Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & General Reference
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Be sure to search the General Databases as additional resources for finding articles on your subject. |
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Encyclopedia
Britannica (help) This database is the electronic version of the standard reference encyclopedia (REF AE 5 .E363). It includes links to related Internet sites, and even tells you how to cite the page in a bibliography. |
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OED
- Oxford English Dictionary (help) The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books. The OED covers words from across the English-speaking world, from North America to South Africa, from Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean. It also offers the best in etymological analysis and in listing of variant spellings, and it shows pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet. |
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WorldAlmanac
Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia, 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. |
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Gale
Virtual Reference Library
A 24/7 database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. |
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language - Over 90,000 entries feature 10,000 new words and senses, 70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations, language notes and word-root appendixes. | |
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AllRef.com - Reference - a hub of good reference information containing outstanding database of articles and reference materials. Students, teachers, and researchers can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up-to-date. | |
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Citizendium - The Citizendium (sit-ih-ZEN-dee-um), a "citizens' compendium of everything," is an open wiki project aimed at creating an enormous, free, and reliable encyclopedia. The project, started by a founder of Wikipedia, aims to improve on the Wikipedia model by adding "gentle expert oversight" and requiring contributors to use their real names. We have over 3,000 articles and hundreds of contributors. But we will avoid calling the Citizendium an "encyclopedia" until the project's editors feel comfortable putting their reputations behind that description. |
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Columbia Gazetteer of North America 2000 - With 50,000 entries, this most comprehensive encyclopedia of geographical places and features will prove invaluable to anyone for whom places hold fascination and who require accurate data about them. It covers every incorporated place and county in the United States, along with several thousand unincorporated places, special-purpose sites, and physical features, as well as Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. | |
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Free Dictionary from Farlex | |
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GLOSSARIST - a searchable directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries. |
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Scholarpedia - the free peer reviewed encyclopedia written by scholars from all around the world. | |
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Virtual Reference Shelf - Library of Congress - selected resources by the Library of Congress | |
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