The Future of Search and Information Retrieval
Build your own eLibrary
Dr. Mechthild Geesen
K. G. Saur / Thomson Gale Munich
May 2006
Thomson Corporation
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and Healthcare
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& Regulatory
Datastream
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Dialog
Westlaw
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K.G. Saur Verlag
ISI
More than just a journal aggregator
• Proprietary information on a wealth of subjects
• Efficient, fast and up-to-date electronic reference
• Easy-to-use interface for both experienced librarians and
inexperienced library users
• More than 1500 Gigabyte live data
– Historical documents
– Articles from reference sources
– Archived journal articles (9,666 journal titles in total) in over 60 online
databases
– Archived newspaper articles
– Third party databases (MLA with linking to full text)
– eBooks
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Take eBooks to the next level of usability
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Gale delivers reference
content in a database
format.
It’s an interface and
delivery system
different from any other
eBook platform you’ve
ever used…
Content
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+ 600 encyclopedias, directories and almanacs
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Continuous simultaneous publication of new content in print / eBook
formats
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Content from our various imprints will be included:
– St. James Press, Macmillan, Scribner, UXL, Schirmer, Lucent
and K.G. Saur
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Content from third party publishers
– Sage Publications
– Wiley
– Cambridge University Press
– …
http://www.gale.com/ebooks
E-Books Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
The future begins now ...
Powersearch
An exiting new research experience that makes it
possible for users to search accross their collections of
Thomson Gale databases – quickly and efficiently – with
a single query.
Powersearch enables you to Build your own
eLibrary
Building your e-Library / eCollection
• Powersearch allows your library to build electronic collections
based on the subject areas you need
• You can build a collection based on e-journals, e-books or a
combination of both
• Powersearch will allow you to search across your electronic
collection (eJournals and eBooks) simultaneously
• You only purchase the content you need – make the most of
your library budget!
Subject Collections
Subject Collections
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Combination of subject specific eBooks and journals created from
our Custom Journals products
• Custom Journals allows you to build your own online journals
database from over 8,360 titles
• You can subcribe to 100, 250, 500 or 1,000 journals. You choose
the journals and you can change your selection on a daily basis
• Purchase the eBooks you want in the subject areas you need
• Giving you access to the best eBook reference and journal content
from Thomson Gale
• Powersearch enables you to search eBooks and journals
simultaneously
GVRL and Custom Journals Subject Collections
eCollections
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Library and Information Science
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Business Collection
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Religion & Philosophy Collection
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History
GVRL and Custom Journals Subject Collections
eCollections
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Health & Medicine Collection
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Science Collection
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Humanities and Social Sciences Collection
Power Search
Power Search
PowerSearch
AccessMyLibrary.com
Thomson Gale's new AccessMyLibrary.com
a groundbreaking library advocacy initiative enabling libraries
to capitalize on Internet search engines to connect library
users with authoritative content, is receiving overwhelming
approval from librarians and users.
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Thank you!
Mechthild.Geesen@thomson.com