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September 1, 2009

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Gale’s InfoTrac Database PowerSearch 2.0 Arrived!

Starting from Setember 1st, 2009, you will see this new interface in action when you search any one of the Gale's InfoTrac Databases including Academic OneFile, General OneFile, Health Reference Center Academic, General Business File ASAP, Gale Virtual Reference Library, Educator's Reference Complete, Student Edition, The New York Times, Expanded Academic ASAP, General Reference Center Gold, and Massachusetts History Online.

What are the key features:

■ Color-coded tabbed results for easy clarification
■ Citation generation in multiple formats including MLA and APA
■ Helpful user-interface and document tools
■ Search Within Results
■ Visual searching
■ Language translator into 8 languages including Spanish, French, simplified Chinese, and more
■ Instantly access content in multiple Gale databases from a single starting point
■ Simplified browsing and allowing for refined browsing by subject and publication type
■ Allowing to create individual account profiles, save searches, and receive search alerts with RSS export
■ Enhanced search results that incorporate context-sensitive multimedia, including
images, video and podcasts
■ Web 2.0 sharing tools, including Del.icio.us, MySpace, Reddit, Digg, Facebook, Newsvine and more

If you would like to learn more about these new features, please contact a reference librarian. Navigation Guide and PowerSerach Basic are also available.


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