Health-Care Shortages Reach Crisis Levels

| By Melinda G. Oberleitner, DNS, RN, FAAN | Health care in the United States continues to grapple with shortages of nurses, physicians, and other health-care professionals. As of early 2023, the need is acute for registered nurses (RNs) and home health-care aides. Other professions experiencing or predicted to experience shortages include nurse practitioners (NPs), … Read more

Gale Resource Increases African American Genealogy Content

| By Tara Atterberry | With the increased availability of electronically accessible genealogy content, researching family history has become a commonplace hobby for millions of Americans. For persons of African descent, however, inequities are often found in the existence and accessibility of genealogy and historical documents. “The legacy of slavery, prejudice and institutional racism means … Read more

6 Tips for Teachers to Survive (and Even Thrive) in the Teacher Shortage

| By Aimee Heavener, Marketing Manager, Gale | Heavy workloads, stressful working conditions, and a lack of needed resources are taking a significant toll on teachers’ well-being—and the state of K-12 education as a whole. According to a new report published by the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, educators’ job satisfaction has hit its lowest … Read more

How Can Your Library Support Young Readers?

| By Thorndike Staff | Encouraging kids to read has always been challenging, but once students feel more motivated and confident, they can grow into lifelong readers. How can you simplify reading for all students? In our recent webinar with School Library Journal, two school librarians discuss evidence-based practices and strategies to ensure all young … Read more

MLA Platinum Win: Recognizing the Value of Youth Large Print

| By Thorndike Staff | How can your library inspire students to be lifelong readers? Implement an award-winning literacy solution: large print. Thorndike Youth Large Print is honored to receive platinum in the 2023 Modern Library Awards (MLAs). What Are the MLAs?  LibraryWorks created the MLAs to recognize the top products and services in the … Read more

Tulsa Resident Earns High School Diploma Through County Library

| Originally published by XYZ | TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — When the Tulsa City-County Library offered a free program to earn a high school diploma, 29-year-old Jasmine Edmundson was one of the first to seize the opportunity. The library partnered with the Oklahoma Department of Libraries and Gale/Cengage Learning to offer five Tulsa County residents up … Read more

Fusion in the News

| By K. Lee Lerner | In December 2022, scientists working at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) reported the first net gain in energy from a controlled fusion reaction (i.e., more energy was released than put into the reaction). The fusion ignition was also self-sustaining, and the experiment … Read more

New Edition: Gale Encyclopedia of Emerging Diseases

| By Brenda Wilmoth Lerner | In today’s globalized world, the recognition of emerging diseases and their impacts has never been more important. Just as the second edition of The Gale Encyclopedia of Emerging Diseases is ready for publication, people throughout the world are entering the fourth year of a global pandemic caused by the … Read more

Myths Debunked: 5 Widely Believed Tales about Historical Figures

| By Gale Staff | Although history is reliant on facts, many misconceptions exist about well-known historical figures. Did George Washington have wooden teeth? Did Einstein fail math? As historians look at the past with a critical eye, they’ve found proof to debunk common myths that evolved over time and are now widely accepted. Myths … Read more