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    • Educational Technology Video Library

GALE Power Search

Direct Linking 

Select Get Link on the horizontal navigation bar and a new window will open displaying the direct link URL. Tutorials:

    • Link to Trusted Gale Content - Get Link Guide 

    • Gale Tools - Get Link video tutorial  

Overview

GALE Power Search icon

GALE Power Search is a cross-search platform that enables users to do one search across multiple GALE databases, including:

  • GALE OneFile database family:

    • Academic OneFile Select, General OneFile, High School Edition, News, and Educator's Reference Complete

  • GALE In Context High School 

  • GALE eBooks 

Power Search is a real time-saver for users who might be unsure of which GALE database might have the information they need. Researchers can find relevant content from multiple GALE databases with a single search.

Target Audience:   Grades 9-12 & Educators   

Content Connections:  All 

Access: Username and password information for BCPS staff and students can be found on the BCPS Digital Content Access Page.

⭐Click here to see a list of translation, accommodation, and modification features available for Multilingual Learners and students with special education needs.⭐

Learning How

Tutorial & Guides

  • How to Cross-Search GALE Resources Tip Sheet

  • 15 Minutes to Mastery: Utilize Gale Power Search

  • GALE OneFile & Power Search webinar

GALE Databases Common Menu: Choosing or Changing Databases

  • From the GALE Power Search interface (or from any of the GALE databases), click Change Databases in the upper-right corner to switch databases or to choose specific databases for cross-searching from the Common Menu, as shown below.

GALE Databases Common Menu screenshot

ISTE Standards for Students

    • 3. Knowledge Constructor- Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.

Features & Learning Supports

From the GALE Power Search homepage, users can search across multiple GALE databases in several ways:

  • Do a Basic Search or choose Advanced Search

  • Use search tools like the Topic Finder, Subject Guide Search, or Publication Search 

  • Select Change Databases at the top right corner of the screen to select/deselect specific databases for cross-searching. 

GALE Power Search labeled screenshot

Baltimore County Public Schools' Office of Library Media & Instructional Technology does not guarantee the accuracy or quality of information located on external resources and tools. Every reasonable attempt has been made to ensure that resources and tools are educationally sound and do not contain links that could be deemed in violation of the BCPS Technology Acceptable Use Policy (TAUP). Teachers should use their own discretion prior to using any of these tools or resources.  

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