What activities will you need to do?
The next cohort of the Gale Ambassador Library Support Program runs for the 2025-2026 academic year. You will be able to plan your time and complete the following activities at a time convenient to you:
- Research Project: Create 1 research project, peer-reviewed and published on the Gale Research Showcase.
- Blog Post: Write 1 blog post (1,000 words) about an allocated topic. You will be given a deadline for your blog post.
- Gale Social Media: Post 10 times on the Gale Global Academic social media channels about Gale's resources and your activities.
- Personal Social Media: Post 10 times on social media account you own or have access about Gale's resources and your activities.
- External Social Media: Post 10 times of social media, blogs, or webpages not owned by either Gale or you. These can be the Library social media channels, blogs, and webpages.
- Live Events: Run 3 events at your institution. You will have the freedom to choose the type of event you run, such as training sessions, mini-lecture presentations or running a tabletop stand in the library foyer. (Don't worry, this isn't nearly as daunting as it sounds! Many of these events can be relatively small-scale and can sometimes be run in partnership with Gale or library staff). Full training is provided.
Gale Ambassadors can also choose to complete additional activities (with additional payments), selected from a list of specified activities. It is not mandatory to complete any additional activities.
Training
If understanding the Gale archives and ambassador activities seems daunting, don't worry! We offer all Gale Ambassadors comprehensive training.
Students will be given four 2-hour recorded training sessions. A live follow up session will be scheduled. Students need to watch and attend all training sessions.
As well as learning about the company, Gale's resources and the ambassador role, you will get the chance to e-meet various Gale colleagues and ambassadors at other universities.
We will also have a Check In Call in January – a chance for all ambassadors to reconnect and share ideas and advice. This will be held:
January 14, 2026, 10-11am EST
Training and the Check In Call are mandatory.
Deadline: 1st July 2025