Analyzing Results
The topic page starts with an overview and picture of the topic
It is then split into different types of sources
a. Featured Viewpoints: quick essays highlighting differing opinions within the topic, handpicked by Gale
b. Viewpoints: more opinions on the topic
c. References: Overviews of the topic
d. Statistics and Infographics: Graphs, charts and data to support your research
e. Multimedia: Pictures, videos, podcasts, and audio
f. News and Magazines: Recent coverage and in-depth analysis
g. Academic journals: Scholarly articles written by scholars in the field, often peer-reviewed
Once you choose a source type, the list of results will be to the left. The title, author(s), and information will be listed. It will also indicate if it is Peer-Reviewed
You can filter the results further
a. Publication Date: You can limit the results to a specific date range, depending on the assignment consider limiting to the last ten years
b. Subjects: Provides a list of subjects and allows you to search for specific subjects within the results
c. Document Type: Provides a list of document types and allows you to choose the types of source
d. Peer-Reviewed: You can check off whether you want only peer-reviewed articles
The icon next to each result indicates the source type. Academic Journals are often the most useful for school and professional research
The article's author, journal in which it appears, publication data, and page numbers appear in the first line. This information is what one would find in a citation.
The next line are the beginnings of the article's abstract, or description of the article.
Click on the title if you want to view the detailed record and read the entire abstract. Subject terms are searches that would lead to this article: use these to help you understand what you will find in the articles and for other ideas related to the topic.
If the article has images, charts or graphs, thumbnails will be shown
Full text articles can be in HTML or PDF format, or both. To access the article, click on the blue hyperlinked title, HTML Full Text or PDF Full Text, or use the icon in the left side panel.
