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Gale Digital Scholar Lab adds new collaboration feature to support digital humanities projects in the classroom. Gale, part of Cengage Group is bringing real-time team collaboration to the Gale Digital Scholar Lab platform to support project-based learning. The company has launched a new collaboration feature called Gale Digital Scholar Lab: Groups. Developed based on feedback from Lab users, this new functionality enables researchers, instructors and students at the same institution to collaborate on digital humanities projects within the platform and explore Gale Primary Sources in new and exciting ways. This strengthens The Lab's use in a classroom environment and helps students develop workplace skills they can use well beyond college. [Full Announcement].

Gale Receives Platinum and Gold in 2023 Modern Library Awards from LibraryWorks for the second consecutive year. Gale, part of Cengage Group, announced that it has received five platinum awards, one gold and an honorable mention award in LibraryWorks' ninth annual Modern Library Awards. The MLAs were created to recognize the top products and services in the library industry in a truly unbiased format. This is the second consecutive year Gale has been recognized by the MLAs for product excellence. [Full Announcement].

Gale and TSLAC provide Texans access to more than 19,000 free online courses for personalized learning and upskilling. To support workforce development and lifelong learning, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission is collaborating with Gale, part of Cengage Group, to provide public libraries across Texas with access to Gale Presents: Udemy via TexShare. [Full Announcement].

Gale launches new ChiltonLibrary platform to improve user experience and accessibility. Car care guidance just got better for automotive DIYers, car enthusiasts and career and technical education students. Gale, part of Cengage Group, has migrated ChiltonLibrary, the most trusted digital resource for automotive repair and maintenance information, to a new cloud-based platform along with an array of new features and enhancements to improve user experience and accessibility. With streamlined navigation in a more user-friendly environment, users can more easily access and find the information they need to safely service their vehicle and prepare for the upcoming winter months. [Full Announcement].

University of Washington students unlock new historical connections on King Tut's Tomb using Gale Digital Scholar Lab. For the first time in nearly 100 years, scholars and the curious public can see one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century in a new light. The Tutankhamun Centenary: 1922–2022 is a website showcasing University of Washington students' groundbreaking digital humanities (DH) research to mark a century since the discovery of King Tutankhamun's (King Tut's) tomb. For the Tut Talks project, masters and undergraduate students used tools like Gale Digital Scholar Lab (The Lab) from Gale, part of Cengage Group, to create a publicly available resource from previously inaccessible collections. It includes selected private papers of Howard Carter, the British archeologist who discovered the tomb, and articles from The Times of London, the primary disseminator of information about the discovery and excavation. Read Gale's blog for more insight on the project. [Full Announcement].

Gale Business: Insights enhances user experience with new all-in-one platform to support global business research. Gale, part of a Cengage Group, today announced the migration of its Business Insight platforms – Gale Business Insights: Essentials and Gale Business Insights: Global – to a single new and improved all-in-one platform, Gale Business: Insights. With enhanced navigation and collaboration tools, business professionals, entrepreneurs, students and researchers can spend less time searching and more time turning their findings into practical applications. Developed based on user feedback, this new platform supports usability and accessibility with a single database that encompasses the global nature of business. [Full Announcement].

Gale and TSLAC partner to provide Texans equitable access to new digital resources. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission has partnered with Gale, part of Cengage Group, to provide participating K-12 schools, public libraries and academic institutions across Texas with access to Gale digital resources through its TexShare and TexQuest e-resources sharing programs. Millions of Texans now have access to these resources. This partnership expands Gale resources within TexShare to support the recent growth of Texas families considering homeschooling for their children and students pursuing higher education in Texas community colleges and four-year academic institutions. These new resources provide Texas residents and students with reliable, high-quality content regardless of their location, age, education and financial status that supports their educational, professional and informational needs. [Full Announcement].

Gale and Boston Public Library deliver new online accredited high school completion program to adult residents. As students head back to school, adult residents in Massachusetts now have the opportunity to obtain their high school diploma from their local public library. The Boston Public Library offers Gale Presents: Excel Adult High School, an accredited online diploma completion program from Gale, part of Cengage Group. The program is designed to help busy adults who have aged out of the education system obtain their high school diploma online with the convenience of a self-paced schedule. Boston Public Library began piloting the program at the end of 2021 and has already had two students graduate. [Full Announcement].

Gale and ASECS Award Fellowships to Five Scholars to Support Emerging Research of Eighteenth-Century Studies. Gale, part of Cengage Group, in partnership with the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, has awarded fellowships to five researchers, known as the Gale-ASECS Non-Residential Fellowships. Funded by Gale, each fellow receives $2,500 and access to Gale's Eighteenth Century Collections Online, as well as access to the Gale Digital Scholar Lab. Using The Lab, the program provides fellows with invaluable text and data mining tools to explore ECCO and advance their work using digital humanities methods. The fellowships aim to help scholars expand the field of eighteenth-century studies for research or teaching. [Full Announcement].

Gale and the Bodleian Libraries continue to support Asia-Pacific research on digital humanities with second year of fellowships. To increase access to digital humanities tools and support emerging research and collaboration amongst scholars, Gale, part of Cengage Group, and Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford, announce the recipients of the second cohort of the Gale Scholar Asia Pacific, Digital Humanities Oxford Fellowships. Gale will fund the research of two scholars for three months. The fellowship seeks to support the scholars' research into a DH-related topic at the University of Oxford, using the Centre for Digital Scholarship of the Bodleian Libraries. To help foster emerging scholarship in the Asia-Pacific region, the fellows have access to the Bodleian Libraries' resources including Gale Primary Sources as well as Gale Digital Scholar Lab which provides fellows with invaluable text and data mining tools to advance their work through DH methods. [Full Announcement].

Shanghai University acquires Gale Scholar to support digital humanities growth. Shanghai University has acquired Gale Scholar from Gale, part of Cengage Group, opening up new possibilities for research and study using the expansive content and powerful search technologies of Gale Primary Sources. The resources are available to nearly 58,000 students across the university's three campuses. The university also purchased Gale Digital Scholar Lab (the Lab) as it looks to advance in the growing field of digital humanities. The Lab makes digital humanities methods available to students and researchers, enabling them to analyze and interpret large amounts of data, fostering 21st-century skills they can use post-graduation. Shanghai University joins the list of distinguished universities in China to implement Gale Scholar. [Full Announcement].

Gale's Political Extremism and Radicalism Series Wins 2022 SIIA CODiE Award. Gale, part of Cengage Group, is thrilled to announce that its Political Extremism and Radicalism series has been named the best Library Reference or Educational Database of 2022 as part of the annual SIIA CODiE Awards. The CODiE Awards recognize the companies producing the most innovative education technology products across the country and around the world. This marks the second consecutive year that a Gale Primary Sources archive has won a CODiE award in the best Library Reference or Educational Database category. [Full Announcement].

Gale and the Committee on LQBT History Announce Fellowships to support emerging LGBTQ+ Research. Gale, part of Cengage Group, and the Committee on LGBT History in conjunction with the Queer History Conference 2022, announce the sponsorship of five non-residential fellowships known as the Gale-CLGBTH Non-Residential Fellowships. Funded by Gale, each fellow receives $2,500 and access to Gale's award-winning Archives of Sexuality and Gender and Gale Digital Scholar Lab. The program's goal is to encourage emerging research in LGBTQ+ studies by allowing scholars to contribute additional insights through digital humanities methodologies. [Full Announcement].

Gale Donates Proceeds from Cameron's Collection Sales to the CKG Foundation to Support Student Mental Health & Wellness. Gale, part of Cengage Group, today presented the Cameron K. Gallagher Foundation with a check for more than $18,000 from the proceeds of Cameron's Collection and Cameron's Camp for Wellness on the Gale eBooks platform to further support their education and awareness of student mental health and wellness. The collections are sets of eBooks created by Gale that help students better understand their mental health and provide guidance to strengthen their social and emotional learning skills. [Full Announcement].

The University of Nottingham drives 21st-century data literacy with Gale Digital Scholar Lab. Gale, part of Cengage Group, is helping the University of Nottingham expand its digital research methods for teaching and learning digital humanities. The university is using Gale Digital Scholar Lab within its Digital Transformation Hub to support students in the widespread digital shift in humanities. The Lab makes digital research methods available to all of the university's students and researchers. This enables professors and researchers to look at large amounts of data without learning a new set of tools—and students to develop transferable 21st-century skills that they can use beyond college and in the workplace. [Full Announcement].

Gale Primary Sources release new archives dedicated to underrepresented histories. Gale, part of Cengage Group, is supporting academic initiatives in diversity, equity and inclusion with the release of six new archives on the Gale Primary Sources platform. These archives explore the stories of LGBTQ+ communities worldwide, women, Native Americans and other underrepresented communities. Gale Primary Sources provide librarians, students and scholars with historical context on controversial issues from a wide range of perspectives underscoring how the past has shaped today's political and civil rights movements across the globe. [Full Announcement].

Gale Digital Scholar Lab innovates with new interface and enhanced analysis tools to better support teaching and learning. Gale, part of a Cengage Group, has expanded Gale Digital Scholar Lab with new and improved features that provide digital humanities (DH) researchers with a better user experience. With a new interface and redesigned analysis tools, Gale Digital Scholar Lab now provides a more consistent and streamlined experience for DH researchers that supports usability, accessibility, as well as replicable and extensible research. Developed based on user feedback, these updates assist researchers of all levels as they navigate text and data mining workflows and improve the experience of running analyses and investigating research outcomes. [Full Announcement].

Gale In Context: For Educators Receives Product of the Year in 2022 Modern Library Awards From LibraryWorks. Gale, part of Cengage Group, is thrilled to announce that Gale In Context: For Educators has been named Product of the Year in LibraryWorks' eighth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs). The MLAs were created to recognize the most elite products and services that serve the library industry. [Full Announcement].

Gale and California State Library Partner to Provide K-12 Students and Educators Access to STEAM Digital Resources. The California State Library and Riverside County Office of Education have partnered with Gale, part of Cengage Group, to provide California's more than six-million K-12 students and over 300,000 educators with access to science, technology, engineering, arts and math digital resources from Gale. These new resources are part of California's K-12 Online Content Project and are available at all schools (10k+) and public libraries (1.1k+) throughout California to support and strengthen STEAM learning. [Full Announcement].

Gale launches Learning Centers for Primary Sources. Gale, part of Cengage Group, is helping faculty and students enhance their digital literacy and critical thinking skills. The company has launched its new Learning Centers for Gale Primary Sources. Built with the student researcher in mind, the Learning Centers orient new users to the content and topics available in a digital archive, spark inspiration for new research topics and provide guidance and best practices for searching, browsing, citing and reusing primary sources. The Learning Centers also provide faculty and librarians with an invaluable, all-in-one instructional tool that helps learners get acclimated with a primary source database, saving educators' time creating teaching material. Now students can develop their digital literacy and critical thinking skills through practical examples and advanced search strategies, enabling better learning outcomes. [Full Announcement].