[aisle] Gale db question

Wed Nov 4 08:13:44 CST 2020

I second all of these great benefits and will share that Gale nicely
integrates into Canvas, as well. Teachers can add it in Navigation under
Settings so that the database shows up on the left hand side of their
Canvas page.

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On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 1:49 PM Sullivan, Kathy via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Thank you, Sarah, and thanks to all of you for the great feedback. REALLY
> appreciate it!
> :) Kathy
>
> *Kathy Sullivan*
> *Princeville Junior Senior H.S. Library Media Ctr.*
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>
> *"Today a reader - tomorrow a LEADER."  *- Margaret Fuller
> *"Think before you speak. READ before you think." *- Fran Lebowitz
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 1:21 PM Sarah Hill via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> I had to go into the Gale Admin website (admin.galegroup.com),
>> Preferences, and then to Product Specific Preferences.  I turned on the
>> Display Content Levels and Display Lexile Reading Levels for my products.
>> Depending on the database, there are options for things like AR and
>> Fountas/Pinnell, too, but I keep those off.
>>
>> Sarah Hill, Librarian
>> Lake Land College, Mattoon, Illinois
>> 2021 RUSA Listen List Council Chair
>> YALSA President, 2016-2017
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>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 1:09 PM Sullivan, Kathy via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Sarah, when you say that lexile levels can be "turned on," I assume you
>>> mean by using the filter feature "content level" on the right of a search?
>>> If not, where is this option?
>>> :) Kathy
>>>
>>> *Kathy Sullivan*
>>> *Princeville Junior Senior H.S. Library Media Ctr.*
>>> *P.C.U.S.D. #326*
>>> *302 Cordis Avenue, **Princeville, IL  61559*
>>> *309.385-4660  x1574*
>>> *ksullivan at princeville326.org <ksullivan at princeville326.org> *
>>>
>>> *"Today a reader - tomorrow a LEADER."  *- Margaret Fuller
>>> *"Think before you speak. READ before you think." *- Fran Lebowitz
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 12:13 PM Sarah Hill via AISLE <
>>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I’m at the community college level now but I still love Gale! We
>>>> subscribe to Opposing Viewpoints, some of their In Context databases and
>>>> use their Ebooks for our reference to books. One plus that hasn’t been
>>>> mentioned yet—Lexile levels can be turned on. I show this to our college
>>>> reading teachers so they can easily pull up articles on the same topic for
>>>> different reading levels—perfect for differentiated small groups. Students
>>>> don’t even know. :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 11:54 AM Denise Reeder via AISLE <
>>>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> One thing that students love and teachers appreciate is that Gale will
>>>>> now download a citation for the article being used:
>>>>> [image: image.png]
>>>>> [image: image.png]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 10:44 AM Sullivan, Kathy via AISLE <
>>>>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> We just subscribed to 2 Gale databases for a one year period. In 2
>>>>>> weeks I'll be presenting to the teachers the many ways *they* can
>>>>>> utilize Gale as well as their students.
>>>>>> *My questions: **If you have Gale, which educator resources do your
>>>>>> teachers like best?  *
>>>>>> *Is there anything in particular you think would be advantageous to
>>>>>> highlight to the staff (or the students, for that matter)?*
>>>>>> Thanks in advance for any tips. I have some training films and a
>>>>>> power pt. from Gale, but I'm interested in what *your staff* specifically
>>>>>> like.
>>>>>> :) Kathy
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Kathy Sullivan*
>>>>>> *Princeville Junior Senior H.S. Library Media Ctr.*
>>>>>> *P.C.U.S.D. #326*
>>>>>> *302 Cordis Avenue,
>>>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/302+Cordis+Avenue,%C2%A0+Princeville,+IL+%C2%A061559?entry=gmail&source=g>**Princeville,
>>>>>> IL  61559
>>>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/302+Cordis+Avenue,%C2%A0+Princeville,+IL+%C2%A061559?entry=gmail&source=g>*
>>>>>> *309.385-4660  x1574*
>>>>>> *ksullivan at princeville326.org <ksullivan at princeville326.org> *
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *"Today a reader - tomorrow a LEADER."  *- Margaret Fuller
>>>>>> *"Think before you speak. READ before you think." *- Fran Lebowitz
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