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National Geographic Virtual Library

Iconic Resources Made Accessible.

Want to go on journey that's always enlightening, often surprising, and unfailingly fascinating? It all starts with National Geographic Virtual Library. Thanks to Gale's partnership with National Geographic, you have access to the complete archive of National Geographic magazine at your fingertips — every page of every issue — along with a cross-searchable collection of National Geographic books, maps, images and videos.

Explore History through a New Lens

This comprehensive collection includes National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-2020, National Geographic Magazine Archive, 2021-Current, National Geographic: People, Animals, and the World, and National Geographic Kids.

From its founding in 1888, the National Geographic Society has grown into an organization synonymous with exploration, photography, maps, and rethinking the world as we know it. From the iconic National Geographic magazine to the popular National Geographic Traveler and National Geographic History magazines, there’s simply no substitute for the depth and quality National Geographic Virtual Library will bring to your library.

Collections
National Geographic Kids includes the complete run of the magazine from the first issue in 2009 to the present and provides authoritative, age-appropriate digital content suitable for younger students in subjects like English Language Arts, social studies, and science.
With comprehensive, timely articles and legendary photos, this award-winning magazine documents life on our planet and beyond. Provide your students with over one hundred years of history through articles on culture, global events, nature, science, technology, anthropology, geography, and the environment, as well as gripping first-person accounts of epic exploration and discovery.
A continuation of National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-2020, its companion archive, National Geographic Magazine Archive, 2021-Current includes every article of National Geographic magazine from 2021 through current issues -- search the vivid photographs and historic articles as well as engaging videos and detailed maps.
National Geographic: People, Animals, and the World provides unlimited access to digital content that attracts, engages and informs students, educators, researchers and general readers including full-text books, magazines, videos, maps and National Geographic images.