The Infamous Case of Recy Taylor

| By Traci Cothran | In this day of the deliberate proliferation of fake news, the facts are more important than ever. But it’s a dire time, as newspapers and journalists struggle to survive to bring us all the facts and uncover truths. I was reminded recently that it’s not only what is written that … Read more

ccAdvisor Praises Religions of America

| By Gale Staff | Religions of America presents scholars and researchers with more than 660,000 pages of content that follows the development of religions and religious movements born in the United States from 1820 to 1990. Derived from numerous collections, most notably the American Religions Collection at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Religions of … Read more

ARBA Praises Four Gale Resources

| By Gale Staff | Launched in response to popular demand from library professionals, American Reference Books Annual (ARBA) has been a comprehensive, authoritative database providing quality reviews of print and electronic reference works for over 30 years. Recently, ARBA published glowing reviews of four Gale resources: Public Health Archives: Public Health in Modern America, … Read more

Gale Primary Sources and Gale Literature Product Enhancements Launching in December 2019

Face with multi-color paint splatters and 'Hello Gale!' text

| By Jennifer Rand & Kristin Fust | Let the countdown begin! We’re thrilled to announce that Gale will release the second phase of experience and design enhancements in December 2019. Close to 50 Gale Primary Sources and Gale Literature products will receive enhancements with this release. Visit support.gale.com/product-enhancements to view a complete list of … Read more

Library Journal Calls Religions of America a “Real Treasure”

| By Gale Staff | Religions of America presents scholars and researchers with more than 660,000 pages of content that follows the development of religions and religious movements born in the United States from 1820 to 1990. Derived from numerous collections, most notably the American Religions Collection at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Religions of America traces … Read more

Gale Goes to D.C.: Confederate Conspiracies and Karaoke?

| By Kevin Kohls | Recently, the Gale team packed up and hit the road for Washington, D.C., for the annual meeting of the American Library Association (ALA). Bringing together librarians from all over the country and the world, the conference is always an invigorating experience where ideas are freely shared and collaboration is fostered. … Read more

Taking a History: America’s Public Health Story

| By Bennett Graff | On March 23, 2010, after 18 months of contentious debate and politicking, the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as the ACA or Obamacare, was signed into law.  So controversial was the act that after the 2010 midterm elections, from 2011 to 2017, there were 70 attempts by Congress to … Read more

Notre Dame in Rare Photos

| By Tara Blair | A massive blaze spread through Paris’ most iconic Gothic cathedral Notre Dame, collapsing the main spire and roof on Monday. With the fire out and France making plans to rebuild the cathedral, we want to commemorate Notre Dame by sharing early, rare photographs of the magnificent architecture. Coburn, Alvin Langdon. … Read more

A New Look for Gale Primary Sources

| By Megan Sullivan and Doran Steele, Product Managers, Gale Primary Sources| New Design Gale’s Primary Sources team is working on updating and refreshing the interfaces for our line of historical resources.  You may have noticed that our new Religions of America resource (releasing in March 2019) features broader screens that take better advantage of … Read more

Library Journal Raves About American Historical Periodicals

| By Sydney Fairman | As part of a historic partnership between Gale and the American Antiquarian Society, American Historical Periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society offers a highly comprehensive documentary history of the American experience spanning four centuries with multiple perspectives on the thought, culture, and society of North America. Read why Library Journal … Read more