Reviews
"For its unequaled breadth of material, Consulta will be very valuable for all academic research libraries serving Spanish and Latin American studies programs, and for all libraries seeking to meet the reference and information needs of Spanish-speaking patrons. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers."
—S. A. Vega Garcia, Iowa State University"
Choice Special Issue 43, August 2006, page 72
"Consulta offers an uprecedented breadth of
Spanish-language reference with a collection of about 100 encyclpedias,
dictionaries, year books — and then some."
— Péter's Digital Reference Shelf. Read the full
review.
"Consulta offers a wealth of information that is at times
uneven in its scope and depth but that offers invaluable historical
documents and current health information to one-time users. It should
suit academic libraries and large public research libraries serving
Spanish speakers."
— Criticas (July/August 2003)
"The Gale Group, in partnership with the Spain-based publisher,
the Oceano Group, offers a mighty online collection of about a hundred
Spanish-language encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs. With
its unprecedented breadth, it dwarfs the small pockets of Spanish
reference works offered by Grolier, MicroNet, and Microsoft...The
topical coverage is equally comprehensive, with volumes ranging
from art to zoology, plus medicine, science, business, psychology,
and religion...Many of the titles are Spanish translations of Gale
reference works, but encyclopedias and dictionaries of Oceano, its
imprints and other publishers also grace the collection."
— Online (June 2003)
"Consulta, an online resource developed for
Spanish speakers, combines the resources of Gale and Oceano Grupo
Editorial, the Spanish-language reference publisher. The product
contains more than 100 Gale and Oceano reference titles, including
more than 60 full-text journals and more than 1,000 primary source
documents. In addition, more than 6,200 full-color photographs,
maps, and artwork are offered. As with other Gale Resource Centers,
the Basic, Advanced, Name, Timeline/Chronology, and Image Gallery
search paths are available. Consulta features several
bilingual Spanish dictionaries, including English-Spanish and Spanish-English
translations, French-Spanish and Spanish-French translations, Spanish
definitions, and Spanish synonyms and antonyms."
— MultiMedia Schools (April 2003)
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