Gale database tutorials

Gale Databases

Use the tutorials below to learn how to find information on Gale databases effectively. IHS has many different subject-specific Gale databases (view the complete list) and Gale General OneFile is a great place to start research. Gale databases offer many built-in tools including:

  • The ability to take notes and highlight text on any article in the database

  • Send the article to Google Drive with notes and highlights

  • Topic Finder, which makes it easy to see connections between results

Gale Databases PT I.mp4

Gale Tutorial Part I

Ms. McDonald created the tutorial at left as an overview of Gale General OneFile. Any of the other Gale databases can be searched the same way. Please watch the tutorial to find out how to:

  • Perform a basic search

  • Narrow your search results

  • Highlight and take notes

  • Send articles to Google Drive

Gale Tutorial Part II

Watch this tutorial to learn about advanced searching and using the Topic Finder. The Topic Finder is one of Gale's most useful features. Advanced searches use Boolean operators "AND," "OR," and "NOT" to expand or limit search results. Find out more about advanced search strategies on the Search page.

To learn more about the features of Gale databases, please check out their support tutorials.


Gale Databases PT II.mp4