Gale Adds More than 700 STEM, Early Lit Titles to Virtual Reference Library

Gale will add approximately 750 new books focused on STEM, healthcare and K-12 topics to its e-book platform, Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL), as a result of signing four new publishers.

The bulk of the new material is STEM content, with "more than 360 titles from Taylor & Francis, one of the world's leading publishers of scholarly journals, books, e-books, textbooks and reference works spanning all areas of humanities, social sciences, behavioral sciences, science, technology and medicine," and an additional 300 titles from "World Scientific, a leading international STEM publisher for the academic and special markets," according to a news release.

"The addition of this new material answers customer demand for more STEM content and is another example of the transformation of GVRL beyond a reference platform to a dynamic research experience for all types of users — from kindergarten to college and beyond," said Frank Menchaca, senior vice president of global product management for Gale, in a prepared statement.

Adding to its early literacy content, GVRL will offer an additional 80 titles from K-12 publisher Mitchell Lane covering countries, economics, government and world cultures. These resources are suitable for students in grades 4-8 and "designed to meet the needs of common core skills instruction," according to a news release.

Features of Gale Virtual Reference Library include text-to-speech technology, the ability to browse books online, article translation, downloading of articles as PDFs to work offline and unlimited concurrent users and downloads.

More information is available at cengage.com.

About the Author

Joshua Bolkan is contributing editor for Campus Technology, THE Journal and STEAM Universe. He can be reached at [email protected].

Featured

  • a cloud, an AI chip, and a padlock interconnected by circuit-like lines

    CrowdStrike Report: Attackers Increasingly Targeting Cloud, AI Systems

    According to the 2025 Threat Hunting Report from CrowdStrike, adversaries are not just using AI to supercharge attacks — they are actively targeting the AI systems organizations deploy in production. Combined with a surge in cloud exploitation, this shift marks a significant change in the threat landscape for enterprises.

  • student reading a book with a brain, a protective hand, a computer monitor showing education icons, gears, and leaves

    4 Steps to Responsible AI Implementation in Education

    Researchers at the University of Kansas Center for Innovation, Design & Digital Learning (CIDDL) have published a new framework for the responsible implementation of artificial intelligence at all levels of education, from preschool through higher education.

  • figures sitting around a round table, discussing over an open book, papers, and glasses

    Alliance for Learning Innovation, Digital Promise Form National Education R&D Advisory Committee

    The Alliance for Learning Innovation (ALI) and Digital Promise are bringing together a coalition of education leaders to help develop a national education research and development agenda and foster innovation in schools and districts across the country.

  • red brick school building with a large yellow "AI" sign above its main entrance

    New National Academy for AI Instruction to Provide Free AI Training for Educators

    In an effort to "transform how artificial intelligence is taught and integrated into classrooms across the United States," the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), in partnership with Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, and the United Federation of Teachers, is launching the National Academy for AI Instruction, a $23 million initiative that will provide access to free AI training and curriculum for all AFT members, beginning with K-12 educators.