Gale Virtual Reference Library

Submitted by Beckyr on February 28, 2011 - 1:54pm

Can't make it to the library, but need to get started on a research project? Gale Virtual Reference Library offers a whole set of reference books online. All you need to use it from home or anywhere else with internet access is your Denver Public Library card number and password. Take a look at how useful it can be.

The first page offers a search box where you can enter a keyword. This Basic search will bring up articles from a variety of books. If you know more precisely what you are looking for choose an advanced search to narrow down the subject area or even specific resources you want to search in. The search will return lists of articles by title with a short description. If you are interested you click and see the whole article within a complete citation that you can use in a bibliography. How great for reports and homework!

Gale Virtual Reference Library currently has 2,889,721 articles with more being added every day. Here is a small list of titles included to give you an idea of the huge scope the database covers:

Cities of the World
Climate Change: In Context
Encyclopedia of Religion
Encyclopedia of Russian History
Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
Growing Old in America
History of the American Cinema
Medicine, Health, and Bioethics: Essential Primary Sources
Nobel Prize Laureates in Literature
Roaring Twenties Reference Library
Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans
Scientific Thought: In Context
The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives
World War II Reference Library
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life
and many many more!

Gale Virtual Reference Library is a wonderful go-to homework resource for students 6th grade and up. It is also a lot of fun for curious browsers who enjoy exploring and learning about new topics. It puts a ton of interesting material at your fingertips!