| By Kathleen J. Edgar | When life’s stresses seem overwhelming, do you ever wonder what it would be like to be a kid again, living a carefree life, full of fun and games, playing outdoors, free of responsibilities? That idyllic life of cheerfulness and enjoyment may exist in your mind, but it is not … Read more
| By Tara Atterberry and Jessie Carney Smith | As we approach the release of Who’s Who among African Americans: 37th Edition, Gale advisor and dean of the library and Camille Cosby Distinguished Chair in the Humanities at Fisk University Jessie Carney Smith provides an invaluable service by developing lists of notable and upcoming African … Read more
| By Thorndike Staff | Of the four seasons, spring is unrivaled in delivering both majestic beauty and devastating natural catastrophes. Likewise, our April picks explore opposing perspectives with unusual concepts. Two titles examine the power of memories, minds, and emotions in spellbinding tales. Nature is central to two others – one looking at environmental … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Words have meaning and names have power. For Gale’s largest subscription package, both are true. That’s why as of April 1, 2022, Gale Access Program (North America) and Gale Reference Complete (International) will have one unified name: Gale Research Complete. Gale’s academic team has thoughtfully considered this name change to … Read more
| By Chilton Staff | Your fuel pump is important for your car, and it would seem as if your vehicle couldn’t move without one. That’s not always true though. Some vehicles can limp along with a malfunctioning fuel pump for a few blocks or even miles. But driving with a poorly performing fuel pump … Read more
| By Carol Schwartz, Senior Content Developer, Gale | As the end of International Women’s History Month approaches, Gale would like to take a moment to recognize a few milestones in women’s literary history. Early eleventh century: Japan’s Murasaki Shikibu’s The Tale of Genji is considered by many to have been the first novel. 1648: … Read more
| By Gale Staff | To better support you in your efforts toward providing solutions for your learning communities, we’re continuing to find new ways to better serve you. You can now reach the Gale Customer Experience team via one full-service contact form. Whether you have an account question or need immediate assistance with a … Read more
| By Carol Brennan | For this final installment celebrating the trailblazing women who have shaped the modern world, we dug deeply to find some of the figures dealing with legal battles inside Gale In Context: Biography. These activists and advocates earned their place by being the last of their gender to have been prevented … Read more
| By Rebecca Parks | Like most people, I woke up to the news of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, with shock and horror. As the troops advanced, the civilian population fled; in 10 days, more than 1.5 million Ukrainians had crossed the border into neighboring countries. By March 15, the … Read more
Explore the issue within Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints | By Durf Humphries | Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints recently updated the Book Banning portal with new content. However, restricting or banning books, including comic books, is nothing new. Since comic books began to gain popularity in the first half of the twentieth century, many … Read more