General Updates for Gale resources

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1 Gale Cengage Learning Drake Rad, Farmingtn Hills, MI Cntinuusly adding new cntent General Updates fr Gale resurces There were 1,099 new titles added t Gale resurces frm June - September. T view these titles, please g here: Term Clusters nw Tpic Finder in InfTrac Based n user feedback, the fllwing enhancements have nw released t the InfTrac prducts (including PwerSearch). The Term Clusters tl has been re-named Tpic Finder. Based n the unique cntent and use f the individual prducts, Tpic Finder algrithm tweaks have been made t align results mre clsely t user expectatins. The new Tiles view already available Term Clusters in select Gale digital cllectins has been added t the Tpic Finder. Standard Wheel View New Tile View Page 1

2 Fcus was placed n creating a mre intuitive user experience. Text that intrduces ptential use f the Tpic Finder and a link t a help verlay have been added. T alert users t the need t interact with the tl in rder t change results, n results will be displayed until users begin clicking in the Tpic Finder wheel. A reset link has been added t take users back t the riginal Tpic Finder view, thereby reducing navigatin cnfusin. Three New Languages Added t Dcument Translatin HTML dcument translatin ptins within resurces n InfTrac, and GVRL have been updated t include three new language translatin ptins: Indnesian, Malay, and Thai. This update allws Gale t supprt an expanded range f dmestic and internatinal users. Highlights and Ntes As ebks and digital resurces have becme mre ppular, a prblem has presented itself: hw can a user easily take ntes withut pening a separate prgram? Gale has fund the slutin with ur new Highlights and Ntes tl, which released at the end f September, in GVRL, In Cntext, InfTrac, Literature Criticism Online, Lit Finder, and Dictinary f Literary Bigraphy. The new tl allws users f the digital resurces listed abve t select text frm an ebk r article, highlight the imprtant sectins, add their wn ntes, and save it t a new Highlighted Articles page where it can be accessed r exprted, during each user s sessin (n user accunt required). Researchers will utilize their critical thinking skills by finding imprtant infrmatin in multiple surces and marking the relevant facts in each. Within the same sessin, the highlighted sectins can be easily viewed, printed, dwnladed, r sent via . Highlights and Ntes is the perfect tl fr anyne cnducting research in Gale s prducts. Belw is a step-by-step guide t using the Highlights and Ntes tl. Page 2

3 1. Select the text yu d like t save, then click Highlight 2. Assign a clr t the highlighted text, there are six ptins. Page 3

4 3. T add Ntes, click n the tab, enter the text and click Save 4. T view all f yur highlighted sectins, click the Highlights and Ntes buttn. Page 4

5 5. The Highlighted Articles page shws all f yur highlighted sectins and ntes, including the name f the surce publicatins. Page 5

6 New Cntent in Kids InfBits The Encyclpedia Britannica Elementary Cllectin 63 ebks frm Encyclpedia Britannica nw appear in Kids InfBits. These titles are very visual lts f images and simple text -- and are geared tward lwer elementary students (K-3). Tpics are wide-ranging as indicated by the representative list f titles belw. We are still in the prcess f lading the subject indexing, which shuld be finished by the end f the mnth. Animal Adaptatins Creeping Crawlers Day and Night Earth's Changing Surface Even r Odd? Lcatin Wrds: Arund and Thrugh Measuring: Secnds, Minutes, and Hurs One Land, Many Cultures Science Safety Rules Shapes: Triangles The Statue f Liberty What Is It Made f? Wrds Zap! It's Electricity Clumbia Electrnic Encyclpedia Summer 2014 updates are here! This includes mre than 420 updated entries and tw new entries. We are lading updates n a quarterly basis ging frward. Updated entries this rund include: Maya Angelu China Lin Mars Schl Sleep Syria Ukraine Washingtn Mnument Page 6