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Online Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Choose from dictionaries, encyclopedias and subject specific encyclopedias. Librarians are available to suggest research strategies.
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Dictionaries
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
Provides the content of the dictionary.
Type: Full-text
Oxford English Dictionary
Provides the pronunciation, meaning and history for over 500,000 words in the English language.
Type: Full-text
Encyclopedias
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year.
Type: Full-text
Virtual Reference Library
Features subject specifc encyclopedias in social sciences, health and religion.
Type: Full-text
Subject Specific Encyclopedias
Access Science
Provides the full-text of the famous Encyclopedia of Science & Technology with additional content including science news and biographies.
Type: Full-text
Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
Presents summaries of major illnesses and includes discussion of symptoms, biology and treatment.
Type: Full-text
Encyclopaedia Judaica
The 22 volume encyclopedia features thousands of articles pertaining to Jewish culture and is fully searchable online.
Type: Full-text
Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society
Covers the relationship between business organizations and society, culture and the environment.
Type: Full-text
Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience
Addresses traditional death and dying-related topics with emphasis on cultural beliefs and institutionalized social rituals related to bereavement, grieving, and mourning.
Type: Full-text
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior
Covers the social, medical, legal and political aspects related to drugs and alcohol.
Type: Full-text
Encyclopedia of Education
Focuses on educational practice in the United States with articles on key figures and concepts.
Type: Full-text
Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy
Includes discussion of historical and contemporary environmental issues, polices and debates.
Type: Full-text
Encyclopedia of Human Rights
Provides coverage of human rights theory, practice, law, and history.
Type: Full-text
Encyclopedia of Management
Covers over 300 topics related to management theories including planning, benchmarking, logistics, performance measurement and much more.
Type: Full-text
Encyclopedia of Mental Health
Includes articles on major issues in the field including diagnosis, scales, medications and treatment.
Type: Full-text
Encyclopedia of Religion
The encyclopedia offers over 3000 entries from a cross-cultural perspective.
Type: Full-text
Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Provides accessible coverage of major themes in the study of philosophy.
Type: Full-text
Encyclopedia of Senior Health
Focuses on aging and society's response to caregiving for an aging population.
Type: Full-text
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender
Covers identity, status, class, ethnicity and race with an emphasis on family and social institutions.
Type: Full-text
Encyclopedia of Women in World History
The four volume work covers key women and their influence throughout history.
Type: Full-text
International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies
Covers major ideas, concepts, terms, and approaches that characterize this diverse field of organization studies.
Type: Full-text
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life
Provides an overview of major cultural traditions from around the world.
Type: Full-text
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