Gale, Inc. operates as an e-research and educational publishing company for libraries, schools, and businesses internationally. It offers content pools, which are used by students and consumers in their libraries, schools, and on the Internet. The company also provides services in the areas of geography, music, health, religion, history, science, journalism, social science, law/civil rights, speech/debate, literature, and writing. In addition, it provides information, such as homework help, health questions, and business profiles in books and e-books, databases, and microfilm formats. The company also licenses its proprietary content for integration in Web-based information services to various organizations. Gale, Inc. has strategic business distribution partnerships with Looksmart, Borders, Dow Jones, and Thomson Financial. The company formerly was known as Thomson Gale, Inc. and is based in Farmington Hills, Michigan with additional offices in the U.S. and in the U.K., Australia, Germany, Switzerland and Malaysia. Gale, Inc. is a subsidiary of Cengage Learning.