4. Discovering Collection No options to export the bibliographic data No options to get the citation in MLA, APA, or other format—”source citation” at bottom is not in a standard citation format.
6. Gale Virtual Reference Library Note there are more choices in GVRL than in Opposing Viewpoints; we also have differences in language and appearance
7. Gale Virtual Reference Library Note there are no “sharing” tools via Add This for students to bookmark or post the article to another tool like Evernote or Tumblr
9. Gale Global Issues in Context Note how this “toolbox” looks different from the other Gale databases
10. Gale Global Issues in Context Note there are only 14 choices, and many of them are outdated or no longer available. None of the more popular services, like Evernote or Tumblr, are offered.
15. EBSCOhost Student Research Center No options for exporting bibliographic data are available. The permalink to the article is near the bottom of the screen No bookmarking/sharing options are offered To generate a citation, you must choose “save” or “print”, which then involves the student moving through multiple screens to get the citation—not very student friendly. Citation styles offered—two version of Chicago, Harvard, AMA, Vancouver—not typical of the K12 environment.
17. SIRS Issues Researcher No export feature is offered to export bibliographic data Only the MLA style citation is available “AddThis” option with hundreds of choices is offered for sharing/bookmarking the article No persistent URL is readily available