Gale Directory of Databases 2006

by Gale Cengage Learning (Editor)

The 2006 edition of Gale Directory of Databases profiles more than 19,400 databases available worldwide in a variety of formats -- more than 1,275 new to this edition. Entries include producer name and contact information, description, cost and more. Each edition is comprised of two volumes: Vol. 1: Online Databases and Vol. 2: CD-ROM, DVD, Diskette, Magnetic Tape, Handheld and Batch Access Database Products. Includes subject, geographic and master indexes.

Paperback

First published November 1, 2005

About the author

Gale is an educational publishing company based in Farmington Hills, Michigan, the United States, in the western suburbs of Detroit. It was part of the Thomson Learning division of the Thomson Corporation, a Canadian company, but became part of Cengage Learning in 2007.

The company, formerly known as Gale Research and the Gale Group, is active in research and educational publishing for public and academic libraries, schools and businesses. The company may be best known for its full-text magazine and newspaper database, InfoTrac, and other online databases accessible from schools and libraries, as well as multi-volume reference works, especially in the areas of religion, history and social science.

Founded in Detroit in 1954 by Frederick Gale Ruffner, it was acquired by Thomson in 1985.