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A

Accounting—see Business & Economics

Art, Architecture, & Photography—see also Performing Arts

ArtStor (art images)
Associated Press Photo Archive (news photos)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms
Connecticut Artists
Dictionary of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Dictionary of Modern Design
Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
Oxford Art Online (formerly Grove Art Online—encyclopedia of all things art-related)
Oxford Companion to the Photograph
Oxford Companion to Western Art
Oxford Dictionary of Art
Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance
Routledge Companion to Postmodernism

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B

Biography & People—see also History & Military

Dictionary of Political Biography
Dynasties of the World
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture & History
Encyclopedia of African American Society
Encyc. of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgendered History in US
Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
Encyclopedia of North American Indians
International Who's Who Online (bios of famous people)
Kings and Queens of Britain
Oxford African American Studies Center
Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History
Oxford Dictionary of Popes
Oxford Dictionary of Saints
Who's Who in the Twentieth Century

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Biology & Life Sciences—see also Science (General)

Biology (essays on everything about biology)
Dictionary of Animal Behavior
Cambridge Companion to the Philosophy of Biology
Dictionary of Biology
Dictionary of Ecology
Dictionary of Plant Sciences
Dictionary of Scientists
Dictionary of Zoology
Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
Oxford Companion to the Body

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Books & Manuscripts—see also English Language

Archive Finder/Archive USA (directory of U.S./U.K. primary materials collections)
Books in Print
Cambridge Guide to Children’s Books in English
Cambridge Guide to Women’s Writing in English
WorldCat (search over 9,000 library catalogs in one place)

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Business & Economics

American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia
Business & Company Resource Center
CenStats (includes demographic/economic information)
Dictionary of Accounting
Dictionary of Business and Management
Dictionary of Economics
Dictionary of Finance and Banking
Dictionary of Human Resource Management
Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
Handbook of International Financial Terms
Hoover’s Company Capsules and Profiles
Mergent Online (U.S./International company info & more)
Source OECD (statistics on global agriculture, economic outlook, education, health, science & more)
STAT USA (U.S./international stats from US Dept. of Commerce)

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C

Classics—see also Literature

Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization
Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary (English-Latin)
Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary (Latin-English)
Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations
Who's Who in the Classical World

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Computing

Dictionary of Computing
Dictionary of the Internet
Internet: a Historical Encyclopedia
Safari Tech Books Online (Numerous computer-related manuals)
Voice and Data Communications Handbook

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Communication —see Psychology & Communication

Cultural Studies—see Social Sciences (General), Sociology & Cultural Studies

Current Events—see Issues & Controversies

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D

Dictionaries (Foreign Language)

Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary (English-German)
Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary (German-English)
Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary (English-French)
Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary (French-English)
Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary (English-Spanish)
Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary (Spanish-English)
Oxford Business French Dictionary (English-French)
Oxford Business French Dictionary (French-English)
Oxford Business Spanish Dictionary (English-Spanish)
Oxford Business Spanish Dictionary (Spanish-English)
Pocket Modern Welsh Dictionary (English-Welsh)
Pocket Modern Welsh Dictionary (Welsh-English)
Pocket Oxford Irish Dictionary (English-Irish)
Pocket Oxford Irish Dictionary (Irish-English)
Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary (English-Italian)
Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary (Italian-English)
Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary (English-Latin)
Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary (Latin-English)

Dictionaries—see Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Directories (General & Misc.)

Directories—see Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Directories (General & Misc.)

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E

Economics—see Business & Economics

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Education

College Navigator (college/university descriptions & data)
Education & Technology: An Encyclopedia
Educational Leadership
Encyclopedia of Education
Greenwood Dictionary of Education
Learning and Memory
Scholarships, Fellowships & Loans
World of Learning (reference info about academic institutions)

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Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Directories (General & Misc.)

A-Z of Countries of the World
A-Z of Food and Drink
Archive Finder/Archive USA (directory of U.S./U.K. primary materials collections)
Dictionary of First Names
Dictionary of Food & Nutrition
Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units
Encyclopedia of Clothing & Fashion
Encyclopedia of Food & Culture
Food & Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet & Exercise
Oxford Companion to the Garden
World Encyclopedia

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English Language—see also Books & Manuscripts; Literature; Quotations

Australian Oxford Dictionary
Canadian Oxford Dictionary
Columbia Guide to Standard American English
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
New Dictionary of Eponyms
New Oxford American Dictionary
New Zealand Oxford Dictionary
Oxford American Dictionary of Current English
Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English
Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations
Oxford Dictionary of American Usage & Style
Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd edition revised)
Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar
Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English
Oxford Paperback Thesaurus
Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage & Style
Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
Visual English Dictionary

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Environmental Sciences—see also Biology & Life Sciences; Physical Sciences & Math

Dictionary of Earth Sciences
Dictionary of Ecology
Dictionary of Geography
Dictionary of Weather
Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment
Environmental Encyclopedia
Habitats and Ecosystems
Oxford Companion to the Earth

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F

Food—see Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Directories (General & Misc)

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H

Health & Medicine—see also Psychology & Communication

A-Z of Food and Drink
A-Z of Medicinal Drugs
Access Medicine (medical reference books)
Concise Medical Dictionary
Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
Dictionary of Nursing
Encyclopedia of Aging
Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Encyclopedia of Cancer
Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements
Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine
Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
Encyclopedia of Health & Behavior
Encyclopedia of Medicine
Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Encyclopedia of Public Health
Food and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise
Handbook of Health Psychology
Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine
Health and Wellness Resource Center
HerbMed (information about herbs/herbal medicine)
Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs: International Encyclopedia of Adverse Drug Reactions & Interactions
Medline Plus (health topics, medical encyclopedia, and more)
MICROMEDEX (info on drugs, diseases, and more)
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
Oxford Companion to Medicine
Oxford Companion to the Body
Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine
STAT! REF Electronic Medical Library (medical reference & textbooks on many medical topics)
Thieme Electronic Medical Book Library

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History & Military—see also Biography & People; Politics & Govt

American Decades
Ancient Europe 8000 BC to AD 1000
Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic
Companion to Britain in the Later Middle Ages
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology
Dictionary of American History
Dictionary of British History
Dictionary of Contemporary World History
Encyclopedia of Maritime History
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
Dictionary of World History
Dynasties of the World
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture & History
Encyclopedia of Irish History and Culture
Encyc. of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgendered History in US
Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
Encyclopedia of the American Civil War
Encyclopedia of the New American Nation the Emergence of the U.S.
Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War
Encyclopedia of World War I
Europe 1450 to 1789 Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
History: A Very Short Introduction
Kings and Queens of Britain
Oxford Companion to American Military History
Oxford Companion to Archaeology
Oxford Companion to Australian History
Oxford Companion to British History
Oxford Companion to Canadian History
Oxford Companion to Military History
Oxford Companion to United States History
Oxford Companion to World War II
Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History
Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance
Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History
Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Oxford Guide to the United States Government
People’s Chronology
Reference Sources in History
Rome, the Greek World, & the East, Vol. 2
Who's Who in the Twentieth Century

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I

Issues & Controversies—see also Social Sciences, Sociology...

American Homelessness a Reference Handbook
Antisemitism: A Historical Enyclopedia
Blackwell Handbook of Adolescence
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America
Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery
Human Rights: A Reference Handbook
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family
Issues & Controversies (in-depth info on current issues)

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L

Languages (Foreign)—see Dictionaries (Foreign Language)

Law

Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Law
Dictionary of Law
Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Oxford Companion to American Law
Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions

Life Sciences—see Biology & Life Sciences

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Literature—see also Classics; English Language

Cambridge Companion to American Modernism
Cambridge Companion to American Realism & Naturalism
Cambridge Companion to British Romantic Poetry
Cambridge Companion to British Romanticism
Cambridge Companion to Canadian Literature
Cambridge Companion to Critical Theory
Cambridge Companion to Eighteenth-Century Poetry
Cambridge Companion to English literature, 1500-1600
Cambridge Companion to English literature, 1650-1740
Cambridge Companion to English literature from 1740 to 1830
Cambridge Companion to English poetry, Donne to Marvell
Cambridge Companion to Feminist Literary Theory
Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction
Cambridge Companion to Native American Literature
Cambridge Companion to Medieval Romance
Cambridge Companion to Medieval Women's Writing
Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature
Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Literary Studies
Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction
Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare
Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Popular Culture
Cambridge Companion to Shakesepeare on Film
Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Stage
Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Comedy
Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Tragedy
Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's History Plays
Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's Poetry
Cambridge Companion to the African American Novel
Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English
Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature
Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature
Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
Dictionary of Shakespeare
Dictionary of Writers and their Works
Literary Resource Center (biographies & literary criticism)
Oxford Companion to American Literature
Oxford Companion to Australian Literature
Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature
Oxford Companion to English Literature
Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature
Oxford Companion to Shakespeare
Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English
Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance
Routledge Companion to Postmodernism

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M

Maps—see Places & Maps

Medicine—see Health & Medicine

Music—see also Performing Arts; Theater

Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Grove Music Online (the music encyclopedia)
Irvine's Writing About Music (style guide)
Naxos Music Library (80,000+ tracks of mostly classical music)
Oxford Companion to Music
Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance

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Mythology & Folklore—see also Philosophy; Religion

American Folklore Encyclopedia
Dictionary of African Mythology
Dictionary of Asian Mythology
Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
Dictionary of Chicano Folklore
Dictionary of English Folklore
Dictionary of Superstitions
Dictionary of World Mythology
Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine
Folk and Fairy Tales Handbook
Handbook of Chinese Mythology
Handbook of Greek Mythology
Handbook of Hindu Mythology
Handbook of Norse Mythology
Oxford Companion to World Mythology
Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

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N

Names—see Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Directories (General & Misc.)

P

Performing Arts—see also Music; Theater

Encyclopedia of Clothing & Fashion
International Encyclopedia of Dance
Oxford Dictionary of Dance
Who's Who in Opera

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Philosophy—see also Mythology & Folklore; Religion

Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy
Cambridge Companion to Early Greek Philosophy
Cambridge Companion to Early Modern Philosophy
Cambridge Companion to Feminism in Philosophy
Cambridge Companion to Medieval Philosophy
Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy
Cambridge Companion to the Actress
Edinburgh Encyclopedia of Continental Philosophy
Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
Oxford Companion to Philosophy
Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance
Science in the Enlightenment: An Encyclopedia

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Physical Sciences & Mathematics—see also Science (General)

ChemFinder (chemical & physical properties info)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics
Dictionary of Astronomy
Dictionary of Chemistry
Dictionary of Earth Sciences
Dictionary of Geography
Dictionary of Physics
Dictionary of Space Exploration
Dictionary of Space Technology
Dictionary of Statistics
Dictionary of Weather
Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units
Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences
Encyclopedia of Energy
Encyclopedia of Materials: Science & Technology
Encyclopedia of Modern Optics
Mathematics
Oxford Companion to the Earth
World of Earth Science

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Places & Maps

A-Z of Countries of the World
Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names
Dictionary of British Place-Names
Dictionary of Geography
Encyclopedia of India
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East & North Africa
Europa World Plus (political/economic info on over 250 countries)
World Flags
World Maps

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Politics & Government—see also History & Military

A-Z of Countries of the World
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics
CQ Congress Collection (biographies, policy analysis & more)
CQ Electronic Library (includes CQ Weekly and CQ Researcher)
CQ's Politics in America
CQ's Vital Statistics on American Politics
Dictionary of Political Biography
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories
Encyclopedia of Islam & the Muslim World
Europa World Yearbook (political & economic info about all countries)
Federal Register (US Federal Agency actions)
GPO Access (Congressional Record, US Code & more)
International Relations the Key Concepts
iPoll national Poll data (from UConn's Roper Center)
Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World
Oxford Guide to the United States Government

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Psychology & Communication—see also Social Sciences...

Blackwell Handbook of Adolescence
Cambridge Companion to Freud
Cambridge Companion to Jung
Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science
Dictionary of Psychology
Encyclopedia of Communication and Information
Encyclopedia of Stress
Handbook of Pediatric Psychology in School Settings
Handbook of Research Methods in Experimental Psychology
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
MIT Encyclopedia of Communication Disorders
MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences
Oxford Companion to the Mind

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Q

Quotations—see also English Language

Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations
Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations

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R

Religion—see also History; Philosophy; Mythology & Folklore

Cambridge Companion to American Judaism
Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation
Cambridge Companion to Christian Doctrine
Cambridge Companion to Classical Islamic Theology
Cambridge Companion to Feminist Theology
Cambridge Companion to Medieval Jewish Philosophy
Cambridge Companion to Modern Jewish Philosophy
Cambridge Companion to Postmodern Theology
Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion
Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an
Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Dictionary of Buddhism
Dictionary of the Bible
Encyclopedia of Islam & the Muslim World
Encyclopedia of Religion
Oxford Companion to the Bible
Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Oxford Dictionary of Popes
Oxford Dictionary of Saints
Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible
Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia

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S

Science (General)—see also Biology; Environmental Sciences; Health & Medicine; Physical Sciences & Math

Access Science (scientific definitions, biographies and articles)
Beilstein (information on over 7 million organic compounds)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology
Dictionary of Scientists
Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units
Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science
Science, Technology, and Society

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Social Sciences
           see    Psychology & Communication
                    Social Sciences (General), Sociology & Cultural Studies

Social Sciences (General), Sociology & Cultural Studies—see also Psychology & Communication

Antisemitism: A Historical Enyclopedia
Blackwell Handbook of Adolescence
Cambridge Companion to Modern American Culture
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics
Dictionary of the Social Sciences
Dictionary of Sociology
Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories
Encyc. of Latinos & Latinas in the United States
Encyc. of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgendered History in US
Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
Encyclopedia of Social Measurement
Encyclopedia of Social Theory
Encyclopedia of Sociology
Encyclopedia of Television News
Feminism: A Reference Handbook
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
Routledge Companion to Postmodernism

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Statistics, Surveys & Measures—see also Business; Physical Sciences & Math

Dictionary of Statistics
Encyclopedia of Social Measurement
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI)
ICPSR (online archive of social science data)
iPoll national Poll data (from UConn's Roper Center)
LexisNexis Statistical (U.S./international data from government & other sources)
Mental Measurements Yearbook
Public Opinion and Polling around the World
State Rankings 2005: Statistical View of the U.S.
Statistics in Plain English
STAT USA (U.S./international stats from US Dept. of Commerce)

T

Theater

Cambridge Companion to American Women Playwrights
Cambridge Companion to English Renaissance Drama
Cambridge Companion to English Restoration Theatre
Cambridge Companion to Literature on Screen
Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Theatre
Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare
Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Popular Culture
Cambridge Companion to Shakesepeare on Film
Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Stage
Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Comedy
Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Tragedy
Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's History Plays
Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera
Encyclopedia of Clothing & Fashion
Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance
Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Oxford Companion to Shakespeare
Who's Who in Opera

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