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Online Dictionaries and Encyclopedias for On-Campus Users

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General areas: General - Newspapers - Standards & Patents - Theses - e-Journal Collections
Subjects: Arts - Engineering - Law - Medicine - Science - Social & Environmental Studies - Veterinary Science
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American National Biography Biographies of more than 17,400 men and women from all walks of life, whose lives have shaped the US nation Connect None Info
Credo Reference (xrefer) Over 230 ready reference titles (dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographies, quotations and atlases), cross-searchable and with added functionality Connect None Info
DNB (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography) 50,000 specially written biographies of men and women who have shaped all aspects of the British past Connect None Info
Encyclopaedia Britannica CD-ROM edition for 2001 Connect None Info
Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering Connect None Info
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences Full text articles on all aspects of biological sciences Connect None Info
Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online Resource for researching, teaching and studying in philosophy and related disciplines from all periods and regions. Updated regularly. Connect None Info
Etymologisches Worterbuch der Deutschen Sprache (Kluge) German etymological dictionary. Latest edition available Connect None Info
Grove Art Online Encyclopedia of world art from prehistory to the present Connect None Info
Grove Music Online The New Grove dictionary of music and musicians, 2nd ed. Connect None Info
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (IESBS) The largest reference work ever published for the social & behavioural sciences, fully searchable and cross-referenced Connect None Info
International Who's Who Online Information on over 21,000 people from around the world Connect None Info
Oxford 3 in 1 Bilingual Dictionary Oxford Hachette- French; Oxford Spanish; Oxford Duden German Connect None Info
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) 50,000 specially written biographies of men and women who have shaped all aspects of the British past Connect None Info
Oxford English Dictionary 2nd edition with updates Connect None Info
Oxford Reference Online Nearly 200 fully-indexed, cross-searchable dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press Connect None Info
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online Resource for researching, teaching and studying in philosophy and related disciplines from all periods and regions. Updated regularly. Connect None Info
 
Dictionaries and Encylopedias on the Web
Online dictionaries and thesauri, maps and general reference material - HERO list
Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit
Subject Dictionaries
Biography
Biographical Dictionary Biography.com
Biosciences
BioTec Life Science Dictionary
Computing
Foldoc - the Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
Law
Duhaime's Law Dictionary
Library & Information Science
ODLIS - Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science
Mathematics
Prime Mathematics Encyclopedia
Medicine
Medical Dictionary Online MedlinePlus Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
On-line Medical Dictionary - CancerWEB Who Named It - Dictionary of Medical Eponyms

 



 
   

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