One if by land, two if by sea... how many if by digital upload? Anyway, good morning, ME-Libs and ME-Infoers, particularly children's librarians and youth services professionals: The Gale resource formerly known as Pr-... er, as Kids Infobits, is being updated, renovated and improved! Henceforth it shall be known as (drum roll please) ... Gale in Context : Elementary! And further changes abound, such as those detailed in the following marketing copy: -- As a reminder, Gale’s Kids InfoBits will receive product enhancements and become Gale In Context: Elementary on Friday, May 29, 2020. Visit Gale’s blog<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapp.learn.cengage.com%2Fe%2Fer%3Fchannel%3Deloqua%26elq_mid%3D37552%26elq_nm%3D200415_LIB_ALL_GOT201365081_Email-GIC-SneakPeek-PU%26elq_cid%3D27588%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Deloqua%26utm_campaign%3DGOT201365081%26utm_content%3D%26s%3D2138%26lid%3D45449%26elqTrackId%3D5182812ea6e34bed93e44f3feb41d5a4%26elq%3D4872b59937c9459b963bfc2a48600180%26elqaid%3D37552%26elqat%3D1&data=02%7C01%7CJared.Leadbetter%40maine.gov%7C2ca656b9ff014eebeecf08d8029d70cb%7C413fa8ab207d4b629bcdea1a8f2f864e%7C0%7C0%7C637262222530276840&sdata=5XB9g4fpP5dGi1oESfa%2BeL2GpOhfUCrBTHpxkSZrPo4%3D&reserved=0> for more information. Product icons, marketing materials and MARC records will be available from support.gale.com<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsupport.gale.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7CJared.Leadbetter%40maine.gov%7C2ca656b9ff014eebeecf08d8029d70cb%7C413fa8ab207d4b629bcdea1a8f2f864e%7C0%7C0%7C637262222530276840&sdata=v2oVDSpfXYwye0P6g4%2FwVuUQU5qYaMdN3FeXaeMcPnk%3D&reserved=0> on May 29. All existing URLs will continue to work; however, Gale recommends that you update your MARC records to accurately reflect the new product name. You can also visit gale.com/product-enhancements<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapp.learn.cengage.com%2Fe%2Fer%3Fchannel%3Deloqua%26elq_mid%3D37552%26elq_nm%3D200415_LIB_ALL_GOT201365081_Email-GIC-SneakPeek-PU%26elq_cid%3D27588%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Deloqua%26utm_campaign%3DGOT201365081%26utm_content%3D%26s%3D2138%26lid%3D40506%26elqTrackId%3D4fd88f5a27a14e75bc1ec721179cfcf0%26elq%3D4872b59937c9459b963bfc2a48600180%26elqaid%3D37552%26elqat%3D1&data=02%7C01%7CJared.Leadbetter%40maine.gov%7C2ca656b9ff014eebeecf08d8029d70cb%7C413fa8ab207d4b629bcdea1a8f2f864e%7C0%7C0%7C637262222530286833&sdata=7IWaEfiVBD2dne38nPCywpX8sfTXE1FfgrkU0n2IHoo%3D&reserved=0> to preview the product and access guidelines for presenting product names alphabetically or by subject. Gale invites you to attend a live webinar where we’ll review interface and tool enhancements: Gale In Context: Elementary (formerly Kids InfoBits)<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcengage.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_Ldl7GzSHQzqFx3kuI7J_Vw&data=02%7C01%7CJared.Leadbetter%40maine.gov%7C2ca656b9ff014eebeecf08d8029d70cb%7C413fa8ab207d4b629bcdea1a8f2f864e%7C0%7C0%7C637262222530286833&sdata=ELogqzfh8p3HZ%2BgKMFcwlfy3kBftKxWNR%2Fws2A7Vv2o%3D&reserved=0> Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 2:30–3:00 PM ET -- Be the first among your friends to join the webinar! Register now! Huzzah! ... Okay, you're right, the huzzah was a bit much. But please, if interested, register. It'll be a nice precursor to the Tuesday afternoon Zoom. Stay positive and safe, -Jared Leadbetter Maine State Library
