JISC and Cengage Learning have provided every FE and Sixth Form College in the UK a core collection of 21 eBook titles, which have been specially selected in collaboration with the JISC Working Groups for eBooks, Learning Materials and the FE Community.
Content description
Gale Virtual Reference Library includes the following:
21 cross-searchable titles are currently available.
Details of the titles can be found on http://www.galeuk.com/jiscebook/
Additional titles are available for purchase by individual FE colleges.
More information available at: http://www.galeuk.com/jiscebook/addtitles.htm
Main subject areas
21 electronic reference titles which cover:
- arts and humanities
- child care studies
- fashion
- sociology, social and multicultural studies
- business and finance
- catering and tourism
- science, engineering and technology
- psychology
- medical and health sciences
- history and social history
- media studies and journalism
- maths and english literature
- environmental studies and religious studies
Academic level
The titles currently available through the JISC/GVRL agreement were selected by and for the FE community.
Date range
Not applicable to this resource
Updates
Not applicable
Publisher's selection policy
The 21 titles were selcted following a consultation involving librarians and lecturers as well as other JISC members.
Cost
JISC has funded a perpetual licence for 21 electronic reference titles - including several multi-volume sets - for the Further Education community.
These titles are provided at no charge for the content, though an access fee of £65 per year is payable to the Publisher.
In hard copy, this collection of 21 reference titles would cost £4,900. Unlike the hard copy equivalents, any number of students and practitioners can access these titles at the same time, whether they are working in the college or from home.
For further information about the Gale Virtual Reference Library and how to subscribe, go to: http://www.galeuk.com/jiscebook/
Functionality and standards compliance
Full text linking
Open URL 0.1 and 1.0 compliant
Federated searching
z39.50 compliant
For additional technical information: emea.globaltech@cengage.com
MARC records
MARC records can be loaded into OPACs.
Metadata standards
More information to follow
Search options
Gale Virtual Reference Library supports searches that combine criteria by:
- Title
- Keyword
- Image captions
- Full text
- Source titles
- ISBN
- You can also limit results of your Gale Virtual Reference Library search by source or by publication date; select from a subject list of all disciplines in your collection; or focus on reference directed at children's or general audience reading levels.
Post-search options
- Citation export(EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager, RefWorks)
- Citation generator (APA, MLA, tagged format)
- Download entries
- InfoMarks (save searches and email results)
Usage statistics
Usage statistics from Thomson Gale are designed to comply with standards set by ICOLC and COUNTER. More info available from emea.globaltech@cengage.com
Authentication
ATHENS, Shibboleth, IP range
Personalisation of the online resource
InfoMarks
Accessibility
The platform has been tested with the JAWS screen reader.
Library support information