Originally published on American Libraries The Scoop
From 1841 to 1992,Punchwas the world’s most celebrated magazine of humour and satire. From its early years as a campaigner for social justice to its transformation into a national icon,Punchplayed a central role in the formation of British identity and how the rest of the world saw the British.
This series of blogs will summarize and highlight important portions of our recent white paper,The New York City DOE/CUNY Library Collaborative: Bridging the Gap Between High School and College, which you can viewhere.
Read moreBridging the Gap Between High School & College: Part 2
You may be familiar with Gale’s Access My Library® (AML) app for iPhones and iPads that connects mobile users to the library’s Gale holdings. Now, it’s even better! All your library users can save time and get faster answers by being able to access eResources on mobile devices.
Read moreEnhancements to the Free Access My Library Mobile App
ByDiana T.
In October 2005, I re-entered the work force after 15 years of being a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom. I started as a shelver at Northfield Public Library in Northfield, MN, then very quickly morphed over to Outreach Coordinator there, driving the bookmobile to low income neighborhoods, county towns without a library, and day cares.
Read moreWhy Being a Librarian Gives me Plenty of Reasons to Smile
Gale is continually updating and adding new content to ourIn Contextproducts, ensuring that they offer timely, authoritative, useful information. The items below were added or updated during the week ofNovember 3, 2014.
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By Anne Marie Houppert
Amelia Earhart is in the news again amidst reports that wreckage originally discovered two decades ago does, indeed, belong to her missing plane. Rather than focus on the mystery of her disappearance, we’d like to celebrate this discovery by paying homage to the aviator’s many accomplishments.
For instance, did you know Amelia has a connection to the National Geographic Society? Not only was she awarded the Special Gold Medal by the Society, but she also authored a May 1935National Geographicmagazine article, “My Flight From Hawaii.”The article recounts her preparation for a solo flight from Honolulu to San Francisco, starting with the voyage from Los Angeles to Hawaii with her Lockheed secured on the aft tennis court of the shipLurline—photos included! On January 11th, 1935, the weather conditions were deemed favorable enough and she took off:
Read moreCelebrating Amelia Earhart with the National Geographic Society
This series of blogs will summarize and highlight important portions of our recent white paper,The New York City DOE/CUNY Library Collaborative: Bridging the Gap Between High School and College, which you can viewhere.
Read moreBridging the Gap Between High School & College: Part 1
By Pat Coryell
副总裁兼发行人在GVRL,我focus my time immersed in market research, customer feedback, and user testing data to best understand the gaps and pain points in today’s eBook landscape, as well as identify the gains Gale might deliver to our library customers and users.
I’m often in problem-solving mode, as we and our customers across academic, public, and school libraries, take on the many challenges involved with shifting to meet evolving user needs brought about by changes in student/community demographics, differentiated learning styles, and the introduction of new technologies.
As of October 31, Term Clusters has evolved into Topic Finder inGale Artemis: Literary Sources,Literature Criticism Online,Something About the Author Online, andDictionary of Literary Biography Complete Onlineand all periodical resources such as:
• Academic OneFile
• Fine Arts & Music Collection
• Gardening, Landscape & Horticulture Collection
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Life & Issues Collection
• General Business File ASAP
• General OneFile
Gale is continually updating and adding new content to ourIn Contextproducts, ensuring that they offer timely, authoritative, useful information. The items below were added or updated during the week ofOctober 27, 2014.
Read moreProduct Updates: New In Context content for 10/27/14