Gale Primary Sources: NewsVault Retirement and Gale Primary Sources Cross-Search Enhancements

| By Megan Sullivan | We’re excited to announce that on Friday, October 30, 2020, Gale will release several enhancements to the Gale Primary Sources cross-search. Designed specifically to improve the newspaper and periodical cross-search experience, these enhancements will be closely followed by the retirement of NewsVault, our older, newspaper-only cross-search interface. On Friday, November … Read more

New Tool Added to Gale Analytics

Gale Analytics: Tip of the Month | By Lisa Novohatski, Analytics Consultant | Earlier this month, a new tool titled Merge Files was added to the Gale Analytics gallery. This is the newest addition to the collection of utilities providing users with on-demand access to data preparation tools for use with Gale Analytics. All available … Read more

It’s Digital Citizenship Week

Meet Digital Literacy Needs with Gale eBooks! | By Traci Cothran | Digital literacy is more important now than ever. Whether students are learning virtually, in person, or a hybrid model of the two, knowing how to use information and technology to teach effectively—and for students to learn effectively—is critical during this pandemic. And that’s … Read more

Explore Tough Conversations and Life-Altering Journeys

| By Thorndike Staff | 2020 – it’s been something. A year that asked us to mask up and isolate while simultaneously demanding we open ourselves up to long-simmering issues in urgent need of attention and action. Rather than become weary with the contrasts from isolation to involvement, readers seek insightful resources that will both … Read more

Gale Resources Bring the Fight for Racial Equality to Literature

| By Scot Peacock, Content Strategist, Gale | The year 2020 will not be long forgotten. It is the year of the life-changing (and life-ending) COVID-19 pandemic; of heightened controversies involving police brutality and racial prejudice; and of the most crucial presidential election in 100 years, in terms of the future of a socially divided … Read more

Booklist Webinar: Literacy Development: How to Avoid COVID Slide & Digital Divide Pitfalls

| By Gale Staff | Looking for a simple and proven way to build confidence, stamina, and literacy outcomes for struggling readers? How about a format that addresses the equity challenges at the forefront of our minds in the current COVID-slide reality? In this lively program, Booklist and Thorndike Press, from Gale, a Cengage company, … Read more

Honoring Justice Ginsburg’s Legacy of Advancing Equality

| By Harmony Faust | Landmark cases argued before the SCOTUS and decided from the bench broke new ground U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18, 2020, at the age of 87, leaving behind a matchless body of work and rulings that have changed the course of history for American … Read more

Discover More About Recent Enhancements to Miss Humblebee’s Academy

| By Gale Staff | Tap into the natural excitement and curiosity of children ages three to six with a fun and interactive learning solution, Miss Humblebee’s Academy. Recent enhancements and new features provide online and offline opportunities to prepare young learners for kindergarten proficiency while introducing key concepts in math, science and social studies, … Read more