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Infobase Ebooks Now Available Through Gale Virtual Reference Library

Gale (www.gale.cengage.com), a part of Cengage Learning, announced a partnership with Infobase Publishing (www.infobasepublishing.com) to distribute select titles from its ebook collection through Gale Virtual Reference Library, Gale's ebook platform. More than 250 ebooks have been chosen primarily from the Facts On File and Ferguson Publishing imprints, including titles in the areas of careers, teen health and issues, global warming, and science.

The partnership allows libraries to provide access to popular ebooks from Facts On File and Ferguson Publishing along with more than 4,500 existing electronic reference titles from more than 80 publishers, all through a single source, expanding the library's offerings while avoiding duplicated resources. Additionally, a library's Gale Virtual Reference Library ebook collection is cross-searchable with its other Gale resources, including many periodical solutions and resource centers.

Founded in 1941, Infobase Publishing is a provider of supplemental educational materials to the school and library markets. Product formats include books, ebooks, online resources, videos, and digital products under such names as Facts On File, Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Chelsea House, World Almanac, Bloom's Literary Criticism, and Ferguson Publishing.

Source: Gale, a part of Cengage Learning