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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#2E74B5">Please pardon the cross-posting.
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Folks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">Today the Gale K-5 database called Kids InfoBits transitioned to
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C55A11">Gale In Context: Elementary</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">, and the
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C55A11"><a href="https://elementary.oslis.org/find-information"><span style="color:#C55A11">elementary-level Find Information page</span></a> on OSLIS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6"> has
been updated. As </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E74B5"><a href="http://omls.oregon.gov/pipermail/kids-lib/2020-May/003536.html">shared</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6"> earlier this month and explained in a Gale blog
<a href="https://blog.gale.com/gale-kids-infobits-product-enhancements-launching-on-may-29/">
<span style="color:#2E75B6">post</span></a>, the purpose of the change was to align the database name and interface more closely with the In Context suite of databases, making the Gale experience more uniform across the grade levels. Access this
<a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/NJWXLP397048460/ITKE?u=oslis&sid=ITKE&xid=de74d592">
<span style="color:#2E75B6">article about octopuses</span></a> to explore. (If prompted for a password, use oslis.) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">Users can </span>
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C55A11">still search three ways</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C55A11">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">– clicking through a topic tree (with a mix of pictures and text), search, or advanced search. And, the
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C55A11">same tools</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C55A11">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">are still available, though they are concentrated on the top right of the screen and top right of the article – Get Link (formerly called Bookmark), Send To (save in Google Drive, etc.), Highlights and Notes,
Listen (machine-read audio), Translate (into 40 languages), and more. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">Here are a few
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C55A11">new features and resources</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#2E75B6"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">Hover over
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C55A11"><a href="https://assets.cengage.com/gale/docs/training/In%20Context%20Content%20Levels%20Guide.pdf"><span style="color:#C55A11">reading levels</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">
or click on the Article Info icon to see Lexile levels.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#2E75B6"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">As in other In Context databases, you can
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C55A11">browse topic pages</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">. Each topic page starts with an overview article selected by a Gale editor and includes resources sorted by content types. Explore
this topic page about <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/portal/BBJHYJ174584344/ITKE?u=oslis&sid=ITKE&xid=8aabf016">
<span style="color:#2E75B6">allergies</span></a> as an example. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#2E75B6"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">At the bottom of the database homepage, click on
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C55A11">Educator Resources</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C55A11">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">to get to tutorials and more.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#2E75B6"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">This <a href="https://support.gale.com/doc/itke-video2">
<span style="color:#2E75B6">3-minute video</span></a> provides a </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C55A11">quick overview</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C55A11">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">for educators.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">Here’s where to find the new
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C55A11"><a href="https://support.gale.com/icon/products/" target="_blank" title=""><span style="color:#C55A11">database icon</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">. Also, Gale is offering
a </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C55A11"><a href="https://support.gale.com/training/webinars/"><span style="color:#C55A11">webinar</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">on June 2<sup>nd</sup> at 11:30 am Pacific. Library staff and educators are welcome to participate. Can’t make it? Check for a
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C55A11"><a href="https://support.gale.com/training/webinars/#recorded"><span style="color:#C55A11">recording</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6"> a few days after the webinar. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Please share this information with relevant staff, and please help make sure that this change is reflected in the list
of online resources on your library’s website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E74B5"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Jen Maurer, MLS
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">School Library Consultant<br>
</span><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> | 503-378-5011 |
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