Library Resources

Research Database: Gale Virtual Reference Library--A Good Place to Start

Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) is a collection of electronic subject encyclopedias just right for getting background information on your topic.

Here is a demonstration of GVRL. Be sure to wear headphones to hear the sound in the video below if you are in the Library.

Also, to see the full screen clearly, click on the YouTube logo on the bottom right, run your cursor along the bottom edge of the video screen, and click on the fullscreen.jpg symbol. When you are finished viewing, close the YouTube tab to get back to this page.

 
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Citing an Article from Gale Virtual Reference Library

Once you've searched and found an article you can use, click on the title of the article, then click on Citation Tools:

 

Here are the elements of your citation:

 

Your citation is pictured below:

 

 

Copy and paste the citation into your Works Cited List (MLA) or your References List (APA) or use one of the citation programs, like EasyBib, if you have access.

In addition, the Library has style manuals to help you format your citations, there are guidelines for and examples of the different styles in the "Why and How to Give Credit" lesson in the Virtual Library Orientation, there is a section in our Writing Center Research Guide that can help, or you can submit an Ask a Reference Librarian form.