Sailor Database Review: Gale Virtual Reference Library

Gale Virtual Reference Library makes available online the full text of 25 great reference sources. The list of sources available in the Sailor database are:

• Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students , 4v, 2002
• American Decades , 10v, 2001
• American Decades Primary Sources , 10v, 2004
• American Eras , 8v, 1997 history
• Ancient Civilizations Reference Library , 3v, 2000
• Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 , 2v, 2004
• Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton , 3v, 2006
• Colonial America Reference Library , 6v, 2000
• Countries and Their Cultures , 4v, 2001
• Early Civilizations in the Americas Reference Library , 4v, 2005
• Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion , 3v, 2005
• Encyclopedia of Food and Culture , 3v, 2003
• Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World , 2v, 2004
• Encyclopedia of Religion , 2nd ed., 15v, 2005
• Encyclopedia of World Cultures , 10v, 1996
• Encyclopedia of World Cultures: Supplement , 2002
• Endangered Species , 2nd ed., 3v, 2004
• Environmental Encyclopedia , 3rd ed., 2v, 2003
• Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World , 4v, 2002
• Middle Ages Reference Library , 5v, 2001
• Middle East Conflict Reference Library , 4v, 2006
• Renaissance and Reformation Reference Library , 6v, 2002
• UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes , 3v, 2000
• UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances , 5v, 2006
• Witchcraft in America , 2001

The entire list may be searched by keyword or the search maybe limited to a specific source. A description of each source is available by clicking on the title. For each source, you also have access to an e-index—just click on the appropriate entry and you will go directly to the page with that information.

This database is perfect for those customers who are searching for information on a specific subject and cannot get into the library to access these sources normally available only in print form.