Description

Gale Academic OneFile provides millions of peer‑reviewed articles from more than 19,000 scholarly journals, along with full‑text news from major publications such as The Times, The Financial Times, The Economist, and The New York Times. It also includes videos, podcasts, and encyclopaedias, supporting study and research across all Arden University disciplines. 

Why use Gale Academic OneFile? 

  • Access to millions of peer‑reviewed, scholarly articles.
  • Full‑text news from leading international newspapers.
  • Wide coverage across all academic subjects.
  • Includes multimedia content such as videos and podcasts.
  • Reliable, authoritative sources suitable for academic work.
Top Tip

Use the Topic Finder tool within Gale to visually explore themes, discover related ideas, and refine your search, perfect for starting assignments or narrowing down a broad research question.

How to use
Database Content
Journal articles
Newspaper & Magazine Articles
Videos
Included in the Library Search?
Yes
AI Tools included?
No

Accessibility Features

Read Aloud

Articles can be listened to using the option in the toolbar on the online HTML version of articles. The audio can also be downloaded as an MP3 file. Choose the Listen link in the HTML full text record of an article to hear the audio file. The platform and content are also compatible with a range of screen readers including NVDA, JAWS and Voiceover. 

Change text size

Text size can be changed either by using the toolbar on the top of HTML articles or by using browser zoom functionality to enlarge text up to 200%. Most browsers will allow you to change the font size. Guidance on making text size larger can be found on Abilitynet. 

Change background colour

No inbuilt function. Use browser settings to change colours, contrast levels and fonts (see Abilitynet for guidance). 

ColorVeil (available through AppsAnywhere) is effective for eye strain reduction, Dyslexia, Visual Stress or Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome).

The font style can also be changed using the inbuilt toolbar on HTML articles.

Keyboard navigation 

Site and content should be fully navigable using just a keyboard with no keyboard traps.

Read offline

Articles can be downloaded as PDFs where available, with no Digital Rights Management (DRM) restrictions. If using a screen reader, we recommend viewing PDF content on Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat as PDF content will often be more readable and more easily navigated by screen readers in Adobe Reader.

VPAT

Accessibility statement
Accessibility statement

Terms of Use

What You Can Do

  • Print or download single copies of content for personal, educational, use.
  • Use the content for non-commercial research and academic study.
  • Include links to database content in teaching materials.
  • Use small, referenced extracts (e.g., short quotes) for research or educational use. No more than 3 extracts can be used in one work.
  • Modify and store content for educational or research use within the terms above.

What You Can’t Do

  • Use the content to make something you plan to sell.
  • Share or distribute materials widely, even within the university.
  • Make multiple copies of materials.
  • Send content from the database to anyone outside the University.
  • Remove or change copyright notices.
  • Sublicense the database access or software.
  • Use any device or system that could copy the entire database.
  • Post full content or large extracts online or in printed course packs.