March 15, 2011 – Several new reference works from Gale Virtual Reference Library are now available. Each work can be searched or browsed for content, and the entire collection can also be searched as a whole. Most works are encyclopedic in nature, presenting brief articles on a topic that will provide an overview and terminology used in the field, plus a list of references used to compile the entry. These works can be used while you explore a topic and gather background information to refine your research topic.

• Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary, 40th ed., 4v, 2009
• American Inaugurals: The Speeches, The Presidents, and Their Times, 2002
• American Men & Women of Science: A Biographical Directory of Today's Leaders in Physical, Biological, and Related Sciences, 25th ed., 8v, 2008
• Americans at War, 4v, 2005
• Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America, 6v, 2001
• Black Literature Criticism: Classic and Emerging Authors since 1950, 2nd ed., 3v, 2008
• Chemistry: Foundations and Applications, 4v, 2004
• Climate Change: In Context, 2v, 2008
• Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy, 2nd ed., 3v, 2002
• Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 3rd ed., 5v, 2004
• Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries, 5th ed., 2007
• Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, 3v, 2005
• Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, 2v, 2004
• Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America, 3v, 2004
• Encyclopedia of Management, 5th ed., 2006
• Encyclopedia of Products & Industries - Manufacturing, 2v, 2008
• Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America, 2v, 2004
• Encyclopedia of Russian History, 4v, 2004
• Encyclopedia of Science and Religion, 2v, 2003
• Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics, 4v, 2005
• Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, 2nd ed., 6v, 2000
• Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450, 3v, 2007
• Everyday Finance: Economics, Personal Money Management, and Entrepreneurship, 2v, 2008
• Gale Encyclopedia of American Law, 3rd ed., 14v, 2011
• Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 3rd ed., 2v, 2010
• Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health: A Guide for Seniors and Their Caregivers, 5v, 2009
• Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities, 4v, 2006
• Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., 17v, 2003
• History in Dispute Vols. 1-21
• History in Dispute, Vol. 1: The Cold War: First Series, 2000
• History in Dispute, Vol. 2: American Social and Political Movements, 1945-2000: Pursuit of Liberty, 2000
• History in Dispute, Vol. 3: American Social and Political Movements, 1900-1945: Pursuit of Progress, 2000
• History in Dispute, Vol. 4: World War II, 1939-1943, 2000
• History in Dispute, Vol. 5: World War II, 1943-1945, 2000
• History in Dispute, Vol. 6: The Cold War: Second Series, 2000
• History in Dispute, Vol. 7: Water and the Environment Since 1945: Global Perspectives, 2001
• History in Dispute, Vol. 8: World War I: First Series, 2002
• History in Dispute, Vol. 9: World War I: Second Series, 2002
• History in Dispute, Vol. 10: The Crusades, 1095-1291, 2003
• History in Dispute, Vol. 11: The Holocaust, 1933-1945, 2003
• History in Dispute, Vol. 12: The American Revolution, 1763-1789, 2003
• History in Dispute, Vol. 13: Slavery in the Western Hemisphere, circa 1500-1888, 2003
• History in Dispute, Vol. 14: The Middle East Since 1945: First Series, 2004
• History in Dispute, Vol. 15: The Middle East Since 1945: Second Series, 2004
• History in Dispute, Vol. 16: Twentieth-Century European Social and Political Movements: First Series, 2004
• History in Dispute, Vol. 17: Twentieth-Century European Social and Political Movements: Second Series, 2004
• History in Dispute, Vol. 18: The Spanish Civil War, 2005
• History in Dispute, Vol. 19: The Red Scare After 1945, 2005
• History in Dispute, Vol. 20: Classical Antiquity and Classical Studies, 2005
• History in Dispute, Vol. 21: Revolutionary Russia, 1890-1930, 2005
• History of World Trade Since 1450, 2v, 2006
• International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family, 2nd ed., 4v, 2003
• International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd ed., 9v, 2008
• International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 17v, 1968
• Literary Themes for Students: Race and Prejudice, 2v, 2007
• Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream, 2v, 2007
• Literary Themes for Students: War and Peace, 2v, 2006
• Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z, 2v, 2004
• Pollution A to Z, 2v, 2004
• Psychology of Classroom Learning: An Encyclopedia, 2v, 2009
• Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film, 4v, 2007
• Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans, 25th ed., 2009
• Shakespeare for Students: Critical Interpretations of Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, 2nd ed., 3v, 2007
• Tobacco in History and Culture: An Encyclopedia, 2v, 2004
• Water: Science and Issues, 4v, 2003
• Who's Who Among African Americans, 22nd ed., 2008