The Cat’s out of the Bag. We’re Not Just Reference Anymore.

By Harmony Faust

I sharedan inside secretwith you in our first post and it felt liberating, so I’m going to do it again here. As a representative of a company with 60 years as a leading publisher of reference content, this secret is potentially risky to post, but no less true.

Whew. Okay. Here it goes…

I have heard several of our public libraries partners say…*gasp*…their patrons aren’t asking for reference anymore. That it’s hard to create excitement around reference. In fact, a much-esteemed leader in library land was so bold as to say, to my face, that we do ourselves a disservice by referring to our eBook platform as Gale VirtualReferenceLibrary (GVRL).

Read moreThe Cat’s out of the Bag. We’re Not Just Reference Anymore.

Look out, Schools! Exciting Changes are Coming to GVRL

By Geoff Schwartz

At Gale, we are committed to providing schools the necessary tools to provide the best possible education to their students. Yesterday,we announced干内容GVRL、机智h nearly 3,000 eBook monographs from Springer and hundreds from Elsevier. That’s just the beginning, however, as we’ll soon add grade-appropriate STEM content for the K-12 market as well.

Read moreLook out, Schools! Exciting Changes are Coming to GVRL

From Robot Races to Maker Spaces: STEM at the Public Library

By Harmony Faust

Public libraries can and do play a strong role in fostering an interest and developing skills in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)—among children, teens and adults alike.Gale’s announcementsyesterday afternoon mean that libraries of all types will soon have additional support in delivering research assistance in these key disciplines.

Classes, workshops and events related to STEM concepts are already prevalent at libraries nationwide. Even with catchy names likeLegopalooza, DevDev,HiTechand MakerLab, it’s clear that these programs pack some serious punch when it comes to boosting STEM skills.

Read moreFrom Robot Races to Maker Spaces: STEM at the Public Library

Exciting Partners. Must-Have Products. New Focus.

Today, we announced some exciting changes at Gale, live from our headquarters in Farmington Hills, MI. In case you missed it, you canwatch a recordingof the event andread the press release. As the needs of libraries of all kinds evolve, so too, does Gale. Here’s a short recap of the exciting changes we are making to better serve learners of all types.

Read moreExciting Partners. Must-Have Products. New Focus.

Portable Professional Development Titles from ASCD, ISTE, and Corwin Press

By Geoff Schwartz

Professional development resources help teachers improve their effectiveness in the classroom. Now you can provide the materials they need, even if you and your teaching staff have limited budgets and time. Gale’s professional development eBook titles allow teachers to learn at their own pace while saving the costs associated with on-site training.

Partnerships with top publishers bring the newest and best resources to your teachers, including:

Read morePortable Professional Development Titles from ASCD, ISTE, and Corwin Press