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Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window The OED is the authoritative dictionary on the English language; the online version contains the 20 volumes of the print version, with revisions. Updates quarterly.OED allows 15 simultaneous users.
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Gale eBooks Reference Library This link opens in a new window
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A collection of about 900 encyclopedias and other reference books from several publishers across many disciplines that can be searched at one time.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window More than 2 million entries from hundreds of cross-searchable Oxford encyclopedias and other reference books, many of which are illustrated.
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American Indian Experience This link opens in a new window The American Indian Experience contains over 150 full-text titles, primary documents and images documenting the American Indian experience. The database includes treaties, speeches, captivity narratives, maps, photographs, traditional tales and access to vetted Web sites.
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Latino American Experience This link opens in a new window The Latino American Experience contains over 200 full-text titles from encyclopedias and biographies, primary documents in English and Spanish, and images documenting the Latino American experience. The database includes treaties, speeches, timelines, classroom lesson plans, and access to vetted websites.
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Oxford Art Online (incorporating Grove Art Online) This link opens in a new window Includes Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. Sources can be searched separately or simultaneously. Grove Art Online is the most comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present. Timelines of World Art and over 5000 images are also included. Ongoing updates.
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Oxford Music Online (incorporating Grove Music Online) This link opens in a new window Includes Grove Music Online, The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music. Sources can be searched separately or simultaneously. Grove Music Online is the online version of the second edition of the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians plus the New Grove Dictionary of Opera and New Grove Dictionary of Jazz--definitive sources of information on all aspects of music. Includes notated musical examples, images, and digital sound. Ongoing updates.
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Berg Fashion Library This link opens in a new window The Berg Fashion Library is a online portal that incorporates a full range of resources from a broad range of disciplinary bases – anthropology and material culture, art history, theatre studies, history, sociology, cultural studies, human geography, folklore, and fashion studies.
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