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100 Decisive Battles: From Ancient Times to the Present
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
20th Century African-American Poetry
Full-text collection of poetry written by the most important and influential African-American poets of the twentieth century. (ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey)
20th Century American Poetry
Collected works and individual volumes of poetry covering the works of most major 20th-century American poets. (ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey)
20th Century English Poetry
Full text of over 44,000 poems by 288 poets. The collection features many canonical poets, as well as those from diverse international backgrounds. (ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey)
21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook
Each chapter provides a survey of a specialty area within the discipline of sociology by a leading authority in the field. (2 v., 2006, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
A Blossoming Development of Splines
A Concise Introduction to Multiagent Systems and Distributed Artificial Intelligence
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
A-Z of Food and Drink
Origin, meaning, and development of a host of gastronomic terms. (Rev. ed. w. corrections, 2002, Oxford Reference Online)
A-Z of Medicinal Drugs
Dictionary of medicines, covering over-the-counter and prescription medicines with both generic and proprietary names, and offering information on classes of drugs, side effects, and interactions with other medicines. (2000, Oxford Reference Online)
ABC-CLIO Companion to The 1960s Counterculture in America
(1997, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
ABC-CLIO Companion to The Native American Rights Movement
(1996, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Accessible Archives
Full text of selected primary historical resources from the 18th and 19th centuries, for example Godey`s Lady`s Book from 1830-1885, The Pennsylvania Gazette from 1728-1800, and several 19th century African American newspapers. (Accessible Archives)
Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary
Provides definitions for a variety of acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations and similar contractions, translating them into their full names or meanings. (38th ed., 4 v., 2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Acting: An International Encyclopedia
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Adaptive Mesh Refinement for Time-Domain Numerical Electromagnetics
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Adolescence in America: An Encyclopedia
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Adolf Hitler: A Biographical Companion
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Adoption: A Reference Handbook
(2nd ed., 2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Advanced Probability Theory for Biomedical Engineers
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Affirmative Action: A Reference Handbook
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Africa and the Middle East: A Continental Overview of Environmental Issues
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
African American Almanac
Information on African American history, society, and culture, including a chronology, firsts and landmarks, national organizations, cultural and social topics. (10th ed., 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
African American Education: A Reference Handbook
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
African American Frontiers: Slave Narratives and Oral Histories
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
African Americans and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
African Americans at War: An Encyclopedia
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
African-American Poetry 1760-1900
Full text of poems by African-American poets in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. (ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey)
African-American Writers: A Dictionary
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Agricultural Crisis in America: A Reference Handbook
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Air Warfare: An International Encyclopedia
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Illicit Drugs
Articles and statistics on alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs, with chapters on youth, treatment, trafficking, and public policies. This is part of a series on current topical issues, called Information Plus Reference. (2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges
Classic grammar textbook. (1903, Perseus Project)
Almanac of American Politics 2006
Provides profiles of every member of Congress and every governor, narrative descriptions of all 50 states and 435 House districts, and analyses of current and past election campaigns. Includes the Almanac for 1998-2004 as well. (Updated continuously, National Journal)
Alternative Schools: A Reference Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
America's International Trade : A Reference Handbook
(1995, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
America's Military Adversaries: From Colonial Times to the Present
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
American Business Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
American Decades
Articles about topics such as the arts, economy, fashion, politics, and social trends present a great deal of information about everyday life in America during each decade of the 20th century. (10 v., 2001, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
American Drama
Texts of 548 plays written by American dramatists from 1714 to the late nineteenth century. (ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey)
American Economy
Statistics and discussion of the American economy. This is part of a series on current topical issues, called Information Plus Reference. (2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
American Environmental Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
American Film Scripts Online
Contains 823 scripts by 969 writers. When it is complete there will be 1000 scripts. Most of them have never been published before and appear through arrangements with major film studios. (Alexander Street Press)
American Foreign Relations since 1600: A Guide to the Literature
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
American Homelessness: A Reference Handbook
(3rd ed., 2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
American Law Yearbook 2007
Annual supplement to West's Encyclopedia of American Law that updates and expands the content with new topics and cases. (2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
American Military Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
American Periodical Series Online
Digitized images of the pages of American magazines and journals published between 1741 and 1900. (ProQuest)
American Poetry 1600-1900
Collection of 1200 books and anthologies of early American poetry, containing more than 40,000 works from over 200 poets. (ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey)
American Religions: An Illustrated History
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
American Revolution: People and Perspectives
(2008, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
American Women in Science, 1950 to the Present: A Biographical Dictionary
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
American Women in Technology: An Encyclopedia
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Ancient Canaan and Israel: New Perspectives
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Andrew Johnson: A Biographical Companion
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Animal Rights
Articles and statistics on animal rights, with chapters on wildlife, pets, and animals on farms, in research, sports, and entertainment. This is part of a series on current topical issues, called Information Plus Reference. (2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Animal Rights: A Reference Handbook
(1994, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Animals and Science: A Guide to the Debates
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Animals and the Law: A Sourcebook
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Antennas with Non-Foster Matching Networks
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Antisemitism: A Reference Handbook
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Art & Architecture - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in multiple titles grouped under Art & Architecture in Oxford Reference Online.
ARTFL (French Literature)
French language texts ranging from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction prose and technical writing largely from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries, but also some from before. (Hosted at the University of Chicago)
Articulation and Intelligibility
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Artificial Organs
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Artillery: An Illustrated History of its Impact
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Asia: A Continental Overview of Environmental Issues
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Asian American Drama
Contains 252 full-text plays by 42 playwrights. In addition to well-known works, the collection includes items by emerging and less familiar playwrights. (Alexander Street Press)
Assessment Debate: A Reference Handbook
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Associations Unlimited
Directory of national, international, and regional nonprofit membership organizations with descriptive information about each. (Updated annually, Thomson Gale)
Atmel AVR Microcontroller Primer: Programming and Interfacing
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica: A Continental Overview of Environmental Issues
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Background Notes
Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of countries around the world. (Published irregularly, U. S. Department of State)
Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Basic Probability Theory for Biomedical Engineers
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Besieged: An Encyclopedia of Great Sieges From Ancient Times to the Present
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Bible in English
The full text of 21 editions of the Bible written in English, covering a millenium of the language's history from the Tenth through the Twentieth Centuries. (ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey)
Biblioteka Maksima Moshkova
Offers a large number of full-text works of every type, not only literature.
Bilingual Dictionaries - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously all of the bilingual dictionaries in Oxford Reference Online. There are dictionaries to and from English with French, Spanish, German, Italian, Irish, Welsh, and Latin.
Bilingual Education: A Reference Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Biodiversity: A Reference Handbook
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
Profiles contemporary leaders, as well as notable individuals associated with business, law, science, social issues, sports, entertainment, literature, and the arts. (2 v., 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Biography Reference Bank
Biographical information on over half a million people from around the world, with articles from such biographical reference books as Current Biography and the World Author Series, as well as magazine citations from Biography Index Database after 1984. Some third party publications are included, such as a subset of the biographies from Oxford's American National Biography. (updated daily, Wilson Web)
Biography Resource Center
Biographical articles on people from throughout history, around the world, and across all subject areas from multiple Gale reference publications, such as Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia of World Biography, Dictionary of American Biography, and Directory of American Scholars. (Updated continuously, Gale)
Bioinstrumentation
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Biological Sciences - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in several encyclopedias and dictionaries on biology published by Oxford University Press. (Oxford Reference Online)
Biomedical Image Analysis: Tracking
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
BioNanotechnology
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Birds of North America Online
Comprehensive reference covering the life histories of North American birds, including image, video, and audio galleries for many of the 716 described species. (Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology)
Black Drama 1850 to the Present
Contains approximately 1200 plays by 201 playwrights, together with related information on productions, theaters, and production companies. (Alexander Street Press)
Black Literature Criticism
Covers African American, Caribbean, and African writers who produce works in English. For each author it gives a biography, list of principal works, excerpted criticism, and an annotated further-reading list. (2nd ed., 3 v., 2008, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Black Short Fiction and Folklore
A full-text collection of short stories, fables, and folklore from African, African-American, and Caribbean authors. (Alexander Street Press)
Black Thought and Culture: African-Americans to 1975
Contains the non-fiction published works (monographs, essays, articles, speeches, and interviews) of leading African Americans from colonial times to the present. (Alexander Street Press)
Blind Justice: Miscarriages of Justice in Twentieth-Century Britain?
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Boyhood in America: An Encyclopedia
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Brain-Machine Interface Engineering
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Brazil: A Global Studies Handbook
(2008, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
British Political Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Budget of the United States Government
The budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications. (FY2008, GPO Access)
Burger Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 13
Presents sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail and service industries which serve as examples of how to approach, structure and compose business plans. This is only one volume of a series. Volumes 1-9 are in King Reference. (2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Cambridge Collections Online
Full-text collection of over 260 titles from the Cambridge Companions series covering literature, classics, philosophy, religion and cultural studies. (New titles are added as published, Cambridge University Press)
Campaign and Election Reform: A Reference Handbook
(1997, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Canada's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Capital Punishment: A Reference Handbook
(2nd ed., 2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Capstone Design Courses: Producing Industry-Ready Biomedical Engineers
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments, Indian tribal governments, organizations, institutions, specialized groups, and individuals. (2006, U. S. General Services Administration)
Censorship in America: A Reference Handbook
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Central Asia: A Global Studies Handbook
(2005, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Charter Schools: A Reference Handbook
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Chemical and Biological Warfare: A Reference Handbook
(2nd ed., 2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
Articles and statistics on child abuse and domestic violence. This is part of a series on current topical issues, called Information Plus Reference. (2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Child Labor: A World History Companion
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Reference Handbook
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Children's Rights: A Reference Handbook
(1996, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Children, Young Adults, and the Law: A Dictionary
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
China: A Global Studies Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Chip Multiprocessor Architecture: Techniques to Improve Throughput and Latency
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Chronicle of Higher Education
The source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. Browse current and back issues since Jan. 1995. (Weekly, Chronicle website)
Chronology of the American West: From 23,000 B.C.E. Through the Twentieth Century
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Chronology of World Slavery
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Chto ne ponyatno u klassikov ili enciklopediia russkogo byta XIX veka
Civil Liberties in America: A Reference Handbook
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Civil War America: Voices from the Home Front
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Classics - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in several Classics titles in Oxford Reference Online, plus the English-Latin and Latin-English dictionaries.
Climate Change: In Context
Articles on climate change by science writers and academics in geology, law, and environmental science. (2 v., 2008, Gale, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Code Division Multiple Access(CDMA)
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
Interactive source of new and classic research techniques in molecular and cellular biology. Coverage includes cell and molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, protein science, and imaging. (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press)
Collected Works of John Dewey, 1882-1953
Based on the 37-volume printed edition published by Southern Illinois University Press, 1967-1990. (InteLex)
Colonialism
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Scholarly essays, with bibliographies, on the lives and careers of great scientists, mathematicians, and natural philosophers from all periods, from classical antiquity to modern times. (26 v., 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Comprehensive Handbook of Psychopathology
Comprehensive review of current clinical descriptions, research, and theories of psychopathology. (3rd ed., 2002, Kluwer, NetLibrary)
Computational Electronics
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Computing - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in a couple of dictionaries about computers and the internet in Oxford Reference Online.
Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion
Information on every aspect of Jewish belief and practice, both ancient and modern. (1999, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names
Gives the history, meanings, and origin of country, region, island, city, and town names from around the world. (2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Medical Dictionary
Definitions of terms covering all aspects of medical science. (7th ed., 2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature
Abridged version of Oxford Companion to African American Literature with biographies of authors, critics, literary characters, historical figures, and plot summaries of major works. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature
Abridged version of Oxford Companion to American Literature, (also available in ORO) this includes brief biographies of authors, plot summaries, descriptions of literary movements, etc. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
The lives of many classical authors, character entries and plot summaries for their works, as well as wide coverage of the historical, political, social, and artistic background. (1996, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Covers world English language fiction, historical context, writers, works, literary theory, allusions, characters, and plot summaries. (3rd ed., 2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature
Brief information on writers, movements, genres, topics, folklore, and historical, religious, and cultural events during sixteen centuries of literature in Ireland. (2000, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
A shorter version of the Oxford Companion to the English Language, this concentrates on the central themes in the language: grammar, usage, dialect, pronunciation, and the history of English. (1998, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Covers all aspects of theatre worldwide and throughout the ages, with entries on dramatists, performers, and directors, theatres, festivals, and technical topics. (2nd ed., 1996, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology
Covers the essential vocabulary for archaeological work, including principles, theories, techniques, artefacts, people, places, and monuments, with a focus on Europe, the Old World, and the Americas. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
Abridged version of the Oxford Dictionary of Art, an authoritative and up-to-date guide to Western Art from ancient Greece to the present day. (3rd ed., 2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms
Explains terms used in the art world, including periods and styles throughout art history, materials, techniques, technical and foreign terms, philosophical terms, and methodologies. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
Abridged version of the Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology contains very brief information about English word origins. (1996, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics
Brief definitions of terminology in the field of linguistics, with coverage of regional dialects. (2nd ed., 2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics
Covers concepts and terminology in pure and applied mathematics and statistics, with tables on areas and volumes, derivatives, integrals, series, trigonometric formulas, symbols, and Greek letters. (3rd ed., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Abridged version of the Oxford Dictionary of Music, includes entries on musical terms, musical works, instruments and their history, composers, librettists, musicians, singers, and orchestras. (4th ed., 1996, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera
Plot synopses, first performance details, entries on singers, definitions technical terms and operatic styles, and surveys of the history of opera worldwide. (3rd ed., 1996, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics
Definitions provide international coverage of major political institutions, figures, and concepts. (2nd ed., 2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Based on the more comprehensive Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (2004), which is also in Oxford Reference Online. (5th ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Guide to every aspect of Christian religion and life: theology, patristic scholarship, churches and denominations, the church calendar and organization, and the Bible. (Rev. 2nd ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Abridged from the Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, this contains entries on all the major and many minor religions. (2000, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
Based on the OED, this gives meanings and a brief derivation, but no examples of usage. (11th ed. rev., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary (English-Spanish)
Translations of English words into Spanish. Includes notes on life and culture in the Spanish-speaking world. (3rd ed., 2004, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary (Spanish-English)
Translations of Spanish words into English. Includes notes on life and culture in the Spanish-speaking world. (3rd ed., 2004, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary (English-German)
Translations of English words into German. Includes notes on life and culture in the German-speaking world. (3rd ed., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary (German-English)
Translations of German words into English. Includes notes on life and culture in the German-speaking world. (3rd ed., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary (English-French)
Definitions of words and phrases, including some cultural notes on life in the French-speaking world. (3d ed., 2004, Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary (French-English)
Definitions of words and phrases, including some cultural notes on life in the French-speaking world. (3d ed., 2004, Oxford Reference Online)
Conflict in Afghanistan: A Historical Encyclopedia
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Conflict in Korea: An Encyclopedia
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Conflict in the Former Yugoslavia: An Encyclopedia
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Conflicts Over Natural Resources: A Reference Handbook
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Consciousness: A Guide to the Debates
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Conservative Christians and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Conspiracy Theories in American History: An Encyclopedia
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Constitutional Rights Sourcebook
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Constitutions of the World: Europe, Vol. 4: Constitutional Projects of Russia 1799-1825
Drafts of Russian constitutions and constitutional projects from 1799-1825 in Russian. (v. 4, 2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Consumer Culture: A Reference Handbook
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Consumer Fraud: A Reference Handbook
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Consumer Health Complete
Provides convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information. Consumers can search and browse within medical encyclopedias, reference books, and selected reports, pamphlets, and journal articles. (EBSCO)
Controlling Energy Demand in Mobile Computing Systems
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Countries and Their Cultures
Describes cultures of countries around the world, including demographic, historical, social, economic, religious, and political information. (4 v., 2001, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook 2008
Reproduces the U.S. Department of State's Background Notes series, updated with information from the Department's Fact Sheets. (2 v., 2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Country Studies
Book-length documents containing a great deal of valuable information about many, but not all, countries of the world. The studies were published between 1988 and 1998. Some information is not up to date. (Library of Congress)
Courts and Trials: A Reference Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Cowboy Encyclopedia
(1994, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Creation Myths of Primitive America
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Crime in America: A Reference Handbook
(1996, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Crime, Prisons, and Jails
Articles and statistics on crime, prisons, and jails, with chapters on victims' rights, juvenile, white-collar and hate crimes, prison facilities, and inmates' rights. This is part of a series on current topical issues, called Information Plus Reference. (2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Cruisers and Battle Cruisers: An Illustrated History of their Impact
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Cuba: A Global Studies Handbook
(2008, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Cults in America: A Reference Handbook
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Curriculum Trends: A Reference Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Database of African-American Poetry
Full text of almost 3,000 poems written between 1760 and 1900. (ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey)
Dating and Sexuality in America: A Reference Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Death and the Afterlife: A Cultural Encyclopedia
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Dictionary of Accounting
Definitions for terms in fields of financial accounting, financial reporting, management accounting, direct and indirect taxation, corporate finance, and auditing. (3d ed., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of African Mythology
Collection of synopses of tales from African mythology, covering the entire continent. (2000, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of American Family Names
Contains the most commonly occurring surnames in the United States, giving their comparative frequencies, linguistic and historical explanations, selected associated forenames, and occasional genealogical notes. (2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of American History
Standard multi-volume encyclopedia covering topics in American history from prehistory through 2002. (3rd ed., 10 v., 2003, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Dictionary of Animal Behaviour
Covers every aspect of animal behavior and includes terms from the related fields of ecology, physiology and psychology. (2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Entries on architects, terms, periods, and styles, covering all periods of Western architectural history. (2nd ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Asian Mythology
Entries address the key mythologies of India, China, Tibet, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Japan, with broad overviews of specific cultures and their mythic traditions. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Astronomy
Authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of astronomy, with world-wide coverage of telescopes and observatories. (2nd ed., 2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Biology
Provides comprehensive coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry, as well as key terms from medicine and palaeontology. (6th ed., 2008, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of British History
Abbreviated version of the Oxford Companion to British History, this identifies political, economic, social, and military events, people and institutions from British history from 55 BC to the present. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of British Place-Names
Gives the meaning and origin of place names in the British Isles, tracing their development from earliest times to the present day. (2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Buddhism
Entries on the history and doctrines of the major Buddhist schools, on the spread of Buddhism in Asia and the West, and coverage of issues of contemporary concern. (2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Business and Management
Guide to all areas of business, including marketing, taxation, accounting, operations management, investment, banking, international finance, human resources, and management. (4th ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
Survey of Celtic mythology, legend, saga, and folklore, covering people, themes, concepts, places, and creatures, from both ancient and modern traditions. (1998, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Chemistry
Covers all the commonly encountered terms in chemistry, including physical chemistry and biochemistry. (6th ed., 2008, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Chicano Folklore
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Dictionary of Computing
Short definitions covering computer applications, the Internet, World Wide Web, computer graphics, networking, artificial intelligence, and computer security. (2004, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Contemporary World History
Covers major historical figures and events from 1900 to the present day, with surveys of every country, including leaders, political parties, international organizations, and acts of war. (3rd ed., 2008, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Earth Sciences
Defines terms in fields of geology, geography, meteorology, geochemistry, oceanography, palaeontology, petrology, and volcanology. (3nd ed., 2008, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Ecology
Entries on all aspects of ecology and related scientific disciplines such as biogeography, genetics, soil science, geomorphology, atmospheric science, and oceanography. (3rd ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Economics
Definitions for economic terms, including entries on topics such as e-commerce and the Euro, all aspects of economic theory, from microeconomics to public finance and international trade, and definitions of mathematical and statistical terms widely used in economics. (2d ed., 2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of English Folklore
Entries on ancient folk customs, such as well dressing and harvest festivals, but also on photocopylore, the Tooth Fairy and the folklore of sex. (2000, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Environment and Conservation
International in scope, it defines terms in a broad spectrum of environmental areas including sustainable development, biodiversity, environmental ethics, and policy issues. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Finance and Banking
Contains entries on every aspect of the financial world: insurance, stocks and shares, commodities, takeovers and mergers, international trade, and government finance. (3d ed., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of First Names
The age, origin, and meaning of over 6,000 names in common use in English, both new and traditional. (2nd ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
Explanations of the technical terms found on food labels, in advertising, or in the media. (2nd ed., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Genetics
Defines terms from a wide range of disciplines which entwine with genetics, including molecular biology, cell biology, medicine, botany, and evolutionary studies. (7th ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Geography
Definitions for words in the following fields: cartography, surveying, remote sensing, meteorology, climatology, biogeography, ecology, simple geology, soils, geomorphology, population, migration, settlement, agriculture, transport, and diffusion. (3rd ed., 2004, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Human Resource Management
Definitions of words, terms, and phrases that are encountered in the fields of human resource management, personnel, and industrial relations. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Law Enforcement
Definitions of law enforcement terms in the United Kingdom, focusing on forensic pathology, medicine, ballistics, financial investigation, forensic computing, criminology, and psychology. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Modern Design
Covers the past 150 years of international design, with entries on ceramics, furniture, graphics, industrial design, interiors, and fashion. (2004, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Native American Mythology
(1992, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Dictionary of Nursing
Defines nursing terms as well as those in the fields of medicine, surgery, anatomy, physiology, psychiatry, nutrition, and pharmacology. (5th ed., 2008, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Physics
Defines terms and concepts commonly encountered in physics, including terms relating to astronomy, astrophysics, and physical chemistry. (5th ed., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Plant Sciences
Coverage includes biochemistry, plant physiology, cytology, ecology, genetics, evolution, bio-geography, the earth sciences, and taxonomic groups (one-third of the entries are devoted to taxa). (Revised 2nd ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Political Biography
Describes and assesses the lives of the men and women who have shaped political events across the world during the twentieth century. (1998, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Psychology
Covers all branches of psychology, including cognition, sensation and perception, emotion and motivation, learning and skills, language, mental disorder, and research methods. (2nd ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Public Health
Defines words and phrases used in public health science and practice. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Scientists
Biographical information about scientists in all areas of science, from physics and astronomy to medicine and ecology, and over the last 2,500 years. (1999, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Shakespeare
Entries on the plays and the major characters, on Shakespeare's life and his contemporaries, and on actors, theatres, and directors. (1998, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Sociology
Spans an international range of definitions of terms, methods, and concepts in contemporary sociology. (3rd ed., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Space Exploration
Covers the world of space exploration and every aspect of the technology involved. (3rd ed., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Statistics
Covers a broad range of statistical vocabulary, including terms used in computing, mathematics, operational research, and probability, as well as biographical information on key figures in the field. (2nd ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Superstitions
Dictionary covering the wide range of folk beliefs that have survived into our own age. (1996, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of the Bible
Information about the books of the Bible, customs, religions and worship, history, and theology, important places, and personalities. (1996, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of the Internet
Terms related to the Web, software technology, jargon, e-commerce, security, and the technical and organizational infrastructure of the Internet. (2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of the Social Sciences
Covers many disciplines (anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, human geography, cultural studies, and Marxism), and defines basic terms, concepts, theories, schools of thought, methodologies, techniques, topics, issues, and controversies. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
Covers the major movements and styles of the twentieth-century, and includes entries on art schools, galleries, exhibitions, prizes, terms, techniques, collectors, critics, dealers and patrons. (2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Weather
Information about weather, forecasting, and climate, including terms from the related fields of oceanography, hydrology, and climatology. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units
Definitions of the units, prefixes, and styling of the Système International (SI), as well as industry-specific and traditional terms currently in use. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of World History
Information on all aspects of history, from prehistory to the present day. It includes biographies, historical summaries for each country, entries on religious and political movements, international organizations, key battles, and places. (2nd ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of World Mythology
Presents information on the gods of Greece, Rome, and Scandinavia, the more mystical deities of Buddhist and Hindu India, and the spirits of the African and American continents. (1997, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Writers and their Works
This listing authors and their major works focuses on the general canon of British literature from the fifteenth-century to the present. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Zoology
Coverage of topics includes animal behavior, genetics, evolutionary studies, ecology, physiology, genetics, cytology, Earth history, and zoogeography. (2nd ed., 1999, Oxford Reference Online)
Digital Control in Power Electronics
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Digital Quaker Collection
A digital library containing full text and page images of over 500 individual Quaker works (journals, letters, and monographs) from the 17th and 18th centuries. (2003, Earlham School of Religion)
Diverse Sexuality and Schools: A Reference Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Domestic Violence: A Reference Handbook
(1995, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Dynamic Speech Models: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Dynasties of the World
Tables giving the years of rule and family relationships for the reigning families of the world, from Horus Aha, first pharoah of Egypt, to Abdallah, present king of Saudi Arabia. (2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Early American Fiction
Full texts of American novels and short stories written before 1850 by authors of significance during their lifetimes. (ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey)
Early American Imprints: The Digital Evans
Provides the full text of most printed matter issued in the United States and Canada from 1639-1800, including books, pamphlets, and broadsides. (Readex)
Early English Books Online
Digital facsimile page images of virtually every work (books, pamphlets, broadsides, and other matter) printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700. (Chadwyck-Healey/ProQuest)
Earth & Environmental Sciences - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in several dictionaries and encyclopedias in Oxford Reference Online covering earth sciences, ecology, geography, environment, global change, and weather.
Eastern Europe: An Introduction to the People, Lands, and Culture
(2005, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Economics & Business - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in several dictionaries in Oxford Reference Online covering accounting, economics, finance, management, and statistics.
Editions and Adaptations of Shakespeare
Complete text of eleven major editions of Shakespeare's works. (ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey)
Education and Technology: An Encyclopedia
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Educational Leadership: A Reference Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Digital images of every page of 150,000 English-language titles covering all subjects, published between 1701 and 1800 in the United Kingdom and the Americas (including foreign-language titles printed in the U.K.). (Thomson Gale)
Eighteenth Century Fiction
Provides the complete text of 96 works of prose fiction written in the British Isles between 1700 and 1780. (ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey)
Electromagnetic Scattering Using the Iterative Multiregion Technique
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Electromagnetics and Antenna Optimization Using Taguchi's Method
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Electronic America
Articles and statistics on the growth of the internet and new technologies, with chapters on communication, business, crime, entertainment, education, and health. This is part of a series on current topical issues, called Information Plus Reference. (2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Electronic Text Collections in Western European Literature
This page lists Internet sources for literary texts in the western European languages other than English. (Western European Studies Section of the Assn. of College and Research Libraries)
Electronically Scanned Arrays
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Encyclopaedia Judaica
Exhaustive overview of Jewish life, culture, and history from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel. (2d ed., 22 v., 2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopaedia of Islam Online
The standard reference work in the field of Islamic studies, with comprehensive coverage of Islam by many scholars. (2nd ed., 12 v., 1954-2005, and the 3rd ed. as it is published, 2007- , Brill Online)
Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an
Encyclopedic dictionary of terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history and exegesis, extended with essays on important themes and subjects within Qur’anic studies. (6 v., 2001- , Brill Online)
Encyclopedia of African Religion
Extensive essays on the peoples, concepts, and discourses of African religion, to reveal the thinking of African people about religion from earliest times, and conceiving of the African continent as a whole. (2 v., 2008, Sage Reference, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Aging
Articles cover topics such as biology, medicine, economics, law, psychology, sociology, and history as they relate to aging. (4 v., 2002, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
Essays by subject experts treat concepts, themes, doctrines, and distinctive policies in the history of American foreign relations. (2nd ed., 3 v., 2002, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of American Immigration
Traces the history of U.S. immigration from prehistory through the twentieth century, with sections on every major immigrant group and the text of laws and cases affecting immigration. (4 v., 2001, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of American Indian History
(4 v., 2008, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of American Indian Wars 1492–1890
(1997, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of American Industries, 4th ed.
Comprehensive information on a wide range of industries in every realm of American business. (4th ed., 2 v., 2005, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of American Industries, 5th ed.
Comprehensive information on a wide range of industries in every realm of American business. (5th ed., 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of American Jewish History
(2 v., 2008, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of American Religions
Essays describe the major American religious families, with directory listings and information about individual churches, religious bodies, and spiritual groups. (7th ed., 2003, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Anthropology
First general encyclopedia covering the entire field, physical, biological, cultural, social, and applied anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics with articles by scholars. (5 v., 2006, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Archaeology: History and Discoveries
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Architectural and Engineering Feats
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe: Society in Transformation
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Presents articles on the moral and ethical dimensions of human conduct in the areas of the life sciences and health care. (3rd ed., 5 v., 2004, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Birth Control
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of British Sport
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion
Surveys clothing, body adornment, and examines the origins of clothing, the development of fabrics and technologies, and the social meanings of dress. (3 v., 2005, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Communication and Information
Overview of modes of communication, the media used to communicate, theories of communication and their implications, careers in communications and information, and biographies of notable figures in the field. (3 v., 2002, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Conflict Resolution
(1997, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, and Amending Issues, 1789–2002
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Counseling
Covers the major theories, approaches, and contemporary issues in counseling. (4 v., 2008, Sage Reference, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Creation Myths
(1994, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Cryptology
(1997, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Education
Comprehensive description of education both within the United States and throughout the world. Articles offer a view of the institutions, people, processes, and products found in educational practice. (2nd ed., 8 v., 2003, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Education Law
Articles on statutes and cases pertaining to education law, as well as a wide array of entries on key topics in the field, such as affirmative action, bullying, the rights of disabled persons, and religion in the schools, with further readings and citations to laws and cases. (2 v., 2008, Sage Reference, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology
An introduction to educational psychology intended for a general audience, with articles by scholars on a variety of topics related to the field.(2 v., 2008, Sage Reference, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries, 5th ed.
Provides detailed profiles of newer industries, such as biometrics, risk management services, satellites, and specialty tourism, that are pioneering new technologies, introducing break-through marketing strategies or implementing innovative means of serving new markets. (5th ed., 2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Evolution
Guide to evolutionary biology, with surveys of essential concepts and theories, methods, models, the history of the field, and current controversies. (2 v., 2002, Oxford Reference Online)
Encyclopedia of Folk Heroes
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine: Old World and New World Traditions
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Folklore and Literature
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
Articles on food and its place in human culture and society. (3 v., 2003, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
Covers the major theories, research, people, and issues in contemporary gender studies, with a cross-national/cross-cultural perspective that provides comparative analyses of the life experiences of men and women around the world. (2 v., 2008, Sage Reference, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Genocide
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Global Change
Entries investigate all types of phenomena that change life on Earth, such as altered ecosystems, climate change, food and water supply, population, institutions, politics, and policies. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Encyclopedia of Global Industries, 4th ed.
Chronicles the history, development and current status of the world's most lucrative and high profile industries. (4th ed., 2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Governance
Presents topics related to the changing nature and role of the state in recent times and how these roles have been conceptualized in the areas of Political Science, Public Administration, Political Economy, and Sociology. (2 v., 2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Graeco-Roman Mythology
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Human Ecology
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Information Ethics and Security
A reference source on ethical and security issues relating to the latest technologies. (2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence
Articles examine the occurrence and prevalence of all forms of interpersonal violence and provide definitions of key concepts, theoretical principles, relevant legislation, and public policies on the topic. (2 v., 2008, Sage Reference, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Irish Spirituality
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
Looks at Islam's role in the modern world in the context of the religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries. Contains thematic articles, biographies of key figures, definitions, illustrations, maps. (2 v., 2004, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
A comprehensive, multi-disciplinary view of the Western Hemisphere from Mexico to the tip of South America from prehistoric times to the present, including articles on broad topics and many biographical entries for lesser-known people. (2nd ed., 6 v., 2008, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Mammals
Covers the behavior, diet, distribution, and evolution of every known living mammal in the world. (3d ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
In depth articles on the countries, cities, regions, natural features, religions, social issues, languages, people, events, and customs of twentieth-century Asia. (6 v., 2003, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Modern Separatist Movements
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Money
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Information on fundamental and applied aspects of nanotechnology: materials synthesis, processing, fabrication, probes, spectroscopy, physical properties, electronics, optics, mechanics, biotechnology, devices, etc. (10 v., 2004, Ingenta/American Scientific Publishers)
Encyclopedia of Native American Healing
(1996, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism: Sacred Ceremonies of North America
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Occultism & Parapsychology
Covers recent and historical phenomena, concepts, cults, personalities, and organizations associated with occultism and parapsychology. (5th ed., 2 v., 2001, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The first edition (1967) was the standard philosophy reference for more than a generation. This edition has many rewritten and new articles authored by scholars. (2nd ed., 10 v., 2006, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Prisoners of War and Internment
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Products & Industries - Manufacturing
Information on the relationships between products and their industries, with an emphasis on the manufacturers of durable goods such as tires, autos, appliances, business equipment, and sporting goods. (2 v., 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Prophecy
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
Examines the anthropological, sociological, historical, economic, and scientific theories of race and racism in the modem era. (3 v., 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America
This survey of American leisure activities from the Colonial era to the present examines how the pursuit of leisure has changed over time, reflecting shifting social, cultural, political and economic trends in the United States. (2 v., 2004, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Religion
Presents important ideas, practices, and persons in the religious experience of humankind from the Paleolithic past to our day. (2nd ed., 15 v., 2005, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric
A comprehensive treatment of the art of persuasion, with articles on theory, history, and practice, with special emphasis on public speaking, performance, and communication. (2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Encyclopedia of Rural America: The Land and People
(1997, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Russian & Slavic Myth and Legend
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Russian History
Articles on the people, politics, economics, religion, culture, and social systems of Russia covering from the earliest beginnings, to the end of czarist Russia, and on through the fall of the Soviet Union. (4 v., 2004, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender
Examines issues of sex and gender, identity, status, class, ethnicity, race, and nation, social institutions, and the structures of representation. (4 v., 2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Social Problems
Offers an interdisciplinary perspective into many social issues that are a continuing concern in our lives, from acid rain to charter schools to identity theft. (2 v., 2008, Sage Reference, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Social Work
New edition of a standard work co-published by the National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press. Articles address historical, current, and emerging issues and include multicultural perspectives, current research, and theory. (20th ed., 4 v., 2008, Oxford Reference Online)
Encyclopedia of Sociology
The new edition presents essays written by scholars about a large number of topics within the broad field of sociology, and reflects changes in our society and in the discipline. (2nd ed., 5 v., 2001, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research
Articles by scholars and experts on key themes, such as stem cell biology, ethics, clinical trials, research, and governmental policies worldwide. (2 v., 2008, Sage Reference, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Taboos
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Terrorism
Articles cover cases, biographies, laws, known domestic and international extremist and terrorist groups, and a summary of incidents in the U.S. (2003, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
Essays by leading scholars on topics dealing with every aspect of constitutional law in the U.S., from the Constitutional Convention in 1787 to the Clinton impeachment. (2nd ed., 6 v., 2000, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of the Boer War: 1899–1902
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of the Cold War: A Political, Social, and Military History
(2008, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
From the rise of Descartes' disciples in 1670 to the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815, articles cover not only Western Europe but American, Iberian, Russian, Jewish, and Eastern European cultures. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)
Encyclopedia of the Korean War: A Political, Social, and Military History
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of the Mexican-American War
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
Articles on all aspects of the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century. It explores cultural, religious, intellectual, social, and political history, with a focus on Europe and Christendom. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
Covers the modern history of the region, with major sections on Colonialism, the World Wars, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Each country is reviewed, detailing its population, economy, and government. (2nd ed., 4 v., 2004, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of The Persian Gulf War
(1995, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American & Philippine-American Wars
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of the United States Cabinet
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War Volume One: A Political, Social, and Military History
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of the War of 1812
(1949, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Travel Literature
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior
Articles on states, parties, candidates, specific elections, and on broader election related issues. (2 v., 2008, Sage Reference, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Underwater Life
Covers the fish and aquatic invertebrates that inhabit our rivers, lakes, and oceans, describing the anatomy, behaviour, habitat, breeding, and conservation status of species. (2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Encyclopedia of Urban America: The Cities and Suburbs
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Urban Legends
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures
Articles by scholars on women and the societies in which Islam has played a historic role in every region where there have been significant Muslim populations, and covering the period from just before the rise of Islam to the present. (6 v., 2003- , Brill Online)
Encyclopedia of Women and Sports
(1996, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient World
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of World Biography
Latest single volume supplement to a large set that covers notable individuals from every part of the world and from all time periods. The entire set is included in the Biography Resource Center. (2nd ed., v. 27, 2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Published with the assistance of the Human Relations Area Files at Yale, this describes the various ethnic and national subcultures from around the world. Not all of these groups are in eHRAF yet. (10 v., 1996, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of World Cultures Supplement
Additional articles are on important cultures left out of the original encyclopedia, cultures affected by recent political events, and expanded and updated entries on some important cultures. (2002, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present
(1996, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Encyclopedia of World War II: A Political, Social, and Military History
(2005, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Endangered Species: A Reference Handbook
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Energy Use Worldwide: A Reference Handbook
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Energy: Supplies, Sustainability, and Costs
Articles and statistics on the issues surrounding various energy sources. This is part of a series on current topical issues, called Information Plus Reference. (2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Engineering Ethics: Peace, Justice, and the Earth
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Engineering, Poverty, and the Earth
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Engineers within a Local and Global Society
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
English Dictionaries & Thesauruses - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in multiple dictionaries of English (as used in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and England), thesauri, and a visual dictionary published by Oxford University Press. (Oxford Reference Online)
English Fairy Tales and More English Fairy Tales
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
English Language Reference - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in multiple reference works about English language, usage, and linguistics published by Oxford University Press. (Oxford Reference Online)
English Poetry 600-1900
Archive of English verse written from the 7th century to the early years of the 20th; full text of poems by over 1,400 poets from the British Commonwealth and ex-colonial countries. (ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey)
English Prose Drama
Full text of over 1600 plays listed in the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature that were written or intended for the stage and wholly or primarily in prose; English Prose Drama complements English Verse Drama. (ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey)
English Verse Drama
Full text of over 2200 plays by more than 500 named authors and 300 anonymous works, from the Shrewsbury Fragments of the late 13th Century through the end of the 19th Century. (ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey)
Environmental Activism: A Reference Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Environmental Justice: A Reference Handbook
(1996, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Equal Protection: Rights and Liberties under the Law
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Espionage: A Reference Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Essentials of Applied Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
ETEXT Archives
"... provides content hosting services to people or organizations seeking to make their documents, periodicals, books, and/or works of fiction available to the public....This includes zines, politics, fiction, poetry, books and religious texts." (www.etext.org)
Europa World Plus
Political and economic information on over 250 countries and territories. The online product incorporates The Europa World Year Book and the nine volumes in the Regional Surveys of the World series. (Government changes are updated continuously; major revisions are annual, Europa World Online)
Europe: A Continental Overview of Environmental Issues
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Euthanasia: A Reference Handbook
(1996, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Everyday Finance: Economics, Personal Money Management, and Entrepreneurship
Encyclopedia with basic and practical information on economics, personal money management, and starting a business. (2 v., 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Evolution in the Courtroom: A Reference Guide
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Evolution Wars: A Guide to the Debates
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Executive Branch of Federal Government: People, Process, and Politics
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Exploitation of A Ship's Magnetic Field Signatures
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Extraordinary Encounters: An Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrials and Otherworldly Beings
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Families in America: A Reference Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Family in America: An Encyclopedia
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages
Provides a broad overview of costume traditions of diverse cultures from prehistoric times to the present day. (5 v., 2004, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Feminism: A Reference Handbook
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music, and Art
(1997, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Folktales from Northern India
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Food & Drink - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in several titles about food, diet, nutrition, and exercise in Oxford Reference Online.
Food and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise
Covers all matters relating to diet and exercise, including diet methods, food supplements, sports injuries, energy-related terms, weight control, training methods and principles, and calorie requirements of different activities. (1997, Oxford Reference Online)
Food Safety: A Reference Handbook
(2nd ed., 2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Foreign Language Videos
Native speakers elaborate on a wide variety of topics. (OhioLINK Digital Media Center)
Foreign Relations of the United States
Presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. Online volumes partially cover 1950-1976. (U. S. Department of State)
Foreign Relations of the United States - Historical
FRUS begins with the administration of Abraham Lincoln in 1861. This website presents an incomplete run from 1861-1960 with missing volumes being added as they can be acquired and processed. (Project of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries in collaboration with the University of Illinois at Chicago Libraries)
Forest Conservation Policy: A Reference Handbook
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Former Yugoslavia's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Freedom of Association: Rights and Liberties under the Law
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Freedom of Speech: Rights and Liberties under the Law
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Freedom of the Press: Rights and Liberties under the Law
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Frequency Domain Hybrid Finite Element Methods for Electromagnetics
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Freshwater Issues: A Reference Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
From Talking drums to the Internet: An Encyclopedia of Communications Technology
(1997, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Fuller Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Fundamental Digital Library of Russian Literature and Folklore
FEB-web is a repository of primary, secondary, and reference texts. (New content is posted about twice a month, project of the "Fundamental Digital Library" Foundation)
Fundamentals of Electromagnetics 1: Internal Behavior of Lumped Elements
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Fundamentals of Electromagnetics 2: Quasistatics and Waves
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Fundamentals of Respiratory Sounds and Analysis
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Fundamentals of Spread Spectrum Modulation
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Gadgets and Necessities: An Encyclopedia of Household Innovations
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Gale Encyclopedia of Diets: A Guide to Health and Nutrition
Covers topics such as dieting, popular diets, dietary concerns, nutritional basics, and the effects of a one's dietary choices on one's health. (2 v., 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Information on medical disorders and concepts for a general audience. Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics. (2nd ed., 5 v., 2002, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health
Provides information on mental disorders and conditions, alternative and over-the-counter drugs, and therapies used to treat mental disorders. (2nd ed., 2 v., 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
Articles on specific culture groups in the United States, emphasizing religions, holidays, customs, and languages, in addition to providing information on historical background and settlement patterns. (2nd ed., 3 v., 2000, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Covers major areas of science, engineering, technology, mathematics, and the medical sciences, while providing a comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge and technology. (4th ed., 6v, 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
Presents brief definitions of economic, historical, and geographical terms, biographies, overviews of eras and issues, and company and industry profiles. (2 v., 1999, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: Government and Politics
A concise history of the U.S. government and political scene, delivered in 11 long chapters, each on a segment of time in U.S. history. (2 v., 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: War
Overview of the wars in American history from Indian conflicts during the Colonial period through the War on Terrorism, treated in 15 long chapters. There are separate sections on peacekeeping in specific parts of the world. (2 v., 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Gale Encyclopedia of World History: Governments
Overview of national governments from 4000 B.C. through the present, explaining their structures and histories, key players and events. (2 v., 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Gale Encyclopedia of World History: War
Provides an overview of wars throughout world history, from ancient times to present. Lengthy chapters describe important figures and battles. (2 v., 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Gale Library of Daily Life: Slavery and America
Provides information on the business of slavery, the plantation way of life, work, family, leisure, health, religion, resistance, and rebellion from colonial times to the end of the Civil War. (2 v., 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Collection of 100 or so reference e-books on many subjects which can be accessed individually or searched as a single source.
Gambling in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Issues, and Society
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Gambling: What's at Stake?
Articles and statistics on gambling, with chapters on casinos, tribal casinos, lotteries, sports and internet gambling, and the social effects of gambling. This is part of a series on current topical issues, called Information Plus Reference. (2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Game Theory for Wireless Engineers
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Gangs: A Reference Handbook
(1996, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Gay and Lesbian Americans and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Gay and Lesbian Issues: A Reference Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Gay and Lesbian Rights
(1994, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Gay Rights on Trial: A Reference Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Genetic Engineering: A Reference Handbook
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Genetics and Genetic Engineering
Articles and statistics on genetics and genetic engineering. This is part of a series on current topical issues, called Information Plus Reference. (2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
George Washington: A Biographical Companion
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Girlhood in America: An Encyclopedia
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Girls and Literacy in America: Historical Perspectives to the Present
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Global AIDS Crisis: A Reference Handbook
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Global Refugee Crisis: A Reference Handbook
(1994, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Global Warming and the Future of the Earth
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Globalization, Engineering, and Creativity
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Goddesses in World Mythology
(1993, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Grasslands of the United States: An Environmental History
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Great American Judges: An Encyclopedia
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Great American Lawyers: An Encyclopedia
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Great Archaeologists: Encyclopedia of Archaeology
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Great Dinosaur Controversy
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3d ed. (1969-1978) (in Russian)
Detailed view of Russian subjects and reflecting the Communist point of view of its time. (The 3d edition of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia was translated into English and is available in King Library.)
Ground Warfare: An International Encyclopedia
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture
Provides information about art forms, artists, rulers, philosophers, architecture, renowned works of art, archaeological sites, and stylistic developments of the Classical period. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
Covers thousands of years of the decorative arts in both western and non-western cultures: the uses of materials, art forms and styles, and the history of armor, jewelry, furniture, textiles, and ceramics. (2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Growing Up: Issues Affecting America's Youth
Articles and statistics on youth in America, with chapters on families, health, sexuality and pregnancy, juvenile crime, gangs, and violence in the schools. This is part of a series on current topical issues, called Information Plus Reference. (2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Guide to the Gods
(1992, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Gun Control in the United States: A Reference Handbook
(2006, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Gun Control: A Reference Handbook
(1995, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Gun Control: Restricting Rights or Protecting People?
Articles and statistics on gun control, with pro and con arguments as well as chapters on laws, court rulings, crime, and public attitudes. This is part of a series on current topical issues, called Information Plus Reference. (2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Habitats and Ecosystems: An Encyclopedia of Endangered America
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Handbook of Egyptian Mythology
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Handbook of Health Psychology
Provides a review and evaluation of the first quarter-century of health psychology research and intervention. (2001, Erlbaum, NetLibrary)
Handbook of Hindu Mythology
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Handbook of Inca Mythology
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Handbook of International Financial Terms
Defines what can seem a bewildering array of financial terms, such as a Circus, a Firewall, a Clean Float, a Cocktail Swap, a Butterfly, a Straddle, and a Strangle. Details are also given of acronyms, currencies, and major markets. (1997, Oxford Reference Online)
Handbook of Japanese Mythology
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Handbook of Mesoamerican Mythology
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Handbook of Norse Mythology
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
HarpWeek
Provides electronic access to Harper’s Weekly, an important magazine that reflects 19th century American culture, for a 56-year period: 1857-1912. (HarpWeek)
Hate Crimes: A Reference Handbook
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Health Care System
Articles and statistics on the health care system in the United States, with chapters on physicians, institutions, rising costs, insurance coverage, and international comparisons. This is part of a series on current topical issues, called Information Plus Reference. (2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Hf-Based High-k Dielectrics: Process Development, Performance Characterization, and Reliability
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
High Fidelity Haptic Rendering
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
High-Speed Digital System Design
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Higher Education in the United States: An Encyclopedia
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Higher Order FDTD Schemes for Waveguide and Antenna Structures
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Hip Hop Culture
(2006, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Historical Atlas of the Islamic World
Essays, maps, and illustrations cover topics from the history and current cultures of the Islamic world. (2004, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery
(1997, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
History - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in a large number of companions, concise companions, encyclopedias, and dictionaries about history published by Oxford University Press. (Oxford Reference Online)
History E-books Project
Online collection of full-text, high-quality books in the Humanities, recommended and reviewed by scholars. (New titles added every 6 months, American Council of Learned Societies and the University of Michigan’s Scholarly Publishing Office)
History in the Media: Film and Television
(2006, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Holy People of the World: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Homosexuality and Science: A Guide to the Debates
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Homosexuality and the Law: A Dictionary
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
House Divided during the Civil War Era
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Hughes Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Human Body on Trial
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Human Evolution: A Guide to the Debates
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Human Rights in the United States: A Dictionary and Documents
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Human Rights Worldwide: A Reference Handbook
(2006, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Human Rights: A Reference Handbook
(2nd ed., 1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Illegal Immigration: A Reference Handbook
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Image and Signal Processing for Networked E-Health Applications
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Images.MD
Presents medical images from more than 90 collections ranging from allergy to urology, contributed by more than 2,000 medical experts. (Updated as new images are published, Current Medicine Group LLC)
Immigration and Illegal Aliens: Burden or Blessing?
Articles and statistics on immigration and illegal aliens, with chapters on history, laws, costs, and arguments for more liberal and stricter policies. This is part of a series on current topical issues, called Information Plus Reference. (2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Implanted Antennas in Medical Wireless Communications
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Indonesia: A Global Studies Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Indoor Pollution: A Reference Handbook
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Industrial Revolution in America: Communications, Agriculture And Meatpacking, Overview/Comparison
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Infancy in America: An Encyclopedia
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Infectious Diseases: In Context
Covers the history, politics, and ethical debate related to infectious diseases. (2 v., 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Intellectual Property: A Reference Handbook
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Intelligent Autonomous Robotics: A Robot Soccer Case Study
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Intermediate Probability Theory for Biomedical Engineers
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
International Encyclopedia of Dance
Cultural and national overviews are accompanied by entries on dance forms, music and costumes, performances, and biographies of dancers and choreographers. (6 v., 1998, Oxford Reference Online)
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
Encompasses the full range of topics in linguistics, including such areas as historical, comparative, formal, mathematical, functional, philosophical, and sociolinguistics. (2nd ed., 4 v., 2003, Oxford Reference Online)
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family
Articles about both topics and countries provide information on the dynamics of marriage and family life around the world. (2nd ed., 4 v., 2003, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
The major scholarly encyclopedia covering the social sciences broadly. (26 v., 2001, Elsevier available via ScienceDirect)
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Important, classic encyclopedia describing the state of the social sciences at the time of its publication. (17 v., 1968, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd ed.
One of two multi-volume encyclopedias broadly covering the social sciences vying to replace the 1968 set edited by David Sills. This covers scholarship and fields that have emerged and matured since 1968. (2nd ed., 9 v., Gale Virtual Reference Library)
International Encyclopedia of Women's Suffrage
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
International Warbirds: An Illustrated Guide to World Military Aircraft, 1914–2000
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
International Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary to 1950
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Internet and Society: A Reference Handbook
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Internet Classics Archives
Full text of 441 works of classical literature by 59 different authors, mainly Greco-Roman works (some Chinese and Persian), all in English translation. (1994-2000, Daniel C. Stevenson, hosted at MIT)
Introduction to Logic Synthesis using Verilog HDL
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Introduction to Smart Antennas
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Introduction to Statistics for Biomedical Engineers
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Introduction to the Finite Element Method in Electromagnetics
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Italian Popular Tales
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Jack the Ripper: An Encyclopedia
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
James K. Polk: A Biographical Companion
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Jamestown Colony: A Political, Social, and Cultural History
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Japan: A Global Studies Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Jesus in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Jewish Americans and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
John Milton Bibliography
"...tries to bring together all manuscripts and editions of John Milton's works and all studies and critical statements concerning his life and works, all allusions and quotations, and all significant imitations during the years 1624-1799." (2006, Iter, Inc. and the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies)
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
Lengthy articles, with bibliographies, on literary critics, schools, theories, and movements. (2nd ed. expanded, 2005, Johns Hopkins University Press)
Joint Source-Channel Video Transmission
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Joseph Stalin: A Biographical Companion
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Judicial Branch of Federal Government: People, Process, and Politics
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Kings and Queens of Britain
Information about English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish monarchs, from mythical and Romano-British rulers to the House of Windsor. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Presents articles on chemical substances, including their properties, manufacturing, and uses, and covers fundamentals and scientific subjects related to the field. (27 v., 5th ed., 2004, Wiley InterScience)
Klassika.Ru
A library of classical Russian literature, both prose and poetry. Has the full text of major works by well-known authors.
Koreas: A Global Studies Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Latent Semantic Mapping: Principles & Applications
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Latin America and the Caribbean: A Continental Overview of Environmental Issues
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Latino Americans and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Latino Literature: Poetry, Drama, and Fiction
Contains the full text of poetry, fiction, and drama written in English and Spanish by hundreds of Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and other Latin authors working in the United States. (Alexander Street Press)
Law - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in several titles about law in Oxford Reference Online.
Learning Programming Using MATLAB
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and cultural Encyclopedia
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Legalized Gambling: A Reference Handbook
(1997, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Life on Earth: An Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Light Field Sampling
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Literacy and Learning: A Reference Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Literacy in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Theory, and Practice
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Literary movements for students: presenting analysis, context, and criticism on literary movements
Literary Newsmakers for Students
Provides plot summary and discussion of recent, newsmaking novels, nonfiction books, poetry and drama. This is the second volume only in an annual series. (v. 2, 2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Literary Reference Center
Database made up of the full text of a number of Salem Press publications, most notably Masterplots, Magill's Literary Annual, and Cyclopedia of World Authors. It reproduces plot summaries, and biographical and critical articles, both literary criticism and book reviews. (Updated quarterly, EBSCO)
Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream
Overview of poetry, plays, short stories, novels, and works of nonfiction that explore the theme of the American dream. (2 v., 2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Literature - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously multiple Literature titles in Oxford Reference Online, many of them Oxford Companions to the literatures of English speaking countries.
Literature at SunSITE
The Digital Library SunSITE is building a collection of digital texts that can be read online, printed, or downloaded. Currently there are works by 10 American and English authors. (The Library, UC Berkeley)
Literature Resource Center
Full-text journal articles, criticism, reviews, biographical information, and overviews on writers in all disciplines, from all time periods, and from around the world. (Updated continuously, Thomson Gale)
Louisiana Purchase: A Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Machine Guns: An Illustrated History of Their Impact
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Macromedia Flash 8 on Demand
Step-by-step instructions for learning the application Macromedia Flash 8. Published by Que. (2005, Safari Books Online/ ProQuest)
Mainline Christians and U.S. Public Policy: A Reference Handbook
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Major Acts of Congress
Encyclopedia of congressional acts from the earliest days of the American republic up through recent years. (2004, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Making It in America: A Sourcebook on Eminent Ethnic Americans
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Making of the American West: People and Perspectives
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Manifest Destiny and the Expansion of America
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Mapped Vector Basis Functions for Electromagnetic Integral Equations
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Maps - Oxford Reference Collection
Small physical and political maps for each country, state maps for North America, Canada, and Mexico, and more than 100 city maps. (2004, Oxford Reference Online)
Mark Twain Project
Joint project of the Mark Twain Papers and Project (based at the Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley), California University Press and the California Digital Library. This site is intended to offer "unfettered, intuitive access to reliable texts, accurate and exhaustive notes, and the most recently discovered letters and documents" for Mark Twain scholarship. "Its ultimate purpose is to produce a digital critical edition, fully annotated, of everything Mark Twain wrote." Site includes a personal citation gathering utility
Mark Twain Project Online
Joint project of the Mark Twain Papers and Project (based at the Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley), California University Press and the California Digital Library. This site is intended to offer "unfettered, intuitive access to reliable texts, accurate and exhaustive notes, and the most recently discovered letters and documents" for Mark Twain scholarship. "Its ultimate purpose is to produce a digital critical edition, fully annotated, of everything Mark Twain wrote." Site includes a personal citation gathering utility
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Material Culture in America: Understanding Everyday Life
(2008, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Media and Politics in America: A Reference Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Medicine - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in the companions and dictionaries on Medicine and Health in Oxford Reference Online.
Medicine on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Medieval Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Mellin-Transform Method for Integral EvaluationIntroduction and Applications to Electromagnetics
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Men and Masculinities: A Social, Cultural, and Historical Encyclopedia
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Mental Health in America: A Reference Handbook
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Miami Libraries' Catalog
Record of books, periodicals, videos, indexes, databases, and other materials, both physical and online, purchased by the Miami University Libraries, with locations and check-out status indicated.
Miami Years: 1809-1984 by Walter Havighurst
A great site for finding out about the history behind Miami University and much, much more. (Rev. ed., New York: Putnam, c1984)
MIAs: A Reference Handbook
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Microcontrollers Fundamentals for Engineers and Scientists
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Middle Grades Education: A Reference Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Migrant Education: A Reference Handbook
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Milestones in Archaeology: A Chronological Encyclopedia
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Military History - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in several titles in Oxford Reference Online that cover military history, general world and maritime history, and World War II.
Militias in America: A Reference Handbook
(1996, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Mirkwater: A Play in Three Acts
Written in 1895 by Elizabeth Robins, and premiered by the Miami University Department of Theatre in the 1988-89 school year.
MLA Directory of Periodicals
List of periodicals in literature, language, linguistics, and folklore that are covered regularly in the MLA International Bibliography. (EBSCO)
Modeling a Ship’s Ferromagnetic Signatures
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Modern Image Quality Assessment
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Motif Index of Folk Literature
Classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books, and local legends. (1955, InteLex)
MPEG-4 Beyond Conventional Video Coding: Object Coding, Resilience, and Scalability
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
MRTD(Multi Resolution Time Domain) Method in Electromagnetics
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Multicultural and Diversity Education: A Reference Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Mythical West: An Encyclopedia of Legend, Lore, and Popular Culture
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Mythical Zoo: An Encyclopedia of Animals in World Myth, Legend, & Literature
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Mythology & Folklore - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in all of the Mythology & Folklore titles in Oxford Reference Online, covering African, Asian, and Celtic mythology, English Folklore, and titles on world mythology.
Myths gods & fantasy
(1991, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Names & Places - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in all of the titles in Oxford Reference Online that cover place names, family names, and first names.
Napoleon: A Biographical Companion
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Nation Digital Archive
The Nation is America’s oldest weekly magazine and one if its premier journals of opinion since its inception in 1865. (From 07/06/1865 to 1 month ago, EBSCO)
National Academies Press
Publishes reports issued by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council; more than 200 books a year on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and health, capturing the most authoritative views on important issues in science and health policy. The institutions represented by the NAP are unique in that they attract the nation's leading experts in every field to serve on their award-winning panels and committees.
National Security
Articles and statistics on national security in the time of the War on Terrorism, with chapters on international terrorism, countries of concern, weapons, and human rights issues. This is part of a series on current topical issues, called Information Plus Reference. (2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
National Survey of State Laws, 5th ed.
State-by-state comparisons of current state laws related to consumer, family, criminal, real estate, employment and other fields of law. (5th ed., 2005, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
National Survey of State Laws, 6th ed.
State-by-state comparison of current state laws, how they differ and how they're similar, for a range of subjects. (6th ed., 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Native America Today
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Native American Education: A Reference Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Native American Issues: A Reference Handbook
(1996, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Native American Literatures: An Encyclopedia of Works, Characters, Authors, and Themes
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Native American Sovereignty On Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Native Americans and the Law: A Dictionary
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Native Americans: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Peoples
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Natural Disasters: Floods: A Reference Handbook
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Natural Disasters: Hurricanes: A Reference Handbook
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Naval Warfare: An International Encyclopedia
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Nectar & Ambrosia: An Encyclopedia of Food in World Mythology
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Nepal and Bangladesh: A Global Studies Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
NetLibrary
Books purchased in electronic format and available to browse, view, and check out online. To read these books from off-campus, you must create an account while on campus. (OCLC Online Computer Library Center)
Network Simulation
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
New Dictionary of Eponyms
Features the histories behind hundreds of eponyms (words derived from the name of a person or place). (1997, Oxford Reference Online)
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
Designed to introduce a general audience to the main ideas and movements of global cultural history from antiquity to the twenty-first century. (6 v., 2005, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
New Encyclopedia of Africa
Covers the history of African cultures from the pharaohs and the ancient civilizations of the south through the colonial era to the emergence of 53 independent countries and the issues facing the continent. (2nd ed., 5v, 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
New Encyclopedia of Birds
Gives a systematic account of every family of birds, covering their form and function, distribution, diet, social behaviour, and breeding biology. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)
New Information Revolution: A Reference Handbook
(1996, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
New Slavery: A Reference Handbook
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Newsmakers 2007
A recent volume in a set of books that provides profiles of people currently in the news. The entire set is included in the Biography Resource Center. (2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Nigeria's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Nonlinear Source Separation
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
North America: A Continental Overview of Environmental Issues
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
North American Indian Drama
Contains 93 plays by 18 playwrights, together with detailed information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more. (Alexander Street Press)
North American Theatre Online
North American Theatre Online provides information about plays, productions, playwrights and other theater workers, companies, and other aspects of North American theater, and it links to full-texts of plays included in these four databases produced by Alexander Street Press: Asian American Drama, Black Drama, Latino Literature, North American Women's Drama, and Twentieth-Century North American Drama.
North American Women's Drama
Full text of over 1,500 plays by more than 300 playwrights, beginning with colonial times and spanning the 19th and 20th centuries. A third of the plays have never been published before. (Alexander Street Press)
Nuclear Power: A Reference Handbook
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Nuclear Weapons and Nonproliferation: A Reference Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Ocean Politics and Policy: A Reference Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
OED Online (Oxford English Dictionary)
Chronicles the origin and historical use of every common word known to have been used in English since 1150. (2d ed., 20 v., 1989, updated on a quarterly basis culminating in a 3d ed., Oxford University Press)
OhioLINK Electronic Book Center (EBC)
The OhioLINK Electronic Book Center contains thousands of scholarly and reference e-books covering the humanities, sciences and social sciences.
Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
On-line Books Page
Access to more than 25,000 titles in the public domain. (Created by John Mark Ockerbloom, Hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Libaries)
Online Medieval and Classical Library
The Online Medieval and Classical Library (OMACL) is a collection of translations of some of the most important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization. (Maintained by Roy Tennant)
Optical Interconnects
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Organized Crime: A Reference Handbook
(1995, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Organized Crime: From Trafficking to Terrorism
(2008, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Orlando: Women's Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
"Orlando" is a reference database that provides entries on authors' lives and writing careers, contextual material, timelines, sets of internal links, and bibliographies. (Cambridge University Press)
Oxford African American Studies Center
Articles from several Oxford encyclopedias, Africana: the Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience (2004), the Encyclopedia of African American History (2006 and forthcoming), Black Women in America (2005), and the new African American National Biography, though all of the biographies from this last source haven't been added yet. (Regular revisions and new articles, Oxford University Press)
Oxford American Dictionary of Current English
Definitions, plus grammar, style, and usage notes that give guidance on correct English. Hundreds of word histories provide background to American English. (1999, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English
Main entries are keyed to synonyms, with accompanying example sentences and phrases. Key entries are also supplemented by antonym lists. (1999, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Art Online
Contains articles on every aspect of the visual arts, including artist biographies, surveys of the art of cultures and countries, and articles on styles, movements, and art forms. The new interface includes four parts which may be searched together or separately: Grove Music Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics. (Regular revisions and new articles, Oxford University Press)
Oxford Business French Dictionary (English-French)
Translation into French of core business vocabulary from a wide range of business related fields. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Business French Dictionary (French-English)
Comprehensive coverage of core business vocabulary from a wide range of fields. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Business Spanish Dictionary (English-Spanish)
Translation into Spanish of core business vocabulary from a wide range of business related fields. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Business Spanish Dictionary (Spanish-English)
Comprehensive coverage of core business vocabulary from a wide range of fields. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Classical Dictionary
Standard one-volume encyclopedia on ancient Greece and Rome. (3rd ed., 1996, InteLex)
Oxford Companion to American Law
Offers a broad understanding of American legal issues. It also includes standard legal terms and key legal concepts, such as verdicts and venues, as well as biographical articles on leading individuals. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to American Literature
Guide to America's literary culture, providing biographical profiles of important authors, and summaries of novels, stories, essays, poems, plays, tracts, narratives, and histories. (6th ed., 1995, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to American Military History
Entries about major wars, battles, military leaders, and a wide range of other subjects such as diplomatic policies, antiwar movements, and war in film, literature, music, and photography. (2000, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to American Theatre
A guide to the American stage from its beginnings to the present, this is the standard one-volume source on American theatre. (3rd ed., 2004, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Archaeology
Articles by scholars about the cultures associated with places, historical cultures, biographies, methods used in archaeological research, human evolution, and other facets of culture. (1996, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Australian History
Covers people, institutions, and events that have shaped Australian society, politics and culture. There are numerous extended essays on key facets of the nation's life — political, social, cultural, scientific, military, and economic. (Rev. ed., 2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Australian Literature
Covers Australian writing from European settlement to the early 1990s with entries on writers, plays, novels, poems, movements, plot summaries, and a number of essays on key areas, such as Aboriginal writing and science fiction. (2d ed., 1994, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Australian Politics
Entries cover such topics as biographies, key events, policy issues, colonial origins, indigenous politics, organizations and institutions, settler societies, and frontier politics. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Black British History
Overview of the black presence in the British Isles from the beginnings in Roman times to the present day. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to British History
Covers all aspects of the history of Britain from 55 BC to the present day. Entries provide a wealth of information touching all aspects of British history: political, economic, social, military, people, events, and institutions. (Rev. ed., 2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Canadian History
Guide to the significant events, issues, institutions, places, and people that have shaped Canada from earliest times to the present. (2004, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature
Covers fiction, prose, poetry, drama, prominent writers, and more general topics, focusing on the main aspects of Canadian literature: English-Canadian, Quebecois, and Acadian, with entries on the literature of various other ethnic groups. (2nd ed., 1997, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization
Authoritative survey of the Greek and Roman worlds, with articles on such diverse fields as, history and politics; ethics and morals; law and punishment; social and family life; language, literature, and art; religion and mythology; technology, science, and medicine. (1998, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to English Literature
Extensive coverage of writers, works, literary theory, allusions, and characters, and sixteen featured essay-style entries on key topics, with many distinguished contributors. (6th ed. revised, 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Irish History
Guide to all aspects of Ireland's past, from prehistoric times to the present day, including essays on Catholicism, Reformation, agriculture and women. (2nd ed., 2002, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Medicine
Articles cover the major diseases and medical specialties, national medical systems, history of medicine, and how medicine intersects with such other topics as fine arts, politics, sociology, and economics. (3rd ed., 2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Military History
Overview of military history from classical times to the present, with entries on key topics such as intelligence, propaganda, tactics, women in the military, and peacekeeping. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Music
Entries range from definitions of musical ideas and terms to extended surveys of musical forms and styles, with specialist coverage of virtually every musical subject. (2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature
Entries on writers, novels, plays, poetry, journals, periodicals, anthologies, literary movements, professional organizations, and plot summaries. (1998, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Philosophy
Articles on all areas of philosophy and describing the ideas of all notable philosophers from antiquity to the present day. (2nd ed., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Scottish History
Guide to twenty centuries of life in Scotland, covering archaeology, architecture, climate, and languages, as well as historical movements, events and people. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Shakespeare
Scholars provide an authoritative guide to Shakespeare's plays and poems, and their interpretation around the world over the last four centuries. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
Covers every aspect of the seas and the vessels that sail on them, from shipbuilding, yachting, diving, and marine mammals, to tidal power, piracy, and the literature and language of the sea. (2nd ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to the Bible
Articles about the people, places, events, books, institutions, religious belief, and secular influence of the Bible, with extended entries on religious concepts. (1993, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to the Body
Defines words associated with the structures and functions of all the major systems of the body. It also includes articles on social and religious attitudes toward the body. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to the Earth
Broad in scope, it covers earth-related topics, such as environmental science, planetary science, economics, geochemistry, palaeobiology, and plate tectonics. (2000, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to the Garden
Combines a survey of the world's gardens with articles on a range of topics, such as horticulture, scientific issues, and the biographies of garden designers. (2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia
Examines the High Court of Australia's public work, the Court's role in Australian law, politics and society, and the Court's inner workings. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science
Focusing on the period from the Renaissance to the early twenty-first century, the articles cover all disciplines, historical periods, concepts, and methodologies and philosophies. Coverage is international. (2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to the Mind
Provides articles on the psychology, philosophy and the physiology of the brain, combining discussions of concepts such as language, memory, and intelligence with those of common human experiences, such as the effects of caffein. (2nd ed., 2004, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to the Photograph
Presents technical information and articles on photography as a social and artistic practice, with biographies of photographers and others who have influenced photographic culture from the 19th century to the present. (2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World
Comprehensive guide to international relations and national domestic policies throughout the world, with a clear emphasis on post-World War II events. It covers people, political concepts, forms of government, organizations, events, and issues. (2nd ed., 2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
Entries on key cases and full treatment of crucial areas of constitutional law, such as abortion, freedom of religion, school desegregation, freedom of speech, voting rights, military tribunals, and the rights of the accused. (2nd ed., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English
Comprehensive guide to modern poetry in English with worldwide coverage, including America, Britain and Ireland, New Zealand, Trinidad and Zimbabwe. (1996, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to United States History
Examines the notable people and major events in U.S. history, such as wars and the Depression, ideas and ideologies, technological innovations and economic developments, and long-term processes such as immigration and urbanization. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Western Art
Written by scholars, this covers Western Art from classical times to the 20th century: artists and their works, styles and movements, art forms and terms, theory, and criticism. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to World Exploration
Information on all topics of exploration worldwide, including advances in navigation, the discovery of the New World, polar expeditions, and the space age. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to World Mythology
Essays on the world's major mythological traditions, retellings of some better-known myths, and entries on mythological types, motifs, and figures. (2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to World War II
Every aspect of the war is covered: surveys of major countries, politics, economic issues, resistance and intelligence services, military operations, weapons, leaders, and slogans. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations
Covers the most important business, scientific, and technical abbreviations, as well as those in everyday use. (2nd ed., 1998, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists
Guide to American art from colonial times to the present day, with entries on leading artists, institutions, organizations, schools, techniques, styles, and movements. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of American Quotations
Covers more than five hundred topics, giving readers a nutshell history of what great (and not-so-great) Americans from the distant as well as recent past had to say about each one. (2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style
Defines correct usage and sometimes pronunciation for often misused words in American English. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Art
Guide to the art of the Western world covering painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts from classical times to the present. (3rd ed., 2004, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
Covers not only topics such as art and architecture, agriculture, chronology, geography, literature, medicine, military strategy, science, and theology, but also many facets of everyday life. (3 v., 1991, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Dance
Offers coverage of dancers, choreographers, teachers, composers, technical terms, major works, important films, and organizations involved in the dance world. (2000, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of English
Brief definitions and word origins. The focus is on English as it is used today, with the modern meanings of each word always placed first. (2nd ed., Rev., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar
Defintitions of grammatical terms, including the wider subject of linguistics, phonetics, and transformational grammar. (1998, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
Explores the meanings and origins of idiomatic phrases and sayings in English. (2004, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Focuses primarily on the 19th and 20th centuries, and covers the religious, political, and social spheres of the modern Islamic world. (2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Law
Defines the major terms, concepts, processes, and organization of the law in the United Kingdom. (6th ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
Concise definitions of literary terms encountered by students and general readers. This is an updated and expanded edition, with increased coverage of new terms from modern critical and theoretical movements. (3rd ed., 2008, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History
Provides definitions of most of the technical terms that a local and family historian is likely to encounter. (1997, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations
Gathers quotations from the 20th and 21st centuries. (3rd ed., 2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles from the earliest times to the year 2003. (2004, updated 3 times a year, Oxford University Press)
Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
Defines philosophical terms and concepts, and describes the ideas of notable philosophers. (2nd ed., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Explains references found in literature or today's news from such areas as mythology, history, religion, folk customs, superstitions, science and technology, philosophy, and popular culture. (2nd ed., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Popes
Presents biographical accounts in chronological order of all the officially recognized popes from St Peter to Pope Benedict XVI. (2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
Gives historic uses and sources for well-known proverbs. (4th ed., 2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Quotations covering people and events from Cleopatra to J. K. Rowling. (6th ed., 2004, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes
Contains rhymes for 45,000 words, including proper names, place names, and foreign terms used in English. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Saints
Accounts of the lives, cults, relationships through patronage, and artistic associations of more than a thousand saints. (2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction
Shows the development of science-fiction words and their associated concepts over time, with full citations and bibliographic information. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
The quotations collected here are not only by scientists but by writers, politicians, and others with something to say about science. (2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine
Covers all the major areas of sports science and medicine including: anatomy, biomechanics, exercise physiology, nutrition, sports psychology, sports sociology, sports injuries, and training principles. (3rd ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World
Abridged version of the Oxford Classical Dictionary, which we have from another vendor. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance
Detail on all aspects of the Renaissance in 14th to 17th century Europe, covering the art, literature, science, culture, philosophy, religion, economics, history, and conflict of the period. (2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Duden German Dictionary
Searchable, electronic version of the 2nd edition of German to English and English to German Oxford Duden German Dictionary published by Oxford University Press and Bibliographisches Institut & F.A. Brockhaus. (1999, InteLex)
Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
Essays on poets, playwrights, essayists, and novelists, as well as on major works, literary movements, periods, and themes of American literary history from the 1600s to the present day. (2004, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
Covers from the predynastic era to the eclipse in the seventh century CE of this 5,000-year civilization, its art, architecture, religion, language, literature, trade, politics, everyday social life and the culture of the court. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
Covers the history of literature in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, including individual authors and histories of particular themes, movements, genres, and institutions, whose impact was significant. (2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
Devotes attention to the multicultural expansion of the field, with articles on major authors, illustrators, genres, trends, themes, and the traditions of children's literature in many countries throughout the world. (2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
Articles cover all aspects of economic history, including concepts and definitions, institutions, historical events, and people. (5 v., 2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
Articles treat regions, people, ingredients, companies, advertising, historical eras, holidays, and the political, scientific, and economic currents pertinent to American cuisine. (2004, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States
Articles address such topics as identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history of immigrants to the United States from Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America. (4 v., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History
Covers the entire history of seafaring, from ancient Egyptians to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of today, including naval history, shipbuilding, navigation and scientific instrumentation, maritime art and literature, commerce, and international law. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures
Covers art, archaeology, religious studies, anthropology, and history of the great civilizations thriving in Mexico and Central America from the pre-Columbian era (including the Olmec, Aztec, and Maya peoples) up through the colonial and postcolonial periods. (2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
Provides information about the entire range of religious and social changes that altered the face of Europe in the sixteenth century, encompassing not only issues of church polity and theology but also politics, economics, demographics, art and literature. (1996, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance
In addition to performances in playhouses, this covers dance, opera, radio, film, television, and popular performance, including carnivals, circus, and public executions, from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in London, Paris, New York, and around the globe. (2 v., 2003, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English
Includes detailed information on the spelling, history, and usage of thousands of foreign words and phrases used by English speakers. (1999, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Reference to U.S. military terms, people, and battles covering military history from the earliest colonial conflicts to the present. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Guide to Countries of the World
Brief overview of social, economic, religious and political issues for each country, with statistics such as population, life expectancy, racial and religious makeup. (2nd rev. ed., 2007, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible
Short articles that describe the people and places that appear in the New Testament and Old Testament of the Bible. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Guide to the United States Government
Covers key figures, events, and issues of the U.S. government for over 200 years, including past elections, biographies, international and domestic programs, agencies, legislation, and landmark Supreme Court cases. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions
Describes and explains the major Supreme Court cases through history. (1999, Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Music Online
Encyclopedia on all aspects of music, including composers, performers, genres, forms, terminology, orchestras. The new interface adds two more publications, The Oxford Companion to Music and The Oxford Dictionary of Music, onto the base of Grove Music Online (originally the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and New Grove Dictionary of Jazz). Individual publications can be searched together or separately. Miami's subscription does not include the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, which is in the Music Library in print (Music Reference ML102.P66 G84 2006 ). (Regular revisions and new articles, Oxford University Press)
Oxford Reference Online
Over 175 reference titles from Oxford University Press, many encyclopedic dictionaries or Oxford companions, covering a wide range of subject areas.
Ozone Dilemma: A Reference Handbook
(1995, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Parenthood in America: An Encyclopedia
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
People's Chronology
Subject listing of events for ranges of years from 3 million B.C. to the 10th century A.D. and for each year from the 11th century through 2004. (3rd. ed., 2005, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Perfectly Matched Layer (PML) for Computational Electromagnetics
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Performing Arts - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in all of the Performing Arts titles in Oxford Reference Online, collectively covering theater, dance, music, and opera.
Perseus Greek/Latin Dictionary
Search the headwords of Greek and Latin dictionaries. (Perseus Project)
Perseus Interactive Atlas
See User Guide and FAQ for assistance.
Perseus Project's Electronic Texts
Extensive collection of texts, translation, and text analysis tools. Takes a while to download
Perseus Project's Electronic Texts, Images, and Pictures
Integrated collection of materials, textual and visual, on the Greek and Roman world, containing primary and secondary texts, site plans, digital images, and maps. (Hosted by Tufts University)
Physical Sciences & Mathematics - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in all of the dictionaries on the Physical Sciences and Mathematics in Oxford Reference Online.
Pilgrimage From the Ganges to Graceland: An Encyclopedia
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Pirates and Privateers of the Americas
(1994, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Pistols: An Illustrated History of Their Impact
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
Based on Burchfield's New Fowler's Modern English Usage, this covers grammar, syntax, style, word choice, and advice on usage. (1999, Oxford Reference Online)
Pocket Modern Welsh Dictionary (English-Welsh)
Alphabetical lists of words, phrases and translations. (2000, Oxford Reference Online)
Pocket Modern Welsh Dictionary (Welsh-English)
Alphabetical lists of words, phrases and translations. (2000, Oxford Reference Online)
Pocket Oxford Irish Dictionary (English-Irish)
Alphabetical lists of words, phrases and translations. (2000, Oxford Reference Online)
Pocket Oxford Irish Dictionary (Irish-English)
Alphabetical lists of words, phrases and translations. (2000, Oxford Reference Online)
Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary (English-Italian)
Meanings and typical contexts of words in both languages, with guidance on key constructions, complementation, and difficult points of grammar. (3rd ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary (Italian-English)
Meanings and typical contexts of words in both languages, with guidance on key constructions, complementation, and difficult points of grammar. (3rd ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)
Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary (English-Latin)
Dictionary designed specifically to meet the needs of students in their first years of studying Latin. (1994, Oxford Reference Online)
Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary (Latin-English)
Dictionary designed specifically to meet the needs of students in their first years of studying Latin. (1994, Oxford Reference Online)
Police Misconduct in America: A Reference Handbook
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Policing in America: A Reference Handbook
(2008, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Political Corruption in America: An Encyclopedia of Scandals, Power, and Greed
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Political Parties of the World
Details about all currently active parties of any consequence, as well as overviews of national parliamentary and constitutional arrangements for every country in the world. (6th ed., 2005, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Politics & Social Sciences - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in multiple dictionaries, encyclopedias, and companions on a broad range of topics covering business, economics, politics, geography, psychology, and sociology in Oxford Reference Online.
Pop Culture Arab World!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle
(2005, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Pop Culture China!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Pop Culture Russia!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle
(2005, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Popular Stories of Ancient Egypt
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Popular Tales and Fictions: Their Migrations and Transformations
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Pornography in America: A Reference Handbook
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Pornography On Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Power Electronics for Modern Wind Turbines
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Pragmatic Circuits: DC and Time Domain
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Pragmatic Circuits: Frequency Domain
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Pragmatic Logic
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Prisons in America: A Reference Handbook
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks. It is a volunteer effort, and everyone is welcome to contribute.
Project Management for Engineering Design
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Propaganda and Mass Persuasion: A Historical Encyclopedia, 1500 to the Present
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Property Rights: Rights and Liberties under the Law
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
PSpice for Analog Communications Engineering
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
PSpice for Circuit Theory and Electronic Devices
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
PSpice for Digital Communications Engineering
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
PSpice for Digital Signal Processing
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
PSpice for Filters and Transmission Lines
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
The official publication of United States Presidents' public writings, addresses, and remarks. The site currently covers 1991-2003, from George H. W. Bush to George W. Bush. (GPO Access)
Public Schooling in America: A Reference Handbook
(1991, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Quantum Computing for Computer Architects
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Queen Victoria: A Biographical Companion
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Quotations - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in several titles grouped under Quotations in Oxford Reference Online.
Racial and Ethnic Diversity in America: A Reference Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Racial Justice in America: A Reference Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Racial Violence on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Rainforests of the World: A Reference Handbook Second Edition
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Rambler Dictionaries
Two useful dictionaries: Novyi bolshoi anglo-russkii slovar, E. M. Mednikova, Iu. D. Apresian, eds. (1993-94) including 250,000 words from English to Russian, and Russian-English Dictionary, O. S. Akhmanova, A. I. Smirnitsky, eds. (1992) with 55,000 entries. The site also has German-Russian dictionaries.
Rape in America: A Reference Handbook
(1995, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Real-Time Image and Video Processing: From Research to Reality
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Recognition of Humans and Their Activities Using Video
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Reconfigurable Antennas
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Recycling in America: A Reference Handbook
(1997, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Reference Sources in History: An Introductory Guide
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Rehnquist Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy
(2006, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Relativistic Flight Mechanics and Space Travel
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Religion & Philosophy - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in multiple dictionaries and companions covering the Bible, philosophy, and world religions in Oxford Reference Online.
Religion and American Cultures
(1965, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Religion and Politics: A Reference Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Religion and the Law in America: An Encyclopedia of Personal Belief and Public Policy
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Religion in the Schools: A Reference Handbook
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Religion on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Religious Freedom: Rights and Liberties under the Law
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Religious Right: A Reference Handbook
(2nd ed., 2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Religious Sites in America: A Dictionary
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Reproductive Issues in America: A Reference Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Revolutionary Movements: From 1750 to the Present
(2006, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
RFID Explained: A Primer on Radio Frequency Identification Technologies
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Right to Bear Arms: Rights and Liberties under the Law
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Right to Privacy: Rights and Liberties under the Law
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Rivers of the World: A Social, Geographical, and Environmental Sourcebook
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Russian Virtual Library
Full text of works by over 30 authors from the 18th century through modern times, including the four volume collected works of Viacheslav Ivanov.
Sabin Americana, 1500-1926
Digital images of books about the Americas published 1500-1926 and covering history, social and political issues, science, religion, slavery, emmigration, women, and many, many other subjects. (Gale Cengage)
Safari E-books
Safari Books Online is a full-text collection of information technology books from leading publishers, such as O'Reilly, Peachpit, Prentice Hall, and 21 others. (ProQuest)
Satanism Today: An Encyclopedia of Religion, Folklore, and Popular Culture
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film
Introduction to film and film studies, covering such aspects as production, national traditions, studios, genres, critical theory and film history. (4 v., 2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans
Provides sources of scholarships, fellowships, loans, internships, work study, and other education-related financial aid at all levels of study. (24th ed., 2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
School Violence: A Reference Handbook
(1997, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
School Vouchers and Privatization: A Reference Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Science - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in multiple companions, concise companions, encyclopedias, and dictionaries grouped under Science in Oxford Reference Online.
Science in the Ancient World: An Encyclopedia
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Science in the Enlightenment
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Science Online
A searchable collection of essays on scientific topics reproduced from previously published books. It also includes browsable diagrams, experiments, biographies, timelines, videos, news articles, and state and national standards for science education. (179 books published by Facts on File from 1994 through 2008)
Science, Technology, and Society
Signed articles emphasize interdisciplinary and international coverage of the functions and effects of science and technology in society and culture. Each article is accompanied by a selected bibliography. (2005, Oxford Reference Online)
Scientific Revolution: An Encyclopedia
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Scientific Thought: In Context
Essays by experts defining and explaining basic scientific concepts for beginning undergraduates. (3 v., 2008, Gale, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Scottish Women Poets of the Romantic Period
Contains 60 volumes of Romantic Poetry, extensive contemporary critical reviews, as well as material specially written for this database by leading scholars. (Alexander Street Press)
Scribner Writers Series
A collection approximately 1,600 full-text articles on world writers from ancient Greece and Rome to the present, drawn from 13 series published by Scribner 1974-1998. (Thomson Gale)
Secondary Schools: A Reference Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Sensory Organ Replacement and Repair
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Sex, Youth, and Sex Education: A Reference Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Sexual Harassment: A Reference Handbook
(2nd ed., 1997, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Sexuality and the World's Religions
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Shakespeare for Students: Critical Interpretations of Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry
Collection of essays by Shakespeare scholars. Each entry includes a plot synopsis, character list, discussion of principal themes and historical context, and a critical overview for 27 plays and the sonnets. (2nd ed., 3 v., 2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Shamanism: An Encyclopedia of World Beliefs, Practices, and Culture
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Signal Processing of Random Physiological Signals
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Single Parents: A Reference Handbook
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Slavery in the United States: A Social, Political, and Historical Encyclopedia
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Social Welfare: Fighting Poverty and Homelessness
Articles and statistics on poverty and America's homeless, with chapters on defining the poor, government programs, housing, and hunger. This is part of a series on current topical issues, called Information Plus Reference. (2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Special Education: A Reference Handbook
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Spectral Analysis of Signals: The Missing Data Case
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Sports and Education: A Reference Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Standards and Schooling in the United States: An Encyclopedia
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Grant-supported, scholarly encyclopedia of philosophy, where each entry is maintained by an expert or group of experts in the field. (Metaphysics Research Lab, Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford University)
Stone Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Student Rights: A Reference Handbook
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Submarines: An Illustrated History of Their Impact
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Super Resolution of Images and Video
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Support Vector Machines for Antenna Array Processing and Electromagnetics
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Susan B. Anthony: A Biographical Companion
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Taft Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Taney Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Tanks : an Illustrated History of Their Impact
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Tax Reform: A Reference Handbook
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Teacher Training: A Reference Handbook
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Teatro espanol del siglo de oro (English Language)
Full-text database contains the most important dramatic works of sixteenth and seventeenth century Spain, approximately 850 works by 16 major authors. (ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey)
Teatro espanol del siglo de oro (Spanish Language)
Full-text database in Spanish contains the most important dramatic works of sixteenth and seventeenth century Spain, approximately 850 works by 16 major authors. (ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey)
Television News Archive / Vanderbilt University
Index of ABC, CBS, and NBC evening news broadcasts from August 1968 to the present, and CNN and Fox news from later dates. You can request a copy of the broadcasts for a fee. (Vanderbilt University)
Tensor Voting: A Perceptual Organization Approach to Computer Vision and Machine Learning
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Texts from the Decameron Web
Italian texts and English translations presented by Decameron Web, "a growing hypermedia archive of materials dedicated to Boccaccio's masterpiece." (Hosted by Brown University)
The Reaction Wheel Pendulum
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
The Reaction Wheel Pendulum
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
The Transmission-Line Modeling (TLM) Method in Electromagnetics
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Theatre in Video
Contains more than 250 performances of the world's leading plays, together with more than 100 film documentaries, online in streaming video. (Alexander Street Press)
Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985
Complete digital edition of The Times (London) including all articles, advertisements and illustrations, and photos. (Gale Cengage)
Tobacco: A Reference Handbook
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Tolkovyi slovar' zhivogo velikorusskogo iazyka by V. I. Dal'
Valuable pre-Revolutionary dictionary. It is both searchable and browsable. Dal' is one of the reference works included on the Yandex encyclopedia site.
Transactional Memory
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Transliterator
Type on a Latin keyboard and have the text appear in Cyrillic. You can use this as text to copy and paste into the dictionaries and encyclopedias.
Treaties with American Indians: an Encyclopedia of Rights, Conflicts, and Sovereignty
(3 v., 2008, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Twentieth Century North American Drama
When complete, this will contain the full text of 2,000 plays written from the late 1800s to the present by 300 playwrights from North America. Many important playwrights of the past century are represented. (6th release, 2007, Alexander Street Press)
U.S. Constitution Annotated
The Congressional Research Service's annotated Constitution of the United States with links to Supreme Court opinions, the U.S. Code, and the Code of Federal Regulations, as well as enhanced navigation through footnotes and tables of contents. (1992 with supplements, Cornell University Law School)
U.S. Immigration: A Reference Handbook
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
U.S. Military Service: A Reference Handbook
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
U.S. National Security: A Reference Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
UFOs and Popular Culture: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Myth
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Ullman's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
Comprehensive and well-structured information on all facets of industrial chemistry. (39 v., 7th ed., 2007, Wiley InterScience)
Understanding Circuits: Learning Problem Solving Using Circuit Analysis
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
Understanding Educational Reform: A Reference Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Understanding the Financial Score
A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)
United States Government Manual
Provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. Includes current edition, 2007-08 and previous ones since 1995. (Annual, GPO Access)
United States West Coast: An Environmental History
(2007, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Urban Education: A Reference Handbook
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Urban Sprawl: A Reference Handbook
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Victims' Rights: A Reference Handbook
(1997, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 2008
Reviews movies that are available on DVD or tape. Each entry includes title, rating, year released, length, chief credits, awards, and a brief, entertaining review. (2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Vietnam: A Global Studies Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Violence and the Media: A Reference Handbook
(1996, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Violent Children: A Reference Handbook
(1995, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Visual English Dictionary
Computer generated pictures, diagrams, and cutaways illustrate a wide range of of nouns for subjects as diverse as sport, architecture, computing, and weapons. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)
Voting Rights on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Voyages in Classical Mythology
(1994, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Waging War on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Waite Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
War Crimes and Justice: A Reference Handbook
(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
War on Drugs: An International Encyclopedia
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Warbirds: An Illustrated Guide to U.S. Military Aircraft, 1915–2000
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Warren Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the New World 1492 to the Present
(1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Water Quality and Availability: A Reference Handbook
(1992, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Water: No Longer Taken For Granted
Articles and statistics about water resources, with chapters on surface water, groundwater, wetlands, oceans, and the arid west. This is part of a series on current topical issues, called Information Plus Reference. (2008, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Encyclopedia of Worldwide Policy, Technology, and History
(2005, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Welfare Reform: A Reference Handbook
(1996, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
West's Encyclopedia of American Law
Current information on legal topics. Covers such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, and physician-assisted suicide. (2nd ed., 2005, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
White Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Who's Who Among African Americans
Provides biographical and career details on notable African American individuals, including leaders from sports, politics, the arts, business, and religion. (20th ed., 2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Who's Who in Opera
This listing of operatic characters gives plot synopses for operas and operettas, with information on each operatic role, including its creator and notable performers. (1998, Oxford Reference Online)
Who's Who in the Classical World
Focusing exclusively on real people, this is a dictionary of ancient biography, covering Greek and Roman history and politics, literature, philosophy, science, and art. (2000, Oxford Reference Online)
Who's Who in the Twentieth Century
Brief biographies of men and women from different countries and cultures who have contributed to the culture of the twentieth century. (Rev. ed., 1999, Oxford Reference Online)
William Butler Yeats Collection
Contains the major work of W.B. Yeats in all genres, including poetry, plays, criticism and fiction, collected in 22 volumes. (ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey)
Women and Science: Social Impact and Interaction
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Women and War: A Historical Encyclopedia from Antiquity to the Present
(2006, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Women in Early America: Struggle, Survival, and Freedom in a New World
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary
(1991, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Women Rulers throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide
(1999, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Women Writers Online
"Our goal is to bring texts by pre-Victorian women writers out of the archive and make them accessible to a wide audience." Texts cover a period from 1400 to 1850. (Brown University Women Writers Project)
Women's History as Scientists: A Guide to the Debates
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Work and Family in America: A Reference Handbook
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
Work in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Policy, and Society
(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
World Almanac and Book of Facts
Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs. (Updated annually, World Almanac Education Group)
World Cultural Leaders of the Twentieth Century
(2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
World Education Encyclopedia
Country-by-country survey of educational systems with histories, legal foundations, and descriptions of primary and secondary educational systems in 233 countries. (2nd ed., 3 v., 2002, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
World Encyclopedia
Entries on a range of subjects, including world affairs, science and technology, the arts, modern and ancient history, religion, sports, and popular culture. (2005, Oxford Reference Online)
World Factbook
Brief, factual information about countries of the world. (2007, U. S. Central Intelligence Agency)
World Flags
Gives a picture and brief history and symbolism of the flags of the countries of the world. (2004, Oxford Reference Online)
World Maps
Small physical and political maps for each country, state maps for North America, Canada, and Mexico, and more than 100 city maps. (2004, Oxford Reference Online)
World Population: A Reference Handbook
(2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
World Poverty: A Reference Handbook
(2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)
World Press Encyclopedia
Arranged by country, entries include the number and type of media, press laws, censorship issues, and state-press relations for 200 countries. (2nd ed., 2 v., 2003, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
WorldCat
World's largest and most comprehensive bibliographic database for books, journal titles, media, manuscripts and other materials held in libraries
Writers Directory
Bibliographical, biographical and contact information for living authors worldwide who have at least one English publication. (23rd ed., 2 v., 2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Yandex Encyclopedias
Search or browse in one or all of 20 reference works, many of them pre-Revolutionary or early Soviet era.

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