Reading is Easy with Gale Virtual Reference Library eBooks
Gale Virtual Reference Library, available through the library's A-Z list of databases, provides reference eBooks on a wide range of topics. This online tool has been used to find literary criticism of Yann Martel's Life of Pi. Relevant articles were found in Literary Newsmakers for Students.
This resource also includes the 2011 Business Plans Handbook, titles in the popular DK Eyewitness series and Rough Guides travel guides. Some updated titles will be added soon.
Reading Gale Virtual Reference Library eBooks
You can scroll through book covers on the home page or view titles from the subject list on the left. Searches can also be conducted. Search results consists of articles from eBooks.
- Click on the cover of the book and an eTable of Contents appears
Initially the article will be displayed as Text but you may want to switch to the PDF view
TEXT VIEW
- Displays the text of the article and any images as one continuous page
- Use this view to print, email, download, listen to the article or search within the publication
- Page numbers appear to the right and correspond to the print page numbers
PDF VIEW
- Displays the article as it appears in the corresponding print publication
- Use this view when you want to browse and read pages like in a book
- Click the Facing pages tool to display side-by-side pages
- The Full screen maximizes the viewing window. Press the ESCAPE key to return to the normal screen mode
- The magnifying tool lets you zoom in and out
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a great electronic reference tool of use to students in high school and up.
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