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A World Leader in e-Research and Educational Publishing for Libraries, Schools and Businesses.

Our products are used in libraries in almost every country of the world.

100% of public and 100% of academic libraries in the United States owns or subscribes to at least one Gale product

Gale products are used in libraries in over 200 countries worldwide

More than 200,000 researchers access more than 10 million Web pages in our online products daily.

Largest Collection of Databases with Fewest & Shortest Embargoes!

Not Just an aggregator, rather a Publisher.

Mostly Proprietary content on a wealth of subjects.2

More than just a Journal AggregatorMore than just a Journal AggregatorMore than just a Journal Aggregator

We are Publishers, not only Information Providers or AggregatorsWe are Publishers, not only Information Providers or Aggregators

More than 1500 Gigabyte live data

Historical documentsArchived journal articles (over 11,000 journal titles in total) in over 100 online databasesArchived newspaper articles (Times Digital Archive 1785 to 1985)Third party databases eBooks

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Building Customer Specific eBuilding Customer Specific e--LibraryLibrary

Gale 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

The Gale user interface 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!

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WorldWorld’’s Top Universities Use Gales Top Universities Use Gale

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Cambridge University

United Kingdom

Oxford University

United Kingdom

ETH

Switzerland

National University of

Singapore

Singapore

London School of Economics

United Kingdom

Kyoto University

JapanMcGill University

CanadaUniversity of Melbourne

Australia

University of Tokyo

Japan

Library Reference Database OptionsLibrary Reference Database OptionsLibrary Reference Database Options

InfoTracInfoTrac DatabasesDatabases

Standard platform

Periodicals, Newspapers

Easy to use

Resource CentersResource CentersIntegrated databases

Multiple sources: full text periodicals / reference / primary sources

Flexible search and retrieval5 search options

eBookseBooksPurchase one book at a time

Search across & within eBook collection

Digital ArchivesDigital ArchivesReference, newspaper and Research Collections

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All eAll e--Books are Ownership Model Books are Ownership Model –– Onetime Payment. Onetime Payment. Gale will deliver an archive copy of each Gale will deliver an archive copy of each eBookeBook as part of theas part of the order fulfillment process.order fulfillment process.After first 12 months, Only a very nominal access fees is chargeAfter first 12 months, Only a very nominal access fees is charged.d. Over 2300+ Reference Works on all subjects Over 2300+ Reference Works on all subjects …… Growing Daily!Growing Daily!Over 4,000 volumes of reference from more than 60+ differentOver 4,000 volumes of reference from more than 60+ differentpublishers publishers

Cambridge University Press Elsevier Science Columbia University Press Harper Collins Harvard University Press Houghton Mifflin Idea Group Reference Kogan Page John Wiley & Sons Macmillan McGraw-Hill Digital Penguin SAGE Publications Routledge

All online databases are Subscription Model. FREE TRIALS AVAILABAll online databases are Subscription Model. FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE!LE!Digital Archives are very high value products.Digital Archives are very high value products.

-- Ownership ModelOwnership Model-- Annual Subscription ModelAnnual Subscription Model

The new search Platform The new search Platform –– PowerSearchPowerSearch Plus is a revolution in onlinePlus is a revolution in onlinepublishing industry.publishing industry.

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Academic Libraries / UniversitiesAcademic Libraries / Universities

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Academic Libraries Academic Libraries -- Subject Specific DatabasesSubject Specific Databases

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Hospitals + Medical & Nursing InstitutesHospitals + Medical & Nursing Institutes

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BB--Schools/CorporateSchools/Corporate

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Gale Digital Collections Gale Digital Collections -- ARCHIVESARCHIVES

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QUESTIONS?

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And we begin…Talking Point #1

WHY GALE

1. World‘s Largest Reference Publisher

2. World‘s Most Awarded Reference Publisher

3. Over 200,000 researchers access over10 million pages in our online products daily

4. 100% public & 100% academic libraries in USA own or subscribe to at least one Gale product

5. Not just a Journal Aggregator. Huge Proprietary content.

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Talking Point #2

Content Quantity

1. Gale has largest periodical file in the business, with most full-text articles.

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Talking Point #3

EMBARGOES

1. Gale has the fewest percentage of embargoes. We have less than 4%.

2. Average embargo period is 1/3rd as compared to competitors.

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Talking Point #4

CONTENT QUALITY

1. InfoTrac titles are selected with the highest scrutiny. ISI & Leading indices

2. Focus is to increase coverage not duplicate it.

3. We have not just PR journals & books but also many award-winning ref. titles.

4. We have more titles highly reviewed by Magazines for Libraries than anyone else.

Magazines for Libraries provides information, statistics, &comparative data to support collection development decisions. It has an annotated list & evaluations of over 6500 periodicals arranged by over 100 major subject headings. descriptions have strengths & weaknesses of each periodical in relation to similar

titles.

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Talking Point #5

CONTENT CURRENCY

• Our products are updated daily, sometimes multiple times.

The TSUNAMI EXAMPLE: On December 28th, two days after the Asian Tsunami….

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Talking Point #6

Indexing Quality & Currency

• When compared to EBSCO and Proquest, Gale’s subject guide is far superior. MANUAL INDEXING.

In EBSCO, Same article repeated multiple times

• Gale updates its vocabulary more frequently than the competition.

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Talking Point #7

CONTENT STABILITY

• Gale’s proprietary reference content is not subject to license agreements or partnerships.

• Huge Proprietary content.

• A very high %age of content in our databases will always be there.

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Talking Point #8

PowerSearch

1. Language Translation – Content in to 9 & Interface in to 4 Languages

2. UNIQUE Cross-search ability – Single One-Stop Search for all content formats.

Journals + leading INDICES + e-Books+ News Papers + Digital Archives (OCR) +Multimedia

3. New PowerSearch Plus – the Federated Search Capability. Search Box Capability

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Talking Point #10

CUSTOMIZATION

• Create your own database of Journals &/or e-books.

• As small or as large as needed.

• Pay for only what you need & use.

• Change collection once every 24 Hours with NO COST TO YOU!

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Talking Point #11

INDIAN CONTENT

• Get information about the journals or other publications published by your prospect & exhibit interest in licensing them for our online products.

• Get all the relevant details & pass on to me. If they are willing the title will be with us in 3-6 Months.

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InfoTrac Continues to Grow

Humanities11%

Law11%

Natural Sciences10%

Technology8%

Arts3%

Medicine & Health14%

Business16%

Social Sciences27%

The InfoTrac program now includes more than 15,000

titles

Focus is on subject gaps, not competitor title lists

Titles are licensed to address needs determined by end user search queries

Library programs are monitored to identify content needs

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QUESTIONS?

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Overview of Gale Online Product Lines

Customized Databases

Introduction to Gale’s Highly  Customized SolutionsMay, 2009

About InfoTrac Collection

Gale’s massive collection of 17000+ eJournals and eMagazines that caters to the learning needs of all the segments of education including Management, Engineering, Medical Sciences, Social Sciences and many more.

InfoTrac Management Collection

InfoTrac Management Collection is a carefully selected list of Management Journals covering almost all streams of management.Some of the covered subject areas are as follow:

•International Business•General Business•Region specific business•Economics•Risk and Insurance•International Relations•Industrial Relations….

•Advertising•Marketing•Public relations•Banking•Finance•Accounting•Personal Finance

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IMC Journal Distribution : Subject area wise

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InfoTrac Management Collection Features

Features:

Streams  covered  :  Finance,  Marketing,  Operations,  Economics, Accounting, Banking, International Business, International law, Human Resources, Banking & Insurance, Advertisement, Public relation etc.

IMC Feature Titles

Total Titles Available 1929

Non Embargo 1844

Total Active Full Text 1414

News Wires 100

Investment/Marketing Research reports

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Some of the High Impact Titles

Marketing ScienceManagement ScienceJournal of BusinessJournal of AdvertisingOmegaSystems Research and Behavioral ScienceForbes

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InfoTrac Engineering Collection

InfoTrac Engineering Collection is an aggregation of top notch journals from world wide publication covering all streams of Engineering..Some of the covered subject areas is as follow:

•Military and naval science •Aerospace and defense industries •Earth sciences •Engineering and manufacturing industries •Electronics and electrical industries •Humanities •Automobile industry •Architecture and design industries •Automobiles •Containers and packaging industries 

•Telecommunications industry •Computers •Science and technology •Metals, metalworking and machinery industries •Mathematics •Computers and office automation industries •Construction and materials industries •Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries•Electronics 

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IEC Journal Distribution : Subject area wise

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InfoTrac Engineering Collection Features

Features:

Some of the streams covered includes Architecture, Electronic, Mechanical, Computer Science, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.

Engineering Titles Titles

Total Titles Available 2226

Non Embargo 2159

Total Active Full Text 668

News Wires 11

Reports  87

Some High Impact Titles

INFORMS Journal on Computing

IBM Systems Journal

International Journal of Robotics Research

International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications

American Scientist

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Technology Review (Cambridge, Mass.)

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Detailed Information about BCRC 

• 430,000 company profiles from 8 premier Gale directories – American Wholesalers & Distributors, Brands & Their Companies, Consultants & Consulting Organizations, Graham & Whiteside Major Companies of the World Series; Publishers Directory, Telecommunications Directory, Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies and Ward’s Business Directory of Private & Public Companies in Canada & Mexico. Global in coverage – 35% international and covering over 90% private companies.

• 4,668 indexed periodical titles ‐ 74% full text, 97% embargo free. Coverage extends from 1980 to the present. 

• 10,000 company histories and chronologies only available from Gale’s Notable Corporate Chronologies and International Directory of Company Histories.

• 30,000 top lists, market share tables, product rankings, market forecasts from 2 premier Gale sources –Market Share Reporter & Business Rankings Annual

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And More….

• 1.5 Million Investment Reports – Premier investment research reports (current plus 3 yrs back) on publicly traded companies and industry sectors from Reuters Research on Demand.

• 414 case digests in the area of human resource law from Ornel Inc. 

• 365,000 products from over 80,000 companies from Gale’s Brand’s & Their Companies. Industry Overviews and market Research 

• 1300 overviews covering ever SIC code, emerging and global markets from Gale’s Encyclopedia of American Industries, Encyclopedia of Global Industries and Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries.

• 10,700 market research reports from around the globe from premier publisher Datamonitor.

• 8,000 association records on service and manufacturing associations worldwide from Gale’s Encyclopedia of Associations National; Encyclopedia of Associations Local, State & Regional and Encyclopedia of Associations International Directories

• Company Financials – 15 min delayed stock quote and stock data, charts, historical stock prices, SEC documents with financial statements and insider buying and selling activity, plus open Web content, blogs and podcasts from FinancialContent.com.

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Search for a particular company. When you have found it, click the “Financials” tab to launch the new Financials dashboard.

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The Detailed Quote View provides quick access to stock information, charting, related companies, and more.

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Scroll down to see more information, such as company press releases, news, podcasts, and investor conference calls.

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Listen to a Podcast

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Read a blog from the open Web

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Share a story using your favorite social networking site

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Or access all the news items together via the News View

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Charting lets users compare stocks to one another or to a particular stock index

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SEC Documents View provides access to company financials like balance sheets and cash flow statements, plus insider trading activity

Plus, many other great new features!

Financial calculators

A market summary viewWorld market index tracking

Treasury rates, bank rates and currency exchange rates

Mutual fund informationViews into particular industries and the biggeststock movers within each sector

And much more!

Log into BCRC today to see for yourself.

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QUESTIONS?

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