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QUICK REFERENCE
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Reference Databases, Directories
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Database
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Subject
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Description
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Source
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| Credo Reference |
Quick Reference |
Credo Reference is a giant online reference library providing access to over 500 reference books. Includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and books of quotations, as well as subject-specific titles covering topics from art to accountancy and literature to law. |
Credo
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| CQ Encyclopedia of American Government |
Government |
The CQ Encyclopedia of American Government is a comprehensive overview of the American Government system. Offers over 1100 searchable topics covering the three branches of government. Usage info.: Licensed for 5 simultaneous users. |
CQ
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| EBSCO eBooks |
General |
EBSCO eBooks (formerly NetLibrary) offers more than 60,000 eBook titles in all subject areas. Includes scholarly reference and professional works from leading university, academic, and professional publishers. NOTE:
Adobe Digital Editions
must be installed on your computer to view EBSCO eBooks. |
EBSCO
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| EBSCO Encyclopedia of Animals |
Animals |
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. |
EBSCO
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| Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia |
Quick Reference |
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry. |
EBSCO
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| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
Quick Reference |
Gale Virtual Reference Library offers searchable full text of reference books in subjects including business, environment, history, medicine, multicultural studies, religion, and science. |
Gale
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| LearningExpress Library |
Reference, Test Prep |
Brought to you by Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL), LearningExpress Library is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons—students and adult learners—succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. Includes some Graduate Entrance Exams: GMAT, GRE, LSAT and MCAT. |
Learning
Express
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Oxford English Dictionary
(OED) |
Quick Reference |
The Oxford English Dictionary is the definitive historical dictionary of the English language and includes English language words from the earliest records of written language to the present day. Entries include over 2 million dated quotations from English language, history, literature, and records and facts concerning word forms, changes, and etymology. |
Oxford
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| Oxford Reference Online |
Quick Reference |
Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection provides the full text of over 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works. Includes general reference sources on language, science and medicine, humanities, Social Sciences. and business and professional topics. Usage info.: Licensed for 1 concurrent user. |
Oxford
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| World Book Advanced |
Quick Reference |
General encyclopedia with 26,000+ articles, plus 12,000+ pictures and maps, 100+ videos and animations, and 10,000 sounds (including pronunciations). Includes World Book Dictionary with 248,000 definitions, World Book Atlas with 750 maps, and full text primary source documents, major literary works, and selected recent articles from magazines. Provided by TEL. |
World Book
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