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Gale Announces Enhancements to Empower Access and Increase Discoverability of Library Resources

Company Leads the Way in Ensuring Learners Connect Quickly and Easily to Products, Creating Seamless Workflow

Jun 22, 2017
CHICAGO – June 22, 2017 – Students and teachers can have online access to the best resources in the world, but if they have to spend time struggling with various usernames and passwords to find them, the resulting frustration and wasted time can derail their success. Today at the 2017 American Library Association (ALA) Annual … Read more
Gale Small Business Builder, Online Planning Tool for Entrepreneurs, Launches at 2017 ALA Conference and Exhibition

New Online Tool Walks Entrepreneurial Library Users through the Steps to Success

Jun 22, 2017
CHICAGO – June 22, 2017 – According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 28 million small businesses in the United States. When their owners are looking for resources for everything from developing a business plan to determining if their idea will be profitable, they often turn to their public library. Today at the 2017 … Read more
Gale Unveils Analytics On Demand Dashboard, Puts Information for Data-Driven Decision Making at Public Librarians’ Fingertips

New Dashboard Allows Data to be Viewed in Interactive Formats, Making it Easier to Create Library Programs That Match Community Needs

Jun 22, 2017
CHICAGO – June 22, 2017 – To help the nearly 10,000 U.S. public libraries better understand their communities and fulfill their missions, Gale, a Cengage company, launched a dashboard for Analytics On Demand, its easy-to-use customer intelligence tool. The new dashboard will be featured in Gale booth #2111 at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference and … Read more
Gale Launches Second Installment of the Archives of Sexuality and Gender Series

Largest Digital Archive of LGBTQ Primary Sources Expands to add Alternative Perspectives within the LGBTQ Movement

Jun 14, 2017
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 14, 2017  — Gale, a Cengage company and leading provider of library resources, has released the second part of the award-winning LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940 collection, which documents a broad range of LGBTQ experiences and the fight for equal rights.   “Gale is committed to meeting the growing demand for … Read more
Gale and the Colorado State Library Provide Residents Access to Accredited High School Diplomas and Career Certificates

Career Online High School now available at public library systems across the state

Jun 07, 2017
DENVER and FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 7, 2017 — The Colorado State Library has partnered with Gale, a leading provider of library resources and a Cengage company, to offer accredited high school diplomas and career certificates at public libraries across the state. Qualifying Colorado adults in select communities can enroll in the Career Online High School (COHS) program starting today. Nearly … Read more
Nashville Public Library Named 2017 Library of the Year by Library Journal and Gale

NPL recognized for education focus as Library of the Year award celebrates 25 years

Jun 06, 2017
Nashville, Tenn. and Farmington Hills, Mich., June 6, 2017 — Tennessee’s Nashville Public Library (NPL) has been named the 2017 Library of the Year by Library Journal magazine and Gale, a Cengage company. The Library of the Year is a prestigious honor awarded to a library that demonstrates profound service to community, creativity, leadership, and … Read more
Leading Companies And Trade Associations Catalyze New Multi-Industry Business Group To Save Federal Library Funding
May 17, 2017
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2017  — Many of America’s leading information, software, publishing and other businesses as well as multiple national trade associations today unveiled the Corporate Committee for Library Investment to advocate for federal library funding. As Congress turns to funding the government beyond next September, CCLI launches against the backdrop of Administration proposals to eliminate … Read more
Gale EMPOWERS Libraries with National Library Week Promotion and Advocacy Efforts

Social media campaign thanks librarians and encourages them to share what empowers them

Apr 07, 2017
Farmington Hills, Mich., April 7, 2017 — As National Library Week kicks off this weekend, Gale, a leading provider of library resources and a Cengage company, is thanking librarians and asking them to share what empowers them. The campaign couldn’t come at a more important time as Gale partners with the American Library Association (ALA) … Read more
Gale Celebrates Women’s History Month with Release of New Women’s Studies Archive

Archive Explores the Grassroots of Feminism in the 19th and 20th Century

Mar 20, 2017
Farmington Hills, Mich., March 20, 2017 — As we celebrate Women’s History Month, Gale, a Cengage company, has launched a new archive on women’s studies that explores the many contributions of women throughout history.  Part of the growing Gale Primary Sources program, the Women’s Studies Archive represents Gale’s focus on publishing material that supports diversity studies and provides … Read more
Gale’s Archives of Sexuality and Gender Wins 2017 PROSE Award for Best Humanities EProduct

Distinguished award recognizes value of groundbreaking resource on LGBTQ history and culture

Mar 08, 2017
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich, March 8, 2017 – Gale’s groundbreaking digital archive of LGBTQ history and culture –Archives of Sexuality & Gender: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part I – has been named “Best Humanities EProduct” by the PROSE Awards. Launched by Gale, a Cengage company in 2016, the archives bring together the largest collection … Read more

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