QUICK REFERENCE
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Reference Databases, Directories
| Database | Subject | Description |
| Credo Reference | Quick Reference | (Credo) Online reference library. Includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and books of quotations, as well as subject-specific titles covering topics from art to accountancy and literature to law. |
| Government | (CQ) Overview of the three branches of of the U.S. government. User info.: Licensed for 5 simultaneous users. | |
| EBSCO eBooks | General | (EBSCO) More than 60,000 eBook titles in all subject areas. Includes scholarly reference and professional works from leading university, academic, and professional publishers. Coverage: Varies. NOTE: To download books you must create a My EBSCO account (free) and install Adobe Digital Editions on your computer. |
| EBSCO Encyclopedia of Animals | Animals | (EBSCO) Useful for Education students, EBSCO's Encyclopedia of Animals provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals. |
| Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia | Quick Reference | (EBSCO) Contains over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry. |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | Quick Reference | (Gale) Searchable full text of reference books in subjects including business, environment, history, medicine, multicultural studies, religion, and science. |
| LearningExpress Library | Reference, Test Prep | (LearningExpress) Interactive practice tests and tutorials for academic and employment licensing tests. Includes GMAT, GRE, LSAT and MCAT. Requires (free) registration. Provided by TEL. |
| Oxford English Dictionary (OED) |
Quick Reference | (Oxford) The definitive historical dictionary of the English language includes English language words from the earliest records of written language to present day. Entries include dated quotations from English language, history, literature, and records and facts concerning word forms, changes, and etymology. |
| Oxford Reference | Quick Reference | (Oxford) Full text of over 200 language and subject dictionaries and reference works. Includes general reference sources on language, science and medicine, humanities, social sciences, and business and professional topics. User info.: Licensed for 1 concurrent user. |
| World Book Advanced | Quick Reference | (World Book) General encyclopedia includes World Book Dictionary and World Book Atlas and full text primary source documents, major literary works, and selected recent articles from magazines. Provided by TEL. |
