Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and other Reference Databases

Britannica Online
A hypertext link-enhanced version of the print encyclopedia. Includes over 72,000 articles.

Credo Reference
General reference database with over 3 million entries from 300+ reference books in a variety of subjects.

Gale Databases
Gale provides the following databases: Academic OneFile, General OneFile, Expanded Academic ASAP, General BusinessFile ASAP, Business and Company Resource Center, Health Reference Center Academic, General Reference Center Gold, Virtual Reference Library, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Biography Resource Center and Marquis Who's Who.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Searchable encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research in the arts and sciences.

NoodleBib
NoodleBib is a fully-integrated note-taking and documentation program which helps users create MLA- and APA-style bibliographies. Create an account to begin creating citations for your bibliography.

Oxford English Dictionary Online
Authoritative dictionary that traces the evolution of more than 600,000 words over the last 1500 years through 2.5 million quotations.

ARTstor
A rich digital library of more than 500,000 images covering art, architecture and archeology, which can be viewed online at full resolution and downloaded at reduced size for projects and presentations.

Biography Resource Center
A comprehensive database of biographical information, including articles from magazines and newspapers.

Books in Print Professional
All books currently in print in the U.S., with selected reviews. Use PatronBooksinPrint.com for a more user-friendly approach to this same data.

Columbia Granger's World of Poetry
This premiere poetry on-line resource contains 250,000 full text poems and 450,000 citations, as well as poetry commentary, poets' biographies, and literary glossary terms.

CountryWatch
Information, statistics, and news on the 192 recognized countries of the world.

CQ Researcher
Weekly reports on topics of current interest, with pro and con arguments. Online tutorial available. 1991 to present

Dissertation Abstracts
Index and abstracts of doctoral dissertations and master's theses. Abstracts included for 1980 to the present. 1861 to present

General Reference Center Gold
Popular culture, current events, arts and sciences, sports, etc. Includes some full text. 1980 to present

Greenwood Daily Life Online
Chronological and thematic reference, including primary documents, of daily life in different cultures from prehistory to the present.

Hoover's Online
Company and industry information, including financial data, company histories, news, and analysis.

Ingenta
Table of contents index to 20,000 magazines and journals.

Issues and Controversies
Current in-depth information on the most prominent and hotly debated issues of the day.

LexisNexis Academic
Newspaper articles, wire services, legal, broadcast, and business news.

Massachusetts Special Collections Directory
Directory of 650 special collections in the Commonwealth. Includes searching by Institution, Repository, and Location.

netLibrary
A collection of 4,000 public domain books and about 3,400 recently published scholarly e-books available for 4-hour checkout.

Polling the Nations
Compiles the results of over 12,000 surveys on a variety of topics. Online tutorial available.

TableBase
Tabular data including market shares, sales, rankings, statistics, and demographics.

Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory
Information about periodicals and serials published in the United States and throughout the world. Limited to one user at a time.

WorldCat
40 million records describing materials owned by libraries in the U.S.and around the world. If the maximum users have been reached, we also have WorldCat per-search access. Free access is also available through Open Worldcat.