Wikipedia:Gale

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Gale
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Account Coordinator: Anupmehra

Gale is a very large American educational publisher of multiple research databases. There are up to 50 one-year accounts available to Wikipedians through this partnership. Each account receives access to:

• Academic OneFile, a database of more than 17,000 periodicals, including 3,000 peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Resources include Nature and the New York Times.
• General OneFile, a database of more than 14,000 periodicals including consumer magazines and trade and industry magazines. Resources include The Economist and Publishers Weekly.
• Infotrac Newsstand, full-text articles from over 2000 newspapers. Newspapers include New York Times (1985-present), The Times (1985-present), The Guardian (1990-present), and The Independent (1996-present). Full list available here.
• Selected content from Gale Virtual Reference Library including American Decades and Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians.
• Biography In Context, a database of biographical entries containing biographies on more than 400,000 people from over 170 sources.

Requirements[edit]

• You have your preferences enabled to receive email messages on English Wikipedia or on your home wiki linked from your application; (see Special:Preferences)
• You have an account that is a minimum of 6 months old
• You have a minimum of 500 edits to the encyclopedia
• You do not already have access to this resource through another library or institution

If you don't quite meet the experience requirements but think you would still be a strong candidate for access, feel free to apply and you may be considered

Expectations[edit]

Approved editors may

• Search, view, retrieve, and display portions of restricted content;
• Electronically save portions of restricted content;
• Print out single copies of portions of restricted content;

Approved editors will not

• Share their account logins or passwords with others, or sell their access to other parties
• Mass scrape or mass download Gale content
• Systematically make printed or electronic copies of multiple extracts of restricted content available for any purpose.
• Datamine metadata without permission, in order, for instance, to use metadata for auto-created stub articles.
• Violate any terms and conditions which appear on the particular pages of the Gale website they are accessing.

Private and confidential information

• By applying to the Program, you understand and agree that your name and email address may be shared with representatives of the Wikimedia Foundation, The Wikipedia Library, and Gale. Wikipedia Library organizers contracted under the Wikimedia Foundation will abide by the Wikimedia Foundation privacy policy and associated confidentiality agreements. Volunteer representatives of the Wikipedia Library are neither employees nor contractors of the Wikimedia Foundation (or Gale), but they have signed confidentiality agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation with regards to the personal information they may handle for the Wikipedia Library.

Citation[edit]

External video

Playlist of Gale tutorial videos

• Editors should always provide original citation information including a DOI where available, but otherwise as provided in the relevant Gale product, in addition to linking to Gale, per WP:V and WP:SAYWHEREYOUGOTIT.
• Editors should not provide bare links to restricted Gale pages
• Note (subscription required) in the citation, where appropriate
• Respect the copyright of Gale, in accordance with Wikipedia's copyright policy and their terms of use
• Cite resources in line with the citation examples provided by Gale, including use of the Wikipedia URLs generated by Gale.

Note that citation styles vary by article and editors can use the citation style that is most appropriate to the articles they are working with so long as they are complete.

Example

{{Cite journal|url = http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/GALE{{!}}A256635439/GPS|title = Escape into the past|last = |first = |date = 2011|journal = Paraplegia News|volume = 65|issue = 5|pages = 49–53}}{{subscription required|via=General OneFile}}

• "Escape into the past". Paraplegia News. 65 (5): 49–53. 2011.  – via General OneFile (subscription required)

Further participation[edit]

You can help The Wikipedia Library share this partnership:

• Add {{Wikipedia:Gale/Userbox}} to your user boxes. This helps us share our project with other experienced users.

Applications[edit]

What to expect with TWL account processing
	Make sure to read this before sending emails to account coordinators inquiring about your account status. Our current average account distribution cycle (from sign up to account access), is 27 days. We are working on improving this. Step 1: Application screening We will begin screening applicants within a few weeks of opening applications, usually as the number of applications approaches or exceeds the number of accounts available. At that time the account coordinator will place an {{Approved}} ( Approved), {{Unapproved}} ( Not approved)or {{ToBeDone}} ( Pending or waitlisted) status to your account. If you signed up after the initial call for applicants, process may not happen immediately if accounts are not available. Step 2: Email and Google Form After you have received approval for an account, you will be contacted via a Wikipedia email from the account coordinator; be sure to check your spam folder. The email will contain instructions for filling out a Google form with the required information for access. Step 3: Waiting for partners to activate accounts There are several steps of subsequent processing, including waiting for a batch of users to submit information, emailing partners, and waiting for partners to activate accounts. Expect this process to take as long as two weeks; we try to make it take less time, but there are a lot of variables at play. Step 4: Using access Once the account is activated either the volunteer coordinator or the partner will send you an email with access information. Follow the given instructions, and make sure to actively use your access to improve Wikipedia content! Changes coming soon We recognize this process can be frustrating and take a while: we think so too. We are in the process of developing a digital tool to make this process more user friendly and make it easier for us to give you access to partners. Interested in helping process accounts or coordinate Wikipedia Library activities? Apply at Wikipedia:TWL/Coordinators/Signup to become a volunteer account coordinator.
Stuck or need help? Try our IRC channel #wikipedia-library

Add yourself at the bottom of the list with a line starting with #{{user8|USERNAME|Project=code}} (eg. {{user8|Example|Project=en}}) followed by an explanation of why you would like access to this resource. It is a good idea to include in your application text your editing areas benefited by access and examples of your commitment to content creation.

1. Amqui (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I contribute in a lot of subject areas, including but not limited to engineering, history, geography and other sciences. The vast majority of my edits are focused on content creation on French Wikipedia, I have created over 1,500 articles, wrote 14 Good Articles, and edited too many to count. I can read resources in English as this is my main language of work, but French is my native language. Having an account at GALE would give me access to resources that I don't have access to in other databases that I have access to. Thanks, Amqui (talk) 15:50, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

   Approved Sorry for the late attention; please check your mailbox for a Wikipedia Email with instruction to proceed. Anup [Talk] 04:26, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

2. Pax85 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) As I start to move more towards content creation, there are times when I have needed additional resources not found on line, such as a novel series that I am currently working with and needing access to past newspapers. My topic interests include theology, science, and literature, although I have been known to work on articles in many different areas. -Pax Verbum 17:12, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

   Approved: Expect an email shortly with further details. Anup [Talk] 13:16, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

3. AFlorence (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) --Florence (talk) 18:54, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

   Approved: Expect an email shortly with further details. Anup [Talk] 21:25, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

4. Hnaluru (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have been an active user and contributor of Wikipedia for more than a decade and as I started inching towards more content development, I began to look at sources, Gale offers to provide such a platform and I am keen to be a part of this library. My interests include India, Archaeology, History, Science and Politics. Thanks for considering. Hnaluru (talk) 18:07, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

   Not approved: As you don't yet meet the experience requirements, I think it would be helpful for you to do a bit more editing first before applying for access. In the interim, I recommend using the Resource Exchange to seek specific sources you may need. Anup [Talk] 21:25, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

5. Struway2 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I contribute mainly in the area of British football, biographies as well as historical content. My BNA and Findmypast subscriptions have just expired, so I'm going to be working on more recent stuff, and access to Gale's range of local newspapers going back to the 1990s, which aren't available to me anywhere else online, would be particularly useful. Thanks, Struway2 (talk) 08:53, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

   Approved: Expect an email shortly with further details. Anup [Talk] 21:25, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

6. Keri (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Extremely useful for my article work in social history topics. Keri (talk) 15:19, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

   Approved: Expect an email shortly with further details. Anup [Talk] 04:47, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

7. Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Generalist editing for 10 years across various articles. Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 01:19, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

   Approved: Expect an email shortly with further details. Anup [Talk] 04:47, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

8. MWright96 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I would like this resource to help me expand coverage on Women's biographies and sports. MWright96 (talk) 19:05, 9 September 2016 (UTC)

   Approved: Expect an email shortly with further details. Anup [Talk] 01:25, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

9. Lemongirl942 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I usually work with improving the sourcing of articles and I'm also active at AfDs. Gale has a lot of resources, particularly recent newspaper archives, which can help me to look for sources. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 23:08, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

   Approved: Expect an email shortly with further details. Anup [Talk] 06:51, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

   Hello @Lemongirl942: I'm yet to receive a response. Please check your mailbox for an email titled "Wikipedia Email (The Wikipedia Library)". If you changed your mind and do not want access to this resource, let me know so. Anup [Talk] 11:16, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

   Hey Anupmehra. Really sorry. Let me check. It must have gone into one of the filtered folders. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 11:18, 5 October 2016 (UTC). Update:Anupmehra, I just filled it up. Thank you. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 11:33, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

   Thank you for very quick response. I just sent you login credentials. Happy editing Wikipedia! Anup [Talk] 11:51, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

10. Apwoolrich (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I would like access, please, for the work I do creating new articles on mostly British industrial history and biography. Apwoolrich (talk) 19:32, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

    Pending: @Apwoolrich: We have very limited number of accounts available. Do you need it for your draft in sandbox? If it is the only topic you need help with sources at this time, I'd suggest you to make use of WP:RX (see also: Shared Resources). Please let me know, if you plan to work on many others and access to this resource will be helpful for your work, and I'll very gladly approve your subscription request. Thank you. Anup [Talk] 20:35, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

    Yes please, I have ideas for other topics in the pipeline, the next one being Thomas Gilpin sr, Joshua Gilpin's father, and another on historical industrial espionage. Apwoolrich (talk) 07:32, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

    Approved: Expect an email shortly with further details. Anup [Talk] 17:45, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

11. Melly42 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I would like to have access to Biography InContext. --Melly42 (talk) 23:06, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

    Approved: Expect an email shortly with further details. Just a FYI: Biography In Context is one of five knowledge database available through Gale's subscription, and each account has free and full access to all these databases (there is no separate login. see top of page for more details.). Anup [Talk] 16:40, 2 January 2017 (UTC)

12. Psiĥedelisto (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Hello. I submit myself for your consideration. I am a new editor, but I could really benefit from this resource. To give you an idea of my commitment, when I couldn't find enough sources for West Coast Customs, I bought a subscription to Newspapers.com to help me fill it out. I have expanded 3x Deseret alphabet, I have expanded and cited everything needed to Vladislav Surkov, I have filled a ten year old request at Talk:Dust Bowl. When I noticed wrong information at the Japanese Wikipedia, I commissioned a translation to correct it. When Allen Quist complained at the Help Desk about his BLP, I found reliable sources for the disputed claims. The subscription is getting expensive for me though since this is a volunteer work for me. I work in private industry and live in Philippines. Every library here is very strict: students only, unless you know the head librarian (I don't). I never graduated even middle school and am self taught. My father was a foreigner who instilled in me a love of learning (as well as being, I think, the only Filipino native Esperanto speaker), but his early death put an abrupt end to my education. I have so much more I want to do: my area of greatest interest is writing systems and languages, which scholarly journals will surely help with; I love history, and surely the Infotrac NewsStand would help me out there. According to my research, Gale has some Filipino newspapers, I'd love to use it to expand Filipino topics here on Wikipedia also. I want to research the history of the Smiley face, I want to expand and reference our article about Baybayin, I want to dive into topics like American settlement in the Philippines, Baguio#History, and more. Thank you very much for your time and I hope I've done enough to demonstrate my commitment to this great project to avail of this opportunity. Psiĥedelisto (talk) 07:54, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

    Psiĥedelisto Approved: Expect an email shortly with further details. I'm convinced that you will make better use of resource. Happy editing Wikipedia!:) Anup [Talk] 22:47, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

    @Anupmehra: Thank you very much Psiĥedelisto (talk) 03:58, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

13. Donner60 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have been a regular contributor since July 2010. I have created 111 article pages, many of which are biographies. I have begun work on two more biographies. I also have done much work in counter-vandalism where checking outside sources for verification is often necessary or helpful. Occasionally, I add references to unreferenced or insufficiently referenced articles. This library, especially with the added biography database, appears to be very useful for references for new and existing articles which I create or to which I contribute and for verification of new edits. Thank you. Donner60 (talk) 07:40, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

    Pending: I would love to approve your subscription request but before I do that, I need to state a few things. We have very few out of 50 accounts left to distribute, therefore would want to give away to who needs it most. While I was going through your contribution log, I noticed that most of edits made in last 6 months (~20,000) are automated, and there are probably no active drafts (at least online) you are working on. If you can (please!) specify for what articles/drafts you need this resource, I will be happy to take a second look. For now, I've put your request on hold and will approve it when more accounts become available (quite a few subscriptions are set to expire this month, so it could be in next 20-25 days). Anup [Talk] 19:24, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

    I am working offline on drafts for articles on George W. Smythe, a distinguished US Army colonel in World War II and brigadier general in the Korean War, Ebenezer Farrand, a US naval officer for 38 years who became one of nine flag officers of the Confederate States Navy, and the Battle of Butgenbach, an early part of the Battle of the Bulge. I wrote a section concerning this battle in my most recent article on John F. R. Seitz, which I posted in October so I have a start on it. This important action is not covered in other articles about the Battle of the Bulge. An entire book has been written about it so it is not a small engagement. Seitz was a US Army colonel in World War II and later a major general. Smythe had a similar record to Seitz's. While Seitz is my only original article in the last few months, it is comprehensive and uses quite a few sources. My earlier articles (both created, and substantial contribution) are shown in a section of my user page. I realize you may have noted them and admittedly, most of them date back a few years. I intend to transition back to more content creation and less patrolling in the next few months as I expressed on my user page but I know that may not be a distinguishing factor. (I had not realized there were such a limited number of accounts available.) Certainly I understand that these accounts should be distributed to those who need them most or appear most likely to use them currently. That means that others may need to wait for other accounts to become available. I can see that the limited number of accounts for this library have made this a more difficult task than the distribution of accounts to libraries to which Wikipedia has many more available. Thank you for your reply and your work on this library project. Donner60 (talk) 06:50, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

    Approved: Expect an email shortly with further details. Anup [Talk] 18:45, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

    Thank you. I have responded. I will use this account especially for research on biographies. I hope my use will be sufficient to justify your confidence. I also appreciate the reminder about citing the urls since this is an unusual aspect of the citations. Donner60 (talk) 04:16, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

14. Hmich176 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have been an editor on Wikipedia since December 2005, and I have made over 9000 edits. I have done a lot of research on amusement parks, ride manufacturers, and things generally from the 20th Century (which can range between the 19th and 21st centuries). This resource would be very useful. Thanks. --hmich176 00:42, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

    Approved: Expect an email shortly with further details. Anup [Talk] 17:15, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

15. Star Garnet (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Access to these features would help with hundreds of biographies of American diplomats that I have planned. Star Garnet (talk) 13:28, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

    Approved: Expect an email shortly with further details. Anup [Talk] 17:15, 23 February 2017 (UTC)