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Dictionaries
Oxford English DictionaryThis link opens in a new window2nd edition of the 20-volume set. Includes meaning, history, & pronunciation of over 1/2 million words, both past and present.
Credo ReferenceThis link opens in a new windowPortal to over 500 highly regarded reference sources. Examples of sources covered include: Art, Business, Food & Beverage, History, Language, Law, Literature, Medicine, Music, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Science, Social Sciences, and Technology.
Full-text coverage of 435 short books covering a wide range of topics in 54 broad subject areas.
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Encyclopedias
Britannica OnlineThis link opens in a new windowFully searchable version of this authoritative, general encyclopedia. It also includes the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Britannica Book of the Year.
Gale eBooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library)This link opens in a new windowA collection of reference works on the Arts, Business, Education, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation & World, Religion, and the Social Sciences.
Credo ReferenceThis link opens in a new windowPortal to over 500 highly regarded reference sources. Examples of sources covered include: Art, Business, Food & Beverage, History, Language, Law, Literature, Medicine, Music, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Science, Social Sciences, and Technology.
Encyclopedia of AssociationsThis link opens in a new windowThe Encyclopedia of Associations is a comprehensive source of detailed information on over 151,000 nonprofit membership organizations worldwide.
Oxford Handbooks OnlineThis link opens in a new windowFull-text online versions of the Oxford Handbooks, available in seven complete subject modules: Business & Management, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Literature, Psychology, and History.
