E-research and educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, has announced that six of its resources have been selected as finalists in the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) 24th annual CODiE Awards. The awards celebrate achievement and vision in software, education technology and digital content, and are claimed to be the only peer-reviewed honour in the industry. Winners will be announced in May at the Annual CODiE Awards Gala.
Gale has three finalists in the Best Online General Reference Service category. These include Gale PowerSearch Plus, Academic OneFile and Encyclopedia.com, which joined the Gale family through the HighBeam Research acquisition in December. This category awards the online service that best packages reference information and includes encyclopaedias, maps, wikis and other information for home and business use.
Gale Directory Library is a finalist in the Best Online Directory & Business Leads Service category, which awards the online service for comprehensiveness and usability in providing directory and /or business lead data.
Books & Authors is a finalist in the Best Education Reference or Search Service category. This category awards the service that either best packages reference, library or research information, or best brings relevant information to educational users, with primary use in educational settings, either preK-12 or postsecondary. The service can either include content, such as encyclopaedias, maps, databases and source material, or indexing and abstracting tools, such as web crawlers, spiders or robots.
HighBeam Research (www.highbeam.com) is a finalist in the Best Content Aggregation Service category, which awards the best service that combines third-party content for distribution for wholesale or retail markets. Services may be directed toward other sites and services or directly towards end-users.
