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Content Updates for Gale’s In Context (week ending 10/16/2015)

October 16, 2015October 15, 2015

Posted on October 15, 2015

New content has been added and existing content updated in a number of Gale’s In Context products.

Global Issues In Context

A new portal page has been added featuring the South Sudan Civil War.
Over 25 portal pages have been updated including Dementia, Gun Control, Nobel Prize, Obama Administration: Foreign Policy, Political Corruption, Russia-Ukraine Conflict, Same-sex Marriage, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

The Future is Now in Biography in Context

November 4, 2015October 15, 2015

By Traci J. Cothran

“Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need roads!” – Doc Brown

It’s hard to believe the first Back to the Future movie – starring Michael J. Fox – was released thirty years ago – 30 YEARS AGO! It may also surprise you to note that the “future” date visited via the time-traveling DeLorean in the movie is October 21, 2015 … which puts us officially in The Future.

Our editors on Biography in Context uncovered this fast fact recently, and currently feature Michael J. Fox (a.k.a. Marty McFly or Calvin) on the home page. We recently launched a new hotspotter feature in Biography in Context allowing users to hover on the pulsing circles on the picture to explore more facts about the subject (in this case, Parkinson’s Disease).

Research In Context Meets the Needs of Middle Grade Students

October 9, 2015October 9, 2015

“Teaching middle school is an adventure not a job,” says author and educator, Angela K. Bennett. There’s no doubt grades 6 to 8 are among the most important for young teens and pre-teens to develop learning skills to launch them into high school and beyond. And until now, resources to support an integrated learning adventure have been few and far between, making teaching and supporting learning for this curious group a challenge. But the tide is turning with a new highly-visual resource featuring authoritative content that’s been designed specifically for middle school learners.

Content Updates for Gale’s In Context (week ending 10/9/2015)

October 9, 2015October 8, 2015

Posted on October 8, 2015

New content has been added and existing content updated in a number of Gale’s In Context products.

Biography In Context
New homepage spotlights have been posted that include the “hotspot” feature. This feature allows users to hover over portions of an image on the home page enabling a pop-up window to appear with fast facts about the topic or links to additional content.

Spotlights for October are:

Content Updates for Gale’s In Context (week ending 9/25/2015)

September 24, 2015

Posted on September 24, 2015

New content has been added and existing content has been updated in a number of Gale’s In Context products.

Biography In Context

New portals were launched for Biography In Context this week. They include:

Popular MMA fighter Ronda Rousey
Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia
Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha
Late poets Lucille Clifton and Denise Levertov

Updates have been made for content reflecting the ousting of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot, the retirement of Floyd Mayweather, Jr., and the recent passing of Moses Malone.

Narrative content has been added for:

Contemporary Black Biography, Volumes 125 and 126 which covers 110 biographies across the 2 volumes. Some of the individuals covered include:

Jeh Hohnson U.S. Homeland Security head
Somali-American runner Abdi Abdirahman
American ballet dancer Misty Copeland
British actor David Oyelowo
Zimbabwean author NoViolet Buluwayo
Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Content Updates for Gale’s In Context (week ending 9/11/2015)

September 11, 2015

Posted on September 11, 2015

Take a look at the latest content updates made to Gale’s In Context products.

Biography In Context
New homepage spotlight images have been added this week. In addition you’ll find that these images have special “hotspots” that allow users to hover over portions of the image to find fast facts about the topic and links to additional content. The new spotlights include:

Selena Gomez, actress and singer
Tennis player, Serena Williams who was the winner at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships which marked her 21^st Grand Slam title
The late Jim Henson, creator of “The Muppets”
Satchel Paige, who at 59 years old on September 25, 1965 pitched 3 innings of a Major League baseball game
United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, will mark the International Day of Peace by ringing the Peace Bell on September 21, 2015

A new portal page has been added that features Lindsey Graham and updates have been made to biographies for Elizabeth II, Queen of England and Stephen Colbert. In addition a new video is available on the home page featuring Bill Gates and the future of technology.

Comparative Review: Opposing Viewpoints in Context and Points of View Reference Center

October 13, 2015September 9, 2015

The results are in: Opposing Viewpoints In Context is the clear winner! In an issue of The Charleston Review, Susan Moore of Limestone pitted Gale’s Opposing Viewpoints In Context (OVIC) against EBSCO’s Points of View Reference Center (POV).

Gale’s In Context Just Keeps Getting Better!

September 11, 2015September 3, 2015

Posted on September 3, 2015

There is more exciting news for our fans of Gale’s In Context suite. Recent enhancements rolled-out this week make it even easier for students and teachers to quickly access, use, and share content for homework and class assignments. Take a look at what’s new:

Content Updates for Gale’s In Context (week of 8/24/2015)

August 27, 2015August 27, 2015

Posted on August 27, 2015

New content and resources have been added to one of your favorite In Context databases. See what’s new!

Global Issues in Context

Two new portals were launched: Al-Shabab and MERS (Middle East Repository Syndrome in addition to 125 portal pages being updated in the last two weeks. Some of the topics included in the updates are:

Widget Wonders: Save Students and Teachers Search Time

September 3, 2015August 11, 2015

Posted on August 11, 2015

There’s a tsunami brewing in the Pacific, and several classes are working on a project to track its movement. They have one class period to research and report. Ready? Go! But wait…where do they begin? Can anything be done to help them find information more quickly and directly?

Here’s an idea to make you a hero in your school. Gale widgets. They can give your students and teachers a shortcut to research on hot topics and ensure that content searched is trusted and relevant.