Thomson Gale and Xrefer
Product Partners Presentation
Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Time: 9:30-11:30 AM and 1:30-3:30 PM (identical sessions)
Place: FEDLINK/FLICC Training Room, Library of Congress, Adams Building, 2nd Floor, Rm. 216
REGISTRATION: Please call (202)707-4800
Kelly Clifton, Field Sales Executive, Thomson Gale
Jeffrey LaPlante, Senior Vice President of Sales, Xrefer
Gale Virtual Reference Library - eBooks extraordinaire
New Functionalities - New Titles - New Partners
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) is taking eBooks to the next level
by delivering a wealth of reference content in a database format. This
valuable product allows libraries of any size - based on user's needs
and usage patterns - to develop collections at their own pace and within their own budget. This new reference option also offers:
* 24/7 remote access
* Content ownership - unlimited users - no checkouts
* Circulation of reference content network/enterprise wide
* Cross searching across entire GVRL collection
* No need for special hardware or an online reader
* Access to Xreferplus content (subscription based)
GVRL/eBook Publisher List: Thomson Gale, Macmillan, Scribner, Sage,
Wiley, Cambridge, Cartographica, Greenhaven, Berkshire, Idea Group, John Harper, K.G. Saur, Linworth, and Sharpe. The list is growing!
GVRL Product web site: www.gale.com/gvrl
GVRL Title List: http://www.gale.com/gvrl/priceList.xls
XREFERPLUS
Xreferplus provides ready reference content with its own interface but
offered through Gale Virtual Reference Library as an optional add-on
subscription database. Xreferplus offers a selection from over 180
titles to create your custom title list to match your library's reference needs. The titles are from a broad but essential range of quick electronic reference content culled from specific encyclopedias,
dictionaries, and other recognized standards such as:
* McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
* Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
* The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology
* The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature
* The Harper Collins World Atlas and Gazetteer
* Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
XreferPlus Brochure: http://www.gale.com/brochure/xreferplus.pdf
Xreferplus Title List: http://www.gale.com/tlist/xrefer.xl
Please reserve your spot today since seating is limited.
James W. Oliver
FEDLINK Vendor Services Coordinator
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20540-4935
V-(202)707-4960, F-(202)707-4955
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