Published on April 26, 2016
A piece by LARB Magazine. Check out Melissa Dinsman’s interview with Laura Mandell, full professor of English and the director of the Initiative for Digital Humanities, Media, and Culture at Texas A&M,
Read moreThe Digital in the Humanities: A Special Interview Series
Posted on February 8, 2015
By Masaki Morisawa
“… the blessed Chinese New Year has come round, the Post Office has ceased to function, the office boy has burned his fingers lighting fire crackers and the door between my office and the Depot is locked; the doorkeeper has gone home with the key ….”
So writes John Darroch, a British missionary, in the March 1933 issue of The Chinese Recorder, one of the seventeen English-language journals published in or about China that will be included in the upcoming digital collection China from Empire to Republic: Missionary, Sinology, and Literary Periodicals 1817-1947.
Read moreCelebrate the Chinese New Year with Gale Primary Sources
Posted on November 30, 2015
Lesley Williams is Head of Adult Services at the Evanston Public Library (EPL) in Evanston, Illinois. In the 18 years that she 
has worked there, the library has continually subscribed to products from Gale. Today, as a primary “go to” resource for the library’s broad range of patrons, GVRL eBooks are instrumental in helping EPL fulfill its mission. That mission is to be the heart of the community, promoting the development of independent, self-confident, and literate citizens by providing open access to cultural, intellectual, technological, and informational resources. “GVRL is the only online reference book service that we’ve ever had,” says Lesley.
Read moreEvanston Public Library Enhances Patrons’ Experience with Gale’s Vast Online Resources
By: Dr Lucy Jane Sussex, Honorary Associate, La Trobe University and Honorary Associate, Federation University
Read moreVictorian Secrets: Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920
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.
Read moreWidget Wonders: Save Students and Teachers Search Time
Posted on June 30, 2015
Google announced yesterday the availability of a new tool for teachers called the Classroom share button. Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, is proud to be among the leaders first to integrate with Classroom, highlighting the rich educational content we provide and making our content easily available to educators and students.
Read moreGale Becomes First to Offer Google Classroom Integration to Libraries
By Jennifer Albers-Smith
When it comes to student and instructor perceptions about academic libraries and research, some interesting insights are revealed – as well as lot of questions.
In spring 2015, Gale’s parent company, Cengage Learning, issued its Engagement Insights survey to some 3,000 students and nearly 700 professors, gathering feedback on different topics including how both audiences valued the library, how they often they took advantage of its resources and more.
Read moreStudent & Instructor Perceptions on Libraries and Research
Posted on June 1, 2015
Take a look at the latest content recently added to some of your favorite In Context databases:
Biography in Context launched 11 new people portals including:
By Dale Prentiss
Ruth Diggory is head librarian for ATA College, a medical career school in Kentucky and Florida that serves a broad demographic of students. As such, she needed to offer her students tools that can assist them in their research needs, regardless of their level of experience. Recently, Ruth has discovered that Gale’s Topic Finder tool is the perfect resource for her diverse needs.
Read moreTopic Finder: The Perfect Tool for Both New and Experienced Researchers
By Gale Customer Care
It’s always fun to find and share obscure holidays. You never really know what you could be celebrating before you do a little research. And what better place to research than the library!
We encourage you to have a little fun with some lesser known holidays in month of May and give a sneak peek of eResources while you’re at it.
We’ve got equal parts National Geographic Virtual Library and Artemis Literary Sources to post on social media or share in your newsletter. Please feel free to pick and choose and use the images and copy provided below… or use it as inspiration. Show your followers what you have to offer in your digital collections and tell them how to access.
May 1: Mother Goose Day
Read moreComplement Your May Programing with Product-Related Posts