Searching eBooks

Search a single title or an ‘eShelf’ full of reference
Gale Virtual Reference Library 's unprecedented functionality empowers you and your students to build collections and conduct research like never before. Using tools like our SubCollection Manager, you can create subject and/or topic specific collections based on what’s being discussed in class, hot projects and more. If you know students are preparing a paper on the French and Indian War, the SubCollection Manager can help you combine all the titles you have related to the War into a single, fully-searchable group, providing your students with multiple sources of information in one search.

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The beauty of Gale Virtual Reference Library eBooks is that they can function just like a printed book or like a database — it is up to the student. For example, students can browse a title’s table of contents or the index to locate the desired information or search the book for a list of illustrations appearing throughout. Our e-reference titles also provide students with basic search functionality that is simple to use — they can find terms through a keyword search, by article title or within the title of the source. For a more advanced search, Gale Virtual Reference Library supports searches that combine criteria by:

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