Gale Training

3:00 PM (ET) | 45 minutes

This webinar, designed for academic librarians—particularly those serving community colleges—will explore how Gale eBooks can be used to support critical analysis of primary sources and a wide range of research inquiries. Attendees will discover curated digital collections that align with community college curricula across disciplines such as history, sociology, and cultural studies, and learn practical strategies for integrating these resources into instruction, reference services, and collection development. The session will highlight best practices for promoting information literacy and fostering deeper engagement with digital content to empower student success in academic research.

2:00 PM (ET) | 45 minutes

This webinar event will focus on Gale’s archival collections—Chatham House Online Archive, Global Development and Humanitarian Aid: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 1919–1997, and the Global Politics and U.S. Foreign Policy: The Council on Foreign Relations, 1918–2000 archive—through a comparative lens on global issues like climate change, migration, and health. This session will highlight how each organization uniquely contributes to international discourse and action, while showcasing how Gale’s resources can support research, teaching, and policy analysis across disciplines. Ideal for faculty, librarians and researchers the webinar offers practical insights into using these archives to deepen understanding of global challenges and responses.

2:00 PM (ET) | 60 minutes

Tailored for scholars, instructors, and students in history, Asian studies, political science, journalism, and international relations, this session will highlight Gale’s China and the Modern World: The English-Language Press in China, 1827–1974 archive. We will showcase how the English-language press shaped and reflected both Chinese and Western perspectives on major historical events—from the Opium Wars and the fall of the Qing dynasty to the rise of nationalism and the early years of the People’s Republic. Attendees will discover the archive’s scope and structure, explore case studies that demonstrate its value for transnational and comparative research, and gain practical insights into integrating this resource into teaching and scholarship. Whether you're researching colonialism, media history, or China’s evolving role in the world, this archive opens new pathways for inquiry and interdisciplinary exploration.