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New Titles Added to the InfoTrac Collections in September 2018

The titles below have been recently added and can be located in the product using Basic or Advanced Search forms. Titles can be found via Browse Publications within two weeks. For complete coverage information please see the product title lists. Academic OneFile A&A Case Reports (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, WK Health) Peer-reviewed Case Reports in … Read more

Belleville Public Library Provides New Writing Group Free Access to Gale Courses

| By Sydney Fairman | Starting Tuesday, Sept. 25, the Belleville Public Library will be unveiling a new writers’ group called the ‘Belleville Public Library Writer’s Collective.’ Meeting every fourth Tuesday of the month, the group will discuss works in progress, gather ideas and gain insight on how to improve their writing. To prepare, BPL … Read more

Opposing Viewpoints In Context Resources for National Bullying Prevention Month

| By Beth Manar | October is National Bullying Prevention Month, a nationwide campaign founded in 2006 by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center to raise awareness about and help prevent bullying.[1] Bullying is generally defined as intentional, aggressive behavior that results in emotional distress or physical harm to the target, generally on multiple occasions. It … Read more

What to do with the Data? Start with Three Basics

| By Lisa Novohatski, Marketing Analytics Consultant, Gale | There are three things all libraries should consider when gathering and using data. Lindsay Hanson, Data Analysis Librarian at Sno-Isle Libraries in Marysville, WA and Jason Kucsma, Deputy Director at Toledo Lucas County Public Library (TLCPL) in Toledo, OH, recently shared their insights on these “three … Read more

Keeping Pace in Your Career (and Life) with Gale Courses

| By Mary Kelly and Holly Hibner |

Personal and professional development is one of the least-served but most important aspects of anyone’s job. This is especially true in the world of libraries. Serving library patrons depends on library staff being up-to-date in a variety of subjects. Ask any librarian out there on the front lines of service and all will agree that keeping up to date in everything from technology to the latest best seller is essential!

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Daunted by Data? You Got This!

| By Lisa Novohatski, Marketing Analytics Consultant, Gale | No surprise to any of you–library culture is focused around information. Working alongside librarians for the past five years has helped me to understand how this culture both empowers staff and the communities it serves. I’ve also seen that not only are libraries great sources of information, … Read more

Welcome Refugees with eBooks that Speak Their Language

| By Jeff Levine, Patron Services Manager, The Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County, NY | Our library system’s mission, to engage the community in life-long learning through equal access to information, technology, gathering spaces and expert staff, might sound very familiar to some of you. Engaging the community and life-long learning is something that … Read more

NaperLaunch Builds Their Brand, Becomes Busy Hub for Startup Community

| By Gale Staff | To hear Kent Palmer tell it, NaperLaunch began much like any new business does; by recognizing and fulfilling an identified need. In 2013, Palmer, business librarian at Naperville Public Library just outside of Chicago, recognized that many members of the business community had the same five basic needs: information, guidance, … Read more