The Girl with the D Earring

| By Andrea Drouillard | Detroit artist Sydney James’ latest mural “The Girl with the D Earring” is a modern twist on one of her favorite paintings by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, “Girl with a Pearl Earring.”  James was recently interviewed and asked about the power of murals. She said that when art is given … Read more

­­How to Boost SEL This School Year

| By Taylor Frey | Educators prioritize the physical and mental well-being of their students every year, but during this time of distance and hybrid learning, the importance of social and emotional learning (SEL) has never been clearer. We sat down with Grace Gallagher, executive director of the Cameron K. Gallagher Foundation, to talk about … Read more

Measure for Measure: Gale Literature Resource Center Offers More for Shakespeare Lovers

| By Jessica Bomarito, Product Manager, Gale | Shakespeare fans rejoice! Gale Literature Resource Center just received a treasure trove of content to support research on William Shakespeare, his works, contemporaries, Shakespearean actors, the Renaissance, and more. Newly added content includes: Five additional journal publications focused on Shakespeare and/or theater (in addition to the 79 … Read more

Panda Power and Other China-Related Things I’d Rather Think About Right Now

| By Rebecca Parks | When my brother went to China on vacation a couple years ago, he brought me back a beautiful miniature black-lacquered paneled screen as a souvenir. He had to look long and hard for a screen that did NOT include pandas on it, knowing I would object to something so clichéd. … Read more

LJ Webinar: Be Your Community’s Career Development Anchor

| By Gale Staff | In these unprecedented times of layoffs and furloughs, job seekers and workers are looking for ways to ensure employability and evolve their career paths. But many don’t know where to start. According to Strada Center for Consumer Insights, only 35 percent of Americans say they have access to the education … Read more

2020 Election – What You Need To Know

| By Tracey Matthews | If you’re like me and tens of millions of other Americans, you can’t wait until the contentious 2020 election is over. Compounded by COVID-19 and an unprecedented voting process, this year’s election has many Americans anxious and unsure when the elections results will be announced and if their votes will … Read more

Gale Case Studies Save Faculty Time and Help Students with Critical Thinking and Digital Literacy

| By Julie Pitlock | With the growing integration of online learning components into college courses, faculty are struggling to package content with best practices for teaching and learning online to help yield transferrable, twenty-first century skills for today’s college students (Bay View Analytics, 2020).1 Running parallel to this, we are seeing the rise of … Read more

Voter Suppression: A Concern for All of Us

| By Traci Cothran | You cannot be a student of history and fail to see that the voter suppression tactics used over the last 100 years are being re-weaponized in current elections. It is, quite simply, frightening to see this attack on a basic tenet of our democracy. These efforts at silencing American voices … Read more

Work Smarter with Gale In Context: For Educators

| By Gale Staff | Gale In Context: For Educators is a one-stop resource that helps all educators work smarter to accomplish their day-to-day goals and better support student success. Using Gale In Context student databases, For Educators gives librarians, teachers, and specialists the tools to curate their curriculum with standards-aligned content, related lesson plans, … Read more

Gale Primary Sources: Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive Enhancements

| By Joseph Williams | We are thrilled to announce that on Friday, November 20, 2020, Gale will release an enhanced user experience for Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive. Benefits of the new user experience include:  Cross-search ability—For the first time ever, Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive will be available in the Gale … Read more