Viewing eBook Articles

If your library has a subscription to Gale Virtual Reference Library and you have chosen to include this collection in your PowerSearch search, eBook articles may be part of your search results.

An eBook is a book that has been captured electronically for use through a personal computer or a network computer from a library, school or home. Gale Virtual Reference Library is a collection of eBooks that has been purchased by a library or school for their patrons or students to use.

When viewing individual entries from eBooks or when viewing general information about the eBook itself, you'll find links to specially-created digital pages that complement the full text of the work. These links allow you to browse an eBook and directly link to the details you are interested in:

• The About this Publication link displays brief publication information, subject categories, a short description of the work and provides a thumbnail photo of the cover.
• The eTable of Contents link allows you to view the contents of a work and link directly to specific locations within that work, such as prefatory material, chapters, and indexes.
• The eBook Index link allows you to browse index headings and go directly to specific topics discussed in the work.
• For each work that contains illustrations, click the List of Illustrations link to view details of all of the illustrations within that work, as well as link directly to the page image on which an illustration appears.

To find more information about eBooks, or to search exclusively in Gale Virtual Reference Library, click the Change Databases link from the title bar and then click the Gale Virtual Reference Library link from the Database Menu.