[00:00:04.929] Thank you again everyone for being on [00:00:07.150] the line today. [00:00:08.339] So today we're going to talk about exploring [00:00:10.589] the history of slavery within [00:00:12.858] Gale In Context: U.S. History [00:00:14.948] My name is Amber Winters and I am your training [00:00:17.199] consultant for the day [00:00:20.728] and I have a quick agenda here for you. So first [00:00:22.789] I want to talk about Gale In Context: U.S. History [00:00:24.798] us history, what it is, [00:00:27.298] what you can find within it. We'll talk [00:00:29.370] about the resource a bit and we'll walk through [00:00:31.548] the different bits of content with you to make [00:00:33.709] sure you understand what's available. [00:00:35.929] And finally, we will actually dive into the resource [00:00:38.189] to see some of the different workflows your users are [00:00:40.259] going to be utilizing as well [00:00:42.298] as provide you with a few tips that may [00:00:44.348] be helpful that you can pass along to whoever [00:00:46.500] is going to be using this resource. [00:00:48.918] Again, at the very end of the session, we should, should [00:00:51.090] have time for any questions that come up [00:00:53.118] but feel free to put them in the Q and A when you think [00:00:55.439] of them and I should be able to answer them as [00:00:57.529] we move along and it will have some contact [00:00:59.950] information for you at the very end of the session [00:01:02.168] as well. So if you have additional questions that I couldn't [00:01:04.448] answer or that are specific [00:01:06.859] to something else, you can feel free to reach out to those [00:01:08.980] individuals. [00:01:10.838] So let's go ahead and get started here. [00:01:13.168] So Gaelic context us history just [00:01:15.379] in a nutshell provides coverage on the most [00:01:17.599] significant people, events and topics [00:01:20.088] within us history. [00:01:22.260] We have quite a few different content types available, [00:01:24.579] especially um [00:01:26.109] some that are going to be beneficial when we're talking about [00:01:28.260] the history of slavery [00:01:29.609] include our reference articles which are going to give [00:01:32.010] a nice overview or a nice background [00:01:34.109] of whatever topic your users are going to be studying. [00:01:36.609] So you'll see here, I've pulled forward a reference [00:01:38.870] article related to slave [00:01:41.230] rebellions. So this is going to give them kind [00:01:43.459] of their starting points to let them research [00:01:45.790] further and get more fine tuned [00:01:47.849] details and things like that. [00:01:49.549] We also have great biographies in here. [00:01:51.629] So if they're learning about whatever topic [00:01:54.189] and they see a name they're not familiar with, they can [00:01:56.308] stay right here in this platform and [00:01:58.609] pull up a do a excuse me, a biography [00:02:01.099] about that individual. [00:02:03.689] We also have some great historical timelines [00:02:05.879] within the resource. We have this not just [00:02:07.969] for events. So you see this one is just [00:02:10.308] a timeline of slavery, but we also have [00:02:12.569] them for individuals as well. So not [00:02:14.618] only will we get written biographies like [00:02:16.689] the one you see here, but we'll also get these [00:02:18.830] nice visual timelines [00:02:20.879] about different individuals as well. [00:02:24.270] And we do have a great collection of primary sources [00:02:26.699] here as well. So this resource is of course [00:02:28.949] great for students if [00:02:31.020] they're coming into your library, but also great for [00:02:33.189] adult learners. If we're talking about a public library [00:02:35.490] situation who are coming and trying to [00:02:37.508] learn more about this topic, not [00:02:39.758] only will they get that reference content, kind [00:02:41.838] of that secondary material, but they can find really [00:02:44.750] valuable primary source content [00:02:46.788] in this platform. So they can start to understand [00:02:49.169] the context of some of this different information. [00:02:51.288] You know, they'll see letters between [00:02:53.409] individuals, they'll see speeches and things [00:02:55.490] like that. So it's really going to kind of put all [00:02:57.500] of this together for them to help them understand [00:03:00.368] this moment in us history. [00:03:04.038] In addition to those content types, specifically, [00:03:06.490] when we're talking about finding content related [00:03:08.550] to slavery, we have quite a few different [00:03:11.008] sections that are going to be really beneficial. [00:03:13.979] The first is going to be our African American [00:03:16.240] perspectives topic collection. [00:03:18.379] That's kind of a long term there. But [00:03:20.569] what we've done is we do have pre creative [00:03:22.830] topic pages about some of the most studied [00:03:25.278] and most searched topics. [00:03:27.429] And we've pulled forward a collection that are specifically [00:03:30.058] related to African American or [00:03:32.349] to Black experiences throughout us [00:03:34.588] history and we've pulled them together into one section [00:03:36.909] to try to make it as easy as possible [00:03:38.949] for your users to gain access to that content. [00:03:41.389] So we have that listed on the home page. [00:03:43.399] Oftentimes it's a good place to get them to start. [00:03:46.258] But in addition to that, we have our premade [00:03:48.449] topic pages that are going to be really beneficial [00:03:50.460] as well. So if they're looking for [00:03:52.569] just kind of overall information on [00:03:54.588] slavery and they want to see everything we have or [00:03:57.849] the curated content that we have that we've pulled for [00:04:00.050] directly related to these topics, they'll [00:04:02.278] be able be able to see all of that nice and organized [00:04:04.669] here on these topic pages. [00:04:08.038] In addition to topic pages on events [00:04:10.508] and [00:04:11.588] times and things like that eras, we [00:04:14.028] also have topic pages related to individuals. [00:04:16.689] So you'll see, I've pulled forward a Fred Frederick [00:04:18.949] Doug Gli topic page here. [00:04:21.379] So you can also pull forward those topic [00:04:23.569] pages for important individuals [00:04:25.790] related to whatever they're studying. So [00:04:29.399] as we click through, you'll be able to see some of the [00:04:31.420] different topic pages we have created [00:04:33.480] related to slavery topics around [00:04:35.738] slavery like abolition, the [00:04:37.850] civil war slave rebellions. [00:04:40.160] All that's all of that content [00:04:42.269] you'll find prec created and pre organ for [00:04:44.588] your users to make it again, really simple [00:04:46.899] to click in and access the content. I mean, they [00:04:49.004] can access this content without even running [00:04:51.045] a search. So if you have individuals coming [00:04:53.324] in who are maybe really basic researchers [00:04:55.363] and are having trouble building their own search [00:04:57.665] terms and kind of getting all of their ideas together, [00:05:00.394] they could just point and click through this resource and find [00:05:02.584] some really great information and that will kind of propel [00:05:05.084] them forward and give them the [00:05:07.494] the courage and the understanding to kind of [00:05:09.725] start to research on their own and run through their different [00:05:12.053] searches. [00:05:14.298] And finally, in addition to all of that content, [00:05:16.639] we also have some tools that are going to be really helpful. [00:05:19.259] I've pointed out today, the sharing tools [00:05:21.298] because I do think those are really beneficial if [00:05:23.540] we're talking about recognizing Juneteenth [00:05:26.399] and recognizing and understanding the history [00:05:28.519] of slavery. A lot of times we're going to want to get [00:05:30.678] this content out to others, especially [00:05:33.199] if you're a librarian who's joining [00:05:35.369] the session today because you're going to be pulling content [00:05:37.730] for your users, for your students or patrons, whoever [00:05:39.769] you're working with, we've got some great tools [00:05:42.019] that can help you get that information out to them. [00:05:44.209] So you can find exactly what you need [00:05:46.569] and get it to them. The first is going to be [00:05:48.639] our Google and Microsoft integration. So [00:05:51.009] you can send over to your own [00:05:53.269] Google or Microsoft accounts and just [00:05:55.298] hold on to this content for later, you [00:05:57.559] can also share it through your drives. So [00:05:59.629] if you want to maybe share it with colleagues. If you [00:06:01.689] have your professional drives [00:06:03.889] that you share out to or maybe you have your users [00:06:06.209] drives that you wanna share it to as well, you'll [00:06:08.428] be able to get that information out. [00:06:10.759] In addition to that, we do also have a get [00:06:12.778] link. And this is really handy if you want to [00:06:14.838] add this to your library's web [00:06:16.889] page or maybe a social media post. If [00:06:18.970] you're trying to get attention [00:06:21.358] to this resource, this is a persistent [00:06:23.699] URL that's not going to break for you. [00:06:25.798] Um It's not going to take you to a, a blank [00:06:28.178] page, you'll always have access to this [00:06:30.358] content. So wherever you put it, you [00:06:32.548] can be confident knowing that your users will always [00:06:34.649] be able to access it. So again, a great way [00:06:36.858] to pull and save content if you're [00:06:38.939] doing that for your users, instead of having them [00:06:41.160] actively research. [00:06:44.379] Now, that's what I have to say about the [00:06:46.470] tools and all that good stuff. I want to dive into [00:06:48.709] the resource. Now, before I do, I haven't [00:06:50.980] seen any questions in the Q and A. But I will [00:06:53.189] just ask, do we have any questions [00:06:55.199] before we really dive in? [00:07:02.988] OK. I don't see any. So let's go ahead [00:07:05.100] and keep going then. So I've just landed [00:07:07.319] here on the home page of Gale in context [00:07:09.608] us history. Hopefully, it's familiar [00:07:11.809] to you if you've seen the resource previously or if you've [00:07:13.928] seen other incont resources, [00:07:16.639] but at the top of the page, of course, we have [00:07:18.759] our basic search bar and this is where a lot of your users [00:07:21.009] are going to go kind of first off [00:07:23.040] just to find content. But if they're coming [00:07:25.420] to you asking for tips on how to find [00:07:27.528] materials, maybe they're struggling a little bit. [00:07:29.829] I suggest directing them to scroll [00:07:32.108] down on this page here. [00:07:34.209] And as I mentioned, we have those prec created topic [00:07:36.569] pages ready to go that are kind of [00:07:38.579] highlighting some of the tap searched and tap [00:07:40.738] studied topics, ideas, people, [00:07:43.149] all the good stuff. And we've organized [00:07:45.358] them here at the bottom of the page. So this is not [00:07:47.470] all of the content we have in the resource. [00:07:49.588] Of course. If you don't see a topic [00:07:51.660] page created, you can still run a search and [00:07:53.670] find content. [00:07:55.048] But I would recommend taking a look to see if we [00:07:57.139] do have a topic page that could be helpful [00:07:59.170] for research. So today, we [00:08:01.238] will click into that African American perspectives [00:08:03.928] section where they're going to find a lot of really [00:08:05.970] helpful information. [00:08:10.079] And you'll see here, these are those pre creative [00:08:12.420] topic pages we've made. [00:08:15.139] So we can kind of scroll through here a little bit [00:08:17.160] and you'll see again, we have information [00:08:19.238] about abolition, maybe African Americans [00:08:21.699] in World War One. If we want to kind of move forward [00:08:23.879] in history a little bit, You'll see [00:08:25.899] we also have individuals here. [00:08:28.309] We have Harriet Tubman right here. So if we're [00:08:30.358] looking for specific individuals or [00:08:32.500] if we're looking for specific ideas, [00:08:34.570] we have those topic pages for them. [00:08:36.668] But let's click into abolition and the [00:08:38.710] underground Railroad today since we are focused [00:08:41.178] on finding content related to slavery. [00:08:45.538] So now that I'm in my topic page here, you'll [00:08:47.668] see. I will point out we have a breadcrumb trail [00:08:49.759] up top here. So if this isn't [00:08:51.879] quite what I'm looking for, I can easily [00:08:53.918] go back to that previous page where I'll be [00:08:55.960] able to see all of the different topic pages. I have, [00:08:58.678] you'll see, we do keep our search bar up top here [00:09:00.788] as well. So if again, we're not exactly [00:09:02.808] what we're looking for, we can just run [00:09:04.960] our search right from this page. [00:09:07.369] But let's say this is what your users are looking [00:09:09.389] for exactly at the very top of the [00:09:11.450] page. There's always going to be a brief [00:09:13.950] overview that's giving a background about whatever [00:09:16.090] they're going to be learning about. So in this [00:09:18.190] situation, abolition and the [00:09:20.239] other underground railroad, [00:09:23.038] as your users start to scroll down, they're going to see [00:09:25.129] all of the content types that we've pulled out into [00:09:27.239] separate buckets. We've already organized [00:09:29.340] this for them to make it as easy as possible [00:09:31.820] for them to find content. So you'll see reference [00:09:33.849] works. We have great multimedia content. [00:09:36.440] So if they're they prefer learning [00:09:38.460] through video as opposed to reading, they'll [00:09:40.489] find videos here. We also have audio files [00:09:43.000] and images. So if that's how they prefer [00:09:45.190] to get their content, they'll be able to do that on [00:09:47.239] the platform here as well. [00:09:49.649] We also include some great primary sources [00:09:51.960] that we're going to take a look at today here in a bit, [00:09:54.359] but we can scroll down and just start to [00:09:56.408] see these different buckets here. So we've pulled [00:09:58.469] forward some featured content, some reference materials. [00:10:01.719] Again, we've got great biographies here, [00:10:03.830] primary sources of their own content, [00:10:05.908] type [00:10:07.788] our videos and images listed here. [00:10:09.798] And then if I scroll all the way down past [00:10:12.000] all this good stuff We do [00:10:14.080] have some different links here. Many of these [00:10:16.178] link out to um [00:10:18.019] third party websites. So they [00:10:20.080] move out from Gale websites, but they are [00:10:22.629] all deemed safe. We do check [00:10:24.678] everything we add to our platform by some [00:10:26.969] of these will go outside of Gale [00:10:30.389] and then at the very bottom of the page here, [00:10:32.538] we have these really great related topics [00:10:35.009] and all of these are going to pull forward [00:10:37.408] a topic page as well. So this [00:10:39.599] is really handy if your your learners, [00:10:41.849] your patrons have kind [00:10:43.979] of looked at this topic page. You gotten all [00:10:46.144] they can get from this and want to move forward, [00:10:48.484] they can scroll down to this related topics and [00:10:50.553] they may find something you know, helpful, [00:10:52.654] maybe they're ready to move on to learn about the [00:10:54.734] Emancipation Proclamation or maybe they [00:10:56.844] want to learn more about slave rebellions. [00:10:59.125] They'll be able to do that here on the bottom [00:11:02.250] and you'll see, we do start to have more contemporary [00:11:04.658] history listed here as well. So [00:11:06.849] if they're ready to move forward to kind of maybe more [00:11:09.119] current historical events [00:11:11.149] they'll be able to do that on this platform [00:11:13.519] as well. So once they learn about slavery [00:11:15.609] and kind of get the background [00:11:18.038] about the Black experience throughout the [00:11:20.070] US, and they're, they're planning on moving [00:11:22.119] forward with that to see how that evolves throughout [00:11:24.619] history. They'll be able to do all [00:11:26.759] of that here on the platform. They won't need to, [00:11:28.820] to leave here to go somewhere else. It's kind of [00:11:31.190] a one stop shop to really bring [00:11:33.229] all of that content to them. [00:11:36.538] Now, let's scroll up here. I'm going to click into one [00:11:38.658] of these content buckets and today I'm going to [00:11:40.668] click into primary sources [00:11:42.840] just because I think they're so helpful [00:11:45.168] to really get the context of what was going on [00:11:47.379] and to get a feel of [00:11:49.269] how people were feeling how people were interacting [00:11:51.428] at that time. So let's click into primary [00:11:53.779] sources here [00:11:55.820] and scrolling down. You'll see it, it's telling us obviously [00:11:58.500] what it is, but you'll see it also a lot of the times [00:12:00.619] gives us the date. So we're gonna get a [00:12:02.629] really nice understanding of when this was [00:12:04.759] written here [00:12:06.250] in addition to that, if I start to scroll down [00:12:08.509] a little bit, you'll see a lot of these are labeled [00:12:10.739] with what type of source it is. So [00:12:12.798] this is a letter from Frederick Douglas [00:12:14.960] to Harriet Tubman. You'll see. We also [00:12:17.080] have speeches listed here, different [00:12:19.418] essays, [00:12:21.960] proclamation, [00:12:23.570] a report, all that good stuff. So we [00:12:25.808] do label those to be more specific for [00:12:27.940] your users. I personally think our collection [00:12:30.529] of personal letters are really beneficial [00:12:33.099] in getting [00:12:34.058] um [00:12:35.080] a deeper understanding as opposed to just the [00:12:37.308] the standard understanding what you learn in [00:12:39.369] school. You're getting even deeper into that [00:12:41.509] and getting a more informal [00:12:43.769] understanding of what people were going through and [00:12:45.788] what people were talking about. [00:12:48.460] But whenever you click into any of these content [00:12:50.678] buckets here, you're going to have filters on this [00:12:52.739] right hand side that are going to be another [00:12:55.219] really great way for them to narrow down [00:12:57.369] their content. I really like to look based [00:12:59.509] on subjects. [00:13:00.989] So remember right now, we're in primary sources [00:13:03.379] that are related broadly to abolition [00:13:05.690] and the Underground Railroad, which of course is just [00:13:08.500] a huge topic and a huge set [00:13:10.529] of ideas. So we can click into the [00:13:12.658] subject section here [00:13:14.330] and this is going to break it down for me. So maybe [00:13:16.529] I want to see the contents related [00:13:18.729] to and by Frederick Douglass, [00:13:21.070] I can do that by clicking here into his name [00:13:24.690] and then anything again related to Frederick [00:13:26.989] Douglass or um [00:13:28.779] written by or spoken by. Fred [00:13:30.788] Frederick Douglass will appear here for [00:13:32.808] me and I can easily [00:13:35.019] click into any of those and be pulled forward. [00:13:38.658] So we definitely recommend pointing out these filters [00:13:41.080] to your users. It can really help them narrow down [00:13:43.359] to exactly what they're looking for. And [00:13:45.538] you see the filter does appear up top here. So [00:13:47.639] if they decide they want to get rid of this filter [00:13:49.700] at any point, they don't need to find it here. Again, [00:13:52.269] they can just click off it in this blue box [00:13:54.519] and they're brought back to all 129 [00:13:57.399] primary sources related to this topic. [00:14:02.558] So let's move forward. Now, I want [00:14:04.678] to show you some of the different tools we have available [00:14:06.820] on documents. So, um well, [00:14:09.200] let's click into reference works just so we [00:14:11.279] can get a feel of what a reference article [00:14:13.759] looks like here and we'll just [00:14:16.158] click into the first one. So this is going to [00:14:18.190] be kind of an overview about abolition and [00:14:20.219] the Underground Railroad here. [00:14:24.250] And whenever I click into an article, the first [00:14:26.440] few things I want to point out first, [00:14:28.658] a lot of times you have these main ideas [00:14:31.048] listed here. So these are just giving a brief [00:14:33.149] overview of what they're going to be reading [00:14:35.259] as well as the topic itself. Sometimes [00:14:37.750] there will be things like questions here [00:14:39.950] to kind of get individuals, brains, brains [00:14:42.500] taken a little bit. They also [00:14:45.109] may find historical facts or [00:14:47.168] things like that. But this article, its main ideas. [00:14:51.229] In addition to that on this right hand side, we [00:14:53.308] have our explore panel. So we're [00:14:55.369] again, if you have individuals who feel [00:14:57.840] like they have a firm grasp on [00:14:59.859] the underground railroad on abolition, they want [00:15:02.000] to move forward to take a look at something different. [00:15:04.558] They can do that right from this article here too. [00:15:07.558] So you'll see we have a more like this which [00:15:09.820] will still give us information related [00:15:11.918] to the underground railroad or underneath. [00:15:14.529] We have our related subjects here which is going [00:15:16.619] to move them forward that way. [00:15:19.460] So again, we're trying to make it as simple [00:15:21.479] as possible for them to get to that content [00:15:23.739] that they need. [00:15:25.779] And once they're on this content here, I will point [00:15:27.859] out just a few key bits of [00:15:30.308] information that could be beneficial to them. [00:15:32.379] First. If I have anyone from the K 12 [00:15:34.450] field or anyone who worked with [00:15:36.519] students coming into the library, we [00:15:38.599] have a citation tool on all of our resources [00:15:41.080] here, you'll see it at the top. [00:15:43.359] So if you do have researchers coming in who are going [00:15:45.428] to need that content, that's a great way to get buy [00:15:47.538] in. Of course, a lot of times researchers [00:15:49.639] come in planning on using Google. [00:15:52.259] this is a great way to get buy in though because Google [00:15:54.580] is not gonna write your citations for you. But we are. [00:15:57.038] So you'll see. We have M L A A P A, Chicago [00:15:59.418] and Harvard here and we can use that citation [00:16:01.869] at any point. [00:16:03.840] And as I mentioned, while we were in my [00:16:05.879] slide deck, we do have a few different options [00:16:08.000] to get this information out of the platform. [00:16:10.519] I have my get link button here with this little [00:16:12.649] link icon. And again, this is a persistent [00:16:15.178] URL [00:16:17.500] and we can actually link out directly [00:16:19.639] at topic pages as well. I didn't mention that earlier [00:16:21.960] and I should have so if you [00:16:24.190] want to link out to the to the full abolition [00:16:26.889] and underground railroad topic [00:16:28.940] page, you can use this get link button [00:16:31.119] that'll be at the top of the page for you and [00:16:33.239] you can actually share that out again, if you [00:16:35.340] have a social media post going if you have a page [00:16:38.000] on your website that's dedicated to Juneteenth [00:16:40.298] and you're pulling content into that, [00:16:42.219] you can use the get link to get to that specific [00:16:44.349] topic page as opposed to one [00:16:46.658] single entry. [00:16:49.369] We can also send this information over to [00:16:51.529] our drives so we can do that in two different ways. [00:16:54.090] We can hit, send to up top here with this [00:16:56.109] little paper airplane [00:16:58.090] that lets me choose Google drive one [00:17:00.139] drive or email [00:17:01.649] or I have those same buttons down here [00:17:03.750] below as well. They do the same thing [00:17:05.759] we've just included them in two different places to [00:17:07.799] make sure everyone sees them, you know, if [00:17:09.818] they miss this, hopefully they'll see these icons [00:17:12.209] and vice versa. [00:17:13.689] So they can do that. They can also download or they [00:17:15.769] can print this content and we'll print this page [00:17:17.890] for them [00:17:20.400] to better to reach all of your users. [00:17:22.559] We have some text manipulation [00:17:24.838] tools and some accessibility tools. [00:17:27.068] The first is our translate option, which is [00:17:29.118] found right here kind of under the title a bit. [00:17:31.868] And I can translate my article into [00:17:34.049] any of these languages. And I can also set [00:17:36.250] my interface language. So that's going to change [00:17:38.848] all of the different tools and buttons for [00:17:40.868] me to whatever language I need. So if you have [00:17:43.529] individuals speaking Spanish coming [00:17:45.809] in and prefer to read their information [00:17:47.868] in Spanish, they can translate that on our platform. [00:17:51.868] We can also increase and decrease the font size. [00:17:54.559] So if you have individuals who are visually impaired [00:17:56.650] and who need that in increased size, [00:17:58.989] they have that right there [00:18:00.789] right next to that, we have some really nice display [00:18:03.019] options. I absolutely love pointing these [00:18:05.170] out because they're really helpful for me. [00:18:07.328] just as I'm going through and reading, [00:18:09.410] you'll see if we can change the color the background [00:18:11.868] color. So individuals can kind of choose what [00:18:14.170] feels best for their eyes, especially [00:18:16.618] if they're reading a longer article. Sometimes [00:18:18.858] just the black text on the white background [00:18:21.239] can be a little bit much so they can [00:18:23.309] choose a different color for the background. They [00:18:25.358] can also choose a different font again, whichever [00:18:27.680] works best for them. We do include [00:18:29.979] a dyslexia font. So if you have dyslexic [00:18:32.118] individuals coming in who prefer to read with that [00:18:34.209] font, we have it available [00:18:36.930] and then we can change the line letter and word [00:18:39.130] spacing. [00:18:40.219] So again, we're trying to make sure all of your [00:18:42.348] users can access this content and they can [00:18:44.519] really [00:18:45.380] customize how they're seeing this [00:18:47.489] to make sure it's the best for them. [00:18:49.979] And I'll go back to default settings here [00:18:54.500] and finally, next to this display options [00:18:56.900] button, I have a listen feature. I'm not going [00:18:58.989] to play it all the way, but I do want to pop it [00:19:01.000] out for you. So hitting that [00:19:03.039] listen feature is going to pop open this toolbar [00:19:05.598] and this is going to read through my entire article [00:19:07.858] including this, we call it a sidebar even though [00:19:09.890] it's in the middle of the page including [00:19:12.059] this sidebar, it's going to read to me. And [00:19:14.299] if I had translated this again [00:19:16.318] to Spanish or to French or to Chinese, [00:19:18.939] it will read to me in whatever language I chose. [00:19:22.059] So if I translate this 1st, 1st [00:19:24.078] hit play, it's just another added layer [00:19:26.289] of support and they'll be able to listen to [00:19:28.318] whatever they have here, [00:19:30.699] they can also download the audio file of this. So [00:19:32.969] if they maybe don't have time to read it, but they are [00:19:35.019] really interested in this. They can download [00:19:37.130] the MP3 and take it with them [00:19:39.430] right next to that. We do have this little settings [00:19:41.809] gear that I want to point out for you as well. [00:19:44.769] And this just like those accessibility tools [00:19:46.979] are going to kind of tailor how they're being [00:19:49.130] read to. So they can choose [00:19:51.189] if it highlights as it reads. [00:19:53.199] So right now it defaults to highlighting [00:19:55.568] the word in the sentence as it's [00:19:57.670] reading through. So it's going to highlight each of those, [00:20:00.029] but we can turn that off if we like, [00:20:03.259] we can change the speed. We also have something [00:20:05.390] called enhanced text visibility, which I'm going [00:20:07.500] to turn on here and I'm going to hit [00:20:09.549] play. You're not going to hear this because I've not [00:20:11.568] shared my sound with you. There you go. [00:20:13.769] But when I hit play here, you'll see this pops forward. [00:20:15.959] So if you again have users who maybe are [00:20:18.150] struggling readers or maybe [00:20:20.259] who need that kind of bigger text right [00:20:22.380] in front of them, that enhanced text visibility [00:20:24.900] is going to be really beneficial for them. [00:20:27.088] Again, found under my listen feature [00:20:29.449] in this little settings gear here, [00:20:32.509] they'll be able to pull that right forward [00:20:34.608] and have it read through for them [00:20:38.219] one final tool before we're done for the [00:20:40.318] day. If you do have individuals who [00:20:42.358] are coming in planning on sharing information [00:20:44.459] with peers or with colleagues or with [00:20:46.489] family or friends. [00:20:47.930] They may want to know how to use highlights and notes [00:20:50.219] because if they're reading a longer article, I believe [00:20:52.318] this one is fairly long. [00:20:53.989] Yeah. So if they're reading a longer article, [00:20:56.358] they may want to pull forward different bits of information, [00:20:58.838] they think are going to be especially helpful [00:21:01.239] for whoever they're sending it to. We have [00:21:03.279] a built-in highlights and notes feature here. [00:21:05.338] So if I find this paragraph to be [00:21:07.358] really important when I'm reading, I can [00:21:09.410] click and drag over it, [00:21:10.900] choose a highlight color, [00:21:14.989] I can add a note if I want to [00:21:17.660] and I can save it and I go through and highlight as much [00:21:19.959] as I want or as little as I want. [00:21:23.709] And then I can send this document over [00:21:25.779] using any of those tools I mentioned before. [00:21:28.088] So if I want to email it out to colleagues, [00:21:30.130] I can do that if I want to save it on my [00:21:32.170] drive, I can do that as well. And it does hold [00:21:34.229] on to those highlights and notes for me [00:21:37.189] and these notes are session based. So [00:21:39.239] make sure if you do direct your your users [00:21:41.568] to use these highlights and notes, make sure they need [00:21:43.650] to to sorry, make sure [00:21:45.779] they know that they need to get this information [00:21:48.170] out of the platform before they sign off. [00:21:50.289] So they can do that again by sending over [00:21:52.430] to their drives by emailing emailing, [00:21:54.809] downloading or printing. but [00:21:57.019] once they sign off the platform, all of this information [00:21:59.568] is gone just because we don't have individual [00:22:01.890] accounts. So we can't recognize the same [00:22:04.130] individual signing off and back [00:22:06.279] on. And [00:22:08.650] all of our highlights and notes are housed [00:22:10.670] in one place as well and they're found [00:22:12.680] under this highlights and notes button here. [00:22:15.618] And I think this, I'm gonna hit view all [00:22:17.640] highlights and notes [00:22:19.328] is really beneficial if users [00:22:21.390] are maybe doing a lot of research and they're just [00:22:23.598] pulling different interesting pieces of content. [00:22:26.469] And they don't want to maybe save every single article [00:22:28.848] they're looking at. They just want to pull out some highlights [00:22:30.939] that they maybe want to take a look at later. [00:22:33.939] Whatever you highlight is going to appear here [00:22:36.358] on this page, you'll see, it shows me what [00:22:38.439] my highlight color is. It shows me [00:22:40.519] the text I highlighted and then it also [00:22:42.650] shows me any notes that I took. [00:22:45.420] So they can actually go through just [00:22:47.449] find the pieces of content they think are most [00:22:49.699] important. They think they want to hold on to, [00:22:51.969] they can highlight it, pull forward this highlights [00:22:54.150] and notes little section here [00:22:56.469] and then they can choose to just send this bit [00:22:58.618] of content out. You'll see, I still have my send [00:23:00.779] to button up top here [00:23:02.500] so I can send just these highlights and notes [00:23:04.509] over to my Google Drive my one drive or my [00:23:06.650] email to hold for later. [00:23:08.549] This is also beneficial for you as a librarian. [00:23:10.949] Again, if you're maybe pulling individual [00:23:13.630] facts as opposed to pulling full [00:23:15.689] pieces of content, full articles [00:23:17.969] for your users, you can just find the [00:23:19.989] different bits of text that you think are most important [00:23:22.670] and send those out and they will go over nice [00:23:24.699] and organized like this [00:23:27.019] with a bibliography at the very bottom. So [00:23:29.108] you'll see, I've only highlighted in one article. [00:23:31.489] So I only see one entry here. But if I started [00:23:33.779] to highlight into more and more, they [00:23:35.789] would all appear down here underneath that. [00:23:40.309] And we do have a hyperlink here as well. So if [00:23:42.318] you do share this and your [00:23:44.358] users find it really interesting and they want to read [00:23:46.400] that full article, [00:23:47.900] they can do that right here, click [00:23:49.969] into it and they'll be taken back to that article [00:23:52.910] right on this page here. [00:23:58.789] And again, I haven't seen any questions come [00:24:00.880] through, but I do want to make sure I get [00:24:02.949] everything answered. And while I'm waiting [00:24:05.180] for that, I will point out [00:24:07.318] I didn't mention it. I very briefly [00:24:09.509] went over it, but I do want to mention [00:24:11.828] that all of our multimedia content are [00:24:13.959] pulled forward in different buckets on our topic page [00:24:16.250] here as well. So if you're looking for [00:24:18.449] maybe an attention grabber, you may want to take a look [00:24:20.680] at some of these, you'll find videos, [00:24:23.049] images and audio, all that great stuff [00:24:25.108] on this platform here as well. [00:24:27.588] And one final thing to mention, [00:24:29.670] so we've taken a look at all [00:24:31.739] of the different really focused [00:24:34.078] on historical contents, all of the primary [00:24:36.390] sources, all of the reference articles [00:24:38.779] that are giving a background on whatever topic [00:24:40.868] you're taking a look at. We also have [00:24:43.108] news and magazine articles here. So [00:24:45.144] that's kind of bringing this forward. [00:24:47.314] So we've learned about the history, but [00:24:49.384] now we can see how that history is [00:24:51.814] interwoven into our current [00:24:54.064] or into more contemporary history. [00:24:56.305] We can see how we're talking about it now [00:24:58.525] or how it's impacted [00:25:00.664] the lives of individuals, how it's shaped society. [00:25:03.640] So we, we're moving forward from just [00:25:05.779] getting that kind of textbook historical [00:25:08.358] view of things. And we're getting more of a context [00:25:11.118] by looking at magazines and news [00:25:13.259] and kind of seeing how all of that [00:25:15.368] that we just learned is still impacting what's [00:25:17.539] going on today. [00:25:19.890] And while you're in this new section, I will point out [00:25:21.930] if we're specifically talking about Juneteenth, [00:25:24.189] I didn't take a look at too much Juneteenth information [00:25:26.630] today. Since we're talk talking about [00:25:29.029] focusing on slavery, [00:25:31.430] you'll find a lot of news information about [00:25:33.769] Juneteenth here as well. So if you [00:25:35.789] are looking specifically for Juneteenth, [00:25:38.088] I suggest looking at your news and your magazine [00:25:40.670] sections in addition to your reference works, you'll [00:25:42.750] find some pretty great content there. If [00:25:44.828] you're moving forward for from researching [00:25:46.868] slavery to learning about [00:25:48.890] Juneteenth. [00:25:52.269] And it looks like we have a quick question about highlights [00:25:54.380] and notes. So when creating highlights and notes, [00:25:56.390] do I have to create all highlights and notes in one [00:25:58.509] session or can I save it continue later? [00:26:00.739] So Danielle, you will need to highlight [00:26:03.420] everything you want to highlight in one session. [00:26:06.309] Um You can always come back later [00:26:08.368] and do it again, but since we don't have saved, [00:26:10.838] I'm sorry, since we don't have named user accounts, [00:26:13.549] once you sign up your session, [00:26:15.719] everything is gone because we won't recognize [00:26:17.868] you when you come back in. So I do [00:26:19.930] recommend highlighting, you [00:26:22.019] know, whichever articles you're interested in taking [00:26:24.759] them out of the platform. [00:26:26.809] And then if you want to take a look again, you [00:26:28.880] can go back in and you can take a look at some other [00:26:30.989] articles. But once you sign [00:26:33.259] off the session, yes, everything is gone, [00:26:35.348] you won't be able to see it anymore. So [00:26:37.368] make sure you get it out either by sending [00:26:39.519] out the full document or by clicking [00:26:41.568] into the highlights and notes section [00:26:43.900] and just sending the highlighted bits [00:26:46.170] that you have saved. [00:26:54.098] OK? So we've got about three minutes and I don't [00:26:56.289] see any other questions pop up here. [00:26:58.789] So let me give you some contact information. [00:27:00.920] So if you're a current subscriber to [00:27:03.000] gale in context us history and you want to [00:27:05.118] talk a little bit more about the resource [00:27:07.479] about maybe best practices, things [00:27:09.489] like that, you can reach out to your customer success [00:27:11.880] manager. If you don't know who that is yet, [00:27:13.900] send an email to gale.customersuccess@cengage.com [00:27:16.348] and you'll be forwarded to [00:27:18.400] the correct individual. [00:27:19.969] If you don't currently have Gale In Context: U.S. History [00:27:22.059] and you want to talk about it, you can [00:27:24.078] reach out to your sales consultant. If you don't [00:27:26.229] know who they are, just go to support.gale.com/repfinder [00:27:28.420] [00:27:30.529] you'll enter your information and we'll forward you to the correct [00:27:32.759] individual. [00:27:34.739] If you need more support and more tools, [00:27:36.939] you can access our support site where [00:27:39.150] we do have pre-recorded webinars. So this [00:27:41.299] one will be listed there as well as a pretty [00:27:43.390] extensive library of other topics. [00:27:45.818] We also have [00:27:47.380] training materials to train your library staff. [00:27:49.739] We have shorter tutorials, we have activities. [00:27:52.568] Um The list goes on tips sheets. [00:27:54.959] So anything you need, if you're planning on getting [00:27:57.078] this information out, I would take a look at the support [00:27:59.299] site which is support.gale.com [00:28:01.689] and you shouldn't be able to pull a lot of that content without [00:28:03.858] having to make it yourself. So kind of save [00:28:06.049] you time on making your own materials. [00:28:08.500] And I do have a survey here. [00:28:10.650] If you have the time I have it pulled here as [00:28:12.660] a QR code, it's also going to appear [00:28:15.150] in your browser once you sign off our session [00:28:17.529] from the day. So if you have time, please take [00:28:19.689] that for me. It lets us make sure [00:28:21.789] that we're hitting all of the content that you're looking [00:28:23.910] for in these sessions. [00:28:26.779] And again, I haven't seen any more questions [00:28:28.809] come through, so I'll go ahead and end the session [00:28:31.000] here and I do appreciate you for being [00:28:33.130] on the line. Hopefully we'll see you in [00:28:35.170] future sessions coming up. Have a great day.