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Dictionaries - English
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (biographies of historically significant people from the British Isles)
American National Biography (biographies of historically significant people in America)
Dictionaries - Foreign Languages
Oxford Reference Online (Bilingual Dictionaries)
Dictionaries - Subject Specific
Dictionary of International Business Terms
Encyclopedias - General
Britannica Online
Oxford Reference Online (Encyclopedia)
World Almanac (FirstSearch)
Encyclopedias - Subject Specific
AccessScience: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology
Encyclopedia of Molecular Medicine
Grove Art Online
Grove Music Online
Health Reference Center Academic (Gale)
History Resource Center: US (Gale)
History Resource Center: World (Gale)
International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Literature Resource Center (Gale)
Mark Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology
Oxford African American Studies Center
Routledge Religious Reference Online
Handbooks
CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics
Electronic Reagents for Organic Synthesis
Graduate School Resources
Academic/career practice tests - Praxis, GRE, MCAT, etc. (Learning Express)
College catalogs - includes grad & professional schools (CollegeSource Online) not available off campus
Quotations
Oxford Reference Online (Quotations)
Thesaurus
Oxford Reference Online (Dictionaries & Thesauruses)
Citation Guides for Citing Sources
