New Database: Gale Virtual Reference Library

The Library is pleased to announce that current Kalamazoo College students, faculty, and staff have acccess to a new database: Gale Virtual Reference Library. The Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of full text encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research that are searchable by keyword. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.

The Gale Virtual Reference Library titles include:

• Beacham’s Guide to the Endangered Species of North America (6v.)
• Biology (Macmillan) (4v.)
• Encyclopedia of Popular Culture (St. James) (5v.)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine (4v.)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer (2v.)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders (2v.)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (5v.)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (3v.)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Small Business
• Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
• World of Earth Science (2v.)

You can access the Gale Virtual Reference Library in two ways:

• Through this direct link
• Or through the Library website's list of online databases and indexes

If you have questions about the Gale Virtual Reference Library, contact Reference at reference@kzoo.edu or 337-7152.