All Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
| American Heritage Dictionary |
Dictionary and thesaurus available |
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| American National Biography |
Provides biographical information of over 17,400 men and women who have influenced United States history. Excludes living people. Includes over 2,000 illustrations, “more than 80,000 hyperlinked cross-references, and links to select web sites.” |
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| Cambridge Histories Online |
Provides full text online access to the complete 250-plus volumes of Cambridge Histories reference series. Provides political, economic and social history, philosophy and literature of selected countries and subjects. |
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| Credo Reference |
Credo Reference is an online collection of over 400 full-text reference books from over 60 scholarly publishers. |
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| Dictionary of Literary Biography |
Provides nearly 10,000 biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world’s most influential literary figures from all eras and genres |
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| Encyclopædia Britannica |
Over 72,000 articles from the encyclopedia and Britannica Book of the Year |
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| English-Russian, Russian-English Dictionary |
A bilingual dictionary. |
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| In the First Person |
Indexes letters, diaries, oral histories, memoirs, and autobiographies. Searches tems available free online and through Alexander Street databases. |
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| Merriam-Webster Dictionary |
Dictionary and thesaurus available |
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| New Encyclopaedia Britannica |
The New Encyclopaedia Britannica is a comprehensive English language encyclopedia. Also available online. |
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| Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
Provides 50,000 biographies of men and women associated with the history of the British Isles; some illustrations. Covers people from the 4th century BC through 2001. Excludes living people. Updated throughout the year. |
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| Oxford English Dictionary |
The OED “is a historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest times to the present day. It aims to show not only the current meanings of words, but also to trace their development through time.” |
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| Oxford Reference Online |
This online source provides access to subject and language reference works from Oxford University Press. |
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| Oxford Russian Dictionary |
Includes English-Russian and Russian-English. |
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| Slovarʹ russkogo ︠i︡azyka |
The Russian dictionary Словарь Русского Языка (Москва, 1990). |
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