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Online Reference Sources

The library subscribes to dozens of important online reference works. From this list you can search individual reference titles. Most reference works are part of larger, cross-searchable collections, which are indicated in parentheses next to the title. For article and book databases, see Article Databases A-Z.

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21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook  (GVRL)

 

Access Science 

 

American Decades (GVRL)

 

American Decades Primary Sources (GVRL)

 

American Law Yearbooks(GVRL)

 

American Men & Women of Science(GVRL)

 

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians(GVRL)

 

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History(GVRL)

 

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport(GVRL)

 
Black Women in America (ORO)
 

College Blue Book(GVRL)

 

Columbia Guide to American Indians (GVRL)

 

Contemporary Black Biography (GVRL)

 

Countries and their Cultures(GVRL)

 
Dictionary of Byzantium (ORO)
 

Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of Anthropology (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of Bioethics (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of Business and Finance (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of Education (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of Environment and Society (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of European Social History (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of Evolution (ORO)

 

Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America (ORO)

 

Encyclopedia of Global Change (ORO)

 

Encyclopedia of Human Development (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of India (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of Modern Asia (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of Russian History (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of Social Psychology (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of Social Theory (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of Social Work (ORO)

 

Encyclopedia of Sociology (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment (ORO)

 

Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages (ORO)

 

Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of the Modern World (ORO)

 

Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America (GVRL)

 

Encyclopedia of Women in World History (ORO)

 

Encyclopedia of World Cultures (GVRL)

 

Europe: an Encyclopedia (Complete) (GVRL)

 

Historical Dictionary of Iraq (GVRL)

 

Historical Dictionary of the Gilded Age (GVRL)

 

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers (GVRL)

 

Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia (GVRL)

 
LexisNexis Corporate Affiliations
 

New Dictionary of the History of Ideas (GVRL)

 

Oxford Classical Dictionary (ORO)

 

Oxford Companion to World Exploration (ORO)

 

Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (ORO)

 

Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance (ORO)

 

Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt (ORO)

 

Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History (ORO)

 

Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas (ORO)

 

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation (ORO)

 

Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance (ORO)

 
Oxford English Dictionary 
 

Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film (GVRL)

 

St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture (GVRL)

 

West's Encyclopedia of American Law - 2nd ed. (GVRL)

 

Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia (GVRL)

 

Gale Virtual Reference Library 

  • Search across 140+ Gale reference books and encyclopedias by keyword or subject
  • Access from on campus or off campus with Ship ID
  • Occasionally returns an error - just click Back and the click the link again

Gale Directory Library 

  • Search by industry, geography, company or employee name, and more
  • Available on campus or off campus with with your Ship ID
  • Contains:
    • Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies
    • Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media
  • Occasionally returns an error - just click Back and the click the link again

Literature Criticism Online 

  • Search across Gale literature criticism collections
  • Find criticism by author, critic, genre, title, and more
  • Access from on campus or off campus with Ship ID

Oxford Reference Online 

  • Search across ~20 Oxford reference books
  • Cross-title searching limited to 1 simultaneous user
  • See Online Reference Books for individual title searching
  • Access from on campus or off campus with Ship ID