Accessing your Gale statistics

Enter the following URL
http://www.gale.cengage.com/usage/

Click on
LOG IN to access statistics



Enter your User ID and password.
This can be obtained from Gale

Select type of report you require.  The most common areUSAGE BY DATABASE  for your database subscriptions and
EBOOK RETRIEVALS  for individual eBook usage

Select DATE RANGEfrom the drop down text box

Select the date range  YEAR, MONTH and DATE  you require statistics for 

There is an option to separate
in-house and remote statistics

Select individual databases by clicking on the title of the database, or obtain statistics for all databases  by clicking SELECT ALL

Once you have made your select click FINISHand the report will run. 

The report will automatically open in your browser when completed or you can have the report sent to your email.  You will be prompted for this option while the report is running

Your finished report can be saved, emailed or copied into excel if desired

eBooks

Gale Virtual Reference Library

More than 600 fully searchable eBook reference titles from both Gale and other eminent publishing partners are available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

GVRL is fully customisable to specific user needs, cross-searchable and available online twenty four hours a day.
References in eBook format provide a wide range of benefits. They save shelf space and can be searched individually or as a complete collection.

 Online access makes popular titles available to multiple users and your library users can link to reference content through your OPAC or directly from the Table of Contents or Index pages.


For a complete list of available eBooks visit the GVRL website.

Downloading MARC records for your GVRL eBooks

To access to your GVRL MARC records click on the following link:
http://access.gale.com/cgi-bin/marc_merge/listfiles.pl

The following page will appear:







Insert your Location ID
Leave all other fields blank


Click Continue

The following screen will appear with all your eBook purchases

Click Uncheck all

Tick the boxes  you require MARC records for

Click Merge selected records

This step may take a few minutes based on system speed and amount of files to download but you should then see the following page

Right click Download records and save ib a folder as a marc file (.mrc)

The records should be ready to upload into your library management system.  If you need assistance doing this I would advise speaking to your LMS vendor.

You should not need to alter your eBook URLs, however if you do need to alter the record prior to uploading in your LMS; the following free MARC edit program is available to download.

http://people.oregonstate.edu/~reeset/marcedit/html/downloads.html

Adding a widget to your library webpage

Your can add a search widget to your websitor or blog.  This enables students to search directly from the search box in the widget.


These are the following options open to you when embedding a widget onto your website.  These scripts include ones suitable for blogs and igoogle pages;

Javascript and iFramesThese options allow you to copy and paste your widget into the HTML of your Web page.

HTML (Create your own)This option allows you to grab the entire HTML code for the widget and customize as needed. It does not include any style or graphics so that you can fit this into any spot on your Web site needed.

iGoogleSelect this option to have your Gale widget added instantly to your iGoogle page

Google SitesThis option allows you to add the widget to your Google site. Google sites include blogger