Free access to Gale eBooks through May 30

Just in time for end-of-the-year research, Gale has given us free access to over 220 reference resources that cover many disciplines: arts, business, education, environment, history, information and publishing, law, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, nation and world, religion, science, social science, and technology. An example: States of the World's Nations and Their Leaders Yearbook 2007.

Scroll down for a list of the titles of the books that are included. To access these books, go to the Lancer Library Homepage (http://schools.4j.lane.edu/churchill/library/) and select the Free Gale E-book Trial link. Enter the password, reference, then search by keyword. Questions? Ask Sam or Julie in the library. The trial period lasts through May 30.

The books:

• Arts
  • Arts and Humanities Through the Eras, 5v, 2005
  • Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990, 2v, 2004
  • Contemporary Fashion, 2^nd ed., 2002
  • Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 45, 2004
  • Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 46, 2004
  • Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 47, 2004
  • Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 48, 2004
  • Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 49, 2005
  • Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 50, 2005
  • Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 51, 2005
  • Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 52, 2005
  • Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 53, 2005
  • Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 54, 2005
  • Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 55, 2006
  • Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 56, 2006
  • Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 57, 2006
  • Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 58, 2006
  • Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 59, 2007
  • Contemporary Theatre, Film & Television, Vol. 58, 2005
  • Contemporary Theatre, Film & Television, Vol. 72, 2007
  • Contemporary Theatre, Film & Television, Vol. 73, 2007
  • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 4^th ed., 4v, 2001
  • People in the News: Adam Sandler, 2004
  • People in the News: Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2004
  • People in the News: Ben Affleck, 2004
  • People in the News: Elijah Wood, 2004
  • People in the News: Eminem, 2004
  • People in the News: Jennifer Lopez, 2004
  • People in the News: Johnny Depp, 2004
  • People in the News: Julia Roberts, 2002
  • People in the News: Will Smith, 2003
  • Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film, 4v, 2007
  • VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 2007, 2007 ed., 2006
• Biography
  • American Men and Women of Science, 23^rd ed., 8v, 2007
  • Business Leader Profiles for Students, 2v, 1999
  • Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists, 2^nd ed., 2002
  • Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 50, 2005
  • Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 57, 2007
  • Contemporary Hispanic Biography, Vol. 1, 2002
  • Contemporary Hispanic Biography, Vol. 2, 2003
  • Contemporary Hispanic Biography, Vol. 3, 2003
  • Contemporary Hispanic Biography, Vol. 4, 2004
  • Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 58, 2006
  • Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 59, 2007
  • Contemporary Theatre, Film & Television, Vol. 72, 2007
  • Contemporary Theatre, Film & Television, Vol. 73, 2007
  • Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages, 3v, 2006
  • Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2^nd ed., 23v, 2004
  • Encyclopedia of World Biography, Vol. 24, 2^nd ed., 2005
  • Encyclopedia of World Biography, Vol. 25, 2^nd ed., 2005
  • Encyclopedia of World Biography, Vol. 26, 2^nd ed., 2006
  • Newsmakers 2004 Cumulation, 2004 ed., 2004
  • Newsmakers 2005 Cumulation, 2005 ed., 2005
  • Newsmakers 2006 Cumulation, 2006 ed., 2006
  • Notable Black American Men, Book II, 2007
  • Notable Sports Figures, 4v, 2003
  • People in the News: Adam Sandler, 2004
  • People in the News: Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2004
  • People in the News: Ben Affleck, 2004
  • People in the News: Elijah Wood, 2004
  • People in the News: Eminem, 2004
  • People in the News: J.K. Rowling, 2002
  • People in the News: Jennifer Lopez, 2004
  • People in the News: Johnny Depp, 2004
  • People in the News: Julia Roberts, 2002
  • People in the News: Will Smith, 2003
  • Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: Sports Figures, 2v, 2002
  • Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: The 1960s, 2v, 2003
  • UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography, 10v, 2003
  • UXL Newsmakers, 4v, 2005
  • UXL Newsmakers, 2v, 2006
  • Who's Who Among African Americans, 18^th ed., 2005
  • Who's Who Among African Americans, 19^th ed., 2006
• Business
  • Business Information Handbook 2003, 2003
  • Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 1, 1993
  • Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 2, 1993
  • Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 3, 1997
  • Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 4, 1997
  • Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 5, 1998
  • Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 6, 1999
  • Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 7, 2000
  • Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 8, 2001
  • Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 9, 2002
  • Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 10, 2004
  • Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 11, 2006
  • Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 12, 2007
  • Company Profiles for Students, 3v, 1999
  • Encyclopedia of American Industries, 4^th ed., 2v, 2005
  • Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 2v, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 2^nd ed., 2v, 2006
  • Encyclopedia of Career Development, 2v, 2006
  • Encyclopedia of Global Industries, 3^rd ed., 2006
  • Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns, 2007
  • Encyclopedia of Management, 5^th ed., 2006
  • Encyclopedia of Public Relations, 2v, 2005
  • Encyclopedia of Small Business, 3^rd ed., 2v, 2007
  • Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime, 2v, 2005
  • Ethical and Socially Responsible Investment: A Reference Guide for Researchers, 2003
  • Gale E-Commerce Sourcebook, 2v, 2003
  • Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, 2v, 2002
  • International Directory of Business Biographies, 4v, 2005
  • International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 72, 2006
  • International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 73, 2006
  • International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 74, 2006
  • International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 75, 2006
  • International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 76, 2006
  • International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 77, 2006
  • International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 78, 2006
  • International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 79, 2006
  • International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 80, 2007
  • International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 81, 2007
  • International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 82, 2007
  • Manufacturing and Distribution USA, 4^th ed., 3v, 2006
  • The Truth About the Music Business: A Grassroots Business and Legal Guide, 2005
  • Trade Unions of the World, 6^th ed., 2005
• Education
  • Almanac of American Education, 2006 ed., 2006
  • Career Information Center, 9^th ed., 13v, 2007
  • College Blue Book, 33^rd ed., 6v, 2006
  • College Blue Book, 34^th ed., 6v, 2007
  • Copyright for Schools: A Practical Guide, 4^th ed., 2005
  • Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, 4v, 2005
  • Encyclopedia of Education, 2^nd ed., 8v, 2003
  • Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration, 2v, 2006
  • Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans, 23^rd ed., 2007
  • Web-Based Learning: A Practical Guide, 2004
  • World Education Encyclopedia, 2^nd ed., 3v, 2002
• Environment
  • Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America, 6v, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Aquaculture, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change, 5v, 2002
  • Endangered Species, 2^nd ed., 3v, 2004
  • Environment: A Revolution in Attitudes, 2006 ed., 2006
  • Environmental Encyclopedia, 3^rd ed., 2v, 2003
  • Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2^nd ed., 17v, 2003
  • Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource, 21v, 2005
  • Our Living World: Earth's Biomes, 7v, 2005
  • Pollution A to Z, 2v, 2004
  • UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes, 3v, 2000
  • UXL Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features, 3v, 2004
  • UXL Encyclopedia of Water Science, 3v, 2005
  • Water: Science and Issues, 4v, 2003
  • Weather Almanac, 11^th ed., 2003
• History
  • A Financial History of the United States, 3v, 2002
  • Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students, 4v, 2002
  • American Civil War Reference Library, 5v, 2000
  • American Decades, 10v, 2001
  • American Decades Primary Sources, 10v, 2004
  • American History Through Literature 1820-1870, 3v, 2006
  • American History Through Literature 1870-1920, 3v, 2006
  • American Home Front in World War II, 4v, 2005
  • American Inaugurals: The Speeches, The Presidents, and Their Times, 2002
  • American Revolution Reference Library, 5v, 2000
  • American Social Reform Movements Reference Library, 5v, 2007
  • Americans at War, 4v, 2005
  • Ancient Civilizations Reference Library, 3v, 2000
  • Ancient Europe, 8000 BC to 1000 AD: An Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World, 2v, 2004
  • Atlas of the Civil War, 2004
  • Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History, 5v, 2005
  • Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th-Century America, 5v, 2002
  • Cambridge World History of Food, 2v, 2000
  • Cold War Reference Library, 6v, 2004
  • Colonial America Reference Library, 6v, 2000
  • Datapedia of the United States: American History in Numbers, 3^rd ed., 2004
  • Development of the Industrial U.S. Reference Library, 4v, 2006
  • Dictionary of American History, 3^rd ed., 10v, 2003
  • Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 2v, 2005
  • Early Civilizations in the Americas Reference Library, 4v, 2005
  • Elizabethan World Reference Library, 4v, 2007
  • Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2^nd ed., 22v, 2007
  • Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy, 2^nd ed., 3v, 2002
  • Encyclopedia of American Immigration, 4v, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Civil Rights in America, 3v, 1997
  • Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, 3v, 2005
  • Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence and Security, 3v, 2004
  • Encyclopedia of European Social History, 6v, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Food and Culture, 3v, 2003
  • Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, 3v, 2005
  • Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West, 2v, 2006
  • Encyclopedia of India, 4v, 2006
  • Encyclopedia of Irish History and Culture, 2v, 2004
  • Encyclopedia of Modern Asia, 6v, 2003
  • Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America, 2v, 2004
  • Encyclopedia of Russian History, 4v, 2004
  • Encyclopedia of Third Parties in America, 3v, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450, 3v, 2006
  • Encyclopedia of the American Revolution: Library of Military History, 2v, 2006
  • Encyclopedia of the Great Depression, 2v, 2004
  • Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa, 2^nd ed., 4v, 2004
  • Encyclopedia of the New American Nation, 3v, 2006
  • Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire, 5v, 2006
  • Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction, 5v, 2007
  • Europe, 1450 to 1789: An Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World, 6v, 2004
  • Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages, 5v, 2004
  • French and Indian War, 2003
  • Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, 2v, 1999
  • Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained, 3v, 2003
  • Gilded Age and Progressive Era Reference Library, 4v, 2007
  • Great Depression and the New Deal Reference Library, 4v, 2003
  • Harlem Renaissance, 2001
  • Historic Events for Students: The Great Depression, 3v, 2002
  • Historical Atlas of the Islamic World, 2004
  • History Behind the Headlines, 6v, 2003
  • History of World Trade Since 1450, 2v, 2006
  • Industrial Revolution Reference Library, 4v, 2003
  • Korean War Reference Library, 2v, 2002
  • Landmarks of the American Revolution: Library of Military History, 2^nd ed., 2006
  • Lucent Library of Homeland Security: A Vulnerable America: An Overview of National Security, 2004
  • Lucent Library of Homeland Security: Defending the Borders: The Role of Border and Immigration Control, 2004
  • Lucent Library of Homeland Security: Deterring and Investigating Attack: The Role of the FBI and CIA, 2004
  • Lucent Library of Homeland Security: Hunting Down the Terrorists: Declaring War and Policing Global Violations, 2004
  • Lucent Library of Homeland Security: Responding to Attack: Firefighters and Police, 2004
  • Lucent Terrorism Library: America Under Attack: Primary Sources, 2002
  • Lucent Terrorism Library: America Under Attack: September 11, 2001, 2002
  • Lucent Terrorism Library: Civil Liberties and the War on Terrorism, 2004
  • Lucent Terrorism Library: Terrorists and Terrorist Groups, 2002
  • Lucent Terrorism Library: The History of Terrorism, 2002
  • Lucent Terrorism Library: The Iraqi Prisoner Abuse Scandal, 2005
  • Lucent Terrorism Library: The War Against Iraq, 2004
  • Medieval World, 2003
  • Mexican-American War, 2003
  • Middle Ages Reference Library, 5v, 2001
  • Middle East Conflict Reference Library, 4v, 2006
  • New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, 6v, 2005
  • Presidents: A Reference History, 3^rd ed., 2002
  • Reconstruction Era Reference Library, 4v, 2005
  • Renaissance and Reformation Reference Library, 6v, 2002
  • Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students, 4v, 2004
  • Roaring Twenties Reference Library, 2v, 2006
  • Shaping of America, 1783-1815 Reference Library, 5v, 2006
  • Spanish-American War, 2003
  • St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide, 2v, 2003
  • St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, 5v, 2000
  • Supreme Court Drama: Cases That Changed America, 4v, 2001
  • Television in American Society Reference Library, 4v, 2007
  • Terrorism Reference Library, 4v, 2003
  • The Crusades Reference Library, 4v, 2005
  • The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers: The Human Rights Years, 1945-1948, 2007
  • The People's Chronology, 3^rd ed., 2005
  • The Sixties in America Reference Library, 4v, 2005
  • Tobacco in History and Culture: An Encyclopedia, 2v, 2004
  • U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library, 6v, 2004
  • UXL American Decades, 11v, 2003
  • Vietnam War Reference Library, 5v, 2001
  • War in the Persian Gulf Reference Library, 4v, 2004
  • War of 1812, 2002
  • Westward Expansion Reference Library, 4v, 2001
  • Witchcraft in America, 2001
  • World War I Reference Library, 4v, 2002
  • World War II Reference Library, 5v, 2000
• Information and Publishing
  • Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics, 2^nd ed., 2002
  • Encyclopedia of Data Warehousing and Mining, 2v, 2006
  • Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 5v, 2005
  • Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management, 2006
  • Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies, 2006
  • World Press Encyclopedia, 2^nd ed., 2v, 2003
• Law
  • American Law Yearbook 2005, 2006
  • Canadian Parliamentary Guide 2005, 2005
  • Capital Punishment: Cruel and Unusual?, 2006
  • Checks and Balances: The Three Branches of the American Government, 3v, 2005
  • Crime and Punishment in America Reference Library, 5v, 2005
  • Encyclopedia of Interest Groups and Lobbyists in the United States, 2v, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement, 3v, 2005
  • Encyclopedia of Politics, 2v, 2005
  • Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities, 2v, 2005
  • Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, 2^nd ed., 6v, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress: For Congress, the Nation & the World, 2004
  • Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law, 2^nd ed., 2v, 2006
  • Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities, 4v, 2006
  • Major Acts of Congress, 3v, 2004
  • National Survey of State Laws, 5^th ed., 2005
  • Political Parties of the World, 6^th ed., 2005
  • Political Theories for Students, 2002
  • Revolutionary and Dissident Movements of the World, 4^th ed., 2004
  • Supreme Court Drama: Cases That Changed America, 4v, 2001
  • The Bill of Rights 1, 5v, 2005
  • West's Encyclopedia of American Law, 2^nd ed., 13v, 2004
  • World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems, 2^nd ed., 2v, 2007
• Library Science
  • Archival Appraisal: Theory and Practice, 2004
  • Best of the Web: Geography, 2004
  • Beyond Degrees: Professional Learning for Knowledge Services, 2003
  • Collaborating to Meet Standards: Teacher/Librarian Partnerships for 7-12, 2004
  • Collaborating to Meet Standards: Teacher/Librarian Partnerships for K-6, 2004
  • Communicating Knowledge: Publishing in the 21st Century, 2003
  • Corporate Memory: Records and Information Management in the Knowledge Age, 2^nd ed., 2005
  • Dealing with an International Clientele: Communications, Diplomacy and Etiquette, 2006
  • Digital Libraries: Principles and Practices in a Global Environment, 2005
  • Growing and Knowing: A Selection Guide for Children's Literature, 2004
  • Information Science in Theory and Practice, 3^rd ed., 2004
  • The Standards-Based Integrated Library: A Collaborative Approach for Aligning the Library Program with the Classroom Curriculum, 2^nd ed., 2004
  • Thinking for a Living: The Coming Age of Knowledge Work, 2004
  • Work Culture Transformation: Straw to Gold -- The Modern Hero's Journey, 2004
  • e-Learning for Management and Marketing in Libraries, 2006
• Literature
  • American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present, 2^nd ed., 4v, 2000
  • Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 55, 2004
  • Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 56, 2004
  • Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 57, 2004
  • Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 58, 2005
  • Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 59, 2005
  • Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 60, 2005
  • Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 61, 2005
  • Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 62, 2005
  • Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 63, 2005
  • Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 64, 2005
  • Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 65, 2006
  • Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 66, 2006
  • Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English, 2001
  • Cambridge Guide to Women's Writings in English, 1999
  • Children's Literature Review, Vol. 93, 2004
  • Children's Literature Review, Vol. 94, 2004
  • Children's Literature Review, Vol. 95, 2004
  • Children's Literature Review, Vol. 96, 2004
  • Children's Literature Review, Vol. 97, 2004
  • Children's Literature Review, Vol. 98, 2004
  • Children's Literature Review, Vol. 100, 2005
  • Children's Literature Review, Vol. 101, 2005
  • Children's Literature Review, Vol. 102, 2005
  • Children's Literature Review, Vol. 103, 2005
  • Children's Literature Review, Vol. 104, 2005
  • Children's Literature Review, Vol. 105, 2005
  • Children's Literature Review, Vol. 106, 2005
  • Children's Literature Review, Vol. 107, 2005
  • Children's Literature Review, Vol. 99, 2005
  • Children's Literature Review, Vol. 108, 2006