The current GVRL collection contains dictionaries and encyclopedias covering these areas: Arts, Biography, Business, Environment, General Reference, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science.
Premium Collection contains over 200 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press, including the Oxford Encyclopedia of Brazilian History and Culture.
Complete Encyclopedia Britannica, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year. Also includes a directory of more than 300,000 websites vetted by Britannica editors.
Biographical Research
Archivo biografico deEspaña, Portugal e Iberoamerica hasta 2001 [microfiche].
CT 1345 .A74. Printed guide available. Series: World Biographical Archive.
Contains detailed textual, data and graphic information for countries and regions. Topics include: country overviews, political history and conditions, economic status, investment overviews, social background, and environmental situation and issues.
Country information organized by country, region, or topic, published by the Central Intelligence Agency. Topics include communications, defense, economy, flag and map, geography, government, people and transportation.
Presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.