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Global Issues In Context

Global Issues In Context. Quick Guide. Overview. Ways to search the GIC database Basic Search Advanced Search Types of content How to use Help. Basic Search. 1. 2. 1. Enter one or more words in the Basic Search box found in the banner area, near the top of the page

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Global Issues In Context

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  1. Global Issues In Context Quick Guide

  2. Overview • Ways to search the GIC database • Basic Search • Advanced Search • Types of content • How to use Help

  3. Basic Search 1 2 1 • Enter one or more words in the Basic Search box found in the banner area, near the top of the page • Click the Search button • The system will look for an Issues or a Country Portal page that matches your search criteria; if the system is unable to find an exact or a near-match with a Portal, then the system will perform a keyword search of the database and display a standard results list 2 3

  4. Country Portal Page

  5. Issues Portal Page

  6. Advanced Search 1 2 • Click on Advanced Search to launch. • You can search using keywords and by using different Boolean Operators to define your scope. 1 2

  7. Advanced Search • You can limit your search by putting in search criteria. • By doing so, you will get more specific results to what you are looking for. 3 3 1 2

  8. Types of Content Content types represent logical groupings of documents and multimedia content based on factors such as subject matter, publication format and relevancy. Global Issues in Context is a truly non-U.S.-centric resource with no "U.S. filters." All content is selected based upon its currency, relevancy and credibility. You can select one or more content types to search against using the Advanced Search pages. Note that all non-media content types feature full-text articles. Here are the descriptions of the content types you'll find (listed alphabetically): Academic Journals Features a wide variety of scholarly periodicals that contain full-text articles, updated daily. Get Involved Websites that discuss ways citizens can get involved. This content set only appears when you are in an Issues Portal. Images Features photographs, maps, charts and other types of images. Magazines Features a wide variety of general interest periodicals that contain full-text articles, updated daily. News Includes articles from hundreds of international newspapers and newswires, updated daily. Global Perspectives Expert viewpoint articles analyzing issues from cultural, religious, political, social, economic, scientific and health standpoints.

  9. Types of Content Podcasts Podcast feeds, such as audio files of radio broadcasts, can be played using a digital audio player. In most cases, the document in this database will contain a link to the third-party website that owns or hosts the podcast. There you can listen to the audio file, and you may also be able to download the file. Primary Sources A primary source is original material or information that has not been interpreted by another person. Examples of primary sources are court records, government documents (like the Constitution), letters, some documentary films, memoirs, position papers of organizations, original research, and editorials. Go to the Research Guide (found in the Research Tools) for tips and advice on distinguishing between primary and secondary sources and how they can be used in your research. Reference Contains full-text essays from Gale and other reference works providing background information on all issues and nations. Statistics Numerical data, presented in a tabular, interactive or other visual format. Most will contain a link to view a PDF version of the table, chart or graph. This content type features statistics, government data, information on laws, legislation and public policies and more, along with links to documents that summarize and explain the statistical data. Videos Video clips you can watch while using this database. Websites The websites found in this collection represent the organizations, institutes, and government agencies that are referred to in many of the perspectives articles. The list of websites are hand-selected by the Gale editorial staff. .

  10. How to use Help Tools menu How to Use Help At any time while using this collection click the Help link found on the Tools menu at the top of the page to see Help information for the screen currently displayed. Use the Help table of contents frame at the left to navigate Help topics. Clicking a plus sign (+) displays subtopics. Clicking a minus sign (-) hides the subtopics. Clicking a topic title displays the Help in the right-hand frame. You may use your browser's Back and Forward commands to navigate previously viewed Help pages. On many of the Help pages you'll find a section called Related topics at the bottom of the page. Click a link to jump directly to that topic to learn more about related features and functions.

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