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General Reference

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  • Guide to the Dewey Decimal System

Almanacs

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Articles

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Other resources in this category:

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Biographies

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Dictionaries & Thesauri

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  • Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (in the lower right corner of the Britannica web page) *

Other resources in this category:

  • Oxford English Dictionary (a word-origins dictionary) *
  • Dictionary of Old English Corpus (works in Old English) *

Directories

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Encyclopedias

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  • Salem Press

Multimedia

  • C-Span Video Library
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  • Oxford Art Online *

News

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Quotations

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  • Famous Quotes and Authors

Statistics

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Other resources in this category:

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  • National Center for Education Statistics
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Art

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Business & Economics

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  • Google Finance
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Education

  • Education Resources in Galileo *
  • National Center for Education Statistics

History

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  • History Resources in Galileo *

Other resources in this category:

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Literature

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  • Gale’s Literary Index *
  • ProQuest Literature Online *

Mathematics

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  • WolframAlpha Computational Knowledge Engine

Music & Theatre

  • Music Resources in Galileo *
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  • NAXOS Music Library *
  • Oxford Music Online *
  • Harvard Dictionary of Music

Nursing

  • Medicine Resources in Galileo*
  • Nursing and Allied Health Resources in Galileo*
  • ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health *
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Other resources in this category:

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Religion

  • Religion Resources in Galileo *
  • ATLA Full-Text Plus Database *
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