Lesson 5 - Gale Virtual Reference Library
   I selected the book - Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. It was listed as being 2006.  I was wondering if they had a newer edition or if there could be a link to it with all the changes that are going on in medicine.  I picked thalassemia which is a type of inherited anemia.  This was technical and interesting.  I was amazed to see that some symptoms were a craving for ice, paint, and dirt. Sounds like what some toddlers would put in their mouths. 
   When I put in a search item, I selected Wuthering Heights as this is a required reading for an AP English class.  I had seen part 1 of this movie and wanted to get some background information.  I learned that in that time period owning land was a big deal.  There wasn't much to do so they liked romance novels. They married within their relatives to keep the land and did other strange stuff.  I decided I was glad I never had to read the book and did not need to watch part 2 of the movie.
   The other search item I chose was sapphire.  It discussed in general gemstones and their hardness, clarity, etc.  A sapphire is a 9 in hardness with 10 being the hardest.  There were also tables to look at.  I used the "Listen" feature with this article.  It was very clear and followed along with highlighted words.  This would be an excellent tool for those with reading difficulties, learning to read, and those that learn best through listening. 
   I saw through reading other blogs on this lesson that they also discovered the many uses of this reference library.  Some were more familiar with this than others.  This was another one that I was not aware of as being on our databases.