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Gale’s In Context suite meets the needs of today’s students by combining easily searchable, mobile responsive,
modern design and functionality with authoritative, high-quality digital content. Each subject-specific resource
uses eye-catching topic overview pages to bring together nonfiction materials in all digital formats—articles,
videos, charts, images and infographics, and more—so students can read or watch to get the facts. The content
within these media-rich websites supports current national and state standards, and spans core subjects and
21st century themes.
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Opposing Viewpoints In Context is a cross-curricular product that
supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts
classes. Its informed, differing views present each side of an issue
and help students develop information literacy, critical thinking
skills, and the confidence to draw their own valid conclusions.
More than 20,100 pro/con viewpoints and 19,000+ reference articles
are included, making it an especially rich resource for debaters.
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Science In Context provides contextual information about
hundreds of significant science topics. By integrating
authoritative, curriculum-aligned reference content with
headlines and videos, Science In Context draws students into
the subject matter, showing how scientific disciplines relate
to real-world issues. Includes millions of full-text articles from
national and global publications, 200+ experiments and projects,
and top reference content.
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Biography In Context is built on a foundation of more than
650,000 biographical entries covering international figures
from all time periods and areas of study. Providing coverage
of the most-searched and studied people, Biography In Context
includes over 4,500 portal pages on contemporary and
historical figures. Content includes more than 170 titles,
videos, audio selections, images, and articles from hundreds
of major periodicals and newspapers.
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U.S. History In Context provides a complete overview of our
nation’s past and covers the most-studied events, decades,
conflicts, wars, political and cultural movements, and people.
Comprehensive, contextual, media-rich information supports
the development of critical thinking and information literacy
skills. Content includes major reference works, millions of
news and periodical articles, and most significantly, more
than 5,000 rare and vital primary source documents (from
slave journals to presidential papers). U.S. History In Context
is cross-searchable with World History In Context.
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Designed to support global awareness, Global Issues In Context
ties together authoritative content that enables students to
critically analyze and understand the most important issues
of the modern world. Integrating news, global viewpoints,
reference materials, country information, primary source
documents, videos, statistics, and more in a single search,
Global Issues In Context is updated daily and offers 250 Country
topic pages and more than 400 Issue pages. Exclusive to
Global Issues In Context, Global Issues Viewpoints contains
more than 3,000 exclusive commentaries that provide
background and guidance on significant topics.
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World History In Context provides an overview of world
history that covers the most-studied events, periods, cultures,
civilizations, religions, conflicts, wars, ideologies, cultural
movements, and people. More than 1,700 rare primary
sources, 2,000+ maps and atlases, images, videos and audio
selections, and full-text periodicals and journals put this
vast topic into context for students. World History In Context
is cross-searchable with U.S. History In Context.
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Student Resources In Context offers cross-curricular content
aligned to national, state, and Common Core State Standards,
and reinforces development of skills such as critical thinking
and problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity,
and innovation. Content includes more than 150 reference
publications, full-text newspapers and periodicals, maps,
hundreds of thousands of images, videos, and audio selections,
including archival materials.
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Created especially for students and researchers studying
Canada, its people, and its history, Canada In Context spans
the North American continent to deliver a full range of
country-specific topics (including First Nations Government of
Canada, Canadian Literature, and Gun Control/Gun Registry)
and biographies of Canadian figures, as well as information
on technology, sports, industry, and more delivered from a
Canadian perspective. Curriculum-aligned content includes
encyclopedias, CBC videos, NPR audio selections, global
news feeds, and articles from more than 370 Canadian
newspapers and magazines.
NEW RESOURCE for middle school students
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Gale’s Research In Context is designed to bridge the gap
between Kids InfoBits for elementary school students and
the subject-specific Gale In Context family, developed
primarily for high school and undergraduate students.
Categories cover the most-studied topics like cultures,
government, people, U.S. and world history, literature,
and many more. Engaging reference, periodical, and multimedia content is also available. Research In Context
contains national and state curriculum standards for
grades 6 to 12 in language arts, social studies, and science.
What’s Inside
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1 Search Assist efficiently guides users
2 Find content by basic, intermediate, and
advanced complexity levels as well as by
Lexile range using Advanced Search
3 Student learning objectives are aligned to
topic pages and search results to show how
content supports national and state
curriculum standards
4 Continuously updated content and topic pages
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5 Seamless user login, after authentication, using
Google Account credentials to share, save,
and download via G Suite for Education tools
like Gmail, Drive, and Docs
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Google Classroom share button allows
teachers and students to assign or turn in
content seamlessly
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Topic overviews offer accurate context for
each subject
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Related topics and websites aid discovery
of other relevant content
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ReadSpeaker text-to-speech technology helps
struggling readers and the visually impaired
10 MLA7, APA6, and EasyBib citation tools
facilitate understanding of proper use of
copyright materials
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11 Ability to email, save, and download using G Suite
for Education tools like Drive and Doc
and organizational skills
13 On-demand text translation into 12 languages
accommodates diverse student populations
14 Article recommendations link to related
reference articles
Take a closer look at Gale’s In Context
suite at gale.com/TryInContext
Gale & Google
Gale is a Google for Education Partner and uses the most current and popular Google tools to support students as they develop
key study and organizational skills. By integrating leading resources in its platforms—such as G Suite for Education, a free suite
of tools that includes Gmail, Classroom, Drive, Docs, and more—Gale supports schools looking to extend the reach of their
resources outside of the library and helps educators improve student engagement, encourage collaboration, and foster critical
thinking. Best of all, these innovative features are available from anywhere and on any device.
• Seamless User Login: Users can sign in to their Library's Resources with their Google Account credentials
(including Gmail).
• Integrated Google Tools: Once logged in, users can easily share and download articles—including their highlights
and notes—using G Suite for Education tools like Drive and Docs.
• Google Classroom Integration: Teachers and students can seamlessly assign or turn in content from
Gale resources to Google Classroom via the Classroom share button.
• Improved Access: Schools and libraries can provide students with access to their resources via apps available for
free download through the Chrome Web store. These product apps will provide an additional way for students to
easily access library resources from their tablets and mobile devices.
Learn more about Gale’s role as a Google for Education Partner at gale.com/google.
To learn more about
Gale’s In Context suite
contact a Gale Educational
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