| General Reference Databases |
American National Biography
(Oxford) |
Biographies for more than 17,000 American men and women. |
| Books in Print |
Bibliographic information for millions of print books, audio books, and videos. |
| Britannica Online |
Full text database with content from Encyclopedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Quotations, Britannica World Atlas. Includes video clips and statistics. |
| Facts on File |
Full text database covering domestic and international news, current issues and controversies, and important science issues. |
| Internet Public Library |
Subject-categorized directory of websites, includes a volunteer online reference service. |
| Library of Virginia |
State library and archives. |
| Master FILE Premier |
Multidisciplinary database including full text from 500 reference books, 86,000 biographies, 105,000 primary source documents, and 293,000 photos, maps, and images. |
Oxford Dictionary of National
Biography |
More than 56,000 biographies from the British Isles. |
| Oxford English Dictionary |
Scholarly information on the meaning, history and pronunciation of words both past and present. |
| Oxford Reference Online |
Full text online versions of more than 100 Oxford University Press dictionaries and reference books. |
| ReferenceUSA |
Information on 14 million U.S. businesses, 210 million U.S. residents, 855,000 U.S. health care providers, 1.5 million Canadian businesses, and 12 million Canadian households. |
| Salem Health Reference |
Online version of Magill's Medical Guide. |
| U.S. Department of Commerce |
Access to business, trade, and economic information from across the Federal Government.
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| Ulrich's Periodicals Directory |
Bibliographic and publisher information for more than 300,000 periodicals of all types. |