Academic

Measure for Measure: Gale Literature Resource Center Offers More for Shakespeare Lovers

| By Jessica Bomarito, Product Manager, Gale | Shakespeare fans rejoice! Gale Literature Resource Center just received a treasure trove of content to support research on William Shakespeare, his works, contemporaries, Shakespearean actors, the Renaissance, and more. Newly added content includes: Five additional journal publications focused on Shakespeare and/or theater (in addition to the 79 … Read more

Gale Case Studies Save Faculty Time and Help Students with Critical Thinking and Digital Literacy

| By Julie Pitlock | With the growing integration of online learning components into college courses, faculty are struggling to package content with best practices for teaching and learning online to help yield transferrable, twenty-first century skills for today’s college students (Bay View Analytics, 2020).1 Running parallel to this, we are seeing the rise of … Read more

Gale Primary Sources: Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive Enhancements

| By Joseph Williams | We are thrilled to announce that on Friday, November 20, 2020, Gale will release an enhanced user experience for Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive. Benefits of the new user experience include:  Cross-search ability—For the first time ever, Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive will be available in the Gale … Read more

Gale Primary Sources: NewsVault Retirement and Gale Primary Sources Cross-Search Enhancements

| By Megan Sullivan | We’re excited to announce that on Friday, October 30, 2020, Gale will release several enhancements to the Gale Primary Sources cross-search. Designed specifically to improve the newspaper and periodical cross-search experience, these enhancements will be closely followed by the retirement of NewsVault, our older, newspaper-only cross-search interface. On Friday, November … Read more

Gale Resources Bring the Fight for Racial Equality to Literature

| By Scot Peacock, Content Strategist, Gale | The year 2020 will not be long forgotten. It is the year of the life-changing (and life-ending) COVID-19 pandemic; of heightened controversies involving police brutality and racial prejudice; and of the most crucial presidential election in 100 years, in terms of the future of a socially divided … Read more

Honoring Justice Ginsburg’s Legacy of Advancing Equality

| By Harmony Faust | Landmark cases argued before the SCOTUS and decided from the bench broke new ground U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18, 2020, at the age of 87, leaving behind a matchless body of work and rulings that have changed the course of history for American … Read more

New Review Calls Public Health Archives “a Researcher’s Dream Come True”

| By Gale Staff | While numerous digitized medical history collections exist, they’ve lacked narrative focus and interdisciplinary interest—until now. Unlike other sources comprising clinical research reports and technical studies, Public Health in Modern America, 1890-1970 tells a compelling story through rare content, including unpublished reports, correspondence, ephemera, pamphlets, and more. Pharmacy in History journalhas … Read more

Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests Makes Medical Jargon Accessible to Students

| By Gale Staff | As patients and their caregivers consider the best course of action for medical issues, they weigh the benefits and risks associated with surgical solutions. Written especially for patients and allied health care students by experts in the field, The Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests, 4th Edition provides in-depth coverage of … Read more

Equip and Inspire Job Seekers

| By Kristin Fust, Product Manager | New Product Launch: Gale Presents: Peterson’s Career Prep The job market has changed dramatically in the last 10 years. Nontraditional career paths are growing, entrepreneurship is on the rise, and there’s increased interest in seeking jobs that align with personal values. As we now collectively grapple with the … Read more