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Reference databases

Dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, etc.

Name of database About this database
America's Historical Newspapers,1690-1900

Full text articles from publications of all 50 present states.

Choice Reviews Online

Book Reviews for scholarly publications and websites.

Credo Reference Library 

Online reference sources. Full text.

EBSCO Animals

Online animal encyclopedia

Encyclopedia Britannica

The complete encyclopedia plus Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the Year.
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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO)

Online encyclopedia

  
Gale Virtual Reference Library

A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

Greenwood Digital Collection

An e-book collection of selected full-text reference sources

Historical Newspapers (ProQuest)

Full text of The New York Times (1851-1999) and The Wall Street Journal (1889-1985) newspapers.

Historical Statistics of the United States

Quantitative data on American history

Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism

An online reference handbook for literary theory.

Mental Measurements Yearbook

Educational Tests and Measurements

National Newspapers (ProQuest)

Full text of the Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Baltimore Sun.

Oxford English Dictionary(OED)

A dictionary which traces the development of English from approximately 1150 AD up to the present day. (courtesy MD Digital Library)

RefWorks

Web-based bibliography and database manager.

Regional Business News

Full text for more than 50 sources of regional business publications.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Online encyclopedia of philosophy. A work in progress, this database includes only selected entries.

Tests in Print (EBSCO)

Lists all commercially available tests currently in print in English.