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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.

eBooks

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Passwords can also be found at Edline > My Classes & Shortcuts > Library-Media Center >Electronic Research Databases w/ Passwords.

Arts:
· Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 6v, 2001

Biography:
· American Men and Women of Science - 25th ed, 8v, 2008
· Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed., 23v, 2004
· Encyclopedia of World Biography - Volume 24, 2nd ed., 2005
· Encyclopedia of World Biography - Volume 25, 2nd ed., 2005
· Encyclopedia of World Biography - Volume 26, 2nd ed., 2006
· Encyclopedia of World Biography - Volume 27 2nd ed. Supplement, 2007
· Encyclopedia of World Biography - Volume 28 2nd ed. Supplement, 2008
· UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography, 10v, 2003
· Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia, 17v, 2002

Business:

  Encyclopedia of Products & Industries - Manufacturing , 2v,  2008
· Encyclopedia of Small Business - 3rd ed., 2v, 2007

Education:
  Encyclopedia of Education , 2^nd ed.,  8v,  2003

Environment:
· Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, 2v, 2009
· Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource, 21v, 2005
· UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes - 2nd ed., 3v, 2008
· UXL Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features, 3v, 2004
· UXL Encyclopedia of Water Science, 3v, 2005
· Water: Science and Issues, 4v, 2003

History:
· Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students, 4v, 2002
· American Decades, 10v, 2001
· American Decades Primary Sources, 10v, 2004
· American Eras, 8v, 1997
· American History Through Literature: 1820-1870, 3v, 2006
  American Home Front in World War II , 4v,  2005
· American Inaugurals: The Speeches - The Presidents - and Their Times, 2002
· Americans at War, 4v, 2005
· Ancient Civilizations Reference Library, 3v, 2000
· Ancient Greece and Rome: An Encyclopedia for Students, 4v, 1998
· Bowling - Beatniks - and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th-Century America, 5v, 2002
· Colonial America Reference Library, 6v, 2000
· Crusades Reference Library, 4v, 2005
· Dictionary of American History, 3rd ed., 10v, 2003
  Early Civilizations in the Americas Reference Library , 4v,  2005
· Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, 3v, 2005
  Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture , 2^nd ed.,  6v,  2008
  Encyclopedia of the Great Depression , 2v,  2004
· Encyclopedia of Espionage - Intelligence and Security, 3v, 2004
· Encyclopedia of Food and Culture, 3v, 2003
· Fashion - Costume - and Culture: Clothing - Headwear - Body Decorations - and Footwear through the Ages, 5v, 2004
· Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, 2v, 1999
· Harlem Renaissance, 2001
· Learning About the Holocaust: A Student's Guide, 4v, 2001
· Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia for Students, 4v, 1996
· Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students, 4v, 2004
· Sixties in America Reference Library, 4v, 2005
· St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, 5v, 2000
· Supreme Court Drama: Cases That Changed America, 4v, 2001
· UXL American Decades, 11v, 2003
· Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia, 17v, 2002
· World War I Reference Library, 4v, 2002
· World War II Reference Library, 5v, 2000

Law:
· Checks and Balances: The Three Branches of the American Government, 3v, 2005
· Crime and Punishment in America Reference Library, 5v, 2005
· Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, 2nd ed., 4v, 2002
· Supreme Court Drama: Cases That Changed America, 4v, 2001
· West's Encyclopedia of American Law - 2nd ed., 13v, 2004

Literature:
· American Women Writers, 2nd ed., 4v, 2000

American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies, Supplement 20 , 2010

American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies, Supplement 21 , 2011

American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies, Supplement 22 , 2012

British Writers: Supplement 16 , 2010

British Writers: Supplement 17 , 2011

British Writers: Suppliment 18, 2012

Feminism in Literature: A Gale Critical Companion , 6v,  2005

  · Nonfiction Classics for Students, 5v, 2003
· Shakespeare for Students - 2nd ed., 3v, 2007

Poetry Criticism
Searchable Online volume 96 onwards. For readable eBooks see the SJHS Online Card Catalog.

Medicine:
· Encyclopedia of Cancer - 2nd ed., 4v, 2002
· Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine - 3rd ed., 4v, 2009
· Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders - 2nd ed., 2v, 2006
· Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine - 3rd ed., 5v, 2006

Multicultural Studies:
· Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History - 2nd ed., 6v, 2006
· Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, 2nd ed., 3v, 2000

Nation and World:
· Countries and Their Cultures, 4v, 2001
· Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook 2012, 2v, 20102

Religion:
· Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed., 15v, 2005
· New Catholic Encyclopedia - 2nd ed., 15v, 2003
· New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement - 2009, 2009 (Science & the Church)
  New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement 2010 , 2v,  2010 (Church in Modern History)

New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement 2011, 2v, 2011 (Literature, Music and the Arts)

· Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices, 3v, 2006

Science:
· Alternative Energy , 3v,  2007
  American Men and Women of Science - 25th ed., 8v, 2008
· Biology, 4v, 2002
  Artificial Intelligence , 2005
  Bacteria and Viruses , 2004
  Black Holes , 2004
· CDs - Super Glue - and Salsa: How Everyday Products Are Made: Series 3, 2v, 2003
· Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton, 3v, 2006
· Chemistry: Foundations and Applications, 4v, 2004
  Comets and Asteroids , 2004
· Encyclopedia of Science - Technology - and Ethics, 4v, 2005
  Energy Alternatives , 2004
  Exploring Mars , 2005
· Genetics, 4v, 2003
  Global Warming , 2004
  Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia , 2^nd ed.,  17v,  2003
· Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource, 21v, 2005
  Lasers , 2003
· Mathematics, 4v, 2002
  Plant Sciences , 4v,  2001
· Real-Life Math, 2v, 2006
  Space Stations , 2004
  Telescopes , 2005
· UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes - 2nd ed., 3v, 2008
  Virtual Reality , 2004
· World of Earth Science, 2v, 2003
  World of Microbiology and Immunology , 2v,  2003

Social Studies:
· Child Development, 2002
· Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 3rd ed., 5v, 2004
· Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, 2nd ed., 4v, 2002
· Encyclopedia of Population, 2v, 2003
· Encyclopedia of World Cultures, 10v, 1996
· International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family, 2nd ed., 4v, 2003
· Psychologists and Their Theories for Students, 2v, 2005
· Terrorism: Essential Primary Sources, 2006