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InfoTrac
Periodical Solutions for Academic Libraries
Q1 2008
Award Winning Platform
Most Improved Product Award -- 2007
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Content Overview
12,510 Titles
11,600 Titles
8,317 Peer Reviewed
2,972 Magazines for Libraries
5,052 Full Text
6,756 Full Text
1,864 Active, Full-text Peer Reviewed no embargo
5,493 Unique Titles
More than 18,600 titles combined
Academic Journals
Academic OneFile
60% Unique
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General Magazines
General OneFile
60% Unique
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
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Full-text titles in
Full-Text titles in
Titles Unique to AONE
AONE
EBSCO
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
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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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Not Your Typical Periodical Database
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.
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Breaking OneFile Down: Subject specific breakouts
Additional, Subject-specific databases available to you:
Agriculture Collection
Information Science and Library Issues
Business Economics and Theory
Insurance and Liability Collection
Communications and Mass Media
Military and Intelligence Database
Computer Database
Nursing and Allied Health
Criminal Justice Collection
Pop Culture Collection
Diversity Studies Collection
Psychology Collection
Environmental Studies and Policy
Religion & Philosophy Collection
Expanded Academic ASAP
Small Business Collection
Fine Arts and Music Collection
Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Issues
Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure
General Reference Center Gold
Vocations, Careers and Technical Education
General Science Collection
War and Terrorism Collection
Health Reference Center Academic
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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
Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research
Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care
Journal of Neurotrauma
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy,
Journal of Child and Adolescent
Practice, and Science
Psychopharmacology
Biotechnology Law Report
Cloning and Stem Cells
Election Law Journal
Human Gene Therapy
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Obesity Management
Stem Cells and Development
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, RoboticAssisted 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
ABA Journal
Criminal Justice
Fidelity and Surety Digest
Labor and Employment Law
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:
2007 Dartmouth Award Winner
Focuses on all aspects of Jewish history and culture.
22 volume set, fully searchable.
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
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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
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“Also Try” feature helps users find better information.
Example below suggests “Capital Punishment” when
user searches on “death penalty.”
Better Results
Colored Tabs, with number of
results per tab.
Libraries can choose their
default tab. “Reference” has
been changed to “Books,” as it
is a term more users are
familiar with.
Easy access to limiters, including
“Search Within Results”
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“Instant Limiters” allowing users
to quickly find information.
Better Document Display
Visible document
subject headings.
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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.
Improved Citations
Improved citations now
include accurate fields
and formatting, per
latest APA and MLA
standards.
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Search Alerts/RSS
Users 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
Journal Alerts
now available.
Expanded details include a
publication description, embargo
and coverage information,
publisher contact information, etc.
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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.
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