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Credo Reference (Formally Xreferplus)
Offering access to over 1 million individual entries, xreferplus contains all types of reference books : dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, and books of quotations, and subject-specific titles covering everything from the arts to accountancy and law to literature.
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World Almanac
(FirstSearch)
Offers a fundamental reference source that includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, and statistics.
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World Factbook
(Government)
The World Factbook is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency for the use of USGovernment officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meettheir specific requirements. Information was provided by the American GeophysicalUnion, Bureau of the Census, Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency,Defense Nuclear Agency, Department of State, Foreign Broadcast Information Service,Maritime Administration, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, National MaritimeIntelligence Center, National Science Foundation (Antarctic Sciences Section), Office ofInsular Affairs, US Board on Geographic Names, US Coast Guard, and other public and private sources. --The World Factbook
BIOGRAPHIES
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Biography Plus
(Wilson Web)
Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated contains more than 111,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 32,000 photographs of the subjects. Many of the biographies are enhanced with full text, abstracts, and citations from H. W. Wilson databases. The biographies are searchable by name, profession, title, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, titles of works, date of birth, date of death, keyword, and presence of images.
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Credo Reference (Formally Xreferplus)
Offering access to over 1 million individual entries, xreferplus contains all types of reference books : dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, and books of quotations, and subject-specific titles covering everything from the arts to accountancy and law to literature.
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Notable Citizens of Planet Earth Biographical Dictionary
This dictionary includes more than25,000 notable men and women whohave shaped our world from ancienttimes to the present day...The dictionary can be searched bynames, birth years, death years,positions held, professions, literary andartistic works, miscellaneousachievements, and other keywords." --Biographical Dictionary
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Profiles in Science
(Government)
This site provides archival collections of prominent twentieth-century biomedical scientists The collections contain published and unpublished materials, including books, journal volumes, pamphlets, diaries, letters, manuscripts, photographs, audio tapes, and other audiovisual materials.
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Wilson Biography Plus
(Wilson Web)
Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated contains more than 111,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 32,000 photographs of the subjects. Many of the biographies are enhanced with full text, abstracts, and citations from H. W. Wilson databases. The biographies are searchable by name, profession, title, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, titles of works, date of birth, date of death, keyword, and presence of images.
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Wilson OmniFile FullText Mega
(Wilson Web)
OmniFile provides access to 6 core Wilson databases including full-text from over 2,000 publications and
abstracting/and indexing of another 3,800 periodicals. Covers almost all areas of academic interest including art, biology,
business, education, general sciences, humanities, law, library and information science and social sciences. The core databases are:
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Wilson Web
(Wilson Web)
Wilson Web - A collection of databases including the following: - Wilson OmniFile Full Text
- Wilson Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
- Biographies Plus Illustrated
- Readers Guide Retrospective
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
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AccessScience
The online encyclopedia of science and technology from McGraw-Hillis is the first place to go on the Internet to start your research into science & technology subjects.
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Credo Reference (Formally Xreferplus)
Offering access to over 1 million individual entries, xreferplus contains all types of reference books : dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, and books of quotations, and subject-specific titles covering everything from the arts to accountancy and law to literature.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
An online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica, including
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.The encyclopedia includes maps, tables, and graphs.
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Encyclopedia Judaica
(Gale CENGAGE Learning)
Provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana" and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures. Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd edition is important to scholars, general readers and students.
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Encyclopedia of Human Computer Interaction
(Idea Group Inc)
This encyclopedia covers a wide range of HCI related topics such as concepts, design, usability, evaluation, innovations, and applications of HCI in organizations around the globe. Including over 830 key terms and definitions as well as more than 2,600 references, this encyclopedia is the single source of authoritative and contemporary research in field of human computer interaction. Also includes coverage of real life experiences and cases of HCI and the lessons learned helping readers to learn extensively about this important field of study.
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Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology
(Idea Group Inc)
The most comprehensive, research-based encyclopedia in the area of information technology consisting of contributions from over 900 noted researchers in over 50 countries. This five-volume encyclopedia includes more than 550 articles highlighting current concepts, issues and emerging technologies. These articles are enhanced by special attention that is paid to over 5,000 technical and managerial terms
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Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
(Gale CENGAGE Learning)
Examines the anthropological, sociological, historical, economic, and scientific theories of race and racism in the modem era. Delves into the historic origins of ideas of race and racism and explores their social and scientific consequences. Includes biographies of significant theorists, as well as political and social leaders and notorious racists.
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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
(Gale CENGAGE Learning)
Access to electronic reference titles subscribed to by the McKillop Library. Subjects covered include religion, history, the arts and social sciences.
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New Catholic Encyclopedia
(Gale CENGAGE Learning)
NCE is the single most comprehensive reference resource on Catholicism. Over 12,000 individual articles, arranged alphabetically, the entries offer up-to-date commentary on the multifaceted religious body of one billion adherents, from its foundations in Judaism to the papacy of John Paul II. Readers will find both statistical and cultural information about the Catholic Church in countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, and Zimbabwe, as well as an entry for almost every Catholic diocese and religious organization in the United States. Exhaustive treatment is given to biblical studies, Christology, liturgical practice, and Byzantine Christianity, and ethical and moral issues of euthanasia, abortion, homosexuality, and the human genome.
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Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film
(Gale CENGAGE Learning)
This reference provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to film and film studies, covering such aspects as production, national traditions, studios, genres, critical theory and film history.
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