Happy summer!

Gale changes are coming soon! On July 26th, Gale will release an enhanced user interface across many of their databases. These changes are to improve user experience and accessibility as users go from database to database. Take a sneak peek at https://www.gale.com/product-enhancements/preview.

Visual Accessibility

· New page colors to improve visual accessibility

· Text size options are included on each page

· Header size is reduced to allow for more content on the screen view and to improve the mobile view

Improved Tools

· Tool bars will begin appearing on every page for greater ease of use and to allow for expanded article content in the first screen on mobile devices

· Explorer will be more visible on the right side of the screen, making it easier for users to find more resources on similar topics

· Expanded visibility for Author, Content and Source information for each article

· Topic Finder now available on all databases

As Gale is rolling out these changes, they are also tweaking and rebranding names of databases. Here is a preview of those name changes - AZ List Recommendation.

What do I need to do?

We are still waiting on final names and logos. Those will be available on July 26^th.

· Technical Updates – CHANGES REQUIRED BY PROXY USERS by 7/17

o See attached email

· Training Sessions – https://support.gale.com/tel/webinars (there are multiple sessions on each topic that will cover the same materials, you only need to register once for each topic)

Sneak Peek at Gale Refresh

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Noon – 12:30 PM CT/ 1:00 – 1:30 PM ET

Gale Trainer: Tammi VanBuren

This summer, Gale is releasing experience and design changes across its portfolio of products. These product enhancements are designed to increase access to library resources online, in the classroom and have a greater impact on user success. In this webinar, we'll offer a sneak peek at these changes. This session will be recorded for those who can't attend.

Gale Periodicals Refresh

Monday, July 29, 2019

Noon – 12:30 PM CT/ 1:00 – 1:30 PM

Gale Trainer: Stacey Knibloe

Gale Periodicals are receiving interface enhancements designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on user success. Learn more at our product enhancements site: https://www.gale.com/product-enhancements. In this webinar, we'll share what's changing with Academic OneFile, General OneFile, InfoTrac Newsstand and other popular Gale periodical resources and how these improvements will help users research smarter, not harder. This session will be recorded for those who can't attend.

Gale Periodicals Refresh

Thursday, August 1, 2019

10:00 – 10:30 AM CT / 11:00 – 11:30 AM ET

Gale Trainer:

Tammi VanBuren

Research In Context Refresh

Monday, July 29, 2019

2:00 – 2:30 PM CT/ 3:00 – 3:30 PM ET

Gale Trainer: Tammi VanBuren

Gale's Research In Context is receiving interface enhancements designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on user success. (Learn more about these enhancements here: https://www.gale.com/product-enhancements.) In this webinar, we'll share what's changing with Research In Context and how these improvements will help students research smarter, not harder. This session will be recorded for those who can't attend.

Research In Context Refresh

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Noon – 12:30 PM CT/ 1:00 – 1:30 PM ET

Gale Trainer: Stacey Knibloe

Gale In Context Refresh

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

10:00 – 10:45 AM CT / 11:00 – 11:45 AM ET

Gale Trainer: Tammi VanBuren

Gale's In Context product family is receiving interface enhancements designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on user success. (Learn more about these enhancements here: https://www.gale.com/product-enhancements.) In this webinar, we'll share what's changing with Biography In Context, Opposing Viewpoints In Context, and other popular In Context resources and how these improvements will help users research smarter, not harder. This session will be recorded for those who can't attend.

Gale In Context Refresh

Thursday, August 1, 2019

2:00 – 2:45 PM CT / 3:00 – 3:45 PM ET

Gale Trainer: Amber Winters

Health & Wellness Resource Center Refresh

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

2:00 – 2:30 PM CT/ 3:00 – 3:30 PM ET

Gale Trainer: Stacey Knibloe

Gale's Health & Wellness Resource Center is receiving interface enhancements designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on user success. (Learn more about these enhancements here: https://www.gale.com/product-enhancements.) In this webinar, we'll share what's changing and how these improvements will help users research smarter, not harder. This session will be recorded for those who can't attend.

Health & Wellness Resource Center Refresh

Friday, August 2, 2019

2:00 – 2:30 PM CT/ 3:00 – 3:30 PM ET

Gale Trainer: Stacey Knibloe

Small Business Resource Center Refresh

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Noon – 12:30 PM CT/ 1:00 – 1:30 PM ET

Gale Trainer: Stacey Knibloe

Gale's Small Business Resource Center is receiving interface enhancements designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on user success. (Learn more about these enhancements here: https://www.gale.com/product-enhancements.) In this webinar, we'll share what's changing and how these improvements will help users research smarter, not harder. This session will be recorded for those who can't attend.

I’ll send out more information as I receive it from Gale.

Thanks!

Andrea

Andrea Zielke

TEL Administrator

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From: Andrea N. Zielke
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2019 2:39 PM
To: TEL TSLA
Subject: Gale's got a brand new look - coming this summer!

Hi –

Starting in July, Gale will be updating the interface across many of their products to standardize the tools and interface across the majority of their database. These changes are to improve user experience and accessibility as users go from database to database. They will be rolling out their changes in phases so GVRL, Kids Infobits and Literature Resource Center are scheduled to be updated later this summer or in December of 2019. As they are rolling out these changes, they are also tweaking and rebranding names of databases. The new product names for Research In Context and Student Resources In Context will be Gale In Context: Middle School and Gale In Context: High School respectively.

· What databases are going to be impacted in July? Research in Context, Student Resources in Context, Opposing Viewpoints in Context, Academic OneFile, Testing & Education Reference Center, General OneFile, Infotrac NewsStand and any Gale database ending in Collection (Agriculture Collection to World History Collection) will be updated.

· What do you need to do now? You can read more about it at https://www.gale.com/product-enhancements/preview.

· What about links? Links will not change with these updates.

· When will training be available? They will schedule webinars in June and July. Those will be posted on https://support.gale.com/tel/webinars and also on the TEL website.

· You mentioned new names to databases, what does that mean to my Gale Pages? According to Gale, they will be rebranding all of the periodical and In Context databases so they all will have a facelift on their logos. If you have Gale Pages, those logos will be updated this summer automatically. If you have other materials, website, libguides, handouts, that have the older logos, those will need to be updated. Gale will provide those files this summer.

Thanks for your patience on this. I am trying to get as much information from Gale and will share as I learn more.

Thanks,

Andrea

Andrea Zielke

TEL Administrator

Tennessee Electronic Library

Tennessee State Library and Archives

Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett

403 7th Avenue North

Nashville, TN 37243

Phone: 615-532-4627

Fax: 615-532-9904

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