The NYS Library has expanded its partnership with Gale, part of Cengage Group, to provide nearly 6,000 public, school (K-12), academic, and special libraries throughout the state with free access to additional Gale digital resources through NOVELny, the state’s online electronic virtual library.
The NYS Library was able to purchase the resources thanks to full funding that NOVELny received in the 2024-2025 New York State budget. These new resources provide New York residents and students with reliable, high-quality content that supports their educational, professional, and informational needs.
The new resources from Gale include:
- Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Prep: Online tool for standardized test prep, college planning, career exploration and resume building.
- Gale LegalForms — State of New York: Access a wide selection of state-specific legal forms and resources across the most popular legal areas. Includes thousands of Spanish-language forms.
- Gale Business: Entrepreneurship: Covers all aspects of starting, financing and operating a business. Resources include 1,000 sample business plans, how to guides, articles, websites and more.
- Gale Health & Wellness: Authoritative source on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices, updated daily.
- Gale Literature: Books and Authors: A readers’ advisory database for discovery of books by author, genre and topic based on expert reviews and recommendations.
- Gale OneFile: High School Edition: Multi-source database for middle and high-school students with access to a variety of full-text magazines, newspapers, journals, podcasts and reference books.
- Gale OneFile: Leadership and Management: Authoritative periodical content covering topics like organizational dynamics, adult learning and more. Updated daily.
New Yorkers located within the state can seamlessly access the resources through their public library website or the NOVELny portal using geolocation (geoIP) authentication, eliminating the need to enter a library card number or username/password. New Yorkers who are accessing the resources outside the state will be prompted to enter their library card number. These resources are also available through school, academic and special libraries using a login specific to the institution.