On Thursday, June 24, seventeen Gale databases will be renamed on our A-Z databases page. This work will bring our naming convention for Gale databases in line with the names that Gale actually uses in their interfaces; it also parallels the work that the CUNY Office of Library Services has recently completed in Alma so that the correct names display in OneSearch records.
As you can see from the table below, the new names stick the word “Gale” in front of either the old name (“Academic OneFile” becomes “Gale Academic OneFile”) or in front of a slightly modified name (“Opposing Viewpoints in Context” becomes “Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints.”) Gale has been trying to corral their many databases into a handful of branded platforms: Gale OneFile, Gale in Context, and Gale Literature.
| Current Name | New Name |
|---|---|
| Academic OneFile | Gale Academic OneFile |
| General OneFile | Gale General OneFile |
| Health and Wellness Resource Center | Gale Health and Wellness |
| Biography in Context | Gale in Context: Biography |
| Global Issues in Context | Gale in Context: Global Issues |
| Opposing Viewpoints in Context | Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints |
| Science in Context | Gale in Context: Science |
| U.S. History in Context | Gale in Context: U.S. History |
| World History in Context | Gale in Context: World History |
| Literature Criticism Online | Gale Literature Criticism |
| Literature Resource Center | Gale Literature Resource Center |
| Book Review Index | Gale Literature: Book Review Index |
| Dictionary of Literary Biography | Gale Literature: Dictionary of Literary Biography |
| LitFinder | Gale Literature: LitFinder |
| Contemporary Women’s Issues | Gale OneFile: Contemporary Women’s Issues |
| LegalTrac | Gale OneFile: LegalTrac |
| Popular Magazines | Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines |
On the A-Z databases page, temporary redirects will be put in place for the handful of Gale databases that are most used (as determined by clicks in 2020 from the LibGuides system).
If you have any questions, please reach out to Michael Waldman or me.