Databases A to Z
Subject: Reference databases
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- 1st Gale Ebooks
- 2nd Reference Universe
Reference research guide
Reference titles
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AccessScience
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Science full-text reference database that covers encyclopedia articles, biographies, media, study aids and news sources. On a McGraw-Hill platform.
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Biography (Gale in Context)
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Biography In Context offers authoritative reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, audio podcasts, and images. Covering a vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers, it’s continuously updated to ensure that students have access to the very latest information.
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Birds of the World
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Zoology reference database that provides life histories (with photos, maps, and sounds) for all species of birds throughout the world. On the Cornell Lab of Ornithology platform.
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Books and Authors
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Searchable and browsable database of fiction and non-fiction works serving as a reader's advisory tool.
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Books in Print
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Standard reference database that covers all books that are currently available for purchase. On its own platform.
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Britannica Academic Edition
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Full-text reference database that includes encyclopedia articles from Encyclopædia Britannica, primary sources, and media. On the Britannica platform.
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Britannica School Edition
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Full-text reference database that provides encyclopedia articles at elementary school, middle school and high school levels. Also includes learning materials and teachers' resources. On the Britannica platform.
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Chicago Manual of Style Online
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English style guide produced by the University of Chicago Press that deals with editorial practice, grammar, writing and citation styles widely used in publishing. On the University of Chicago platform.
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Chilton Library
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Automotive repair full-text database provides repair manuals, manufacturers maintenance recommendations and bulletins. On the Gale platform.
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Choice Reviews Online
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Library reference database that reviews books, media and websites for possible acquisition by academic libraries back to 1987. On its own platform.
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CQ Magazine (formerly CQ Weekly)
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Government full-text magazine that covers the activities of the U.S. Congress back to 1983. On the CQPress Electronic Library platform.
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CQ Researcher plus Archive
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Current events full-text magazine that provides overview articles on "hot topics" back to 1991. On the CQPress platform.
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CultureGrams
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World culture reference database that provide information on all the countries of the world written at various reading levels. On the ProQuest platform.
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Directory Library (Gale)
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Full-text directory database that includes national, regional, statewide and international associations. On the Gale platform.
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EndNote Basic
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Web-based service to store bibliographic citations and output them in various standard formats. Comes with Thomson Reuters licenses.
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Europa World
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International studies reference database that provides information on countries of the world and international organizations. On a Routledge platform.
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Gale Ebooks
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Multidisciplinary collection of reference books licensed by University of Wyoming Libraries. On the Gale platform.
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GuideStar
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Database compiling organizational and financial information about IRS-registered non-profit organizations.
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New York Review of Books
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Full-text magazine of book reviews. On its own platform.
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NoveList Plus
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Fiction advisory database that recommends books to read based on previous reading. On the EBSCOhost platform.
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Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)
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Current events full-text database the collects materials (articles, reference books, media) on controversial issues. On the Gale In Context platform.
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Oxford Dictionaries (multi-lingual)
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Language dictionary database that include English to Chinese, Russian, French, Spanish, German, Italian and vice versa. On the Oxford platform.
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Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
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English language dictionary database that provides definitions, pronunciation and derivation of terms. On the Oxford platform.
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Oxford Reference
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Multidisciplinary reference database that combines sources in archaeology, art, bilingual dictionaries, classical studies, English, history, law, linguistics, literature, media studies, medicine, music, performing arts, philosophy, quotations, religion, science and technology and social sciences. On the Oxford platform. Simultaneous user limit of 5.
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ProQuest Statistical Insight
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A collection of U.S. statistical information, including indexing to publications and some full-text publications. This comes in various series; presently the Libraries have only the Federal Series. On the ProQuest platform.
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Reference Universe
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Multidisciplinary reference database that provides subject encyclopedias from a variety of publishers. On the Paratext platform.
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Refworks
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Web-based service to store bibliographic citations and output them in various standard formats.
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ScienceDirect Topic Pages
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Concept definitions and subject overviews for a variety of topics, using excerpts from books published by Elsevier.
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SpringerReference
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Searchable database which contains reference works on topics in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. On a Springer platform.
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Statistical Abstract of the United States (ProQuest)
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Statistical reference database that collects data from federal agencies, which means it covers almost all subject areas. On the ProQuest platform.
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Statistical Abstract of the United States (U.S. Census Bureau)
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Statistical reference database that collects data from federal agencies, which means it covers almost all subject areas. On the Census Bureau platform.
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Statistical Abstracts of the World
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A statistics resource that contains statistical abstracts of approximately 40 countries.
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Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
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Searchable database containing detailed information on more than 300,000 periodicals and serials. On the Ulrich's platform.
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World Factbook (CIA)
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The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Also includes: maps of the major world regions, flags of the world, a physical map of the world, a political map of the world, a world oceans map, and a standard time zones of the world map.