Gale, part of Cengage Learning, has been awarded the Besterman/McColvin Award in the 'Outstanding works of electronic resources and e-books' category at the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals' (CILIP) ISG Reference Awards for the second consecutive year.
The Sunday Times Digital Archive, 1822-2006 has won the Besterman/McColvin Award in the 'Outstanding works of electronic resources and e-books' category and the National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-1994 was voted Highly Commended in the same category. The awards were judged by a panel of librarians from across academic and public libraries in the UK who selected Gale from the eligible 2011 entries.
Since 1822, The Sunday Times has provided thoughtful analysis and commentary on the week's news and society at large. World-famous for its cutting-edge investigative journalism, the newspaper broke many of the key stories of the twentieth century. The Sunday Times Digital Archive, 1822-2006 enables users to search, retrieve and browse articles from the complete run of this historic newspaper.
National Geographic magazine is the official journal of the National Geographic Society, one of the world's largest non-profit educational and scientific organisations. Recognised for some of the highest-quality photojournalism and cartography in the world, this award-winning, iconic magazine is famous for providing unparalleled, in-depth coverage of cultures, nature, science, technology and the environment. National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-1994, features the complete archive of the magazine to the mid-1990s and includes every article of this vast knowledge base, all fully searchable through an intuitive interface.
