Gale Virtual Reference Library

With Gale Virtual Reference Library, you can instantly access thousands of eBooks on virtually any subject. These trusted, authoritative reference works are available in the library and from home 24/7! Browse through the thousands of eBooks and see what you discover.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

The Gale Virtual Reference Library is a keyword searchable encyclopedia and reference books database related to the arts, biographies, business, education, environment, general reference, history, information and publishing, law, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, nation and world, religion, science, and social science. These titles are online versions of the same Gale print reference resources found in many library reference collections.

What do you need?

All of the included titles are keyword searchable and viewable on your computer screen. A valid Ela Area Public Library card is necessary to view the GVRL titles from home.

New! Gale now has a free app - Access My Library - available for Android, iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users. Now, you can access the Gale Virtual Reference Library and other Gale databases the Library subscribes to directly from your mobile device.

Download the Gale Access My Library app for your iPhone/iPod or Android. Based on your current location, the app locates public libraries within a 10-mile radius. You can then select a library and access all its Gale electronic resources.