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Gale Health and Wellness

Want to know more about how the licensing process works? Check out our FAQ!

License Begins

October 1, 2020

License Ends

September 30, 2021

Description

"Newly updated and expanded, this revolutionary resource meets your library's needs for a fully integrated, ever-growing reference center for all levels of health research. This comprehensive consumer health resource provides accurate, authoritative information on a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative and complementary medical practices. It features:"

  • An updated, easy-to-navigate interface featuring quick links to hot topics and top-searched conditions as well as diseases and overviews
  • More than 1,000 top medical journals and periodicals as well as articles from more than 2,200 general-interest publications — more than 75% in full-text
  • Medical newspapers, newsletters and news feeds
  • A broad collection of full-text reference works including The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, The Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests, The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, Medical Health Information Directory and many others
  • Streaming video with transcripts from Healthology, Illumistream and NBC
  • Links to trusted health-related Web sites
  • An improved Directory Search for accessing contact information for clinics, medical centers and foundations
  • Reputable sources including Medical and Health Information Directory and various Thomson
  • Healthcare drug guides
  • And much more

(From the Vendor)

View resource description on vendor website.

Full Resource Details
Marc Records: 
No
Platform: 

InfoTrac

Content Types: 
  • Journal Articles
  • Index
  • FullText

License & Terms Details

Current Invitation/Renewal: 
Health and Wellness Resource Centre
Vendor: 
Cengage Learning
Access Details
  • Unlimited Access
  • Remote Access
  • Authentication by static IP address
Full License & Terms Details
ILL: 
Yes
eReserves: 
Yes
Course Packs: 
Yes
Learning Management Systems: 
Yes
Perpetual Access: 
No
Alumni Access: 
No

Participating institutions

  • Bow Valley College
  • Lakeland College Library
  • Lethbridge College Library
  • Northern Lakes College
  • University of Calgary Libraries and Cultural Resources
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