Press Room

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 22, 2007 - Gale leads the way in literature with products designed to deliver definitive, essential and timely information created by experts and available nowhere else. With enhancements and additions planned for Gale's suite of literature products throughout 2007 and into 2008, including cross-searchability across Gale literature content, it will become even easier to provide trusted literature information to library visitors.

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 22, 2007 - Take searching to a new level with PowerSearch Plus, an easy way to find the information you're looking for, both in the library's online resources and on the Internet.

Between the online resources housed in libraries across the country and the myriad of information available on the Internet, it's easy to see how information-seekers could be overwhelmed by the amount of information available to them, or, worse yet, resort to using unreliable information found on Web sites other than the authoritative resources libraries provide. With PowerSearch Plus, information seekers can quickly and easily access their library's electronic resources and the Internet from one starting point.

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 22, 2007 - Gale Virtual Reference Library has officially launched on an upgraded platform, bringing significant enhancements to Gale Virtual Reference Library's interface and functionality.

Gale Directory Library Provides Directory Cross-Search, Backfile Access, Robust Data Export and More!

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 22, 2007 - Gale Directory Library, a new online resource from Gale, makes it easy to search classic directories that before now have been found in their entirety only on reference shelves. By taking online the wealth of information found in titles such as Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies, Encyclopedia of Associations and Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media, searching, finding and retrieving important company, person and publication information is more convenient than ever. The first title to go live on Gale Directory Library is Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies, now in its 50th edition.

Full-Text of International Directory of Company Histories Available Digitally

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 22, 2007 - The complete International Directory of Company Histories is now available as an eBook on Gale's eBook platform, Gale Virtual Reference Library, or as a stand-alone online resource. Previously only volumes after Volume 59 were available digitally; with the addition of Volumes 1-58, the entire Directory is available online.

Nursing Resource Center Provides Current, Reliable, Applicable Information for Future Nurses

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 22, 2007 - Gale announces the release of Nursing Resource Center, an online resource created for nursing students at community colleges, universities, vocational or technical high schools, and public libraries supporting these schools across the United States.

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 22, 2007 - At this week's  American Library Association National Conference, Gale will showcase Biography Resource Center's new search  interface and range of enhanced features.

Enhancements to Biography Resource Center are  designed to make the database easier to use and highlight the currency of this  acclaimed resource.  Navigational  elements are streamlined, including more direct access to the open Web from the  Websites tab.  Category Browse creates a  new pathway to biographies on  highly notable individuals from ancient to current times.  Results for full-length biographies are  ordered by update date and the Recent Update news icon has been made easier to  see, leading users to updated biographies more efficiently.

Also included in the improved Biography Resource Center are:

Gale and Library Journal Honor Library at ALA National Conference

New York, NY, June 11, 2007--Any library that's been around since the early 1800s deserves an award for longevity, but there are plenty of other reasons why Worthington PL, OH, has been named 2007 Library of the Year by Library Journal and Gale. Created by settlers who brought their books with them from Connecticut, the library is still the focal point of the community, emphasizing accountability to its patrons through rigorous, forward-looking planning and quality service that embraces not just adults but also children and hard-to-get teens, those readers of the future. The community returns the compliment with strong financial support, giving the library 65.5 percent of it funding, even though three-quarters of Ohio's public libraries get most or all of their funding from the state.

Tell Gale About It!

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 22, 2007 - Gale wants to hear from you! During the American Library Association's National Conference in Washington, D.C. (June 22-27, 2007), Gale will launch two new blogs and an enhanced online press room for easier, faster retrieval of Gale product and initiative news.

One blog will feature a "Vendor's View" on the current and future state of the industry, while the other will focus on library-related news and happenings occurring both in and out of the library. Readers are welcome to provide comments on these moderated blogs, engaging in conversations with Gale representatives and other Gale customers. Additionally, Gale's press room on www.gale.com now will feature RSS feeds for real-time news dissemination.

Gale's new blogs will link to www.gale.com, librareo and AccessMyLibrary.com.

New Work Examines Themes Found Throughout Literature

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., July 10, 2007 - Thomson Gale, part of Thomson Learning, announces the release of Literary Themes for Students - The American Dream.

This two-volume set is the first in the Literary Themes for Students Collection designed with the curriculum-based standards and approaches to studying literature in mind, examining the overriding themes found in literature.

If Chosen in Nationwide Vote, Two Minute Video Could Win $10,000

FARMINGTON  HILLS, Mich., June 1, 2007 - Five videos from 177 submissions  were named first-round finalists in the "I Love My Library!" video contest  hosted by Thomson Gale on YouTube.