Looking for good reference material on virtually any subject?  Check out the Gale Virtual Reference Library under Encyclopedias on our Research page.  Gale VRL consists of over 190 reference e-books on dozens of subjects.  You can search the entire collection at once or access titles individually through our catalogue. 

For a list of available titles, check out our online catalogue.  Please note that you'll need a library card to access the e-books. 

Here are just a few of the titles available:

• The UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes contains information on biomes and their ecosystems;
• The Gale Encyclopedia of Diets covers topics such as dieting and popular diets, dietary concerns and nutritional basics;
• The Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes provides detailed studies of tribes from all over Canada and the United States; and,
• Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia outlines and describes mammals, fish, birds, insects, reptiles and amphibians from around the world.

And many, many more!