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)
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 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 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
World Factbook
Brief, factual information about countries of the world. (2007, U. S. Central Intelligence Agency)
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)
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