Reference Works Can Help You...
- find overviews or introductions to a subject
- identify possible directions for a topic you're exploring
- put a narrow topic into context
- identify facts, names, dates, etc.
Online Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
- Gale eBooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library) This link opens in a new window
Gale’s eBook platform provides comprehensive support from many of today’s top publishers.
- Britannica This link opens in a new windowFull text academic edition of Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster Dictionary; includes video and audio clips
- Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new windowLandmark historical resource that defines and illustrates through quotations the use of English language words from earliest known occurrence to present
- Resources for StatisticsFind statistical data from government websites and other recommended sources