ABC-CLIO joins Gale Virtual Reference Library

One of America’s premier publishers has joined the ranks of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. ABC-CLIO – along with its imprints Greenwood, Libraries Unlimited and Praeger – have submitted 250 titles to the Gale eBook platform. These additions expand Gale’s existing collection of eBooks from Greenwood and Linworth Publishing, an imprint of Libraries Unlimited, and introduce to the platform resources from ABC-CLIO and Praeger.

Thanks to this new partnership between Gale and ABC-CLIO, you and your users can now find such acclaimed titles covering history, humanities and general-interest topics across the secondary and higher education curriculum.

About ABC-CLIO

Founded as American Bibliographic Company in 1956, the company would eventually adopt its current name, ABC-CLIO, after a subsidiary called Clio Press became part of the organization in the 1970s. The company became recognized for its flagship series, Historical Abstracts, published from 1957 to 2007.

ABC-CLIO company also publishes the works of its imprints.

• Praeger is well known for scholarly and professional books in the social sciences and humanities, with a unique emphasis on contemporary thought in modern history, military studies, psychology, business, current events and social issues, international affairs, politics, visual and performing arts, and literature. Praeger also publishes insightful and timely material on international security, including defense and foreign policy, strategy, regional security, military history, and terrorism.

• ABC-CLIO and Greenwood Press are widely recognized for high-quality, authoritative, reference scholarship and innovative coverage of history, humanities, and general interest topics across the secondary and higher education curriculum.

• Libraries Unlimited publishes professional development materials for librarians, media specialists, and teachers and produces webinars and other professional learning events. The Libraries Unlimited imprint also includes the professional practice books of Linworth Publishing and its popular magazine LMC (Library Media Connection).

ABC-Clio joins Gale’s 80+ publishing partners selected based on the quality of their publications, the depth of their reputation and the benefit they provide to Gale Virtual Reference Library patrons.

As of March, Gale and its partners have contributed more than 5,000 titles to Gale Virtual Reference Library, with new titles added continuously.