| By Thorndike Press Staff | It’s an exciting time for Thorndike Press customers and large print enthusiasts alike! We are happy to share that we’ve launched our new Thorndike Press website. Whether you’re a librarian, purchaser, educator, or avid book lover, you’ll be able to find exactly what you are looking for and easily … Read more
Calling all booklovers! We’re happy to share some exciting changes for Gale eBooks and print customers. As of today, the Gale eBooks and print catalog search experience are on the same new and improved platform. Searching and purchasing is now easier than ever on gale.com. We’ve created a more unified experience for everyone who visits … Read more
| By Gale Staff | At Gale, we’re committed to supporting all learners, and that’s one reason we’re improving readability within our products by updating text display features within dozens of our digital resources. Readers who don’t see well—or who have reading disabilities—may benefit when they have a variety of ways to alter their view … Read more
The following tests have recently been added to the Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test Prep and Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Prep products: Teaching Praxis Early Childhood Education Exam Prep Praxis Elementary Education: Content Knowledge Exam Prep Praxis Middle School: Content Knowledge Exam Prep Praxis Parapro Exam Prep Advanced Placement (AP) AP Art History Practice … Read more
The Gale Analytics team is excited to share that on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, multi-branch library systems using Gale Analytics:Community Insights will be able to export one Tableau Reader output for their entire system, filterable by branch. What Does This Update Mean for Users?Customers will be able to run the report for all libraries within … Read more
In August, we shared how our content team continues to enhance Gale resources and introduce measures to eliminate implicit racial bias in Gale-curated content, and reaffirm our ongoing commitment to quality. These efforts have continued, and we wanted to share a handful of recent content additions made to the Gale In Context family of products. … Read more
| By Tara Atterberry | In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau reported more than 9 million Americans of Polish ancestry living in the United States4, concentrated in larger urban areas of the Midwest and Northeast, such as Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio; South Bend, Indiana; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; and New York … Read more
| By Brenda Wilmoth Lerner | We’re entering the peak of hurricane season on the Gulf Coast, and people are keeping a wary eye on one tropical system after another making their way into the Gulf of Mexico. New England recently experienced a direct landfall from a tropical storm, a rare weather event that hasn’t … Read more
| By Tara Atterberry | In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson enacted the observance of Hispanic Heritage Week to honor the millions of Americans of South and Central American, Spanish, Mexican, and Caribbean heritage. Twenty years later, the Reagan administration expanded the celebration to a span full month, September 15 through October 15, and renamed … Read more
| By K. Lee Lerner | In addition to mitigating carbon dioxide and other emissions causing an enhanced greenhouse effect driving climate change, a series of natural disasters in the United States during recent years has highlighted the often-overlooked potential benefit of creating a more resilient electrical grid as we shift to alternative and renewable … Read more