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Searching eBooks

Both editions of International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences are available in our groundbreaking eBook format. Search a single title or an ‘eShelf’ full of reference. Our eBook platform, Gale Virtual Reference Library offers unprecedented functionality that empowers you and your patrons to build and search reference collections as never before. No special readers or hardware are required!

Searching
Gale Virtual Reference Library eBooks function just like a printed book or a database — it’s up to the user! Patrons can browse a title’s table of contents or the index or a list of illustrations to locate the desired information. However, our e-Reference titles also provide patrons with basic search functionality that is simple to use — they can find terms through a keyword search, by article title or within the title of the source. For a more advanced search, Gale Virtual Reference Library supports searches that combine criteria by:

• Title
• Keyword
• Image captions
• Full text
• Source titles
• ISBN

Search Results
Results are delivered at the article level (not a page at a time) in an HTML-based text and graphics format that's designed for speedy display and easy readability. With single-click ease, articles can be printed, e-mailed or displayed as PDF page layouts. Search results can be sorted by article title, by source by relevance, or chronologically. Search terms are highlighted so patrons find answers quickly. Our popular InfoTrac InfoMarks® enable teachers, business professionals and others to share information (articles, reading lists and more) with students, colleagues and friends.

The user experience includes, but is not limited to:

• Navigating a list of subjects and eBooks from the Home Page
• Viewing an eBook without performing a search
• Exporting citations (EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager)
• Generating citations (APA, MLA, tagged format)
• Downloading entries
• Generating InfoMarks
• Selecting text or icons for results display