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Gale Virtual Reference Library
The Gale Virtual
Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized
reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials
once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online
from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each Library creates its own eBook
collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different
libraries (your school, your public library, or your office.).
The reference titles
offered by NC WiseOwl for public libraries and K12 schools include:
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Gale Encyclopedia of
Alternative Medicine
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Gale
Encyclopedia of Cancer
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Gale Encyclopedia of
Medicine
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Gale Encyclopedia of
Multicultural American
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Encyclopedia of American
Industries (to release in December 2004)
The Gale Virtual
Reference Library opens reference collections in a new way to libraries, patrons
and students with the following:
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24/7 remote access
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No Checkout requirements
or turnaways, multi-volume sets are always available
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Circulation of reference
content
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Expanding selection of
titles, add titles to your collection at your own pace
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Cross searching
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No Need for special
hardware or an online reader
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Shelf space-savings
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Back-up for print
resources
Flexible and easy to
browse, The Gale Virtual Reference Library offers:
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About this book (a
description and cover photo)
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Illustration
list
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eBook Indexes
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eBook table of content
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In-line
graphics and tables
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Hyperlinks
to related content within an eBook
Choose your content from
a continuously growing content list. Develop your e-reference collection at our
own pace based on your users’ needs and usage patterns. Thomson Gale will
manage your collection, showing patrons only the eBooks you have purchased.
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General Reference Center
Gold
This resource center integrates a vast array of key business and general
interest titles to fully answer your patrons' reference questions -- all in
a single database. From national news magazines and encyclopedias to core
business journals, General Reference Center GoldTM has the
full-text and image resources students and researchers need. Available 24
hours a day via the Internet, this comprehensive reference database quickly
delivers the answers to a wide variety of reference questions both at the
library or from remote sites. And InfoTrac®'s powerful, intuitive
interface makes it easy for users to search all of these different sources
in one seamless process.
General Reference Center Gold™ features hyperlinks between and
even within sources, providing point-and-click navigation to related topics
and articles. For instance, you can click on highlighted works within a
full-text article from The Columbia Encyclopedia and go right to
related articles within the encyclopedia. Many articles also provide links
to related sources outside of the current article: reference books, magazine
and newspaper articles. General Reference Center Gold™ features a
wide variety of general interest and business magazines and periodicals
including:
- Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service Newspaper articles
- The New York Times
- The Wall Street Journal
- The Christian Science Monitor
- Children's magazines
- More than 20 reference books
- More than 4,500 titles including 3,500 in full text
A 25-year backfile is integrated and included with your subscription.
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Kids InfoBits
Kids InfoBits
includes curriculum support references from Blackbirch Press, nearly 120
full-text age appropriate magazines and 2 newswires. Kids InfoBits is jam-packed
with eye popping graphs, charts, maps and more than 3,000 searchable images.
Kids InfoBits
targets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It
features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface, a
subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate,
curriculum-related magazine and reference content.
Kids InfoBits
features:
- A
drilldown subject topic tree for users who need helping identifying a
particular topic
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Full-text proprietary reference content from Blackbirch Press that supports
the K-5 curriculum
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Nearly 120 full-text, age appropriate magazines
- Over
3,000 searchable, indexed images
- A
5-year backfile that offers relevant and manageable results lists
Reference content in
Kids InfoBits includes:
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Kidbits, 2nd
Ed. (Blackbirch Press)
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The Blackbirch Encyclopedia of Science and Invention
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The Blackbirch Kid's Almanac of Geography
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The Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World
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The Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the States
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The Columbia Encyclopedia,
6th Edition
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Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary
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InfoTrac Junior Edition
Designed for junior
high and middle school students, InfoTrac® Junior Edition features the
titles most critical to their libraries and curriculum. With Junior Edition's
diverse perspectives and strong full-text coverage, students will find the
answers they need to all their general reference questions -- without lining up
at your desk or waiting for titles out on loan. InfoTrac Junior Edition
provides indexing and abstracts of 215 journals with 201 full text titles.
Additionally, the database includes full text newspaper articles from the
Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service, 300+ full color maps, and the following full
text reference books:
- Merriam-Webster’s
Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition
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The
Reader’s Companion to American History
- The
Columbia
Encyclopedia
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InfoTrac Student Edition
Designed
for secondary school students, InfoTrac® Student Edition is the quick and
easy way to do classroom assignments and get answers to general reference
questions. Student Edition is comprised of a variety of full-text sources
that include the leading magazines, newspapers and reference books that
librarians prefer and students enjoy. InfoTrac Student Edition provides indexing and abstracting
of 550 journals with full text of 424 titles. Additionally, the database
includes more than 40,000 full text newspaper articles from the
Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service and 300+ full color maps. In addition,
indexing and full text is provided of the following reference books:
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All
Our Yesterdays – Photo Collection of Americana
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American
Reader
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Asimov’s
Chronology of Science & Discovery
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Benet’s
Reader’s Encyclopedia
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Benet’s
Reader’s Encyclopedia of American Literature
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The
Columbia Encyclopedia (single volume)
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Constitution
of the United States
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Encyclopedia
of American Facts & Dates
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Great
Thinkers of the Western World
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Harper
Encyclopedia of Military Biography
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Merriam
Webster’s Biographical Dictionary
- Merriam Webster’s
Dictionary of Quotations
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Merriam
Webster’s Geographical Dictionary
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The
Reader’s Companion to American History
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The
World Almanac and Book of Facts
Thomson Gale's U·X·L electronic resources for students and
librarians are available online, offering 24-hour access to references
covering the subjects most frequently studied by students of all ages. The
information in this combined online database enhances and encourages the
education process by providing user-friendly tools for classroom research and
independent study.
With Junior Reference Collection, students have
current, relevant, organized, easy-to-read information at their fingertips.
The entries are thorough; in depth; and written in clear, concise terms at an
appropriate reading level. Integrating several curriculum area content sets
into one searchable database offers the benefit of searching five databases
with a single query. Junior Reference Collection integrates the updated
and award-winning content of these great U·X·L databases:
- U·X·L Biographies 2.0
- U·X·L Science
- U·X·L Junior DISCovering Authors 2.0
- U·X·L Junior Worldmark
- U·X·L Multicultural
- U·X·L Encyclopedia of Science, 2nd. Ed.
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Professional Collection is a custom selection of more than 300
full-text journals for educators that is updated daily and provides 24 hour
access from school or home. The Professional Collection offers balanced
coverage for any professional educator:
- Arts and Humanities
- Child and Adolescent Psychology and Development
- Drug and Alcohol Abuse
- Health/Nutrition/Fitness
- Learning Disabilities
- Literature
- School Law
- Science and Technology
- Social Sciences
- Sports/Athletic Training
Scribner Writers Series
Gain access to 1,600 original and detailed bio-critical
essays on the lives and works of important authors from around the world. Now
students, faculty and other researchers can access these literary references
with flexibility and simplicity. Each entry averages 15-20 pages in length and
includes a concise essay, hyperlinks for cross-referencing, a citation and
biographical information that places the author's work in personal and
historical context. Many authors in the Scribner Writers Series are
seen from multiple perspectives through two, three or sometimes four essays.
The series is designed to work the way students conduct literary research,
therefore, students can go directly to an entry on a specific author, combine
search criteria for a much more complex search, or explore thematic and
chronological topics to make connections among writers.
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