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'''Thomson Gale''' was a part of the Thomson Learning division of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomson_Corporation Thomson Corporation], and is based in Farmington Hills, Michigan, in the western suburbs of Detroit. In 2007 it became part of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cengage_Learning Cengage Learning] and is now called '''Gale''' or '''Gale CENGAGE Learning'''.   

'''Thomson Gale''' was a part of the Thomson Learning division of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomson_Corporation Thomson Corporation], and is based in Farmington Hills, Michigan, in the western suburbs of Detroit. In 2007 it became part of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cengage_Learning Cengage Learning] and is now called Gale or Gale CENGAGE Learning.   

The company, formerly known as Gale Research and the Gale Group, is active in [[research]] and [[education]]al publishing for [[public]] and [[academic]] libraries, schools and businesses. The company is probably best known for its full-text magazine and newspaper database [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InfoTrac InfoTrac]; for its multi-volume reference works, especially in the areas of [[religion]], [[history]] and [[Social Sciences|social science]]; and its online databases commonly available in schools and libraries.

The company, formerly known as Gale Research and the Gale Group, is active in [[research]] and [[education]]al publishing for [[public]] and [[academic]] libraries, schools and businesses. The company is probably best known for its full-text magazine and newspaper database [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InfoTrac InfoTrac]; for its multi-volume reference works, especially in the areas of [[religion]], [[history]] and [[Social Sciences|social science]]; and its online databases commonly available in schools and libraries.

==Imprints==

==Imprints==

Gale print imprints include the reference brands [[Macmillan]] Reference USA, [[Charles Scribner's Sons]], Primary Source Microfilm, Scholarly Resources Inc., Schirmer Reference, St. James Press, The TAFT Group and Twayne Publishers. '''Five Star Publishing''' is Gale's fiction imprint, with hundreds of books in print in the Western, [[Romance]], Mystery and Science Fiction & Fantasy [[genre]]s.  Gale also sells into the K-12 market with several imprints, including U·X·L, Greenhaven Press, KidHaven Press, Lucent Books, and others.

Gale print imprints include the reference brands [[Macmillan]] Reference USA, [[Charles Scribner's Sons]], Primary Source Microfilm, Scholarly Resources Inc., Schirmer Reference, St. James Press, The TAFT Group and Twayne Publishers. Five Star Publishing is Gale's fiction imprint, with hundreds of books in print in the Western, [[Romance]], Mystery and Science Fiction & Fantasy [[genre]]s.  Gale also sells into the K-12 market with several imprints, including U·X·L, Greenhaven Press, KidHaven Press, Lucent Books, and others.

In 1999, Thomson Gale acquired Thorndike Press, a publisher of large print books. In 2000 it acquired the Munich-based K.G. Saur Verlag, but then sold it to Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG in 2006. Gale also owns large print publishers Walker Large Print and Wheeler Publishing.

In 1999, Thomson Gale acquired Thorndike Press, a publisher of large print books. In 2000 it acquired the Munich-based K.G. Saur Verlag, but then sold it to Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG in 2006. Gale also owns large print publishers Walker Large Print and Wheeler Publishing.