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General Reference Sources



Interdisciplinary:
Search across multiple sources and subjects.


database photoEncyclopaedia Britannica Online

73,000 articles from the printed Encyclopædia Britannica, including more than 8,000 articles that are not found in the print set; 7,800 articles from the Britannica Books of the Year; and 17,000 additional articles from Britannica Student and Elementary Encyclopedias.

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database photoCredo Reference

Full-text content from hundreds of reference books covering every major subject.

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database photoGale Virtual Reference Library

More than 80 encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

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database photoOxford Reference Online

More than 100 dictionaries and reference books in all major subject areas.

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database photoSAGE eReference

Nearly 50 encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

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database photoGreenwood eBooks

Over 100 encyclopedias and specialized reference sources covering a variety of subject areas.

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Almanacs:
Publications containing statistical, tabular, and general information.



database photoInformation Please Almanac

Brief, factual information on any topic.

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Atlases:
Collections of maps, tables, and other information.



database photoNational Atlas of the United States

government documents

A map reference featuring different types of maps of the U.S. (e.g., geospatial, geostatistical, multimedia).

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Dictionaries:
Works that alphabetically lists words or names important to a particular subject along with discussions of their meanings and applications.



database photoOxford English Dictionary

Premier dictionary of the english language. Includes word meanings, history, etymological analysis.

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database photoMerriam-Webster Online

Standard English dictionary and thesaurus.

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Directories:
Alphabetical or classified lists (for example: names, addresses and phone numbers of people and organizations).



database photoSerials Directory

Directory information for more than 150,000 periodicals.

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database photoCabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities

Publishing opportunities in Business, Economics, Education, and Psychology.

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database photoEuropa World of Learning

Contains directory details for more than 30,000 universities, colleges, schools of art and musc, libraries, archives, learned societies, research institutes, museums and art galleries in more than 180 countries.

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book imageEncyclopedia of Associations
3
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also available online

A guide to more than 22,000 national and international organizations.

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Ref AS22.5 G15

Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor




database photoTelephone Directories

Directories for phone and fax numbers, and email addresses.

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database photoZIP Code and Address Information

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Art, Photos and Graphics:



database photoARTstor

A digital library of approximately 700,000 images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes.

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database photoAP Images

Associated Press (AP) photographs, graphics, and text for all news topics.

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database photoSan Francisco Historical Photograph Collection

Photographs from the San Francisco Public Library's Historical Collection.

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