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| By Traci Cothran | John Lewis’s influence was larger than life, and it would take more than a blog post to sum up what he and his relentless work for equality means to our country. Among his many accomplishments, he is forever linked to the Voting Rights Act of 1965—the landmark legislation that prohibited … Read more
Gale Analytics: Tip of the Month | By Lisa Novohatski, Analytics Consultant | Learn ways you can leverage new features added to dashboards. For example, Market Penetration is now calculated for multiple visuals in Gale Analytics: Community Insights. This data point shows the percentage of households within your community with the presence of a cardholder, … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Women separated by centuries yet bound by society’s expectations and mores. Secrets that surface, leaving false narratives and shattered families in their wake. Emboldened women emerging triumphant, securing their right to vote. Our September selections run the gamut, offering insightful and inspiring reflections on the female experience. The Book of … Read more
| By Gale Staff | We are pleased to announce that Gale In Context: Elementary has been named a winner of the 2020 Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence for the “software” category. Tech & Learning judges evaluated a variety of nominated products and selected those products that are improving the way educators work and students learn. “For over 40 years, Tech & … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Are your patrons finding your eLearning resources? Have you been attracting the right target to your virtual programs? Are you confident that the resources you’re providing meet your community’s needs? As online learning becomes more of a focus, the more informed you are, the better. Join this 45-minute live webinar … Read more
| By Megan Sullivan | We’re excited to announce that on Friday, July 31, 2020, Gale will release an enhanced user experience for six products in our acclaimed The Making of Modern Law series. This update applies to the following databases: The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative, and International Law, 1600‒1926 The Making of … Read more
| By Joseph Williams | We’re thrilled to announce that on Friday, July 31, 2020, Gale will release an enhanced user experience for five products in our Sources in U.S. History Online series. As part of this update, the following five products will be migrating to our Archives Unbound resource with new collection names: Sources in … Read more
| By Tara Atterberry | When I was a high school junior, our first major writing assignment in language arts was to write a biography and literature review of a famous American author. We literally had to draw a name out of a hat. I closed my eyes and pulled out a slip of folded … Read more
| By Jennifer Stock | A lot of authors write for all ages, but many aren’t known for their works for young readers. You may be surprised by some of the famous authors of works for adults—and even actors and political figures—who have written children’s books. Did you know that Langston Hughes, a leading figure … Read more
| By Liz Collins & Gintas Bradunas | “Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers.” – Josef Albers The art of lesson planning often starts with a search: “Resources to teach about weather”“4th grade lesson plans”“Branches of government 5th grade” Where that search takes place often makes … Read more