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Databases & Indexes: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Reference Books

• Oxford English Dictionary
Unabridged, historical dictionary giving current and past meanings with examples of use drawn from literary sources.
 
• Dictionary of Old English
 A dictionary of English words in use from 600-1150 AD. This dictionary is linked to the Oxford English Dictionary. If you search the OED you also search the DOE simultaneously. So far only A-G is online.
 
• Dictionary of Old English/Old English Corpus
 A complete body of surviving Old English texts, there are 3047 texts in the Corpus.
 
• Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
Bilingual foreign language dictionaries with usage examples, grammar information, and pronunciation guidance.
 
• YourDictionary
 2,500 dictionaries of more than 300 foreign languages.
 
• American Reference Books Annual
 Comprehensive, authoritative database for quality reviews of print and electronic reference works.
 
• Oxford Reference Online
 Over 200 dictionaries, encyclopedias and subject reference books published by Oxford University Press.
 
• Sage Reference Online Collection
  Full text of over 350 encyclopedias and handbooks. FREE TRIAL until 6/30/2012
 
• Cambridge Companions Online
Hundreds of books covering literature, classics, philosophy, religion, and cultural studies. MUST CLICK ON TABLE of CONTENT TO GET FULL TEXT.
 
• Credo Reference
 Full text of hundreds of reference books from over 60 publishers. Covers medicine, art, technology, history and more.
 
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
  Online access to numerous encyclopedias and dictionaries.
 
• Encyclopedia Britannica Online
 Comprehensive research tool includes the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus as well as atlas, world data, the Classics, biographies, news, multimedia, and more.
 
• Columbia Encyclopedia
   Contains nearly 51,000 entries with cross references.
 
• Encyclopedia of Associations (National organizations of the U.S.)
   Basic information about associations including staff, budget, publications, etc.
 
• Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
  Over 25,000 entries searchable by subject and keyword.
 
• New Catholic Encyclopedia
  2nd edition, 2003
 
• Merriam-Webster Online
   Merriam Webster English, Spanish to English and medical dictionaries as well as Thesaurus.
 
• American Heritage Dictionaries
  Over 200,000 entries with pronunciation, definitions, and cross references.
 
• On-line Dictionaries of Foreign Language
  400 dictionaries available, encompassing more than 140 languages.
 
• Dictionary of Slang
  Definitions plus links to information about the slang of various locations and groups.
 
• Foundation Directory Online
  Information on over 100,000 foundations, corporate giving programs and grant making public charities.   Go to the passwords list for login information.
 
• Chicago Manual of Style Online
  How to edit your manuscript.