This week, Gale and Baker & Taylor, Inc. announced their partnership to distribute Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) e-book collection. Baker & Taylor will distribute GVRL – including Literature Criticism Online and Gale Directory Library – in the academic and public library markets.
This partnership means Gale can expand distribution while allowing academic and public libraries to order, revise and renew their subscriptions, using Baker & Taylor’s library collection management services.
Read the entire news release –http://blog.gale.com/pressroom/corporate-news/baker-taylor-partners-with-gale-to-distribute-elite-e-books/#more-304
In an effort to make reliable, expert information regarding the H1N1 virus, commonly known as the swine flu, readily available, Gale is extending our free access to Global Issues in Context and dozens of eBooks from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Because H1N1 is still such a prevalent issue, we’re allowing indefinite access to our widget, which provides access to information regarding the H1N1 virus. The widget is available for everyone—not just Gale customers. Those who do not have a location ID can install the widget using the guest access code, “h1n1guest.”
Librarians can install a widget (http://www.gale.cengage.com/flu/) to their homepage, Facebook page or blog, allowing their community to access the information at the library or from any computer with an Internet connection.
Visit galeschools.com and play Diagnosis Detective — a wordsearch of ailments and maladies. Each month your school or library has the opportunity to win a free book valued at $25. And we don’t mind if you get a little help — consult Greenhaven Press’ Perspectives On Diseases & Disorders series. This collection will help explain these confusing yet fascinating afflictions, their ramifications and treatments.
Each month, Gale will award a prize to one qualifying institution via a random drawing. To qualify, an entry must meet the policies listed here – Rules and Eligibility
The winning schools will be listed on galeschools.com the following month.
Earlier this month, Gale launched one of our latest online resources, Grzimek’s Animal Life.
If you have ever worked in a library, done research on any animal or helped with “animal homework,” you very likely know the 17-volume print encyclopedia — the place to go for “everything animal.” Now you can take advantage of this new resource — part of the next generation of resources from Gale.
Watch a video of lions, discover photos of exotic creatures like the twinspot goby or listen to the sound of a harbor seal. You will find information on more than 4,000 species, covering topics such as evolution, habitat, behavior, ontology and conservation status. More than 12,000 photos, maps, videos, audio clips and interactive tools, make Grzimek’s Animal Life not only a great reference tool but just plain fun to explore.
For a video preview, to sign up for a free trial or to register for a Webinar, visit www.gale.com/AnimalLife.
Nearly 10,000 bloggers around the world are writing about climate change today for Blog Action Day 2009!
Our Gale bloggers were excited to provide a handful of the thousands of interesting posts from bloggers in 150 countries.
If you are interested, you can follow all the latest posts and tweets on a new live stream on the www.blogactionday.org homepage.
And if all of this has inspired you to learn more about climate change, here are a few resources you can look at –
Global Viewpoints – Climate Change. Greenhaven Press. October 2009. Provides students and other readers with the information they need to explore global connections and think critically about the worldwide implications of Climate Change.
Global Warming 101. Greenwood Publishing Group. June 2009. A compact, plain-spoken guide to the science and controversies of global warming including descriptions of scientific issues related to melting ice, rising seas, and effects on plants and animals, as well as human health and consideration of possible solutions.
Climate Change in Context. Gale. June 2008. Presents the history, politics, economics, ethical debates and more of climate change. Recognized in 2009 as an “Outstanding Reference Source” by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association.
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change. SAGE Publications. May 2008. 750 articles explore global warming and climate change—ranging geographically from the North Pole to the South Pole, and thematically from social effects to scientific causes. Library Journal’s Best Reference 2008.
