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ESB SLS Supplemental Resources Guide: Cengage Learning/Gale Products

Biography in Context 
Biography in Context (BIC) delivers outstanding research support with more than 654,000 biographical entries covering more than 380,000 notable international figures from all time periods and areas of study, including science and technology, arts and entertainment, literature, sports and fitness, history, popular culture, politics, and more.

U.S. History in Context (UHIC)
U.S. History in Context (UHIC) delivers comprehensive, contextual, media-rich search results from one of the most extensive online collections of historical information available. Providing a complete overview of U.S. history that covers the most-studied events, decades, wars and conflicts, political and cultural movements, people, and more, UHIC is aligned to state and national curriculum standards.

World History in Context (WHIC)
World History in Context (WHIC) delivers comprehensive, contextual, media-rich search results from one of the most extensive online collections of historical information available. Providing a complete overview of world history that covers the most-studied events, periods, cultures and civilizations, world religions, wars and conflicts, political and cultural movements, people, and more, WHIC is aligned to state and national curriculum standards

LitFinder 
Litfinder is the flagship of Gale’s full-text collections of literary works, It provides the opportunity for complete appreciation and study of great literary works by offering access to more than 150,000 full-text poems, 850,000 poem citations and excerpts, 5,000 full-text short stories, 2,800 full-text essays, 1,800 full-text speeches, and 1,000 full-text plays and more. 

Scribner Writers Series contains signed, scholarly 15-20 page articles on authors from a range of Scribner series including: British Writers, American Writers, African American Writers, African Writers, European Writers, Latin American Writers, Modern American Women Writers, Mystery and Suspense Writers, Poets, American and British Science Fiction Writers, Supernatural Fiction Writers, and Writers for Young Adults

Science in Context (SCIC)
Science in Context (SCIC) supports high school curricula and university coursework and features authoritative information for science assignments and projects. From earth science and life science, to space, technology, mathematics, science history, and biography, this curriculum-oriented online experience is designed to boost achievement for students and researchers and assist educators in creating lesson plans and units of study

Twayne's Authors Online
Twayne's Authors Online provides faculty, students and library patrons a unique perspective on the most important authors — their lives, their works and the worlds they lived in.

Global Issues in Context (GIC)
Global Issues in Context (GIC) offers global perspectives on issues and current events of international importance (with more added each month). This is not a pro vs. con database. Rather, GIC ties together a variety of sources to present a rich analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, cultural, science and health-related issues, as well as headline news from around the world. It provides information seekers with a framework to better understand 21st-century issues and events while highlighting global connections and the interdependence of all nations

Student Resources in Context
Gale's Student Resources in Context is the premier online resource that provides students with support for papers, projects and presentations that reinforce development of 21st century skills like critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity and innovation.  Students will have access to content from respected sources like The New York Times and NPR, includes full-text newspapers, periodicals, video and audio selections, interactive maps, and more.