Academic libraries need to be embedded in campus culture
New survey from Gale and Library Journal reveals disconnects among academic faculty and librarians
Academic
Victorian Secrets: Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920
By: Dr Lucy Jane Sussex, Honorary Associate, La Trobe University and Honorary Associate, Federation University
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Gale Technical Solutions: Custom Solutions for Your Library
By. Scott Steward
Gale, a part of Cengage Learning understands that each library has its own set of unique needs, and what works for one library may not work for another. We know that in many cases the “one size fits all” approach to implementation is a compromise to what is just good enough. Instead of making you settle for what is just good enough, Gale wants you and your users to have the best possible experience using our products, and sometimes that requires a custom solution.
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August Spotlight: Back-to-School!
By Gale Training
Each month, the Gale Training team spotlights new and featured resources to give you ideas on how to use training at your school or library. For On-demand tutorials, Webinars, Materials, and more, visit the Resource Training Center. Below is this month’s “Training Spotlight.”
Say it with us …”Where has the summer gone?”
Seems like back-to-school time just sneaks up on us. Are you ready?
Look at Literature in a Whole New Way
Posted August 7, 2015
Noted Russian poet and author once said, “Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary.”
Literature opens doors to understanding ideas, people, and cultures. Extraordinary tools enable greater understanding and expand opportunity for discovery. And now, with upcoming enhancements, three landmark Gale literature resources will provide a more welcoming and accessible experience for literature researchers at all levels.
21 Voices, Predictive Findability, and What Have Your Students Taught You Lately
By Daniel Marano
At Gale and Cengage Learning, we conduct hundreds of user studies in any given year. In each study, we talk to and observe dozens of users as we iteratively design or modify our resources and tools. We have been doing and learning from this user-centered design approach for years now, and have a centralized user experience department that conducts this research for the entire organization.
What this traditional form of user-centered design leaves out, however, are certain types of longitudinal data, and the evolving habits and technologies that a student moves through over time. That’s why last year we launched a novel new research study called 21 Voices.
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Content Updates for Gale’s In Context (Week of 7/20/2015)
Posted on July 24, 2015
Updates have been made this week to the rich content found in Gale’s In Context products. Check-out what’s new.
Canada In Context
New homepage spotlights have been added featuring updated content on Evangeline Lilly and Jack Layton. Also look for new content additions on Alexander Graham Bell.
A new video has been added to the home page from the CBC on the Dieppe Raid: “70th Anniversary of Ill-Fated Invasion in Dieppe, France.”
Research In Context
The newest database in Gale’s In Context family has even more content that’s been added this week. Some of the additions to the homepage spotlights include:
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New Titles Added to the InfoTrac Collections in June 2015
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.
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Introducing Business Collection: Business is Looking Up!
Library users who count on your library to support their business interests look for relevant, reliable content that’s accessible and easy to use. Well, thanks to upcoming changes to Gale’s business resources, they’re keeping the former and getting more of the latter.
Beginning August 7, PROMT, European Business ASAP, Business Index ASAP, Business & Company ASAP, General Business File, and Business International & Company Profiles will be automatically upgraded and replaced with Business Collection, a comprehensive, innovative new resource that incorporates their content. With nearly 4,000 leading business and trade publications, this resource provides the coverage and depth your business information consumers need most. And it delivers this information on the newly reimagined InfoTrac platform.
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In Tribute to the Flag: Happy Birthday, America!
By Melissa Rayner
Happy Birthday, America! To honor the soldiers who gave so much in order to defend the American flag, I’d like to take a look back at the history of our stars and stripes, using Smithsonian Collections Online as our guide.