A Librarian’s Insight
An adult services coordinator at a Michigan public library shares how Gale Directory Library benefits the information needs of her library’s patrons.
60+ years of valued directories. 23 well-respected titles. One customizable collection. Zero shelf space. Since 1954, Gale has been publishing authoritative directories on companies, publishers, associations and more. The Gale Directory Library offers a wide-range of data sorting, filtering, and exporting options so users can tailor results and put them to practical use.
Gale Directory Library lets libraries customize content. Consider the benefits of selecting the directories most relevant to your patrons’ needs – including business and market research, medical and health topics, publishing, government, higher education, research and more. An added value—purchase and own directories like a book collection, but use them like a database due to the robust export features.
With a major new enhancement to the interface, additional workflow tools, and improved search and export capabilities in place, this popular collection of online directories is easier to use than ever before.
Homepage
Redesigned homepage features improved basic search, direct access to individual directories, and auto-assist to help users input the right search term.
Search
Redesigned Search results page allows for easier analysis at-a-glance. Sidebar filters allow users to narrow their results by geographic region, section, subject, and more.
The Advanced Search page features a new design and allows easier selection of titles for cross-searching. Choose product-specific indexes and search on individual editions or against the entire backfile.
New SICS/NAICS hierarchy tool makes selecting and narrowing down an industry a breeze, without having to consult a manual to find the classification codes.
Export
Enhanced Export Tool—Now you can export up to 1000 records at a time directly from your search results to Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, your email address, or locally to a PC. Sort, filter, or use the .CSV file for analysis outside of the application.
With a major new enhancement to the interface, additional workflow tools, and improved search and export capabilities in place, this popular collection of online directories is easier to use than ever before.
This on-demand recorded webinar covers Gale Directory Library's new, user-friendly tools, and best practices for searching for relevant listings.
Search across the content of complementary products in one intuitive environment, enabling innovative new research connections.
Export custom search results to programs like Excel, making the creation of mailing lists and analyzing trends a snap.
Integrated G Suite for Education and Microsoft Office 365 tools enable users to share, save, and download content—including highlights and notes. Learn More
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Integrated directly into the user’s workflow, formatted citations can be easily imported from single or multiple documents to services like EasyBib or NoodleTools. MLA-, APA-, and Chicago-style citations are supported.
Libraries can build their own collection by selecting from 23 directory titles based on the information needs of their customers.
New editions publish annually allowing for year-over-year comparison of data.