Tara Blair 
The STEM field, (science, technology, engineering, and math) has been promoted as the way to go for students seeking careers that are growing and in-demand. The value of humanities is often lost in that conversation. But in a recent trip to Seoul, South Korea, William D. Adams, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities … Read more
According to TeachingTolerance.org, the 2016 Presidential campaign is unlike any other in recent history. They surveyed 2,000 teachers and learned that it’s emboldening students to mimic the tone of the campaign, disrupting opportunities to teach about political campaigns and civic engagement, and more.
If there’s one thing modern society seems to be good at, it’s creating content and making it available. According to VCloud News, 2.5 billion gigabytes of content are created each day1. To quantify that a bit more, that means the amount of data created each day is equal to streaming 1 billion hours of high definition TV.
So, is it any wonder that undergraduates are often overwhelmed at the outset of a research project? Where should they begin? How can they evaluate the quality of content sources and ensure that they’re using relevant, expert information?
Read moreInformation Literacy: Knowing What To Do With All That Data
Like you, Gale aims to empower insight, access, and outcomes. Our original and curated resources and innovative technology help academic librarians connect educators and researchers with knowledge essential to achieving exceptional learning outcomes. Connect with us October 31 – November 5th at the Charleston Library Conference to witness and touch the innovations changing and accommodating … Read more
By Sara Constantakis Gale is dedicated to providing the popular magazine content your customers want in our InfoTrac periodical collections. That’s why we’re excited to announce that the highest-circulating magazine in the U.S., previously unavailable in aggregated periodical databases, is now accessible in full text in General OneFile. AARP The Magazine is the flagship publication of … Read more
The college years are a transformative time marked by hours spent studying, researching, and collaborating with peers. Studies evaluating the research habits of academics reveal how students are researching and the impact technology has in satisfying the growing demand for high-quality digital content accessible anytime, anywhere, and from any device. In fact, 86% of students … Read more
By Traci Cothran
Who served as both Vice President and President of the United States, without having earned a single vote in the election?
Gerald Ford, that’s who!
Last week I traveled to Grand Rapids, MI, and visited The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. During this 2016 election season, it was a breath of fresh air to wander amidst all the exhibition reminders of Ford’s “character,” “integrity,” “teamwork,” and how he “led by example” – detailing his life from his days as a Boy Scout, to college football player, to Navy man, and into his long career in government.
Mozilla, which maintains the Firefox browser, has announced its plan to diminish support for the Adobe Flash Player. Beginning this month, the Google Chrome browser will also no longer support Adobe Flash Player. In order to provide seamless support to our customers, Gale will be launching a new image viewer for our Gale Primary Sources … Read more
Mark Gottschalk is a librarian on a mission. His mission is to increase the value that the library provides to the South Plains College campus, located in Levelland, Texas. “My personal mission is to find ways to make the library a more used and integrated part of the college community,” Gottschalk said. By increasing usage … Read more
Cory Rasmussen, graduate student at Chapman University, had the opportunity to read historic, handwritten letters of U.S. soldiers as part of a class assignment, and digitize them. The letters, housed in Chapman University’s Leatherby Libraries, give a window into the lives of soldiers, going as far back as the Revolutionary War, until the present day … Read more