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Farmington Hills, Mich., June 26, 2009 – Gale, part of Cengage Learning, today introduced a new electronic resource offering the most comprehensive archive available chronicling slavery from the 16th Century through the early 20th Century. Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive, represents the first-ever, large-scale database to make available historical books, manuscripts, newspapers, periodicals, court records, and other sources in one cross-searchable location.

Farmington Hills, Mich., June 24, 2009 – Gale, part of Cengage Learning, today announced the launch of PowerSearch 2.0, an enhanced version of the original PowerSearch platform which provides the library community comprehensive access to authoritative reference, periodical and primary source information, providing greater “power to the user.” 

Farmington Hills, Mich., June 17, 2009 – Gale, part of Cengage Learning, is pleased to announce it is the recipient of six Hermes Creative Awards and four Target Awards.

Farmington Hills, Mich., June 9, 2009 – Gale, part of Cengage Learning, announced a new MARC records delivery site to connect library customers to Gale Directory Library (GDL) materials.  This complimentary site allows librarians to designate a MARC record for each of their Gale eDirectory titles, providing library users direct access to Gale resources from the library’s online catalogue or library Web site.

Farmington Hills, Mich., May 26, 2009 – Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, today announced the renewal of a contract with the Connecticut State Library, to deliver a broad range of Gale resources via iCONN.org – Connecticut’s re-search engine that provides students, faculty and state residents with online access to essential library and information resources.

Farmington Hills, Mich., May 7, 2009 – Gale, part of Cengage Learning, announced today it is providing free access to Global Issues in Context and health and medical related eBooks from the Gale Virtual Reference Library in an effort to make reliable, expert information regarding the H1N1 virus, commonly known as the swine flu readily available.

Farmington Hills, Mich., May 5, 2009 – In support of National Women’s Health Week, Gale, part of Cengage Learning, is providing one month’s free access to Health & Wellness Resource Center, an electronic resource providing a comprehensive array of medical reference and periodical materials.  To obtain access to the resource center, libraries can download a specialized widget throughout the month of May at http://access.gale.com/widgets/whm.

Farmington Hills, Mich., April 28, 2009 – Gale, part of Cengage Learning, has a long history of library advocacy and partnership.  In these challenging economic times, Gale continues in this role with the launch of a Web site to aid schools in the understanding of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and how they can obtain funding to access valuable information resources.