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ABC-CLIO History Reference Online
Full text of history encyclopedias.
American National Biography
Biographies for 17,400 men and women (now deceased) whose lives have shaped the nation.
Books in Print with Book Reviews
Information about books produced by North American publishers.
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Britannica Online
Full text, illustrated references.
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Corporate Affiliations
U.S. public and private company subsidiary, brand, and directory information.
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Credo Reference
A collection of online reference books covering the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
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Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
On online encyclopedia with detailed articles about biology, ecology, genetics, neuroscience and more.
Essay and General Literature Index
Essays and articles from books published in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada, focusing on the humanities and social sciences. 1985-
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Full text of education, theology, medicine, and sociology encyclopedias.
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Global Road Warrior
Country profiles including business culture, social customs, health and medical information, and more.
Knovel
A collection of full text engineering and scientific reference handbooks and books, some with interactive tables and graphs. Includes the ASM Handbooks.
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Literature Criticism Online
Search the full text of literature criticism resources, including Children's Literature Review, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Drama Criticism, and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism.
Literature Resource Center
Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of over 120,000 authors. Full text.
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Oxford African American Studies Center
Provides articles from reference works, primary documents, and more about the African American experience.
Oxford Art Online
Full text of the Grove Dictionary of Art plus other art reference sources.
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Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Includes the full text of six Bible texts, including New Oxford Annotated Bible and Catholic Study Bible, plus the Oxford Bible Commentary, and 2 Bible concordances.
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Oxford English Dictionary
Word meanings and origins.
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Oxford Music Online
Full text of the Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians plus other music reference sources.
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Oxford Reference Online
Full text of English and foreign language dictionaries, subject encyclopedias, and more.
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Politics and International Relations Resource
35 searchable reference books including the Encyclopedia of Human Rights and the Dictionary of Terrorism.
ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States
Locate statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.
Reference Universe
Search the tables-of-contents of thousands of reference books.
Sage eReference
Full text encyclopedias covering business, medicine, political science, sociology and more.
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Stat!Ref
Full text dictionaries and handbooks covering nursing and health care.
Ulrich's International Periodical Directory
A directory to over 240,000 journals and magazines providing publication descriptions and publisher information.
Value Line
Full text information on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
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World Almanac
Full text of The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World Almanac of the U.S.A., The World Almanac of U.S. Politics, and The World Almanac for Kids. 1998-
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