LIBRARY HOME STYLECAT
LIBRARY CATALOG
DIGITAL LIBRARY:
ONLINE DATABASES
GRAPHICS LAB PRINTFX SERVICES & DEPARTMENTS RESEARCH GUIDES ASK A LIBRARIAN LIBRARY HOURS NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS SITE INDEX SUGGESTION / COMMENT BOX

SEARCH LIBRARY WEB SITE


 

 
Gladys Marcus Library

Featured Database on Digital Library

Gale Virtual Reference Library
February 14, 2007

Click for Sample Search
Click for Screencast Tutorial  [approx. 3:00 min]
Logon to Gale Virtual Reference Library

Picture: Digital Library Homepage

"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."   To access Gale Virtual Reference Library, click Digital Library under Encyclopedias, Almanacs & Dictionaries.  FIT Username/Password required for access.

Gale Virtual Reference Library includes a number of topics including popular culture, biography, religion, health, government, world affairs, science, business and much more.  For a full list of the sources included, click List of Sources Available in Gale Virtual Reference Library.


 

        

Sample Search for Calvin Klein in Gale Virtual Reference Library

To begin a search in Gale Virtual Reference Library, enter your search term(s). 

In this example, we are searching for information on Calvin Klein as a Keyword search.

Click SEARCH.

 

 

 

Image of web screen: Gale Virtual Reference Library Home Page

You will get a list of citations to articles from the various sources available.

Click the title of the one you want to open.  In this case, we will open:

6. "Klein, Calvin." Contemporary Fashion. 2nd ed. Detroit: St. James Press, 2002.

 

 

Image of web screen: Gale Virtual Reference Library search results for Calvin Klein Part 1

 

Image of web screen: Gale Virtual Reference Library search results for Calvin Klein Part 2

 


You will get the full-text article "Klein, Calvin" from Contemporary Fashion. 2nd ed. Detroit: St. James Press, 2002.

You may print or email the article to yourself using any email address.

To start of new search, click Basic Search or Advanced Search.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of web screen: Gale Virtual Reference Library full record for Calvin Klein Part 1
Image of web screen: Gale Virtual Reference Library full record for Calvin Klein Part 2

 

List of Sources Available in Gale Virtual Reference Library as of February 1, 2007

Arts
Arts and Humanities Through the Eras 5v, 2005
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 2v, 2004
Contemporary Fashion 2nd ed., 2002
History of the American Cinema Vol. 1, 1990
History of the American Cinema Vol. 2, 1990
History of the American Cinema Vol. 3, 1990
History of the American Cinema Vol. 4, 1997
History of the American Cinema Vol. 5, 1993
History of the American Cinema Vol. 6, 1997
History of the American Cinema Vol. 7, 2003
History of the American Cinema Vol. 8, 2001
History of the American Cinema Vol. 9, 2000
History of the American Cinema Vol. 10, 2000
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers 4th ed., 4v, 2001
VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 2006 ed., 2005
VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 2007 ed. 2006

Biography
American Men and Women of Science 23rd ed., 8v, 2007
American Men and Women of Science 22 ed., 8v, 2005
Business Leader Profiles for Students 2v, 2002
Contemporary Hispanic Biography Vol. 1, 2002
Contemporary Hispanic Biography Vol. 2, 2003
Contemporary Hispanic Biography Vol. 3, 2003
Contemporary Hispanic Biography Vol. 4, 2004
Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages 3v, 2007
Encyclopedia of World Biography Vol. 24, 2nd ed., 2005
Encyclopedia of World Biography Vol. 25, 2nd ed., 2005
Encyclopedia of World Biography Vol. 26, 2nd ed., 2006
Encyclopedia of World Biography 2nd ed., 23v, 1998
Newsmakers 2004 Cumulation Vol. 4, 2004 ed., 2004
Newsmakers 2005 Cumulation 2005
Notable Sports Figures 4v, 2004
Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: Sports Figures 2v, 2002
Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: The 1960s 2v, 2003

Business
Business Information Handbook 2003 2003
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 1, 2005
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 2, 2005
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 3, 2005
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 4, 2005
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 5, 1998
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 6, 1999
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 7, 2000
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 8, 2001
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 9, 2002
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 11, 2006
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 12, 2007
Business Plans Handbook, Volume 10 Vol. 10, 2004
Company Profiles for Students 3v, 1999
Encyclopedia of American Industries 4th ed., 2v, 2005
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance 2v, 2001
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 2nd ed. 2nd ed., 2v, 2007
Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns 2007
Encyclopedia of Management 5th ed., 2006
Encyclopedia of Small Business 3rd ed., 2v, 2007
Encyclopedia of Small Business 2nd ed., 2v, 2002
Gale E-Commerce Sourcebook 2v, 2003
Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce 2v, 2002
International Directory of Business Biographies 4v, 2005
Manufacturing and Distribution USA 4th ed., 3v, 2006

Education
College Blue Book 34th ed., 6v, 2007
College Blue Book 33rd ed., 6v, 2006
College Blue Book 32nd ed., 6v, 2005
Encyclopedia of Education 2nd ed., 8v, 2003
Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans 23rd ed., 2007
Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans 22nd ed., 2006
Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans 21st ed., 2005
World Education Encyclopedia 2nd ed., 3v, 2001

Environment
Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America 6v, 2000
Environmental Encyclopedia 3rd ed., 2v, 2003
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia 2nd ed., 17v, 2004
Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource 21v, 2005
Pollution A to Z 2v, 2004
Water: Science and Issues 4v, 2003
Weather Almanac 11th ed., 2004

General Reference
Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary 36th ed., 4v, 2006
Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary, 37th ed. 37th ed., 4v, 2006

History
Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students 4v, 2002
American Civil War Reference Library 5v, 2000
American Decades 10v, 2001
American Decades Primary Sources 10v, 2004
American History Through Literature 1820-1870 3v, 2006
American History Through Literature 1870-1920 3v, 2006
American Revolution Reference Library 5v, 2000
Americans at War 4v, 2005
Ancient Europe, 8000 B.C. to A.D. 1000: Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World 2v, 2004
Datapedia of the United States: American History in Numbers 3rd ed., 2004
Dictionary of American History 3rd ed., 10v, 2003
Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 2v, 2005
Eleanor Roosevelt Papers 2007
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy 2nd ed., 3v, 2002
Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion 3v, 2005
Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security 3v, 2004
Encyclopedia of European Social History 6v, 2001
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture 3v, 2003
Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity 3v, 2005
Encyclopedia of India 4v, 2006
Encyclopedia of Irish History and Culture 2v, 2004
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia 6v, 2002
Encyclopedia of Modern Europe: Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire 5v, 2006
Encyclopedia of Modern Europe: Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction 5v, 2006
Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America 2v, 2004
Encyclopedia of Russian History 4v, 2004
Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450 3v, 2007
Encyclopedia of the American Revolution: Library of Military History 2v, 2006
Encyclopedia of the Great Depression 2v, 2004
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa 2nd ed., 4v, 2004
Encyclopedia of the New American Nation 3v, 2006
Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World 6v, 2004
Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages 5v, 2004
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History 2v, 1999
Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained 3v, 2003
Historic Events for Students: The Great Depression 3v, 2002
History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide 6v, 2001
History of World Trade Since 1450 2v, 2006
Landmarks of the American Revolution: Library of Military History 2nd ed., 2006
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas 6v, 2005
Presidents: A Reference History 3rd ed., 2002
Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students 4v, 2004
St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide: Major Events in Labor History and Their Impact 2v, 2004
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture 5v, 2000
The People's Chronology 3rd ed., 2005
Tobacco in History and Culture: An Encyclopedia 2v, 2005

Information and Publishing
World Press Encyclopedia 2nd ed., 2v, 2003

Law
American Law Yearbook 2005 2006
Canadian Parliamentary Guide 2005 2005
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution 2nd ed., 6v, 2000
Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law 2nd ed., 2v, 2006
Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law 2v, 2003
Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizen's Rights and Responsibilities 4v, 2006
Major Acts of Congress 3v, 2004
National Survey of State Laws Vol. 1, 5th ed., 2005
Political Theories for Students Vol. 1, 2002
West's Encyclopedia of American Law 2nd ed., 13v, 2005
World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems 2nd ed., 2v, 2006

Library Science
Digital Libraries: Principles and Practices in a Global Environment 2005

Literature
American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present 2nd ed., 4v, 2000
Contemporary Novelists 7th ed., 2001
Contemporary Poets 7th ed., 2001
Feminism in Literature: A Gale Critical Companion 6v, 2005
Gothic Literature: A Gale Critical Companion 3v, 2006
Literary Newsmakers for Students 2006
Literary Themes for Students 2v, 2006
Major 21st-Century Writers 5v, 2005
Modern American Literature 5th ed., 3v, 1999
Nonfiction Classics for Students 5v, 2001
Reference Guide to Holocaust Literature 2002
Reference Guide to Short Fiction 2nd ed., 1999
Reference Guide to World Literature 3rd ed., 2v, 2003
Writers Directory 2006 21st ed., 2v, 2005
Writers Directory 2007 22nd ed., 2v, 2006

Medicine
Drugs and Controlled Substances: Information for Students 2003
Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning About Addictive Behavior 3v, 2003
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior 2nd ed., 4v, 2001
Encyclopedia of Public Health 4v, 2002
Encyclopedia of Public Health 4v, 2002
Enfermedades y Trastornos de la Salud 3v, 2004
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine 2nd ed., 4v, 2005
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine 4v, 2001
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer 2nd ed., 2v, 2006
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer 2v, 2002
Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence 4v, 2006
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders 2nd ed., 2v, 2005
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders 2v, 2002
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine 3rd ed., 5v, 2006
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine 2nd ed., 5v, 2002
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders 2v, 2003
Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders 2v, 2005
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health 2nd ed., 5v, 2006
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health 5v, 2002
Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers 3v, 2004
Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z 2v, 2004

Multicultural Studies
African American Almanac 9th ed., 2003
African-American Years: Chronologies of American History and Experience 2003
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History 2nd ed., 6v, 2006
Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America 3v, 2004
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America 2nd ed., 3v, 2000
Notable Black American Men, Book II 2007
Who's Who Among African Americans 19th ed., 2006
Who's Who Among African Americans 18th ed., 2005

Nation and World
Cities of the United States 5th ed., 4v, 2006
Cities of the World 6th ed., 4v, 2002
Countries and Their Cultures 4v, 2001
Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook 2007 ed., 2v, 2006
Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook 2006 2006 ed., 2v, 2005
Geo-Data: The World Geographical Encyclopedia 3rd ed., 2003
Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies 4v, 2002
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations 12th ed., 5v, 2007
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations 11th ed., 6v, 2004
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States 7th ed., 2v, 2007
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States 6th ed., 2004

Religion
Contemporary American Religion 2v, 1999
Encyclopaedia Judaica 2nd ed., 22v, 2007
Encyclopedia of American Religions 7th ed., 2003
Encyclopedia of Buddhism 2v, 2004
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World 2v, 2004
Encyclopedia of Philosophy 2nd ed., 10v, 2006
Encyclopedia of Religion 2nd ed., 15v, 2005
Encyclopedia of Science and Religion 2v, 2003
New Catholic Encyclopedia 2nd ed., 15v, 2003
New Catholic Encyclopedia Jubilee Volume 2nd ed., 2000
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices 3v, 2006

Science
Animal Sciences 4v, 2002
Biology 4v, 2002
Building Blocks of Matter: A Supplement to the Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics 2003
Chemistry: Foundations and Applications 4v, 2004
Computer Sciences 4v, 2002
Gale Encyclopedia of Science 3rd ed., 6v, 2004
Genetics 4v, 2003
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy 3v, 2001
Mathematics 4v, 2002
Plant Sciences 4v, 2001
Real-Life Math 2v, 2006
Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery 8v, 2001
Science in Dispute Vol. 1, 2002
Science in Dispute Vol. 2, 2002
Science in Dispute Vol. 3, 2003
Science of Everyday Things 4v, 2002
Space Sciences 4v, 2002
World of Earth Science 2v, 2003
World of Forensic Science 2v, 2005
World of Microbiology and Immunology 2v, 2003
World of Sports Science 2v, 2007

Social Science
AIDS/HIV 2006 ed., 2006
Abortion: An Eternal Social and Moral Issue 2006 ed., 2006
Capital Punishment: Cruel and Unusual? 2006 2006 ed., 2006
Careers and Occupations: Looking to the Future 2006 ed., 2007
Child Development 2002
Crime and Punishment: Essential Primary Sources 2006
Death and Dying: End-of-Life Controversies 2006 ed., 2007
Education: Meeting America's Needs? 2006 ed., 2006
Encyclopedia of Aging 4v, 2002
Encyclopedia of Bioethics 3rd ed., 5v, 2004
Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society 3v, 2004
Encyclopedia of Communication and Information 3v, 2002
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice 2nd ed., 4v, 2002
Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology 5th ed., 2v, 2001
Encyclopedia of Population 2v, 2003
Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics 4v, 2005
Encyclopedia of Sociology 2nd ed., 5v, 2001
Encyclopedia of World Cultures 10v, 1996
Encyclopedia of World Cultures Supplement 2002
Endangered Species: Protecting Biodiversity 2006 ed., 2007
Environmental Issues: Essential Primary Sources 2006
Extremist Groups: Information for Students 2v, 2006
Family in Society: Essential Primary Sources 2006
Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology 2nd ed., 2001
Gender Issues and Sexuality: Essential Primary Sources 2006
Government, Politics, and Protest: Essential Primary Sources 2006
Growing Old in America 2006 ed., 2006
Health and Wellness: Illness Among Americans 2006 ed., 2007
Human and Civil Rights: Essential Primary Sources 2006
Immigration and Multiculturalism: Essential Primary Sources 2006
Information Plus(R) Reference Series Fall 2004 2004 ed., 10v, 2005
Information Plus(R) Reference Series Fall 2005 2005 ed., 8v, 2006
Information Plus(R) Reference Series Spring 2005 2005 ed., 12v, 2005
International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis 3v, 2005
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family 2nd ed., 4v, 2003
Learning and Memory 2nd ed., 2004
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying 2v, 2003
Medicine, Health, and Bioethics: Essential Primary Sources 2006
Minorities: Race and Ethnicity in America 2006 ed., 2007
Psychologists and Their Theories for Students 2v, 2005
Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources 2006
Social Trends and Indicators USA 4v, 2003
Space Exploration: Triumphs and Tragedies 2006 ed., 2007
Sports in America: Recreation, Business, Education and Controversy 2006 ed., 2006
Terrorism: Essential Primary Sources 2006
The Environment: A Revolution in Attitudes 2006 ed., 2006
Weight in America: Obesity, Eating Disorders, and Other Health Risks 2006 ed., 2007
Women in American Society 2006 ed., 2006
World Poverty 2006 ed., 2007