Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, has announced that Gale World Scholar: Latin America and the Caribbean has received the 2011 PROSE Award for Best eProduct in the Social Sciences category.
The PROSE Awards are sponsored by the Professional Scholarship Publishing (PSP) division of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and are given out annually at the PSP Annual Conference. The PROSE Awards recognises the very best in professional and scholarly publishing by distinguishing the finest books, journals, and electronic content in over 40 categories. Publishers and authors are awarded for their dedication to innovative works of research and for adding to the formation and creation of major academic resources. Award recipients are decided upon by peer publishers, librarians, and medical professionals.
Launched in April 2011, Gale World Scholar: Latin America and the Caribbean is the first in a new series of electronic regional studies-based resources. A new product category for libraries, Gale World Scholar gives undergraduate and graduate students, and university faculty new insight into different regions of the world, touching upon the culture and tradition of an area’s inhabitants while diving into a detailed account of its history.
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