OSU Libraries has acquired two new electronic reference books through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

The Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography is a new edition of the classic reference title Dictionary of Scientific Biography. it provides information on the history of science through articles on the professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical antiquity to modern times are represented.

The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa illuminates the lives of the most influential and controversial figures in the Middle East and North Africa who came to prominence during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Includes profiles of contemporary leaders who belong to various political, ethnic, and religious groups, as well as notable individuals associated with business, law, science, social issues, sports, entertainment, literature, and the fine and performing arts.