Gale Literature Criticism

2021

Gale Literature Criticism is named an EdTech Awards Cool Tool finalist in the Reference/Research Tools category.

Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer...

2020

The Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) History is awarded the 2020 Dartmouth Medal for excellence in...

Literature of Society series

2012

The Literature of Society series publishes its first set, The Literature of War, followed by The Literature of Propaganda in 2013; both titles are...

British Literary Manuscripts Online

2010

This is a major undertaking to digitize the microfilm of several large collections.

Scribner Writers is available on Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale...

2010

Gale Virtual Reference Library is now known as Gale eBooks.

Books and Authors

2008

Books and Authors is released, taking content from the well-loved What Do I Read Next Online, and transforming it into a more powerful tool for...

Gale Acquires LitFinder from Roth Publishing

2004

Gale Acquires LitFinder from Roth Publishing. The acquisition greatly increases Gale’s ability to present original works, with 128,200 full-text...

Reference Guide to World Literature

2002

Gale publishes Reference Guide to World Literature, covering nearly 500 writers and approximately 550 entries focusing on significant works of world...

The Harlem Renaissance

2002

Gale publishes the first multivolume set in the award-winning Gale Critical Companion series The Harlem Renaissance (winner of the New York Public...

Shakespeare’s World and Work

2001

This work is tailored for school and public libraries. It covers everyday life in Shakespeare’s time; his life and career, analysis of plays, poetry,...

The Encyclopedia of the Renaissance

2000

This 6-volume set is richly illustrated and published under the Scribner imprint.

World Literature and Its Times

1999

It is named a RUSA Outstanding Reference Source.

Thomson Gale acquires MacMillan Reference USA

1999

This solidifies its focus on the humanities, social sciences, and history.

St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers

1998

It covers 450 historic and contemporary horror, ghost, and gothic authors.

Literature Resource Center

1998

A premier tool for Literature research, Literature Resource Center is launched.

Literature and Its Times

1998

This five-volume set is a work focused on making cross-curricular connections through the lens of literature.

Novels For Students

1997

The For Students franchise publishes its first series, Novels For Students.

The Schomburg Center Guide to Black Literature

1996

Working with the Schomburg Center and an advisory board to feature biographies, plot summaries, and descriptions of historic and modern movements,...

Native North American Literature

1994

Gale publishes Native North American Literature, focusing on orators and writers of Native American heritage from tribal cultures in the United States...

DISCovering Authors

1992

Gale creates and curates content for 300 of the most-studied authors (expanding to over 1,000 eventually) with its DISCovering Authors, a CD-ROM...

Black Literature Criticism

1992

Published in the same format as its other Literature Criticism series.

Gale Acquires St James Press.

1988

Contemporary Authors Autobiography Series

1984

The first volume of Contemporary Authors Autobiography Series is published. This series will publish 30 volumes, with each volume presenting...

Literature Criticism from 1400–1800

1984

Literature Criticism from 1400–1800 launches.

Shakespearean Criticism

1984

Shakespearean Criticism launches.

Contemporary Authors: New Revision Series

1981

Focused on updated entries of authors who were highly productive since their entry was published in Contemporary Authors.

Dictionary of Literary Biography

1978

This first volume is published.

Children’s Authors and Illustrators

1976

Children's Literature Review

1976

Children’s Book Review Index first publishes.

Children's Book Review Index

1975

Children's Book Review Index first publishes.

Contemporary Literary Criticism

1973

This first volume is the first series in the Literature Criticism series, which would grow to 10 individual series.

Something About the Author

1971

The first volume of Something About the Author is published. The series features illustrated biographical profiles of children’s and young adult...

Contemporary Authors

1962

First volume of Contemporary Authors is published. The series provides accessible biographical information with input from the authors themselves,...