Tara Blair 
| By Gale Staff | Enough already with the mud, the crud, and the weeds that have lingered—now’s the time to dig in and discard! In order to produce enticing collections, let’s start by addressing unsightly reads that are hanging tight on your shelves. If you don’t give them a hearty yank, you won’t have … Read more
| By Gale Staff | There’s something about burying yourself in a good book that can be even more rewarding when it digs deep into lives—whether tangled or traditional. Our April titles let readers follow in the footsteps of women as they navigate their personal journeys that deliver both despairing lows and soaring highs, with … Read more
| By Traci Cothran | Over fifty years ago, on December 4, 1969, 14 Chicago police officers stormed an apartment occupied by the Black Panthers, claiming they were acting on a tip that it was an arms depot. They shot and killed sleeping Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton, 21 years old, and Panther Mark Clark, 22 … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Is there any debate more committed, more divisive, more heated than book versus movie? Sure, there’s dog versus cat, mountains versus seaside, toilet paper hung over versus under, Miracle Whip versus mayo, and Democr . . . er, let’s skip that one, shall we? It’s not just readers and viewers … Read more
| By Tracey Matthews | I was browsing the news online Sunday, January 26, when I read that basketball star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, along with seven others, were killed in a helicopter crash. My immediate response was disbelief, but after several other sites corroborated the news, I knew it to be true. … Read more
| By Gale Staff | A few months ago, educators shared their top concerns about returning to school amid the ongoing pandemic. With the fall semester almost concluded, we reached out once more to gain an understanding of how the 2020–21 school year is going, where teachers are seeing gaps, and how they’re addressing them. … Read more
Best practices for teaching and learning | By Lindsey Gervais, PhD, Digital Learning Manager, Gale | Building on our major release of the Learning Center last March, we’re excited to announce the release of course development materials, now available through the Gale Digital Scholar Lab, to further support faculty teaching digital humanities. Whether this is your first time integrating … Read more
| By K. Lee Lerner | Misinformation and disinformation plague coverage of many news events, and the COVID-19 global pandemic has proven no exception. With regard to the spread of errant and misleading information—ranging from the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to subsequent efforts by public health officials to slow the spread of COVID-19—both media … Read more
| By Traci Cothran | What I love most about our Gale resources is the depth of the content. There’s always something new to learn—usually, a lot of things! This point was driven home when I did a few searches of “Ma Rainey” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” in our Gale content after seeing the … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Nearly half of all U.S. workers are employed by small business owners.1 That means 60.6 million workers, their families, and the local economy depend on the success of small businesses. Under ordinary conditions, the survival rate for small businesses after five years is only 48 percent and decreases significantly over … Read more