Gale Training

2:00 PM (ET) | 45 minutes

Explore the expanded possibilities of 18th-century research with Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) Part III, Gale’s newest addition to its flagship archive. This webinar introduces rare and hard-to-find works that broaden the scope of Enlightenment scholarship while showcasing powerful new tools for precision research. Learn how features such as the Author Gender Limiter, Publication Country and City Limiters, Document Type Limiter, and enhanced Search by Topic functionality enable scholars to uncover nuanced perspectives across literature, history, gender studies, and more. We’ll also preview updates to ECCO Parts I and II, ensuring a consistent experience across the entire collection. Join us to see how ECCO transforms archival research into a dynamic, interdisciplinary endeavor.

2:00 PM (ET) | 30 minutes

Bring current events into the classroom with structured debate and discussion using Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints and Gale In Context: Global Issues. You’ll learn how to navigate your Gale resources for social issues and policy topics, select debate-worthy articles, and structure student discourse activities.

2:00 PM (ET) | 15 minutes

Gale’s Highlights and Notes helps users develop and expand their research skills. In this Gale in 15 Session, we’ll share best practices and unique ideas for using the Highlights and Notes tool to support researchers of all levels.

2:00 PM (ET) | 30 minutes

El País, the national newspaper of record for Spain, emerged in 1976 as the first newspaper dedicated to the promotion of social liberalism and democratic ideals in post-Franco Spain. Using El País Historical Archive, 1976-2023 researchers dive deeply into a distinctly European-Spanish perspective on international historical events, culture, society, politics, sports, and more. In this webinar, you will learn how this Spanish-language newspaper source enriches research of the past five decades, and see examples when the El País coverage contrasted with UK-based news.

2:00 PM (ET) | 60 minutes

Join us for a practice, one-hour webinar designed to help librarians and instructors confidently navigate the full suite of Gale Literature resources and match each one to the right research need, course assignment, or learning goal. Through clear comparisons, real-world examples, and a guided hands-on activity, we'll explore how tools like Gale Literature Resource Center, Gale Literature Criticism, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Scribner Writer Series, Twayne's Authors Series, and more each bring distinct strengths and perspectives to literary study and teaching. You'll leave with a clearer sense of how these resources work together--and practice strategies for helping students and faculty select the best fit for their work.