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teachers; make sure it gets the use it deserves! Join Stephanie Baroni, Gale
Marketing Director for K-12 Libraries and Stacey Knibloe, Senior Gale Training
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effective strategies for spreading the word about your Gale digital collection.
Gale
resources can facilitate connections between learners even when your learning
community is working virtually. In this session we will review collaboration
and sharing tools found within Gale in Context and Gale OneFile collections
to support students and teachers.
Changing work environments, job opportunities, and personal schedules make this the perfect time to promote your library’s online learning resources to patrons. Gale Presents: Udemy provides over 4,000 on-demand video courses in 75 categories, and Gale Courses offers over 360 instructor-led, six week long online classes across an array of professional development and personal enrichment topics. In this session, we’ll cover the basics of available courses, lesson structure, and enrollment processes for each online learning tool and discuss opportunities to reach learners within your community! This session will be recorded for those unable to attend.
View More Register NowEntries within the For Students literature series on Gale eBooks provide high school and college learners plot summaries, theme discussions, historical context, and more for some of the most studied novels, short stories, poems, and dramas. In this session we will explore the content and discover tools available to integrate these valuable eBooks into online and in-class discussions, lessons, and projects.
View More Register NowYou’ve invested in an amazing digital collection for your academic library – make sure it gets the attention it deserves! Join this webinar to learn outreach tips to engage with faculty and students, discover marketing materials available to promote your collection, and discuss effective strategies for spreading the word about your Gale resources on campus.
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Discover accessibility support tools available in your Gale resources to help you reach more users! In this recorded webinar, you’ll learn how rich multimedia content and tools like text-to-speech and translate can meet the needs of all your users.
Career and Technical Education is gaining steam in K12 and academic institutions and provides a platform with which to retrain adults for new careers. As more and more individuals look to train for technical careers, it is important to provide accurate, timely and easy to navigate information. Gale provides simple solutions to bring the real world to CTE courses and students, including Testing and Education Reference Center, Gale Health and Wellness, Chilton Online, and Gale Onefile Collections. In this recording we will review how Gale resources can be used in different CTE tracks, and the tools and features available within the resources.
Cameron's Collection on the Gale eBooks platform provides titles to help nurture and protect students' mental health and wellness. The unique collection is for students from Middle School through College and gives students a safe and easy-to-use resource that could make all the difference to their overall mental health. Join this webinar to discover more about this collection's content and all the useful Gale eBook tools. You'll learn tips for finding content to help students struggling with mental health issues.
ChiltonLibrary supplies a solution for the automotive 'do-it-yourselfer' with repair, maintenance and specification tables provide critical data on thousands of domestic and imported models of cars and light trucks. This webinar covers how to select a year, make, and model, and navigate repair, maintenance, recall information, and more!
The Gale Digital Scholar Lab is a cloud-based research environment that allows students and researchers to apply natural language processing tools to raw text data (OCR) from Gale's Primary Sources in a single research platform. This webinar shows you how to create a content set, clean text, and run an analysis in Digital Scholar Lab.
Your Gale In Context resources support Project-based Learning that teaches valuable problem-solving skills and inspires your students regardless of instructional format. In this session, we will apply Project-based Learning concepts to the content, tools and features in your Gale resources so that you can use these techniques in your classes!
The Gale Usage Portal provides fast, flexible access to Gale database usage statistics, and includes the ability to create and save custom reports. This webinar shows libraries what reports are available, and explores how to pull usage statistics immediately, as well as how to schedule and manage recurring reports. 30min.
Gale Admin provides library administrators a web-based set of tools to support and configure Gale resources. This webinar shows library administrators with Gale Admin access credentials how to manage authentication methods, customize product preferences, set up third-party links, and more.
Gale’s Advanced Search tools help you efficiently guide learners to trusted sources. If you want to ramp up your advanced searching techniques to provide effective online reference assistance and get the best materials in the hands of your users, view this webinar recording!
The Gale product team wants to hear from you! Submit your feedback about Gale's Advanced Search features at https://surveys.hotjar.com/s?siteId=1459581&surveyId=159969.
Gale Books and Authors offers countless ways to explore authors, titles, genres, and literary topics so that you can discover books that you won't be able to put down. This webinar covers navigation to specific works and writers of interest, and demonstrates how to use features to browse and serendipitously discover titles of interest.
Gale Business: DemographicsNow is a comprehensive business tool that provides up-to-date and easy access to an array of geographically aligned demographic data perfect for obtaining insights to develop business plans, marketing strategies, and even grant applications. This webinar covers navigation of available data and features.
Gale Business: Entrepreneurship (previously Small Business Resource Center) is receiving interface enhancements designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on user success. (Learn more about these enhancements here: https://www.gale.com/product-enhancements.) In this webinar, we'll share what's changing and how these improvements will help users research smarter, not harder.
Gale Business : Plan Builder is a step-by-step online planning tool for starting, managing and optimizing a business or nonprofit. This webinar covers the five main areas Gale Business : Plan Builder walks users through in order to develop a business plan focused on long-term success.
Gale Directory Library allows you to easily search your Gale directories to find relevant data like contact information for organizations and companies based on things like industry and size. This webinar covers Gale Directory Library's user-friendly tools, and also covers best practices for searching for relevant listings.
Gale Health and Wellness (previously Health & Wellness Resource Center) is receiving interface enhancements designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on user success. (Learn more about these enhancements here: https://www.gale.com/product-enhancements.) In this webinar, we'll share what's changing and how these improvements will help users research smarter, not harder.
Gale In Context resources are receiving interface enhancements designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on user success. (Learn more about these enhancements here: https://www.gale.com/product-enhancements.) In this webinar, we'll share what's changing with Gale In Context: Biography (previously Biography In Context), Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints (previously Opposing Viewpoints In Context), and other popular Gale In Context resources and how these improvements will help users research smarter, not harder.
Biography In Context is the first source to turn to for biographical research with periodicals, reference, multimedia, and more covering hundreds of thousands of individuals from all time periods, regions, and professions. This webinar covers basic search and browse navigation, and explores helpful tools for using available content.
Gale In Context: Canada delivers a full range of country-specific topics including First Nations Government of Canada, Canadian Literature, Gun Control/Gun Registry, and biographies of Canadian figures, as well as information on technology, sports, industry, and more, all delivered from a uniquely Canadian perspective. This webinar covers navigation and explores tools that can be utilized to make this content accessible and easy to use in research and the classroom.
Gale In Context: Elementary (formerly Kids InfoBits) has been enhanced to have a greater impact on student success. In this webinar, we shared what’s changed with Gale In Context: Elementary, including interface and specific tool updates. Recorded 6-2-20
Gale In Context: Environmental Studies (previously GREENR) resource is receiving interface enhancements designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on user success. (Learn more about these enhancements here: https://www.gale.com/product-enhancements.) In this webinar, we'll share what's changing with Gale In Context: Environmental Studies and how these improvements will help users research smarter, not harder.
Gale In Context: High School provides cross-curricular content on the most-studied topics aligned with national and state curriculum standards reinforcing the development of skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation. In this session, we will explore this rich general reference resource that includes reference articles with critical thinking questions, primary sources, interactive video files, and more. Recent enhancements will be highlighted as well!
Gale In Context: Middle School is a research tool created to support developing middle school aged learners as they build critical thinking and research skills. Cross-curricular content combined with organizational tools such as Highlights and Notes, and a simple user interface helps learners feel confident as they explore. In this webinar we will review the tools and features available, as well as the simple design and workflow. Recent enhancements will be highlighted as well!
Gale In Context: Middle School (previously Research In Context) is receiving interface enhancements designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on user success. (Learn more about these enhancements here: https://www.gale.com/product-enhancements.) In this webinar, we'll share what's changing with Gale In Context: Middle School and how these improvements will help students research smarter, not harder.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints is the premier online resource covering today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. In this webinar, we'll explore this rich resource for debaters that includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive statistics, and more.
Gale In Context: Science provides contextual information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics. By integrating authoritative, curriculum related reference content with multimedia materials including video, image, and audio files Gale In Context: Science pulls students into the subject matter and shows how scientific ideas relate to real world issues. In this webinar we will review the tools and features available to students, as well as the variety of content types. Recent enhancements will be highlighted as well!
Gale In Context: U.S. and World History provide multimedia, reference, periodicals, and primary sources covering key figures and events in national and global history, respectively. This webinar covers available content within the resources, and explores navigation and document management tools.
Gale Interactive: Chemistry allows users to manipulate and explore the periodic table, molecules and other 3D models to better visualize and understand concepts in Chemistry. Reference and periodical content provide additional context for further understanding. This webinar covers platform navigation, text manipulation tools, and collaboration features as well as the workflow through activities.
Gale Interactive: Human Anatomy allows users to manipulate and explore 3D models to better visualize and understand human anatomy with system and region focused activities. Reference and periodical content provide additional context for further understanding. This webinar covers platform navigation, text manipulation tools, and collaboration features as well as the workflow through activities.
Gale Interactive: Science allows students to interact with 3D models to better visualize and understand concepts in Biology, Chemistry, Earth, and Space science. Reference and periodical content provide additional context for further understanding. This webinar covers platform navigation, text manipulation tools, and collaboration features as well as the workflow through activities.
Gale LegalForms provides professionally written, national and state-specific attorney forms to help you participate in your legal affairs and common legal procedures with confidence. This webinar covers form navigation and format, so that you can find and customize documents of interest.
Gale Literature Criticism Online (formerly Gale Literature Criticism) is receiving interface enhancements designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on user success. (Learn more about these enhancements at https://www.gale.com/product-enhancements.) In this webinar, we'll share what's changing and how these improvements will help users research smarter, not harder.
LitFinder (now called Gale Literature: LitFinder) is receiving interface enhancements 12-2019 designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on user success. In this recorded webinar, we'll share what's changing with LitFinder, including both interface and specific tool enhancements. Join us to learn how these improvements will help users research smarter, not harder. (Learn more about these enhancements at https://www.gale.com/product-enhancements.)
Gale Literature Resource Center (previously called Literature Resource Center) is receiving interface enhancements designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on user success. In this webinar, we'll share what's changing with Gale Literature Resource Center, including both interface and specific tool enhancements. Join us to learn how these improvements will help users research smarter, not harder. (Learn more about these enhancements at https://www.gale.com/product-enhancements.) This session will be recorded for those who can't attend.
Gale's Literature product family is receiving interface enhancements designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on user success. In this webinar, we'll share what's changing with Gale Literary Sources (now called Gale Literature), a cross-search of your library’s Gale literary databases that may include Literature Resource Center (now called Gale Literature Resource Center), LitFinder (now called Gale Literature: LitFinder), and Literature Criticism Online (now called Gale Literature Criticism). Join us to learn how these improvements will help users research smarter, not harder. (Learn more about these enhancements athttps://www.gale.com/product-enhancements.)
Gale OneFile periodical resources are receiving interface enhancements designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on user success. Learn more at our product enhancements site: https://www.gale.com/product-enhancements. In this webinar, we'll share what's changing with Gale Academic OneFile, Gale General OneFile, Gale OneFile: News (previously InfoTrac Newsstand) and other popular Gale OneFile periodical resources and how these improvements will help users research smarter, not harder.
Gale OneFile periodical collections, including Gale Academic OneFile and Gale General OneFile, provide access to premium periodicals with powerful search and document tools. This webinar covers Gale OneFile periodical collections and the PowerSearch cross-search, including navigation options, and user-friendly tools.
Finding a solution to organize library resources with a simple, clear access point can be a challenge. Gale Pages is a complimentary tool for libraries with Gale resources that solves the problem by providing an easy-to-customize site to hold all of your digital resources. Join Gale Training Consultant, Tammi VanBuren and guest speakers Melissa Adelman from Humble ISD’s Kingwood High School and Tim Hamlin from Gale’s Customer Success team to explore Gale Pages best practices and to learn where to get started!
Gale Primary Sources is receiving interface enhancements designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on user success. In this webinar, we'll share what's changing with Gale Primary Sources, including both interface and specific tool enhancements. Join us to learn how these improvements will help users research smarter, not harder.
As you work to support your institution online, Gale Customer Success and Training are here to answer your questions and help you connect with your users in new ways. Join Gale Customer Success Manager, Stephen Lank and Gale Training Consultant, Marian Valentine for quick tips related to common support and access questions.
As you work to support your school online, Gale Customer Success and Training are here to answer your questions and help you connect with your students and teachers in new ways. Join Gale Customer Success Manager, Lauren Mathewson and Gale Training Consultant, Tammi VanBuren for quick tips related to common support and access questions. Bring your questions for the open Q&A to address your specific needs.
As you work to support your community online, Gale Customer Success and Training are here to answer your questions and help you connect with your users in new ways. Join Gale Customer Success Managers, Kevin Teller and Anne Nagrant, and Gale Training Consultant, Stacey Knibloe for quick tips related to common support and access questions. Bring your questions for the open Q&A to address your specific needs. Recorded 4-24-20
Professional Development collections on Gale eBooks provide practical teaching techniques and innovative ideas for educators. In this webinar, you’ll learn to navigate titles in your professional development collection, explore document tools and techniques to enhance your learning and share with colleagues, and discover best practices that districts and schools have utilized to implement the titles in their collections.
Gale eBooks provides unlimited 24/7 access to nonfiction eBooks. Libraries determine the specific titles they would like to own, so the titles shown in this webinar may vary from the eBooks in your collection. This webinar covers the basics of Gale eBooks, including browsing eBooks, searching within eBooks/subjects/collections, and managing html and PDF entries with features like citations, highlights and notes, and Gale to Google/Microsoft integration.
Gale has a new tool for exploring your database usage! This interactive and intuitive dashboard allows you to pull standard usage around sessions, retrievals, searches, etc. but also provides visual results and allows you to dig deeper; for example, you can see the search terms being used in your library, which can aid in collection development! Join us to learn more! Recorded 12-18-18
Miss Humblebee's Academy is an interactive and highly visual resource perfect to support online learning for children aged three to six. Cross curricular lessons aligned to preschool and elementary standards include music, math, art, language and literacy, social studies and science. Mobile responsiveness and printable materials allow learning to extend beyond the computer, to help parent build a learning schedule while at home. In this session we will review the content and features available in Miss Humblebee’s Academy, as well as best practices on how to leverage it at home.
Your Gale periodical resources are always ready to serve student and patron needs but what about professional development for library staff? Read up on new ideas in libraries, best practices and more from titles like Booklist, School Library Journal, Reference & User Services Quarterly, and Library Philosophy and Practice. We shared how to find these titles, set up in-database subscriptions, and more! Libraries who subscribe to Gale Academic OneFile, Gale General OneFile, or Gale OneFile: Information Science will get the most out of this session.
You've invested time, thought, and budget dollars to create an amazing collection of materials for your teachers, students, and patrons but perhaps you've found that the digital portion of your resources doesn't always get the attention it deserves. View this recorded webinar to learn creative and effective strategies for spreading the word about your Gale digital collection and make sure those great resources get used! In this recorded session we showcase marketing materials and outreach templates available for all your Gale products, discuss how to create a content calendar to promote your collection year round, and outline steps to develop a marketing plan focused on your unique users.
You’ve invested in an amazing digital collection for your public library – make sure it gets the attention it deserves! Checkout this recorded webinar to learn outreach tips to engage with your patrons, discover marketing materials available to promote your collection, and discuss effective strategies for spreading the word about your Gale resources in your community. (37:42)
National Geographic Kids provides access to videos, pictures, and books from National Geographic, as well as every page of National Geographic Kids magazine. This webinar covers navigation tips and document tools while also sharing ideas for using this engaging resource to support learning,
As your school or institution quickly makes the move from in-person courses to online learning, your Gale resources are here to help! Join this webinar for quick tips on common Gale tools and support materials that you can use to help smooth the transition.
As your library quickly makes the move from in-person interactions to online support for your students, faculty, and staff, your Gale resources are here to help! This recorded webinar offers quick tips on common Gale tools and support materials that you can use to help smooth the transition.
As your library quickly makes the move from in-person interactions to online support for your patrons, your Gale resources are here to help! Join this webinar for quick tips on common Gale tools and support materials that you can use to help smooth the transition. Recorded 4-3-20
As your school quickly makes the move from in-person courses to online learning, your Gale resources are here to help! Join this webinar for quick tips on common Gale tools within and support materials that you can use to help smooth the transition. This session will be recorded for those who cannot attend.
Gale’s Google integration allows you to link students directly from Google Classroom into premium Gale materials for online learning. In this recorded webinar, learn how to easily integrate digital content from your Gale resources directly into Google Classroom for assignments, reading, and more. We also dig into other tools to support online learning. Recorded 5-5-20
Questia School provides access to 94,000 full-text digital books, 10 million articles, and research tools. Students can store and organize materials to help with research projects and papers. This webinar, intended for Questia administrators, reviews the admin platform and the processes of bulk uploading, uploading individuals, managing student and teacher accounts, and pulling usage.
Smithsonian Primary Sources in U.S. History includes unique and seminal primary sources, including documents, maps, historical objects, and other materials from the museums and archives from the collections of the Smithsonian and from Gale’s leading digital collections. This webinar covers how to find the information needed for core and Advanced Placement U.S. History Programs, and details how the information can be utilized by teachers, students, and librarians.
On May 29th, Kids InfoBits will become Gale In Context: Elementary, and will receive enhancements designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on elementary student success. In this webinar, we'll offer a sneak peek at these upcoming changes.
This summer, Gale is releasing experience and design changes across its portfolio of products. These product enhancements are designed to increase access to library resources online, in the classroom and have a greater impact on user success. In this webinar, we'll offer a sneak peek at these changes.
Gale Literature Criticism brings you award-winning analysis to support the study of literature. In this webinar, we shared how it supports literary studies, and extend the content into courses like History, Cultural Studies, Sociology, etc. Tune in to learn how to navigate your Gale Literature Criticism volumes and integrate the content into learning management systems, LibGuides, and more!
Social distancing, pandemic-related closures, and uncertainty are enough to stress anyone out, but your Gale OneFile periodical resources are here to help! Join this session to learn how to support yourself and your users’ wellness and mental health with quality content to teach coping techniques, and tools to encourage engagement and connection. (31:21) Recorded 6-18-20
Gale Literature Resource Center provides detailed author biographies, in-depth critical analysis, work overviews, author interviews and other sources that can be invaluable to interested book clubs even at a distance. In this webinar, we found engaging content and explored techniques to share it with readers and spark virtual discussions.
Testing & Education Reference Center (TERC) helps users achieve educational and professional success. TERC includes practice exams, online books, a family college planning center, and other tools designed to support those preparing to take the next step on their educational path. A recently updated resume tool, and virtual career library support professional needs, and those with access to TERC with Career Module will also find a newly enhanced career assessment and additional tools. This webinar will cover the career exploration tools (career assessment, cover letters, and resume builder), explore resources to help pay for college, and highlight preparatory tests and online books. Join us to learn more about how TERC can empower users in your community!
Great new features have been added to the test taking experience in Testing & Education Reference Center! In this webinar we will explore the new Study Plan, test reset capabilities, account view, and many more tools that will allow your users to maximize their learning and ace their tests!
Creating or updating a resume and searching for a new job can be an intimidating process. Gale’s resource, Testing and Education Reference Center (TERC), assists users in their efforts to find a new career! A recently updated resume tool, virtual career library, and newly updated career assessment support job seekers as they search for their perfect job. This webinar covers the career exploration tools (career assessment, cover letters, and resume builder), explore preparatory certification tests, online eBooks, and continuing education options related to career interests. View this recording to learn new ways to assist your job and career seekers!
