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class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://blog.gale.com/make-learning-more-inclusive-in-your-library/" rel="bookmark">Make Learning More Inclusive in Your Library</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-10T09:00:00-04:00" itemprop="datePublished">October 10, 2024</time></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://blog.gale.com/make-learning-more-inclusive-in-your-library/"> <img width="819" height="412" src="https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GCT253393981-PUB-Udemy-Native-Languages-Courses-800x400-Blog-Banner.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GCT253393981-PUB-Udemy-Native-Languages-Courses-800x400-Blog-Banner.jpg 819w, 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The right online learning platform lets them cater to the needs of people with a variety of goals, schedules, and backgrounds. How can you ensure language barriers don’t hinder your patrons’ access to valuable learning resources? 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Maybe you have found a suitable car in your price range. 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I never tired of going through the old photos; handwritten family trees; and birth, marriage, and death certificates. On this side of the … <a title="Passenger & Immigration Lists Index Now On the Gale Directory Library Platform" class="read-more" href="https://blog.gale.com/coming-soon-the-gale-directory-library-passenger-and-immigration-lists-index/">Read more</a></p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Passenger & Immigration Lists Index Now On the Gale Directory Library Platform' data-link='https://blog.gale.com/coming-soon-the-gale-directory-library-passenger-and-immigration-lists-index/' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div><div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='recommendations' data-title='Passenger & Immigration Lists Index Now On the Gale Directory Library Platform' data-link='https://blog.gale.com/coming-soon-the-gale-directory-library-passenger-and-immigration-lists-index/' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blog.gale.com/category/academic/" rel="category tag">Academic</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/category/featured/" rel="category tag">Featured</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/category/public/" rel="category tag">Public</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/academic-2/" rel="tag">academic</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/gale-directory-library/" rel="tag">Gale Directory Library</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/immigration/" rel="tag">Immigration</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/passenger-immigration-lists-index/" rel="tag">Passenger & Immigration Lists Index</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/public-libraries/" rel="tag">public libraries</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-49938" class="post-49938 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-public tag-gale-presents-udemy tag-online-courses tag-online-education tag-online-learning tag-online-video-courses tag-public-2 tag-public-libraries tag-public-library tag-udemy tag-video-courses tag-virtual-courses tag-virtual-education tag-virtual-learning tag-virtual-video-courses" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://blog.gale.com/gale-presents-udemy-a-robust-and-valuable-library-addition/" rel="bookmark">Gale Presents: Udemy—A “Robust and Valuable” Library Addition</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-05-13T12:26:48-04:00" itemprop="datePublished">May 13, 2020</time></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://blog.gale.com/gale-presents-udemy-a-robust-and-valuable-library-addition/"> <img width="800" height="371" src="https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/galewww_large-1.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/galewww_large-1.jpg 800w, https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/galewww_large-1-300x139.jpg 300w, https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/galewww_large-1-768x356.jpg 768w, https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/galewww_large-1-640x297.jpg 640w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Gale Presents: Udemy—A “Robust and Valuable” Library Addition' data-link='https://blog.gale.com/gale-presents-udemy-a-robust-and-valuable-library-addition/' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>| By Gale Staff | Gale has partnered with Udemy, the leading marketplace for online learning, to offer public libraries Gale Presents: Udemy. This online learning platform provides instruction for adults who want to upskill for a new job, advance in their current profession, or deepen a personal interest. Patrons can explore more than 4,000 on-demand video courses … <a title="Gale Presents: Udemy—A “Robust and Valuable” Library Addition" class="read-more" href="https://blog.gale.com/gale-presents-udemy-a-robust-and-valuable-library-addition/">Read more</a></p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Gale Presents: Udemy—A “Robust and Valuable” Library Addition' data-link='https://blog.gale.com/gale-presents-udemy-a-robust-and-valuable-library-addition/' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div><div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='recommendations' data-title='Gale Presents: Udemy—A “Robust and Valuable” Library Addition' data-link='https://blog.gale.com/gale-presents-udemy-a-robust-and-valuable-library-addition/' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blog.gale.com/category/featured/" rel="category tag">Featured</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/category/public/" rel="category tag">Public</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/gale-presents-udemy/" rel="tag">Gale Presents: Udemy</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/online-courses/" rel="tag">online courses</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/online-education/" rel="tag">Online education</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/online-learning/" rel="tag">online learning</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/online-video-courses/" rel="tag">online video courses</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/public-2/" rel="tag">public</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/public-libraries/" rel="tag">public libraries</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/public-library/" rel="tag">public library</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/udemy/" rel="tag">udemy</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/video-courses/" rel="tag">video courses</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/virtual-courses/" rel="tag">virtual courses</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/virtual-education/" rel="tag">virtual education</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/virtual-learning/" rel="tag">virtual learning</a>, <a href="https://blog.gale.com/tag/virtual-video-courses/" rel="tag">virtual video courses</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-49901" class="post-49901 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-public tag-library-systems tag-public-2 tag-public-libraries" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://blog.gale.com/library-journal-reviews-gale-engage/" rel="bookmark">Library Journal Reviews Gale Engage</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-05-11T09:00:00-04:00" itemprop="datePublished">May 11, 2020</time></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://blog.gale.com/library-journal-reviews-gale-engage/"> <img width="1399" height="651" src="https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/galewww_large.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/galewww_large.jpg 1399w, https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/galewww_large-300x140.jpg 300w, https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/galewww_large-1024x477.jpg 1024w, https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/galewww_large-768x357.jpg 768w, https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/galewww_large-640x298.jpg 640w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1399px) 100vw, 1399px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Library Journal Reviews Gale Engage' data-link='https://blog.gale.com/library-journal-reviews-gale-engage/' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>| By Gale Staff | Gale Engage is a web-based solution designed to enhance public library systems’ capabilities by simplifying data analysis and streamlining personalized outreach. With the means for faster decision- making and more efficient marketing outreach, libraries can further develop their meaningful relationships with patrons. 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To fight this, we need your help! 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