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General Reference Sources

GVRL: Gale Virtual Reference Library
  
written by subject experts; hundreds of encyclopedias; better than wikipedia--you can cite these
Sage Reference Online 

SAGE Reference Online 

Nearly 300 encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research, with an emphasis on the social sciences.

Oxford Reference Online 

Oxford Reference Online  

More than 100 dictionaries and reference books in all major subject areas.

  

 

Oxford English Dictionary 

Oxford English Dictionary 

Premier dictionary of the english language. Includes word meanings, history, etymological analysis.

ABC-CLIO eBook 

ABC-CLIO eBook Collection
 

Over 100 encyclopedias and specialized reference sources covering a variety of subject areas.

Almanacs

Europa World Online 

Europa World Online
 

Includes economic, political and geographic background information and statistical data by country; regional surveys provide in-depth, expert analysis at regional, sub-regional and country level.

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Atlases

National Atlas 

National Atlas of the United States 

A map reference featuring different types of maps of the U.S. (e.g., geospatial, geostatistical, multimedia).

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Biographies

Biography Resource Center 

Gale Biography in Context
 

Authoritative biographies on notable figures in literature, science, history, government, business, art, gender and multicultural studies, religion, entertainment, sports and much more.

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Directories

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory 

Ulrichsweb 

Directory information for more than 350,000 periodicals.

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Cabell's Directories 

Cabell's Directories of Publishing Opportunities 

Publishing opportunities in Business, Economics, Education, and Psychology.

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Art, Photos, and Graphics

ArtSTOR 

ARTstor
 

A digital library of approximately 700,000 images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes.

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AP Images 

AP Images 

Associated Press (AP) photographs, graphics, and text for all news topics.

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San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection 

San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection  

Photographs from the San Francisco Public Library's Historical Collection.

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