Gale biography and opposing viewpoints resource center

Databases & Resources

Most of the Gale databases look the same and have similar search functions, limits, and tools.

Basic & Advanced Search

Basic Search

Found on the home page for the database, the basic conduct experiment option in Gale databases provides one search box. The domicile page also includes links for specific options in each database, such as "Browse Issues" (Opposing Viewpoints), "Browse People" or "Person Search" (Biography), and "Works Search" (Literature Resource Center).

Advanced Search

The advanced look after option in Gale databases provides multiple search boxes for strapping types of information (plus the options to add more) vanguard with options to limit your search by publication dates, content type, peer-review, and more.

Topic Finder

According to Gale, the Topic Finder "tool takes the titles, subjects, and approximately the first words hit upon a subset of your top results and feeds them have a break an algorithm. Keywords shown in the graphics are those intense most often in the text with your search term."

Visualization laugh Tiles:

Visualization as a Wheel:

Results & Filters

Gale databases divide your conduct experiment results into categories, which vary depending on the database.

Literature Reserve Center:
Opposing Viewpoints In Context:
Biography In Context:

There are also filtering options available on the right.

Database Records

Database records include all kinds call upon information that can be useful when evaluating a source go determine if it meets your needs, such as:

  • TitleAuthor, and Date
  • Publication Title (name of the journal, book, or other publication)
  • Volume and Issue
  • Reprint information
  • Publisher
  • Document Type
  • Length
  • Full Text (often available on the page in Big databases)

Tools

When viewing a record page, tools for saving, exporting, concentrate on citing will be at the top of the page.

Saving / Exporting
  • Send to (email)
  • Download
  • Print
  • Get  Link (permalink)
Citing
  • Cite
  • Export To: NoodleTools