This document compares using Google versus the Gale database for research. It summarizes that Gale provides peer-reviewed academic articles from trusted sources while Google search results can include unreliable websites. Gale contains magazines, journals, encyclopedias and other sources all searchable from one platform. The document outlines the key features of Gale including tools at the article, publication and search result level to easily access reliable sources for research.

1. Google Versus Gale
Why using databases and eResources can be more useful than using Google for
Research.

2. Google Versus Gale
Google Gale

3. PowerSearch Plus3
Google Versus Gale
Your results in Google are
websites that anyone could
have written and you need
books, magazine articles, and
newspapers.
Over 33 Million
Results!
First result is a state
government site for
adults not students.
Second result for
the university.
Random articles
on university
sports.
Google search your state.

4. http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/4
You can’t trust everything you read online.

5. http://allaboutexplorers.com5
You can’t trust everything you read online.

6. More Silly Websites…
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Britain for Americans
http://www.brookview.karoo.net/BFA/
BuyDehydratedWater.com
http://www.buydehydratedwater.com/
Cloning of George Washington Reported
http://www.angelfire.com/la/jfled/george2.html
Dog Island
http://www.thedogisland.com/
Case Analysis of a Historic Killer Tornado Event in Kansas on 10 June 1938
http://www.cimms.ou.edu/~doswell/Conference_papers/SELS96/WoO.html
Feline Reactions to Bearded Men
http://www.improb.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html
First Genetics
http://www.firstgenetics.com/
Godsend Institute
http://www.godsendinstitute.org/home.html
Mechanical Marvels of the Nineteenth Century
http://bigredhair.com/robots/
University of Santa Anita : The True But Little Known Facts About Women and AIDS
http://ithaca.edu/library/research/AIDSFACTS.htm

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What is in Wikipedia: About Page.
Wikipedia itself says: “newer
articles may contain
misinformation, unencyclopedic
content, or vandalism”.

8. Anyone can edit Wikipedia…

9. PowerSearch Plus9
Everything you see here…
Academic
Journals
Magazines Websites Reference
Books
Videos
Newspapers
What are in Databases?

10. Search it all in a few seconds….
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11. eResources at the Library
[Insert Link to Library’s eResources]
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12. PowerSearch Plus12
Important Tools to Point Out: Home Page Level
Type in your
search term
here, just like
Google.
Browse down
to narrow your
topics here.
Do an Image
search or for a
specific type of
content just like
in Google.

13. PowerSearch Plus13
Google Versus Gale
General
Information so
you don’t have to
go to Wikipedia
for info…and you
can cite it in your
paper!
The Factbox
answers the
most basic
questions.
Newspaper,
Magazine and
Encyclopedia
articles all in
one place!
Quickly find
the state flag.
Get safe, reliable
content at the
right level
without
overwhelming
results!
Newspaper
article from
the New York
Times for free.
Gale Search Results Set

14. PowerSearch Plus14
Important Tools to Point Out: Search Results Level
Click on
the title to
read the
full text
article.
Look at the
icon to see
what kind of
article it is.
The citation
information tells
you what book the
article comes from.
Tools at the Search Results Set
Use the overview
article to avoid
the Wikipedia
information
search.

15. PowerSearch Plus15
Important Tools to Point Out: Article Level
Read full text
article online
without having
to pay per
article.
Have the article
read to you or
put it on your
IPod!
Print the
article
here!
Email the
article to
read later.
See the
reading
level here.
Tools in the Articles

16. PowerSearch Plus16
Search all of the
issues of this
Magazine.
Have this
Magazine
Delivered
to your
Email for
Free!
Browse to
a specific
Issue.
What years
are
available?
Publication Page in PowerSearch
Create a
Link to
this page.

17. The Library Saves you money…again.
The Economist =
$127.00/Year
New York
Times =
Over
$300/Year
Cosmopolita
n =
$12.59/Year
Newsweek =
$39/Year
Library
Journal =
$68.50/Year
AND
MANY
MORE!

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The Four Points

19. Point 1: The Article Level
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20. Lesson Plan Example
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Point 2: Publication Page

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Point 3: Search Result Set

23. LEXILE!
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Point 4: Saved Items List

25. Free App for Androids and iPhones
Just type in “Access my
library” to the iStore or
marketplace. Select the
School Edition. You will
need the put the password
in the first time. Your
password is:

26. Wikipedia and
Google steps
to learn more.
Which database
should I use?
Are there other
places to go?
Choose
keywords from
Wikipedia to
type into the
databases.
I can’t trust
Wikipedia but I
can trust Gale.
Pick out the
articles I want.
Read the
articles and
take notes on
what to write.
Write!
More
articles?
Student Research Process

27. On Demand Training Videos!
Want to learn more about the difference between searching the
Internet and using a library database? Try these tutorials:
• From Gale:
http://www.gale.cengage.com/media/training/LibraryVWeb/LibraryVWeb.htm
• From Oregon’s CLIP project: http://www.clipinfolit.org/tutorials/what-is-a-
library-database
• Want to learn more about using specific Gale database? Visit Gale’s
tutorial page: http://www.gale.cengage.com/guidedtour/index.htm.

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