Webinar: The Evolution of the Study of Literature

As the needs of students and employers change with new technologies and market-driven demands, how and what we teach can help build critical skills that reach beyond the hard sciences. In this one-hour webinar, we’ll discuss the underpinnings of literary studies and their importance in a well-rounded academic experience, regardless of the career goals of … Read more

Gale’s Women’s Studies Archive Earns a Perfect Content Score

As the first in the Women’s Studies archive, Women’s Issues and Identities traces the path of women’s issues from past to present—pulling primary sources from manuscripts, newspapers, periodicals, and more. It captures the foundation of women’s movements, struggles, and triumphs and provides researchers with valuable insights. Recently, CCAdvisor published a review of this revolutionary collection, giving … Read more

American Reference Books Annual Recommends The Video Source Book

The Video Source Book continues its comprehensive coverage of the wide universe of video offerings with more than 170,000 programs on video, encompassing such categories as Movies and Entertainment, Instructional, Business and Vocational Training, Fine Arts, and Children’s and Educational video. Available on Gale’s eBook platform, GVRL, the new 59th edition brings hundreds of new … Read more

New Titles Added to the InfoTrac Collections in February 2018

The titles below have been recently added and can be located in the product using Basic or Advanced Search forms. Titles can be found via Browse Publications within two weeks. For complete coverage information please see the product title lists. Academic OneFile British Yearbook of International Law (Oxford University Press)   Current Legal Problems (Oxford … Read more

In Context Suite Gains New Features and Functionality

Customer feedback is important at Gale. In response to your suggestions, we are excited to announce that a number of enhancements will automatically become available in Gale’s In Context suite of products on March 26, providing increased functionality, easier access to our most used tools, and more for continuity across our resources. These changes were designed with you … Read more

Gale’s American Civil Liberties Union Papers Tops Library Journals Best Database List

Yesterday, Library Journal released their annual Best Database list. We are proud to announce that Gale’s American Civil Liberties Union Papers tops the list for 2017. Read the review below and help us in congratulating all who helped build this one-of-a-kind database. American Civil Liberties Union Papers In 2017, Gale released two portions of this new database: … Read more

George Washington’s Bookshelf and the Founding of the Novel

| By Eric Bargeron, Layman Poupard Publishing | President’s Day was established in 1968 to celebrate the birthday of George Washington, America’s first chief executive, hailed for his military leadership and his abilities as a statesman. He was a man of action, but John Adams, a bit of a snob, thought Washington was “too illiterate, unlearned, … Read more

Latinos Need Reliable Health Information to Promote Good Health

| By Jacqueline Longe | Gale Enciclopedia de la Medicina: Edición Abreviada en Español brings health information to Spanish speakers Hispanics make up 17% of the United States’ population. Only a fourth of Hispanics in the United States have a regular primary care physician (PCP) and that’s primarily because Latinos are overall in better health. According to … Read more