Xavier University Library: Database Guides: G Databases

Gale Virtual Reference Library (all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides access to more than 1,500 electronic reference books and their individual book chapters covering the arts, biography, business, education, health, history, law, literature, multicultural studies, the nation and the world, science, and social science. There is unlimited, simultaneous usage and no special readers or equipment are required to use this resource. Users can search for keywords in the chapter title or throughout the full-text of a chapter. Book chapters can be downloaded, emailed or printed, as well as translated into eight languages. The Find It icon links to the book in print format in OhioLINK. These electronic books will also be accessible in OhioLINK's Electronic Book Center. It is produced by Gale and the user interface is provided by InfoTrac.

Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index (many from 1990-present; much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) indexes and abstracts more than 300 English language journals. It covers horticulture, garden & landscape design & history, botany, ecology, plant & garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Gartner Group Data is a source of business and technology intelligence and includes global market knowledge for the IT and telecom industries. It helps channel strategies, differentiate products, assess competitors, and sharpen forecasts about market size and market share. This database is licensed for only Xavier faculty, staff and students. It requires your Novell network username and password.

Gender Studies Database (1972-present; much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) combines Women’s Studies International and Men’s Studies databases with the coverage of sexual diversity issues. It covers the full spectrum of gender-engaged scholarship inside and outside academia. It provides thousands of links to freely available full-text articles and documents on the Web and hundreds of links to important websites. Source documents include professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, government reports, discussion and working papers, and theses & dissertations. It is produced by NISC and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

GEOBASE (1980-present; updated twice a month; some full-text; RefWorks help) contains abstracts of journal articles, books, monographs, conference proceedings, and reports. It covers cartography, climatology, ecology, energy, environment, geochemistry, geography, geology, geomorphology, geophysics, hydrology, meteorology, paleontology, petrology, photogrammetry, sedimentology and volcanology. It is produced by Elsevier Science Publishing and the user interface is provided by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).

Geology Digital Photographs (XLinks) is part of OhioLINK's Digital Media Center. It contains a collection of photos depicting natural features and the human impact on environments around the world. It is produced by the Department of Geology, Oberlin College. The user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

GeoRef (North America from1785-present; the world from 1933-present; updated monthly; some full-text; RefWorks help; video tutorial; saving searches) provides access to the geoscience literature world-wide and indexes 3,500 journals, including all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey. It includes references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses. It was established by the American Geological Institute and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

Global Reference Center (all full-text; XLinks) contains comprehensive online content in a variety of global languages: Spanish Reference Center, Britannica Online Japan, Britannica Online Korea, Britannica Pocket Encyclopedia (in Simplified Chinese), Encyclopaedia Universalis (in French). It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Gongwer News Service (much full-text) replaces Ohio Capital Connection and provides independent, comprehensive, accurate and timely coverage of issues in and around Ohio's government and political systems. It covers every bill in the General Assembly and closely tracks the activities of the executive and judicial branches. It includes the daily Ohio Report; house and senate activity reports; bill tracking and histories; legislative committee schedules; committees lists, rosters and contacts; links to key documents, reports, opinions and transcripts; govenor's executive orders; and directories, biographies and contact information for executive officials. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Gongwer News Service.

GPO Monthly Catalog (1976-present; updated monthly; no full-text) contains over 498,000 bibliographic records of materials published by the U.S. Government Publications Office. It includes Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments such as Defense, State, Labor, and Office of the President. The user interface is provided by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).

Greek and Latin Inscriptions (XLinks) is part of OhioLINK's Digital Media Center. It contains a collection of digitized squeezes (accurate paper impressions) of Greek and Latin inscriptions from Greece, Italy and Macedonia. The purpose of this collection is to foster the study of inscriptions and manuscripts and promote research opportunities for those interested in these primary sources of information for the ancient and mediaeval world. It is produced by the Center for Epigraphical and Palaeographical Studies at The Ohio State University. The user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

Green FILE (much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, it serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.