A go-to resource for upper-elementary needs

For years, U·X·L®, an imprint of Thomson Gale, has published curriculum-driven reference books for elementary through community college students – researchers of all ages. Now, this comprehensive collection is available online as a new product – U·X·L Online.

One resource, thousands of reference ebooks

U·X·L Online is available through Gale Virtual Reference Library  and is comprised of seventy-five titles – 299 volumes – of teachers and students' "go-to" references. U·X·L favorites such as U·X·L Encyclopedia of Science, Chemical Elements, Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource and Checks and Balances join new titles including World Religions Reference Library, Middle East Conflict Reference Library, Elizabethan World Reference Library, Alternative Energy, U·X·L Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances, and many more!

Complete your reference library

Five types of must-have eBooks – encyclopedias, biographies, almanacs, chronologies and primary source/voices volumes – are included in this collection, rounding out your existing Gale Virtual Reference Library eBook collection. The titles in U·X·L Online cover five major curriculum areas: science and medicine; history and social sciences; nation and world; multicultural studies; and a catchall of arts and performing arts, sports, careers and other topics students find interesting. U·X·L Online will support in-classroom learning, by giving teachers the tools they need to complement virtually any curriculum.

24/7 accessibility means nobody gets turned away

Nobody knows better than you: students sometimes wait until the last minute to write a paper or research a project.

That's why U·X·L Online is a smart addition to any library. These eBooks can help with homework assignments by enabling students to find authoritative, accurate, current content with which to conduct their research. And last-minute researchers will never worry that the book they're looking for is "checked out" or unavailable – multiple students can access the same eBook simultaneously. Plus, because these numerous titles are available online, students can access them from any computer with an Internet connection, at any time.