New ReadSpeaker Enhancements for Improved Accessibility

| By Gale Staff | Small steps toward more accessible resources lead to leaps in equitable learning opportunities. This April, we’re upgrading all Gale resources with ReadSpeaker technology to a new, enhanced version to improve experiences for your learners and researchers. ReadSpeaker is a text-to-speech tool that enables users to listen to content, read along … Read more

Platform Migration: Chatham House Online Archive

| By Gale Staff | At the end of March, we will be migrating Chatham House Online Archive to a new platform. Based off the culmination of years of research and firsthand feedback from faculty members and librarians, the updates to Chatham House Online Archive are in-line with other recent upgrades to Gale Primary Sources … Read more

Support National Poetry Month in University Libraries

| By Gale Staff | April 2024 marks the 28th anniversary of National Poetry Month, a celebration established by the Academy of American Poets with six goals in mind: At the university level, students have a little more life experience under their belt, making it a more meaningful experience to tuck into a particularly succulent … Read more

Discover the Life of Ralph E. Brock

| By Gale Staff | Environmentalism is important to today’s university students. For some, campus sustainability initiatives factor into their overall enrollment decisions, and there’s been a significant increase in the number of environmental studies degrees awarded in the past few years. However, the sustainability field often highlights the same key figures, such as Rachel … Read more

Exploring the Gale Digital Scholar Lab as a Student of International Relations

| By Alyssa Anderson, Gale Ambassador at Florida International University | International Relations involves critical analysis for most of its topics, from global conflict to climate change. With the Gale Digital Scholar Lab, this research gets easier to navigate (and much less time-consuming)! The Gale Digital Scholar Lab is a cutting-edge, data-mining tool that accesses … Read more

Study Easter Newspapers & Periodicals from the Past

| By Gale Staff | When the first separatist Puritans stumbled off the Mayflower gangplank onto the sandbars of Cape Cod on November 11, 1620, they brought with them a profound sense of religious duty and reverence for worship. Still, they weren’t big supporters of celebrations during the holy days. The sentiment was so strong … Read more

Share the Journey of Our Female Forerunners

| By Gale Staff | In 1978, a group of education stakeholders in Sonoma County, California, planned the first “Women’s History Week.” Local teacher Molly Murphy McGregor spearheaded the initiative, integrating stories of empowering female accomplishments throughout her curriculum. Dozens of schools participated in the weeklong celebration, which included themed presentations, a student essay contest, … Read more

5 Tips for Effective Allyship in the Classroom

| By Joel Meredith, Course Lecturer, Purdue University | When you think back, who was that one teacher or professor whose impact remains with you today? Someone who recognized your talent when you couldn’t see it or whose encouragement helped you foster a sense of self-belief. For many educators, paying it forward to a new … Read more