Posted on September 9, 2015
“To initiate, maintain and support cooperative action for the improvement of library services.” Who could resist a mission statement like that? With our history and culture of library advocacy, certainly not Gale. That mission statement, by the way, belongs to the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA).
Posted on September 11, 2015
Take a look at the latest content updates made to Gale’s In Context products.
Biography In Context
New homepage spotlight images have been added this week. In addition you’ll find that these images have special “hotspots” that allow users to hover over portions of the image to find fast facts about the topic and links to additional content. The new spotlights include:
A new portal page has been added that features Lindsey Graham and updates have been made to biographies for Elizabeth II, Queen of England and Stephen Colbert. In addition a new video is available on the home page featuring Bill Gates and the future of technology.
Read moreContent Updates for Gale’s In Context (week ending 9/11/2015)
Posted on September 9, 2015
Posted by Jan Snyder and Jennifer Maurer
Part II
As we wrote in Part I of this series, we feel privileged to have a very rich collection of Gale databases and eBooks at our fingertips to use with students and staff, at zero cost to us, through the Oregon State Library’s Statewide Database Licensing Program. Statewide access provides consistency for students as they move from elementary to middle school and then high school.
But the real value and power of these resources are unleashed when librarians and educators collaborate and communicate. In the second part of this blog series, we’ll discuss – from our own perspectives – communication.
(If you missed it, be sure to also read Part I — Driving Electronic Content Discovery and Usage: Collaboration.)
Jennifer
Electronic Mailing List:
While presenting about Gale databases to various audiences falls under the heading of training, it is also a form of communication. However, I also have a direct channel of communication about OSLIS and its resources, including the statewide databases. The State Library created an electronic mailing list called OSLIST. As I learn about new school library staff in Oregon, I automatically subscribe them. Through OSLIST, I share ideas for how to use the databases as well as communicate about new Gale products and features.
Read moreDriving Electronic Content Discovery and Usage: Communication – Part 2
Posted on September 3, 2015
There is more exciting news for our fans of Gale’s In Context suite. Recent enhancements rolled-out this week make it even easier for students and teachers to quickly access, use, and share content for homework and class assignments. Take a look at what’s new:
Offer highly-visual and content-rich digital learning that will appeal to young children who are at the peak of curiosity and wonderment. With accessibility on tablets and smart phones, and anytime, anywhere access, educational materials are now easier than ever to integrate into daily life.
Read morePut Preschoolers in Your Community on a Path to Learning
Save 30% on nonfiction eBooks for your pre-k, elementary, middle, and high school learners. Britannica Digital Learning offers online PreK-16 resources and instructional solutions that align to Common Core and state curriculum standards and are built upon Britannica’s reputation for trustworthy, up-to-date information, innovative development, and state-of-the-art delivery.
GVRL supports differentiated learning for learners of all ages with cover-to-cover PDF format delivers a colorful, visual experience to engage younger readers. Plus, ReadSpeaker text-to-speech technology is ideal for struggling readers, ELL/ESL students.
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.
Read moreGale Technical Solutions: Custom Solutions for Your Library
Posted on August 27, 2015
New content and resources have been added to one of your favorite In Context databases. See what’s new!
Global Issues in Context
Two new portals were launched: Al-Shabab and MERS (Middle East Repository Syndrome in addition to 125 portal pages being updated in the last two weeks. Some of the topics included in the updates are:
Read moreContent Updates for Gale’s In Context (week of 8/24/2015)
Posted on August 27, 2015
Take a look at the latest content that has been added to Kids InfoBits:
Read moreContent Updates for Kids InfoBits (week of 8/24/2015)
By Anne Nagrant, Customer Success Manager
Posted on August 26, 2015
Greene County Public Library in Ohio recently renewed their annual subscription to Gale Courses –online, instructor-led classes which are free to library cardholders. Tamar Kreke, Adult and Technical Services Coordinator, shares five things her library does to recruit students to the resource:
Read more5 Ways to Increase Gale Courses Traffic Online from Greene County Public Library