Hi all,
Following is the latest news from MeL database vendor
Gale regarding their In Context products. MeL database
Opposing Viewpoints in Context is covered by these enhancements. Changes in Research In Context, also a MeL database will be implemented in the future.
In Context
family of products (Biography, Canada, Global Issues, Science, Student Resources, U.S. History, and World History) will now provide shorter citation and bookmark URL links. What you’ll find is:
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Shorter URLs that provide users with a direct link to a Gale document or portal page.
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Users are taken directly into a single document or portal page without an authentication request.
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Multiple citation formats are available in the product citation tool to make it easier for users to cite their research.
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EZ Proxy information is now displayed in the citation URL when present in the school or libraries Gale Admin account.
Additionally, new and updated content has been released into many of the Gale In Context products.
Opposing Viewpoints In Context now
has homepage spotlights that feature U.S. foreign relations, politics and the media, the new 115th Congress, STEM education, and flexible workplaces in addition to new portal pages on LGBT Rights and State Laws, Net Neutrality, and Sentencing and
Prison Reform. Additionally, topics such as the presidential election process and ISIS have been updated and more than 140 new websites have been added related to such subjects as animal rights, bullying, and social media.
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Also, registration is now open for the next MCLS/MeL Free webinar – Tools in MeL Databases. MeL databases are much more than information retrieval. There are tools to help you cite, translate, save, email, even listen in Spanish. Please
join us on January 25, at 3:30pm for a 30-minute webinar focused on the tools which can help your students, researchers, and community become more efficient and excel in their work. Registration is free and open to all Michigan library staff and other interested
users. Read more and
register for this webinar.
Eunice
Eunice C. Borrelli
Michigan eLibrary Internet Librarian
Library of Michigan/Michigan Dept. of Education
517-241-4996
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