Thomson Gale (PowerSearch/InfoTrac) Links
Thomson Gale assigns each regional member library a unique "library location ID" that is part of the web address for in-library patrons to use. Setting up database links with your "library location ID" as part of the URL captures in-library use reflected on the Thomson Gale monthly usage reports. (Note: Your Thomson Gale usage report shows both inside and outside usage (captured by your patron's library barcode) in separate columns plus a grand total.
- Individual Database Links for In-Library Access from Library Web Pages
- Individual Database Links for Remote Access from Library Web Pages
- Link for Remote Access to all statewide and regionally licensed electronic resources
The following table shows the structure for in-library links. It combines the stem URL: "http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/" with your unique vendor-assigned library location ID "mlin_r_xxx".
For example: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_r_xxx
The "r" represents the first letter of the name of the region; "xxx" represents the library. Example, library xxx in the Central Region would create the link: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_c_xxx
(Note: A few Massachusetts libraries in networks that licensed Gale databases prior to the Spring of 1997 do not have the "mlin_r_" as part of their library location ID's, but simply the alphabetic code for their institution: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/xxx)
To link to an individual Thomson Gale resource, follow your unique vendor-assigned location code with "?db=" plus an Infotrac Product Code. For example, to link directly to Academic OneFile (Product Code AONE): http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_r_xxx?db=Gale_AONE
Individual Database Links for In-Library Access from Library Web Pages
|
Database (Product Code) |
In-Library, K-12, campus and non-profit organization-wide URL |
|---|---|
|
All statewide and regionally licensed InfoTrac products |
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_r_xxx |
|
Academic OneFile (AONE) |
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_r_xxx?db=AONE |
|
Biography Resource Center (BioRC) |
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_r_xxx?db=BioRC |
|
Contemporary Literary Criticism Select (CLC) |
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_r_xxx?db=CLC |
|
Educator's Reference Complete (PROF) |
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_r_xxx?db=PROF |
|
Expanded Academic ASAP (EAIM) |
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_r_xxx?db=EAIM |
|
General BusinessFile ASAP (GBFM) |
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_r_xxx?db=GBFM |
|
General Reference Center Gold (GRGM) |
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_r_xxx?db=GRGM |
|
Health Reference Center Academic (HRCA) |
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_r_xxx?db=HRCA |
|
Info Trac K-12 Junior Edition (K12J) |
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_r_xxx?db=K12J |
|
Info Trac K-12 Student Edition (STOM) |
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_r_xxx?db=STOM |
|
Info Trac OneFile (ITOF) |
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_r_xxx?db=ITOF |
|
Kids InfoBits (ITKE) |
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_r_xxx?db=ITKE |
|
Massachusetts History Online (SP23) |
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_r_xxx?db=SP23 |
|
The New York Times (from 1995-) (SP24) |
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_r_xxx?db=SP24 |
|
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) |
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_r_xxx?db=GVRL |
Individual Database Links for Remote Access from Library Web Pages
|
Database (Product Code) |
Remote Access URL |
|---|---|
|
All statewide licensed InfoTrac products |
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=infotrac |
|
Academic OneFile (AONE) |
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Gale_AONE |
|
Biography Resource Center (BioRC) |
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Gale_BioRC |
|
Contemporary Literary Criticism Select (CLC) |
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Gale_CLC |
|
Educator's Reference Complete (PROF) |
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Gale_PROF |
|
Expanded Academic ASAP (EAIM) |
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Gale_EAIM |
|
General BusinessFile ASAP (GBFM) |
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Gale_GBFM |
|
General Reference Center Gold (GRGM) |
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Gale_GRGM |
|
Health Reference Center Academic (HRCA) |
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Gale_HRCA |
|
Info Trac K-12 Junior Edition (K12J) |
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Gale_K12J |
|
Info Trac K-12 Student Edition (STOM) |
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Gale_STOM |
|
Info Trac OneFile (ITOF) |
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Gale_ITOF |
|
Kids InfoBits (ITKE) |
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Gale_ITKE |
|
Massachusetts History Online (SP23) |
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Gale_SP23 |
|
The New York Times (1995-) (SP24) |
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Gale_SP24 |
|
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) |
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Gale_GVRL |
Link for Remote Access to all statewide and regionally licensed electronic resources
You can use the following hyperlink: http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl
or
You may wish to provide the remote access login box directly on your website.
You will probably need to resize the table, change tabindex valuses and make other minor adjustments to make it look right on your site. Here is the code:
<form action="http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl" method="post" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" summary="2 column table with form labels for finding magazines, ebooks and newspapers in the first column and the text fields in the 2nd column">
<tr><td><input type="hidden" name="process" id="process" value="login" /></td></tr>
<tr><td width="115">Enter MA Library Card:</td> <td><input type="text" class="homeField" size="15" maxlength="20" name="lib_id" id="lib_id" /></td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td align="center"><a href="http://mblc.state.ma.us/books/magazine/help.php" target="helpwin"><img src="http://mblc.state.ma.us/images/buttons/help.gif" width="44" height="20" alt="Help" hspace="3" border="0" /></a><input type="image" src="http://mblc.state.ma.us/images/buttons/go.gif" width="44" height="20" alt="GO" value="submit" border="0" /></td></tr>
</table>
</form>
Member libraries of Massachusetts Regional Library Systems not yet registered to access the statewide databases should complete a Database Access Registration Form to bring these databases into their library.