Gale Virtual Reference Library

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What is it? Gale Virtual Reference Library is a collection of searchable, full-text reference books and encyclopedias. Titles of publications included as of June 2007:

Arts

• Contemporary Fashion 2nd ed., 2002
• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers 4th ed., 4 volumes, 2001

Biography

• Business Leader Profiles for Students 2 volumes, 2002

Business

• Encyclopedia of American Industries 4th ed., 2 volumes, 2005
• Encyclopedia of Small Business 2nd ed., 2 volumes, 2002

Environment

• Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America 6 volumes, 2000
• Environmental Encyclopedia 3rd ed., 2 volumes, 2003
• Weather Almanac 11th ed., 2004

History

• Dictionary of American History 3rd ed., 10 volumes, 2003
• Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America 2 volumes, 2004
• St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture 5 volumes, 2000
• The People's Chronology 3rd ed., 2005

Literature

• Contemporary Novelists 7th ed., 2001
• Contemporary Poets 7th ed., 2001

Medicine

• Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine 2nd ed., 4 volumes, 2005
• Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer 2nd ed., 2 volumes, 2006
• Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders 2nd ed., 2 volumes, 2005
• Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine 3rd ed., 5 volumes, 2006

Multicultural Studies

• Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America 2nd ed., 3 volumes, 2000

Nation and World

• Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the United States Vol. 1, 2003
• Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World Vol. 1, 2001

Science

• Biology 4 volumes, 2002
• Chemistry: Foundations and Applications 4 volumes, 2004
• World of Earth Science 2 volumes, 2003
• World of Forensic Science 2 volumes, 2005

Social Science

• Encyclopedia of Sociology 2nd ed., 5 volumes, 2001
• Social Trends and Indicators USA 4 volumes, 2003

Why use it? More than twenty reference books and encyclopedias

Coverage: 1999-Present

Access: Available on networked computers on the MSU campus in Bozeman and via the proxy server. Unlimited users.

Learn more: Parts of this database have been funded in part by the Montana State Library and Montana Legislature to improve access to information resources for Montana citizens and students.

Last updated: 2008-03-13 15:33:32 by Greg Notess

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