Gale Training

2:00 PM (ET) | 30 minutes

Scavenger hunt activities provide students with a guided research experience designed to increase their subject matter knowledge through exploration of a wide range of content types including textual, multimedia, primary sources, and statistics. Join our session to learn how you can develop scavenger hunts to guide students through your Gale In Context resources, as well as where to find our pre-made activities.

11:00 AM (ET) | 45 minutes

Researching companies, industries, and major markets is easy with Gale Business: Insights, a powerful tool for business intelligence. This session will showcase the global nature of this business database. With a focus on academic use, explore company profiles, industry overviews, and gain insights into global economies. Learn how to use the Compare tool to generate custom graphs, browse MarketLine industry reports, and read articles from peer-reviewed academic journals and top international business publications.

2:00 PM (ET) | 30 minutes

Gale eBooks provides unlimited 24/7 access to nonfiction eBooks purchased through Gale. This webinar covers the basics of Gale eBooks, including user tools and workflows, as well as the Bookshelf Curation feature, which allows you to organize your collection.

2:00 PM (ET) | 30 minutes

Gale In Context: Biography is designed to support users in discovering diverse individuals both historical and contemporary from scientists to politicians, artists, businesspeople, pop culture icons, and more. Content types including Biographies, Multimedia Materials, News/Magazines, and Primary Sources provide a deeper understanding of individuals and the society that influenced them. Join our session to explore the people, workflows, and tools designed to support users in effective research, teaching, and learning.

2:00 PM (ET) | 60 minutes

Undergraduate students sometimes struggle in understanding how to analyze primary sources. Instructors can use historical documents in Archives Unbound to introduce critical thinking and research skills so that students can develop historical literacy. In this session, we will walk through an example using documents related to the drafting and publishing of the Declaration of Independence. Attendees will receive a customizable instructional guide so that you can replicate the lesson at your academic institution.