Reference Links

The popular general knowledge encyclopedia in an online format. Off campus users are required to log in with a 7-digit student ID number and last name.

The Oxford English Dictionary is the foremost authority on English words and their usage. Here is the comprehensive resource in an online format. Off campus users are required to log in with a 7-digit student ID number and last name.

Reference.com presents a dictionary and a thesaurus plus links to online almanacs, atlases, encyclopedias, and more.

Bartleby.com offers a dictionary, several thesauruses and encyclopedias, as well as a suite of quotations, English language usage, and literature resources.

Wikipedia is an open source, multilanguage, online encyclopedia whose articles are written and edited by volunteers from around the world using a WIKI format. Check out the Wiktionary and other WIKI based reference resources as well!

CultureGrams offers concise, reliable, and up-to-date information on the cultures of the world. This database offers an insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people. CultureGrams Online includes World Edition (182 country reports), Kids Edition (66 country reports), and States Edition (50 states and District of Columbia)--plus a photo and recipe collections, biographies of famous people, customizable and extremes data tables, maps, and more.

Amazon.com is a large online retail store that specializes in books, CD's, and DVD's. Reviews are provided for items by the general public, which is sometimes useful.

Abebooks.com is an online marketplace for rare and hard to find books.