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| By Tara Atterberry & Jessie Carney Smith (WWAFA Advisor) | Since the late 1990s, Who’s Who Among African Americans has been honored to have Jessie Carney Smith, former dean of the library and Camille Cosby Distinguished Chair in the humanities at Fisk University, as its advisor. For each edition, Carney Smith writes a foreword … Read more
| By Kristin Fust, Product Manager II, Gale | According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 20 percent of people in the United States speak a language other than English at home.1 That means one in five people at our schools, universities, and libraries around the nation may benefit from accessing content in a language other … Read more
| By Carol Schwartz, Senior Content Developer, Gale | I set out to write a blog post about literature for Women’s History Month and was struggling to hone in on a specific topic to cover in this broad area of study. The horrific events on March 17 in Atlanta, in which six Asian American women … Read more
Coming this spring! | By Gintas Bradunas | You can learn anything. For many educators, this is an exciting thought and at the heart of the profession. But for many students, this thought is scary. As a teacher, I loved to assign projects that encouraged students to take ownership of their learning, choose what they … Read more
| By Tara Atterberry | Take a minute and make a list of women patriots of the American Revolution. Go ahead. Take your time. Betsy Ross. Molly Pitcher. . . . If you’re like me—and most other Americans—your list may end here. Not because there’s a lack of notable women from this time … Read more
New Enhancements Simplify User Dashboards | By Gale Staff | The Gale Analytics team listened to your feedback and has made enhancements to Tableau Reader dashboards. Check out these helpful upgrades: Increased visibility of your service-area boundary. See where your patron and nonpatron activities and household characteristics are clustered within your service area to uncover … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Gale Academic OneFile Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior (Sociedade Brasileira de Comportamento Motor) Cardiology and Therapy (ADIS International Ltd.) Peer-reviewed Diabetes Therapy (Springer) Peer-reviewed Drug Safety – Case Reports (Springer) Peer-reviewed Drugs – Real World Outcomes (Springer) Peer-reviewed International Journal of Neutrosophic Science (Neutrosophic Sets and Systems) Peer-reviewed Journal of … Read more
| By Gale Staff | In a post-pandemic world, where patrons’ needs have changed, you’ll have to make decisions to better align your library’s collections and services with the needs of the community. Data and analytics are the tools that help drive these decisions. But what if it’s difficult to encourage decision-makers to make the … Read more
| By Shirelle Phelps | Every day we look at the coins in our purses, pockets, and wallets and never really think much about the artists who created the images on them. The dime is no different—or is it? The dime is the smallest coin in U.S. circulation, but if you look closely, you’ll see … Read more
Creating an Export Workflow Using the Gale Digital Scholar Lab | By Sarah Ketchley, Digital Humanities Specialist, Gale | Cover photo from The Illustrated London News This digital project was prompted by my interest in the reporting of archaeology in The Illustrated London News, a publication notable for its fine illustrations and contributions by some … Read more