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Introducing Business Collection: Business is Looking Up!

August 13, 2015July 8, 2015

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.

Product Update: Gale’s In Context

July 6, 2015July 6, 2015

Posted on July 6, 2015

Over the past several weeks we’ve added and updated content in many of your favorite Gale In Context databases. Take a look what’s now available for your studies.

Biography In Context

July has new homepage spotlights including:

Harper Lee, whose much-awaited book Go Set a Watchman debuts on July 14
Dr. Seuss the well-known children’s author has a new book What Pet Should I Get releasing during the month of July
General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and America’s highest ranking military leader
Marta, the Brazilian soccer star who made goal-scoring history in this year’s Women’s World Cup
Raven-Symoné, known for her roles on “The Cosby Show” and the Disney Channel, and now ABC’s “The View,” where she is the newest co-host
New featured homepage video: “American History: Declaration of Independence”.

New portals that have been added to Biography In Context are:

Haifaa al-Mansour, Saudi Arabian filmmaker
Sarah Vowell, American author
Sonia Manzano, actress and writer for Sesame Street
Jordan Spieth, pro golfer and winner of the 2015 U.S. Open Golf tournament.

In Tribute to the Flag: Happy Birthday, America!

August 19, 2015July 4, 2015

By Melissa Rayner

Happy Birthday, America! To honor the soldiers who gave so much in order to defend the American flag, I’d like to take a look back at the history of our stars and stripes, using Smithsonian Collections Online as our guide.

Gale Becomes First to Offer Google Classroom Integration to Libraries

April 3, 2019July 1, 2015

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.

New Reports and Enhancements to DemographicsNow

July 10, 2015June 30, 2015

DemographicsNow Public Library Business Resource

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.

Google Sign In and Tools Available within Gale In Context Resources

February 23, 2018June 25, 2015

Posted on June 25, 2015

Exciting News! Now available through Gale’s In Context suite of products is the ability for students to seamlessly login using Google Account credentials. The Gale In Context products that will provide this new Google functionality include Biography, Canada, Opposing Viewpoints, Science, Student Resources, U.S. History and World History. Now a Google for Education* partner, this new relationship supports Gale’s efforts to evolve from a traditional library content provider into the ed tech space by providing the educational technology, instructional tools and content to help our users be successful in school, work and life.

In Other News: Race

August 17, 2015June 22, 2015

three hands from different race people clasping hands

A look at a current news item through the lens of different titles available on GVRL to find research inspiration.

By Michelle Eickmeyer

A fair skinned woman with a weave claims to be black. A white kid with twisted views killed nine innocent blacks while attending a Bible study. The president said the n-word. A lot of people are talking about a flag. The last two weeks have been filled with conversations of race and what it means in America.

Another Take on Summer Reading and Gale Resources

February 26, 2018June 19, 2015

By Tanisha Howard-Hall

As a Customer Success Manager, I’m always eager to see what types of programing and promotions public libraries have going on. Summer reading is no exception!

For Teens

Brentwood Public Library in Tennessee is offering ACT Boot Camps for teens this summer! The boot camp gives a jump start

Student & Instructor Perceptions on Libraries and Research

September 1, 2015June 16, 2015

By Jennifer Albers-Smith

When it comes to student and instructor perceptions about academic libraries and research, some interesting insights are revealed – as well as lot of questions.

In spring 2015, Gale’s parent company, Cengage Learning, issued its Engagement Insights survey to some 3,000 students and nearly 700 professors, gathering feedback on different topics including how both audiences valued the library, how they often they took advantage of its resources and more.

Top Library Leaders Share Their Thoughts: Turning the Page

July 10, 2015June 15, 2015

By Misty Jones

For libraries to remain relevant and effective, we need to define ourselves and set a direction and identity. At the heart of setting this direction is remembering our core services, while adapting to our evolving internal and external environment. It means remaining open to new opportunities not yet envisioned, but still remaining true to ourselves and what we represent. By establishing a brand, libraries can identify themselves and their importance and relevance to their community.