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Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and
specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. In
many cases, these are multi-volume reference works previously only
available in a physical form in the library. Now you can access them
online from the library or remotely 24/7. Chicago State has access
to more than 40 titles. Featured titles include Contemporary Black
Biography, a 71 volume biographical reference source and International
Directory of Company Histories, a massive 93 volume encyclopedia
of business history. A current alphabetical list of all available
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