Reference

Oxford Reference Online
Oxford Reference Online contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. It is a fully-indexed, cross-searchable database of these books, giving subscribers unprecedented access to a comprehensive information resource.

General Reference Center (DISCUS)
Covers current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc. Publications: Magazines, reference books, and newspapers.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Internet version of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Grolier Online Encyclopedia (DISCUS)
Site consists of three databases: New Book of Knowledge Online (for children), Encyclopedia Americana Online (for in-depth research) and Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Online (for quick reference).

SIRS Knowledge Source (DISCUS)
Four primary databases can be searched concurrently or separately, SIRS Researcher, SIRS Government Reporter, SIRS Renaissance, and SIRS NetSelect.

Biography Resource Center (DISCUS)
This database combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography Resource Center also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death years and places, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search path.

National Atlas of the United States
The National Atlas promotes greater national geographic awareness. It delivers easy to use, map-like views of America’s natural and sociocultural landscapes.

US Gazetteer
Place names for the United States and its territories from the 1990 Census Lookup Server. Searchable by name and state abbreviation or zip code.

World Almanac (OCLC)
Includes the contents of: The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998, The World Almanac of the U.S.A., The World Almanac of U.S. Politics and The World Almanac for Kids.

WorldCat (OCLC)
Records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.

Global Books in Print
Title information on English language books, audios and videos printed worldwide. Also provides searchable information about publishers, awards, bestsellers and authors.

What Do I Read Next? (DISCUS)
Reader’s advisory database. It helps librarians and users identify adult, young adult, and children’s fiction and nonfiction titles of interest. For over 80,000 recommended titles (contemporary mainstream fiction, classic fiction and popular nonfiction), it gives brief book descriptions, notes important characters, provides author information, indicates book awards, etc.

Last modified on: June 03, 2009, at 08:22 AM