As U.S. Political Polarization Grows, the Political Extremism and Radicalism Database Can Help Counter What Is an Alarming Trend

| By Rachel Holt, Acquisitions Editor, Gale Primary Sources | The multi-award-winning Political Extremism and Radicalism database from Gale is an invaluable tool for teaching, conducting research, and supporting equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives in the classroom and on campus. Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election and the … Read more

Peterson’s Products Get New Content

| By Gale Staff | The following content has been added to the Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test Prep and Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Prep products: New Tests Available Teaching Praxis 5245 Chemistry: Content Knowledge Praxis 5235 Biology: Content Knowledge Praxis World and U.S. History: Content Knowledge (5941) FTCE – Mathematics 6-12 Journeyman Electrician … Read more

Shanghai University Acquires Gale Scholar to Support Digital Humanities Growth

| By Gale Staff | Shanghai University has acquired Gale Scholar, opening up new possibilities for research and study using the expansive content and powerful search technologies of Gale Primary Sources. The resources are available to nearly 58,000 students across the university’s three campuses. The university also purchased Gale Digital Scholar Lab (the Lab), as … Read more

Students Use Digital Databases for Vaccine Research

| By K. Lee Lerner | Students are engaged when they write about topics in the news that affect them and their families. Yet, for the past two years, no topic has loomed larger in anyone’s lives than the virus SARS-CoV-2 and the global COVID-19 pandemic caused by the virus. From its many variants, including … Read more

How Educators Can Help Students Understand the Overturn and History of Roe v. Wade

| By Gale Staff | After the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, it sent shockwaves across the country; after almost half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion had been struck down. Protests erupted in cities and towns across the United States, where reproductive rights … Read more

Human Trafficking: Education and Raising Awareness

| By Gale Staff | “It ought to concern every person, because it is a debasement of our common humanity. It ought to concern every community, because it tears at our social fabric. It ought to concern every business, because it distorts markets. It ought to concern every nation, because it endangers public health and … Read more

July 2022 LibraryReads, Indie Next Picks, and Bestsellers

| By Thorndike Press Staff | Every month, LibraryReads shares the top ten books that librarians across the country love; the monthly Indie Next List compiles recommendations from knowledgeable U.S. independent booksellers. Many New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestsellers and bestselling authors are also releasing in large print this month. Thorndike Press is happy to share that the following titles … Read more