Shorter University’s A-Z Database List
Reference Sources by Type of Publication
General Reference
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Almanacs
Articles
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Other resources in this category:
- For sources of articles in specific subject categories, see Reference Sources by Topic, below.
Biographies
Dictionaries & Thesauri
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- Credo Reference Center: Dictionaries *
- 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
Encyclopedias
Multimedia
News
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Quotations
- Book of Bible Quotations in Credo Reference Center: Quotations *
- Credo Reference Center: Quotations *
- Famous Quotes and Authors
Statistics
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Other resources in this category:
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Federal Statistics
- National Center for Education Statistics
- U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Reference Sources by Topic
Art
Business & Economics
Education
History
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Other resources in this category:
Literature
- Literature and Literary Criticism Resources in Galileo *
- Gale’s Literary Index *
- ProQuest Literature Online *
Mathematics
Music & Theatre
- Music Resources in Galileo *
- Theatre and Performing Arts Resources in Galileo *
- 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 *
- CINAHL *
Other resources in this category:
Religion
- Religion Resources in Galileo *
- ATLA Full-Text Plus Database *
- The Bible (KJV) in Credo Reference Center *
- Biblical Archaeological Society Online Archive *
Science
* A password is required for these resources. Please visit the Library tab on the SCHOLAR site.