Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)

No longer offered by BC ELN.

Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. eBooks are purchased and available for perpetual access, subject to ongoing platform fees.

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Designed specifically for student, faculty, and researchers, Gale’s eBook platform, GVRL, delivers titles covering the most-studied subject areas using technology built for today’s student workflow. GVRL is optimized for search, accessible simultaneously from any device, integrated with Google, and loaded with tools to encourage bookmarking, downloading, sharing, and more.

On GVRL, your library can offer a one-stop research experience, regardless of the book’s original publisher. Facilitating this cross-disciplinary search expands results into areas that may not be immediately obvious to the users. Maintaining a consistent experience allows results from multiple sources to be viewed together, without a jarring book-to-book "jump." Accessing current titles from more than 150 industry-leading publishers is as simple as opening GVRL.

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