General Reference

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ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA -- The complete encyclopedia, with more than 118,000 articles and over 14,000 illustrations; also included are Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year.

WORLD ALMANAC -- Contains authoritative, complete, up-to-date information on thousands of topics.

WORLD ALMANAC ENCYCLOPEDIA -- Contains complete full text of the more than 22,000 articles in Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, as well as “Special Reports” on important topics that reveal the full story behind the news.

MERLOT -- Merlot is a collection of databases that have been created to be used by students. The sites have been reviewed and can supplement your assignments.

OXFORD REFERENCE ONLINE -- Over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press; also includes titles in the world-renowned Oxford Companions Series.

OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY -- Contains the entire text of the 22-volume Oxford English Dictionary, including definitions for most words in the English language and information on origins and quotations.

MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY -- More than 215,000 entries--including definitions, pronunciation guides, and word histories from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus.

ACCESS SCIENCE -- Online science reference material; provides access to articles, fully illustrated, from McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology and more.

BOOKS IN PRINT -- Bibliographic database of over 9 million book, audio book, and video titles.

FIRSTSEARCH -- Catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.

ULRICH’S -- Comprehensive database of regularly and irregularly published journals, magazines, newspapers, and full-text electronic resources from more than 200 countries.

GENERAL REFERENCE CENTER GOLD -- A general interest database that includes articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Topics covered include current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.

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ACADEMIC SEARCH COMPLETE -- Comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It includes indexing, abstracts, and full text for scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.

MASTERFILE PREMIER -- Multidisciplinary database providing full text for general reference publications covering subject areas of general interest. It includes full text from reference books, biographies, and primary source documents, as well as an image collection of photos, maps and flags.

NEWSPAPER SOURCE PLUS -- Full text for regional and national newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, and newspaper columns. This database also contains full-text television & radio news transcripts.

ASSOCIATES PROGRAM SOURCE -- This database, designed for junior & community colleges, focuses on degrees and certification programs including: accounting, agricultural sciences, child care services, cosmetology, culinary arts, forestry, food service management, graphic arts, hair dressing, hospitality management, interior design, journalism, plumbing, heating & air conditioning, veterinary technology and welding.

MLA STYLE SHEET -- MLA style examples to help properly format citations for research papers.

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