InfoTrac
Encyclopedia
InfoTrac is a trademark referenced to full-text databases produced by Gale
, a part of Cengage Learning
. InfoTrac databases features a wide variety of content from academic journals and general magazines. Like most online proprietary databases, various forms of authentication are used to verify affiliation with subscribing academic
, public
, and school
libraries.
In the late 1980s, InfoTrac databases were originally published on CD-ROMs which were mailed to subscribing libraries at regular intervals. They were published in coordination with various microfilm products from Gale which came on sequentially numbered easy-loading cartridges. Most InfoTrac abstracts and full-text articles from the 1980s and 1990s have a code at the end of the article which points to the exact frame on a microfilm cartridge where the story begins, which a library user could use to obtain a copy of the article as originally published.
Like most database companies, Gale started offering real-time access to InfoTrac databases through a Web interface in the late 1990s. Around 2000, Gale began making scanned articles in PDF format directly available through the Web interface, thus relieving users of having to go to microfilm or hard copy to obtain as-published copies of articles.
The InfoTrac brand was relaunched in 2005 on a new technology platform named Thomson Gale PowerSearch, which was named "most improved product" at the 2005 Charleston Conference. InfoTrac has also placed ninth in Library Journal
s list of the top 50 library brands of the millennium.
Gale (publisher)
Gale is an educational publishing company based in Farmington Hills, Michigan, the United States, in the western suburbs of Detroit. It was part of the Thomson Learning division of the Thomson Corporation, a Canadian company, but became part of Cengage Learning in 2007.The company, formerly known...
, a part of Cengage Learning
Cengage Learning
Cengage Learning is a publisher of print and digital information services for the academic, professional and library markets, and delivers customized learning solutions for colleges, universities, professors, students, libraries, government agencies, corporations and professionals around the...
. InfoTrac databases features a wide variety of content from academic journals and general magazines. Like most online proprietary databases, various forms of authentication are used to verify affiliation with subscribing academic
Academic library
An academic library is a library that is attached to academic institutions above the secondary level, serving the teaching and research needs of students and staff...
, public
Public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources and operated by civil servants. There are five fundamental characteristics shared by public libraries...
, and school
School library
A school library is a library within a school where students, staff, and often, parents of a public or private school have access to a variety of resources...
libraries.
In the late 1980s, InfoTrac databases were originally published on CD-ROMs which were mailed to subscribing libraries at regular intervals. They were published in coordination with various microfilm products from Gale which came on sequentially numbered easy-loading cartridges. Most InfoTrac abstracts and full-text articles from the 1980s and 1990s have a code at the end of the article which points to the exact frame on a microfilm cartridge where the story begins, which a library user could use to obtain a copy of the article as originally published.
Like most database companies, Gale started offering real-time access to InfoTrac databases through a Web interface in the late 1990s. Around 2000, Gale began making scanned articles in PDF format directly available through the Web interface, thus relieving users of having to go to microfilm or hard copy to obtain as-published copies of articles.
The InfoTrac brand was relaunched in 2005 on a new technology platform named Thomson Gale PowerSearch, which was named "most improved product" at the 2005 Charleston Conference. InfoTrac has also placed ninth in Library Journal
Library Journal
Library Journal is a trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey . It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional practice...
s list of the top 50 library brands of the millennium.
See also
- Bibliographic databaseBibliographic databaseA bibliographic database is a database of bibliographic records, an organized digital collection of references to published literature, including journal and newspaper articles, conference proceedings, reports, government and legal publications, patents, books, etc...
- Search engineSearch engineA search engine is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. Search engines help to minimize the time required to find information and the amount of information...
- List of digital library projects
- List of online databases