Gale Presents: Udemy

Resource Description

Gale has partnered with Udemy, the leading marketplace for online learning, to offer public libraries Gale Presents: Udemy. This online learning platform provides instruction for adults who want to upskill for a new job, advance in their current profession, or deepen a personal interest.

Ordering

Price listed on order form is an annual price. If you are signing up outside of the 1/1-12/31 subscription period, RAILS staff will contact you with a prorated price to align you with the RAILS renewal date. 

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Features

Discover 10 reasons why Gale Presents: Udemy surpasses the competition.

1. Extensive Course Selection: Access 30K+ top-tier courses on Gale’s Udemy platform, carefully curated from Udemy’s vast library of 250K+ courses.
2. Rigorous Vetting: Courses and instructors are handpicked based on feedback from Udemy’s 81M paid users and the platform itself, ensuring only the best content makes it to Gale.
3. Diverse Learning Opportunities: Patrons can explore a wide range of online courses in business, technology, personal development, and more.
4. Expert-Led Instruction: Learn from industry leaders—world-class experts, bestselling authors, and award-winning professors. The variety of instructors ensures patrons can find educators whose expertise, identities, and styles fit their learning preferences.
5. NEW AI Role-Playing Feature: Hundreds of courses allow the learner to participate in, or observe, scenario-based situations that mimic real-world workplace challenges. These include Conflict Resolution, Public Speaking, Customer Service, Interviewing, and more.
6. NEW AI Assistant: Learners can ask questions, get summaries, and receive personalized course recommendations, all in a natural conversation.
7. Real-Time Content Updates: Benefit from the latest, in-demand skills with courses updated at market speed—often within days.
8. Native-Language Learning: Enjoy 17K+ on-demand video courses in 15 languages, taught by native speakers, offering a unique and immersive learning experience.
9. Learn Anytime, Anywhere: Use the mobile app to download courses for offline viewing, listen in audio format, or stream via Chromecast or Apple TV.
10. Comprehensive Support: Take advantage of Gale’s extensive Staff Training and Marketing Support.

Group Purchase

• RAILS public libraries are eligible to join the RAILS group purchase for a 50% discount. Complete the online order form to opt into the RAILS Gale Presents: Udemy Group Purchase.
• Pricing is based on population served.
• The group purchase annual subscription runs 1/1-12/31. Libraries signing up or renewing prior to or after 1/1 will be prorated to align with the group purchase dates.
• Credits will not be offered for existing Gale Presents: Udemy subscriptions joining the RAILS group purchase.
• Libraries will sign-up/renew through RAILS and RAILS will invoice the libraries.
• Email deals@railslibraries.org for questions about ordering.

Pricing

See attached price list below. Pricing did not increase for 2026. 

Pricing is confidential to RAILS members and Gale only. Please do not share outside of these organizations.

Trial

Gale Presents: Udemy Trial Site

Webinars

30 Minute Gale: Udemy 101 Informational Webinar Recording

Vendor Contact

For further information about Gale Presents: Udemy, contact Stephanie Legro, Sr. Educational Consultant – Public Libraries, stephanie.legro@cengage.com, 715.218.3926.