General OneFile Receives Browse-by-Subject Feature

| By Gale Staff | We’re excited to share the news of an upcoming enhancement to General OneFile, scheduled to release at the end of May. This enhancement is focused on helping public library patrons and students more easily browse content of interest on the most popular, most-searched topics. The new browse-by-subject feature will help … Read more

New Titles Added to the InfoTrac Collections in April 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 Forensic Anthropology (University Press of Florida) Peer-reviewed Journal of Best Practices in Health … Read more

Give a Student a Fish…

|  Don Boyden | Give a student search results and you solve their problems for one paper, teach a student to search and they can solve their problems for the rest of their life. This variation on the old “teach a man to fish…” parable has been going through my mind as I follow the debate … Read more

Make Your Library the Last Place They Look

| By Gale Staff | Public library patrons lead diverse lives. While some are looking for support to prep children for kindergarten, others are trying to determine if they should start a business. And each of them turn to their local library for trustworthy answers and librarians for assistance in furthering their research. That’s why … Read more

Gwinnett County Public Library Lands Finalist Position in Spark Prize

Nestled just North of Atlanta, the Gwinnett County Public Library has always been dedicated to enriching the lives of those in their community from children to adults and beyond. For reluctant or struggling readers, GCPL is a strong advocate of large print books, stating “the larger font and increased white space can help to improve … Read more

Long Beach Public Library Graduates Second Class of Students

| Originally published on Public | Recently, the Long Beach Public Library hosted its ceremony for their second graduating class of Career Online High School at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library. Through hard work and serious commitment to the program, 15 students earned their high school diploma and gathered today with family and friends to celebrate … Read more

Norfolk Public Library Celebrates Graduates

Career Online High School, an 18-credit vocation-based high school completion program, allows libraries to offer accredited high school diplomas and entry-level career certificates to adult learners. This innovative program is available at more than 100 public libraries from coast to coast. Recently, the Norfolk Public Library and the Virginia Beach Public Library celebrated the school … Read more

Avon Library Helps Residents with Legal Needs

Gale LegalForms provides a comprehensive look at various types of legal documents. Patrons can take the law into their own hands and create accurate, reliable legal documents with no hassle or stress. Gale LegalForms, complete with Law Digest module, offers the most robust collection of accessible legal information available. Recently, Avon Library acquired Gale LegalForms calling it an authoritative … Read more

It’s Never Too Late to Graduate

| Originally published on VC Reporter | Tammy Marquez, 52, of Oxnard, a single mother of four, has seemed to have a bit of good luck most of her life, at least when it came to working without a high school diploma. Though she dropped out of high school her junior year at Chatsworth High … Read more

Web Accessibility and Color: It Doesn’t Have to Be Grey

| By Matt Long, Gale Software Engineering Manager | For a number of reasons, dealing with—or even understanding—the importance of color to web accessibility can easily fall low on the priority list. However, color contrast is a very important aspect of web accessibility. Fortunately, it’s not that difficult to understand and adhere to. There are 2 … Read more