Science and Engineering

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New content for 2008

Abstract linking agreement with Walter De Gruyter for almost 100 titles.

For more than two-hundred and fifty years the name Walter de Gruyter has been synonymous with high-quality, landmark publications in the humanities and natural sciences. The scope of their publishing program includes theology and philosophy, biology and chemistry, linguistics and literature, mathematics and physics, history and archaeology, as well as law and medicine. In all these areas de Gruyter has consistently partnered with exceptional scholars to establish itself as a key international publisher.

www.degruyter.com

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PowerSearch: Customize Academic OneFile

PowerSearch Gives you the ability to add reference works to your periodical collections

Available through our Gale Virtual Reference Library collection

Results are displayed within the database “Books” tab:

E-Books displayed here

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PowerSearch and E-Books

Research/Reference books online

Full flexibility with your collection

No readers, no check-outs, no barriers

Unlimited usage

Cross search with Academic OneFile

You own the content forever

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eBook vs. eReference

Traditional eBook GVRL

Book access is restricted to one user per session

Content is accessible by multiple users, like a database

Content is only available in PDF Content is available in both HTML and PDF formats for easy reading

Content cannot be translated into multiple languages

Content is translatable into 8 different languages

Cannot be seamlessly cross-searched with other databases

Full cross-search capability

Content often requires a reader download No readers, no downloads

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Some key reference works currently available:

This is a foundational work, in the mode of Encyclopedia of Philosophy and Encyclopedia of Religion.

Key topics include: wealth and income distribution, economic aid, food production, water rights, healthcare, etc.

3000 new articles in the 2nd edition.

Serves as a general-purpose introduction to the field.

Ideal for all academic and public libraries

2007 Dartmouth Award Winner

Focuses on all aspects of Jewish history and culture.

22 volume set, fully searchable.

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PowerSearch with The Gale Virtual Reference Library

More than 2000 reference works to choose from

Hundreds of Award Winners

45 publishers

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Key Partners: Elsevier

Elsevier’s full reference collection:

47 reference titles covering chemistry, mathematics, medicine, animals, physics, and physical and social science.

Full 2007 list, as well as major reference from 2000 forward

Allows Gale to provide more STM reference to the academic market, especially in hard sciences

Cross-searchable with Academic OneFile

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Key Partners: Sage

Sage reference collection

Full collection available via GVRL (44 titles), even though they have their own platform.

Publisher focused mainly on social sciences.

Content is similar to Gale’s in nature, but fills subject areas we do not cover.

Cross-searchable with Academic OneFile

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PowerSearch: New Features

Did You Mean?

Search alerts in PowerSearch, with RSS export capability

Improved user interface, with easier access to limiters

Improved document display, with easier access to InfoMarks and document tools

Improved “How-to-Cite” functionality

Tab configuration

Enhanced Subject Guide with topic groupings, as well as “limit by subject” and “limit by document type”

Search within Results

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Did You Mean?

“Did You Mean?” offers suggestions when a user misspells a term or phrase. Below, a search on

“alcoholizm” brings forth the following suggestions.

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Also Try“Also Try” feature helps users find better

information. Example below suggests “Capital Punishment” when user searches on “death

penalty.”

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Better ResultsColored Tabs, with

number of results per tab.

Easy access to limiters, including “Search Within

Results”

“Instant Limiters” allowing users to quickly find

information.

Libraries can choose their default tab. “Reference”

has been changed to “Books,” as it is a term more users are familiar

with.

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Better Document DisplayVisible document subject headings. Fielded values

provide more information about

the article.

Document Tools tell user what they can do with the article:

view PDF, print, email, cite, translate,

etc.

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Improved Citations

Improved citations now include accurate fields and formatting,

per latest APA and MLA standards.

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Search Alerts/RSSUsers can now generate a Search Alert when viewing results or a

Journal Alert when viewing a publication. This service pushes new content to the user via email as it is

loaded into the database(s).

Users can also take advantage of Gale’s RSS service, which

automatically sends content into their reader.

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More Publication Details

Expanded details include a publication description, embargo and coverage

information, publisher contact information, etc.

Journal Alerts now available.

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More Peer-Reviewed Titles

Award winning search platform

Unique customization with Gale Virtual Reference Library

The premier platform for academic research

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Questions and Answers.

Thank you.