Online Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

We have access to volumes from 2005 onwards (currently Vols. 98-153). Provided by Gale Cengage Learning.

The full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition. Grove online includes audio examples, bibliographies and external web links

Encyclopaedia Judaica. Michael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik, eds. 2nded. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007. 18015 pp. 22 vols.

Written by an international roster of more than 300 authors, the Encyclopedia comprehensively documents and interprets the books read by children throughout the world. With a global perspective that pays attention to significant international trends and the multicultural expansion of the field, it includes brief biographies of every major author and illustrator. Also included are feature essays on all genres of children's literature, individual works, and prominent trends and themes, as well as general essays on the traditions of children's literature in many countries throughout the world.

 

50,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2000

A fully searchable online version of the Second print edition of the OED

This collection of reference works allows cross searching of over 100 dictionaries and encyclopedias published by Oxford University Press. These cover a wide range of subject areas, including modern languages. Includes 'The Premium Collection' and the 'Western Civilisation Collection'.
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