High-demand, bestselling titles meet the immediate needs of a large group of patrons. They’re the sparkly gold dust that attracts attention and draws in readers. But beneath that top layer of new titles are the “midlist” titles – the majority of all published works. In this group is where emerging authors, alternative and esoteric titles, and a much broader selection of works live. These are the titles chosen by libraries focused on providing a rich collection that encourages readers to look beyond the “shiny” titles.
Updates
Content Updates for Gale’s In Context (Week of 7/13/2015)
Posted on July 16, 2015
New content has been added or refreshed for several of Gale’s In Context databases. These include:
Biography In Context
New portals were added this week:
- Misty Copeland – On June 30, 2015, Misty became the first African American female principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater company.
- Bernie Sanders – Currently a junior U.S. Senator from Vermont he has entered the 2016 presidential race as a Democratic candidate.
- Laverne Cox – As an actress in the series “Orange Is the New Black”, in 2014 she became the first transgender person nominated for an Emmy Award.
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Content Updates for Kids InfoBits (Week of 7/13/2015)
Posted on July 16, 2015
New content has been released in Kids InfoBits. See what’s new and available for your classrooms and students.
New homepage content snippets, or “infobits”, have been updated in the following categories:
Animals – Includes interesting facts about dolphins.
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New Titles Added to the InfoTrac Collections in June 2015
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.
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Content Updates for Gale In Context (Week of 7/6/2015)
Posted on July 10, 2015
Take a look at some of the recent content added to Gale’s In Context databases:
Global Issues In Context
Just over 30 portal pages have been updated this week with content. Some of the new entries you will see cover:
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Introducing Business Collection: Business is Looking Up!
Library users who count on your library to support their business interests look for relevant, reliable content that’s accessible and easy to use. Well, thanks to upcoming changes to Gale’s business resources, they’re keeping the former and getting more of the latter.
Beginning August 7, PROMT, European Business ASAP, Business Index ASAP, Business & Company ASAP, General Business File, and Business International & Company Profiles will be automatically upgraded and replaced with Business Collection, a comprehensive, innovative new resource that incorporates their content. With nearly 4,000 leading business and trade publications, this resource provides the coverage and depth your business information consumers need most. And it delivers this information on the newly reimagined InfoTrac platform.
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Gale Becomes First to Offer Google Classroom Integration to Libraries
Posted on June 30, 2015
Google announced yesterday the availability of a new tool for teachers called the Classroom share button. Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, is proud to be among the leaders first to integrate with Classroom, highlighting the rich educational content we provide and making our content easily available to educators and students.
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New Reports and Enhancements to DemographicsNow
Posted on June 30, 2015
Both DemographicsNow! and DemographicsNow! Business and People have new tools and new EZ reporting great for start-ups and small business.
Enhancements to DemographicsNow include the following:
- New EZ Report: Sizing Your Market— Calculates the market size based on geography selections and expenditure variables to see which local areas may have a need for a certain type of business.
- User inputs up to 25 geographies and a customized Census Area Projections and Estimates (CAPE) variable tree with current year estimates and 5 year projections.
- The output report contains:
- Bar chart comparing the average expenditure ($) of user selected geographies
- Number of households in the geography
- Average expenditure per household
- Market Size
- Users can now save and upload report templates with custom variables.
- Users can edit report titles that display on the preview screen and the downloaded version of a custom report.
- Link to CAPE variables spreadsheet.
- Thematic coloring default turned off.
Product Update: Gale’s In Context
Posted on June 12, 2015
We added new content and resources to some of your favorite In Context products. Take a look at what’s available:
Biography in Context
New homepages added that spotlight the following:
- Caitlyn (formerly Bruce) Jenner
- Napoleon Bonaparte, the French leader who suffered his ultimate defeat at the Battle of Waterloo (200 years ago this month)
- Alex Morgan, an American soccer player heading to the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada
- Haider al-Abadi, the Prime Minister of Iraq
- Edith Windsor, the woman who challenged the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013
Content Notes added citing the recent passing of Vice President Joe Biden’s son, Beau Biden, who lost his battle with brain cancer on May 30, 2015.
New Titles Added to the InfoTrac Collections in May 2015
Posted on June 11, 2015
The titles below have been recently added and can be located in the mentioned InfoTrac 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.
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