A database of encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other references books on multiple subjects
Credo Reference is a digital reference library that places a world of factual information at your fingertips. Containing more than 500 high-quality reference books from some of the world's leading publishers, this is a great place to start your research. The database contains dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, and books of quotations, as well as a variety of subject-specific titles covering everything from the arts to accountancy and law to literature. Besides textual information, you can also find thousands of images (including 17,000 art images from The Bridgeman Art Library Archive), sound files (especially pronunciations of words), and animations.
Browse or search more than 100,000 articles from Encyclopædia Britannica
Entries range from short to book-length articles. This resource includes:
Thousands of photographs, illustrations, and sound files
Links to thousands of websites selected by Britannica editors
Thousands of entries from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus
Articles from selected magazines and journals (sources include EBSCO and ProQuest)
Hundreds of video clips (requires Microsoft Media Player or Apple QuickTime)
A collection of quotations from both historical and contemporary men and women on a wide variety of topics
World Data Analyst - a collection of in-depth information about the countries of the world, including statistics, with tools that enable you to create interesting and information comparative charts and tables.
Gateway to the Classics - a selection of 225 works by 140 authors introducing you to the great writing and ideas of the Western world
Full-text dictionaries and other reference books in many subject areas from Oxford University Press
Our access includes:
> More than 200 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works
> A growing growing collection of titles from the acclaimed Oxford Companions Series
> The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
> Maps, illustrations, and timelines