WiLS is a reseller of Gale databases. Wisconsin K-12 libraries can order any Gale database at a discount through WiLS.

Biography Resource Center is your one-stop, authoritative resource for biographies on notable figures in literature, science, history, government, business, art, gender and multicultural studies, religion, entertainment, sports and much more.

Career Transitions can help. It's the only complete, self-paced application that walks job-seekers through the entire process from assessing strengths and interests, to exploring new opportunities, to ultimately improving the chances of landing a job.

Consulta with its content entirely in Spanish and an interface that lets the user choose between Spanish and English - is perfect for the increasing Spanish-speaking and bilingual needs of libraries. Superior content - comprised of more than 100 reference titles, 60 periodicals, 1,600 primary documents, an extensive image gallery, map center, anatomical atlas and bilingual dictionaries and more - is easily delivered to the inquiring user through Consulta's easy-to-use, intuitive interface.

Contemporary Authors® Online offers your students and patrons continuous access to current biographical and bibliographical data on more than 120,000 modern authors, while eliminating your need for product storage.

Contemporary Literary Criticism Select With Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, you have the benefits of Internet access to extensive biographical and critical information combined with subject-term accessibility and other powerful search options. And, with an integrated index that extends to every print volume in this expansive series, cross-referencing is a snap.

Discovering Collection With its comprehensive coverage of core classroom subject areas accessible through an, intuitive graphic interface, the Discovering Collection will become a sure-fire hit among students from middle school to high school.

Global Issues in Context empowers users with the tools they need to understand today’s world issues from a global perspective. Issues and countries form the core of this dynamic product, which uses a wealth of resources to explain the historical and contemporary conditions necessary to understand global issues, conflicts and events. Global Issues in Context supports research in virtually every corner of the library and in a wide variety of subject areas, including sociology, current events, civics, politics, science, economics, cultural/religious studies, women’s studies, human rights, English composition and many more.

Grzimek's Animal Life is a perfect example of the new generation of resources from Gale designed with users in mind. Constantly updated with facts, figures, news and views, this image-rich resource is a true educational experience where a quick trip to find specific information can lead to the desire to explore and learn more.

History Resource Center: U.S.With its unique combination of primary and secondary sources, History Resource Center: U.S. places the tools of the historian in the hands of the student and general researcher. Award-winning encyclopedias from Charles Scribner's Sons, Gale and Macmillan Reference USA coalesce with primary materials drawn from some of the world's most notable libraries via Primary Source Microfilm. This array of content types provides both depth and breadth and covers U.S. history from pre-colonial times to the present.

History Resource Center: World Now with more than double the content — including more than 10,000 pages of primary source materials — History Resource Center: World goes past its former Modern self. More than 4,900 years past.

InfoTrac Student Edition offers screened, age-appropriate and reliable content from the magazines, newspapers and reference books that librarians prefer, curriculum demands and students enjoy. From science, history and literature to politics, sports and the environment, InfoTrac Student Edition is the perfect resource for the entire range of student research needs.

Junior Reference Collection With more than 17,000 biographies, topic overviews, plot summaries and primary sources, this one-stop database for in-depth coverage of middle grades curriculum subjects eliminates guesswork from student research and places the emphasis on success.

Kids InfoBits is Gale's exciting database designed especially for students in kindergarten through grade five. Complete with an engaging, developmentally appropriate graphic interface, premier reference content and the best magazines for elementary students, Kids InfoBits addresses the way kids learn and conduct research — and makes it fun!

Literature Resource Center is the world's most current, comprehensive and reliable online literature database. Uniquely relevant to today's curriculum, the resource's rich critical, biographical and contextual materials support interdisciplinary approaches, information literacy, and the development of critical thinking skills. Researchers will find the information they need on authors and their works, from all time periods and from around the world.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, a virtual library of resources from Gale designed to aid students in the study of today's hottest social issues. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a flexible, comprehensive and beneficial search tool supporting high school and academic and public library research.

Power Speak Whether you want to learn a language for personal enrichment, for business or to get ready to travel abroad, Powerspeak Languages, Gale's upcoming online interactive language resource is a breakthrough in learning foreign languages.

Scribner Writers Series is designed to work the way people conduct literary research — going directly to an author name, combining search criteria or exploring thematic or chronological topics to make connections among writers. More than 2,000 original, scholar-signed biocritical entries average 15-20 pages each. They include a concise overview, hyperlinks for cross-referencing and information that places the author's work in personal or historical context.

Student Resource Center Take a look at Student Resource Center and you'll see why Gale prides itself on constantly adapting and expanding their products to meet customers' needs. As students are continually looking for a better way to do homework, we are developing ways to make their research easier and more comprehensive. Gale's Student Resource Center now offers even more resources, a new look, new search paths and cross-curriculum coverage to excite teachers and make students eager to learn.

Testing & Education Reference Center (TERC) provides users with in-depth information on colleges and universities, graduate and professional programs, distance learning, corporate training, available scholarships and awards, preparatory entrance tests and much more. This online education resource provides everything users need to learn more about furthering their education and making informed decisions on their future from one single, handy database.

Twayne's The acclaimed Twayne's Authors Series of literary criticism offers in-depth introductions to the lives and works of writers, the history and influence of literary movements and the development of literary genres.

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