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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)