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<div class="WordSection1"><font style="font-family: Calibri;" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">After participating in one of the
<span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. History in Context/GREENR</span> webinars on 8/18, I learned…</span></font><font style="font-family: Calibri;" size="3">
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<p style="font-family: Calibri;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"> …which reference books are in
<i>U.S. History in Context</i> that are not available in other Gale databases. (Lots!)</span></font></p>
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<p style="font-family: Calibri;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"> …how to bookmark articles and searches for a one-click path back to specific resources in Gale. (Handy!)</span></font></p>
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<p style="font-family: Calibri;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"> …about the world map in
<i>GREENR</i> that allows me to visually and easily look for environmental topics by country. (Cool mashup!)</span></font></p>
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<font style="font-family: Calibri;" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">To discover this and more,
<span style="font-weight: bold;">join us today at 11:00 am or 4:30 pm</span>.</span></font><font style="font-family: Calibri;" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><br>
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<p style="font-family: Calibri;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">You do not need to register, but do log in early to test connections. The attachment has the access information.
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For more information about the databases, read the email below. <br>
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<p style="font-family: Calibri;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">Thanks,</span></font></p>
<p style="font-family: Calibri;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">Jen</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: blue;">Jennifer Maurer</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: blue;">School Library Consultant</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: blue;">Library Development</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: blue;">Oregon State Library</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: blue;">250 Winter Street NE</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: blue;">Salem, OR 97301-3950</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: blue;">503-378-5011</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: blue;"><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us" title="blocked::mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us" target="_blank">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"> libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jennifer Maurer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 01, 2011 9:01 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> libs-or<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] U.S. History in Context & GREENR: New Databases in Statewide Contract</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">As part of the contract renewal
<a href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/2011-July/010716.html" target="_blank">
announced last week</a>, Gale is adding <i>U.S. History in Context</i> and <i>GREENR</i> to our statewide offerings at no additional cost.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">What is <i>U.S. History in Context</i>?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">This database provides a “complete overview of U.S. history that covers the most-studied events, issues, and current information” and “combines documents from Primary Source Microfilm’s™ digital
archives; articles from classic Macmillan Reference USA™ and Charles Scribner’s Sons® references; as well as other Gale proprietary content such as country and era overview information, and full-text periodicals and journals.” There are over 9,100 viewpoint
essays, 5,000 primary documents, articles from over 95 Gale reference titles, journal content, and more. It uses the same interface as
<i>Student Resources in Context</i> and <i>Opposing Viewpoints in Context</i>. <a href="http://www.gale.cengage.com/InContext/hist_us.htm" target="_blank">
http://www.gale.cengage.com/InContext/hist_us.htm</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">What is <i>GREENR</i>?<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">The acronym stands for <i>
Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources</i>, and it is a “new, authoritative online resource that focuses on the academic study of sustainability and the environment.” It allows users to navigate issue, organization, and country portals
and provides news, video, primary source documents, interactive maps, refereed case studies, and more in research categories such as energy systems, healthcare, food, and green collar jobs. There is also an advisory board and blog for this product.
<a href="http://www.gale.cengage.com/greenr/" target="_blank">http://www.gale.cengage.com/greenr/</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">Adding Links & Icons to Your Library’s/Consortium’s Database Page
</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">Gale reps added the library-specific links for the new databases to the Gale support sites for Oregon libraries. For staff in a public or tribal library, go to
<a href="http://galesupport.com/oregon/" target="_blank">http://galesupport.com/oregon/</a>, enter your library’s name and click Select, and scan the alphabetical list of URLs. For staff in an academic library, go to
<a href="http://www.galesupport.com/oregonacad/" target="_blank">http://www.galesupport.com/oregonacad/</a>, click on your library’s name, and scan the alphabetical list of URLs. If your library or consortium includes database icons on your webpage, there is
a link to those in the column to the right of the URLs. Should you have problems adding access to
<i>U.S. History in Context</i> and <i>GREENR</i> on your library webpage, please contact Gale customer support at
<a href="mailto:gale.consortium.installs@cengage.com" target="_blank">gale.consortium.installs@cengage.com</a> or (800) 877-4253 (press 4).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">Title Lists</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">You can view the list of journals and reference books that are included in both databases.
<a href="http://www.gale.cengage.com/title_lists/" target="_blank">http://www.gale.cengage.com/title_lists/</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">Tutorials and Tip Sheets</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">Gale has a few short tutorials about each product. The subjects are Navigating the Homepage, Searching, and Topic/Portal Pages and Documents.
<a href="http://www.gale.cengage.com/guidedtour/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.gale.cengage.com/guidedtour/index.htm</a> Note that it can take a couple of minutes for videos to load. There are also search tip sheets for both databases.
<a href="http://support.gale.com/gale/cat.html?cat=1196" target="_blank">http://support.gale.com/gale/cat.html?cat=1196</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">Webinars</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">A Gale trainer will offer four webinars this month to introduce Oregon library staff to both databases. Half of each hour-long session will be devoted to
<i>U.S. History in Context</i> and the other half to <i>GREENR</i>. Your opportunities to participate are on August 18<sup>th</sup> at 9:30 am or 2:00 pm and August 23<sup>rd</sup> at 11:00 am or 4:30 pm (Pacific time). See the attachment for webinar access
details. One session will be recorded and posted on the Gale support sites for Oregon libraries.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">Credits</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">If you already subscribe to either of the new databases, your Gale sales rep will be in touch about a credit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"> Public and tribal libraries:
<a href="mailto:susan.mcphee@cengage.com" target="_blank">susan.mcphee@cengage.com</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"> Academic libraries:
<a href="mailto:rob.hoyer@cengage.com" target="_blank">rob.hoyer@cengage.com</a> </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">Questions? Please ask.</span></p>
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Thanks,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">Jen</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: blue;">Jennifer Maurer</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: blue;">School Library Consultant</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: blue;">Library Development</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: blue;">Oregon State Library</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: blue;">250 Winter Street NE</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: blue;">Salem, OR 97301-3950</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: blue;">503-378-5011</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: blue;"><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us" title="blocked::mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us" target="_blank">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</a></span></p>
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