Spotlight On: Gale Ebooks- Encyclopedias and Reference Sources
Formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL), Gale Ebooks grants access to hundreds of reference books from reputable publishers such as ABC-CLIO, Sage Reference, Macmillan Reference, Brill Academic, Oxford University, and Gale. All encyclopedias and related reference sources are written by trusted subject experts. Areas of study include:
· Arts
· Biography
· Business
· Education
· Environment
· General Reference
· History
· Information and Publishing
· Law
· Library Science
· Literature
· Medicine
· Multicultural studies
· Nation and world
· Religion
· Science
· Social Science
· Technology
· Travel
Researchers may search the entire collection as a whole, browse by individual collection or area of study, and even browse or search within individual books. Reference entries include a handy “Source Citation” feature for properly citing documents in MLA, APA, Chicago, and Harvard styles.
Gale Ebooks provides a trustworthy alternative to Wikipedia and is perfect for gathering background information on nearly any topic. Try it today!