A Place in History, the Life of Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite

| By Traci Cothran | Most people live happy, fulfilled lives, providing love and meaning to those around them, but rarely make the history books. Others have colorful lives that play out amidst major historical events. The latter describes a former Gale colleague of ours, Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite. Huthwaite worked at Gale from 1986 to … Read more

The Business and Culture of Sports Gives Readers a Big-Picture Overview

| By Gale Staff | The Business and Culture of Sports: Society, Politics, Economy, Environment uses extensive academic research to provide interdisciplinary, global perspectives on the field of sports. Readers can learn about sustainable designs of sports stadiums, the economic impact on cities hosting mega events, sports governance models, and much more. Recently, Library Journal … Read more

Shift in Five Star Publication Schedule

| By Gale Staff | The pandemic has forced much of the world to hit the proverbial pause button, and publishing is no exception. Resulting from the market conditions created by COVID-19, we have decided to pause Five Star’s publishing schedule, effective May 2020, with the intention of ramping up production in November 2020. This … Read more

Incorporate Graphic Novels into Your Classroom with Gale’s Novels for Students

| By Sarah Robertson | In graphic novels, words and illustrations are interwoven in an imaginative symbiosis, which can be used to present both fiction and nonfiction to students in a uniquely engaging way. The power of this literary form derives from the rich interplay between text and image. The ability of graphic novels to … Read more

Gale Presents: Udemy—A “Robust and Valuable” Library Addition

| By Gale Staff | Gale has partnered with Udemy, the leading marketplace for online learning, to offer public libraries Gale Presents: Udemy. This online learning platform provides instruction for adults who want to upskill for a new job, advance in their current profession, or deepen a personal interest. Patrons can explore more than 4,000 on-demand video courses … Read more

Online Databases Provide Equity, Help Close Achievement Gaps in Kentucky District

| By Lynn M. Reynolds, Ed.D | Gale products feature curriculum-aligned content that’s engaging for K-12 students As the new director of library media services for the nation’s 27th largest school district, Lynn Reynolds set out in 2017 to provide all students with access to the same quality resources designed to develop future-ready skills. Today, … Read more

Product Update: Gale Analytics

Dashboards Available for All Gale Analytics Reports | By Gale Staff | On Friday, May 15, 2020, Gale Analytics will make Tableau Reader dashboard outputs available across all reports. This output option was previously only offered in Gale Analytics: Dashboard. With this enhancement, users of every report will get the ability to drill down into … Read more

How to Leverage Tableau Reader

Fancy New Tool, Now What? | By Gale Staff | Tableau Reader is a free desktop application used to open and interact with data visualizations. Starting May 15, all users of Gale Analytics will have the ability to drill down into rich visuals, view dynamic maps, and market to specific patron segments using Tableau Reader. … Read more