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Reference Databases

See also Ready Reference for links to quality reference sites on the Internet
Many other databases include reference sources--see Databases by Subject

Encyclopedia Americana (Localio Arts Fund) ~ NEW
Full text. Includes complete encyclopedia plus:

  • Interactive Atlas
  • World Newspapers
  • Dictionary
  • Pro/Con Debate Starters

Encyclopaedia Britannica (Faculty Book Fund in Honor of Frank and Helen Boyden)
Full text. Includes the complete encyclopedia plus:

  • Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus
  • Britannica Student Encyclopedia
  • Britannica Book of the Year
  • Also includes 300,000 links to websites selected by the editors

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Full text. Tutorial is available. Search reference sources in a variety of topics.

Oxford English Dictionary (Grace M. Henry Book Fund)
Help website is also available. The "accepted authority on the evolution of the English language"--includes meaning, usage, and pronunciation.

Oxford Reference Online (Benjamin C. Haviland Book Fund)
Full text. Includes over 175 reference titles from Oxford University Press--quotations, illustrations, timelines maps, biographies, web links.

World Book Advanced ~ NEW
Full text. Includes complete encyclopedia plus:

  • Atlas
  • Dictionary
  • Explore Massachusetts
  • Fiction and Non-Fiction Ebooks
  • World Newspapers