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A Guide to Finding Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Almanacs
See JMU Librarians' top recommendations for finding Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Almanacs [more info]
ABLEDATA (National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research)
Product catalog providing information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment ... [more info]
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AccessScience: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online (McGraw-Hill)
Encylopedia articles, illustrations, definitions, biographies, bibliographies, and learning resources ... [more info]
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Advertising Redbooks (Lexis Nexis)
  Find detailed information about domestic and international advertising agencies and advertisers... [more info]
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Almanac of American Politics
Click 'more info' for online version....Search through in-depth profiles and photographs of every governor and member of Congress... [more info]
Carrier Library Reference, JK271.B343
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios (Prentice-Hall)
Includes ratios for over 175 industries compiled from IRS information.... [more info]
Reference Desk
American Decades (Gale)
Online reference book chronicles American events, people, and places for each decade [more info]
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American Sign Language Dictionary (On disc)
Request in Media Resources... 
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Media Resources
Annual Reviews (Annual Reviews, Inc)
Index with full text of Annual Reviews in biological and medical sciences, physical sciences... [more info]
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ARBA Online (Greenwood Electronic Media)
Reviews of print and electronic reference sources, written by librarians... [more info]
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Armed Conflict Database
Full-text and statistics for international and internal conflicts... [more info]
Internet
Associations Unlimited (Gale)
Information about associations and professional societies, listings for nonprofit membership organizations ... [more info]
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Atomic Learning

Web-based software training for more than 110 applications students and educators use every day.
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Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
Covers all musical genres, with new entries written by a distinguished group... [more info]
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Bibliographic Index Plus Full Text (HW Wilson)
Full text bibliographies on almost every topic help guide you in your search. [more info]
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Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management
The Encyclopedia of Management is a great Business resource to fine accounting... [more info]
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Blackwell Reference Online - Anthropology (Blackwell)
A collection of full-text reference books on anthropology. [more info]
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Blackwell Reference Online - Communication & Media Studies (Blackwell)
A collection of full-text reference books on communication and media studies. [more info]
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Blackwell Reference Online - Gender Studies (Blackwell)
A collection of full-text reference books on gender studies. [more info]
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Blackwell Reference Online - History (Blackwell)
A collection of full-text reference books in history. [more info]
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Blackwell Reference Online - Philosophy (Blackwell)
A collection of full-text reference books on philosophy. [more info]
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Blackwell Reference Online - Religion (Blackwell)
A collection of full-text reference books on religion. [more info]
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Blackwell Reference Online Collection (Blackwell)
A collection of full-text reference books in the humanities and social sciences. [more info]
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BNA Tax Management Portfolios (BNA)
Provides expert analysis, news, reports, and primary sources in tax research... [more info]
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Business Plans Handbook (Gale)
Search the latest volume that contains sample small business plans, including statements of mission, competition, suppliers... [more info]
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Business Plans Handbook (All Volumes) (Gale)
Contains sample small business plans, including statements of mission, competition, suppliers... [more info]
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Cambridge Histories Online (Cambridge University Press)
Cambridge Histories Online provides political, economic and social history, philosophy and literature... [more info]
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Cambridge Histories: Regional History (Cambridge University Press)
Online access to complete full text of the respected Cambridge Histories of:  Africa, Ancient China, China, Early Inner Asia, Egypt, and Iran.
Lengthy signed articles and rich bibliographies.  Keep in mind that some volumes were published over 20 years ago; if so, you will want to use other sources to update the bibliographies.
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Census Book (Heritage Quest)
A genealogist's guide to federal census facts, schedules and indexes for 1790 to 1930... [more info]
Reference Desk
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) (Columbia University)
A comprehensive full text source for theory and research in international affairs... [more info]
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Communication Research Measures
Research measures you can use for research / instructional purposes, without specific permission... [more info]
Internet
Communication Research Measures: A Sourcebook
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Carrier Reference Desk, P 91.3.C62 2004
Communication Science & Disorders Research Guide
Nationally ranked guide to all CSD research resources. [more info]
Compendium of American Genealogy, 1600's-1800's (Family Tree Maker) (Brøderbund Software)
Images of the pages from all seven volumes of The Compendium of American Genealogy: The Genealogical Encyclopedia of the First Families of America ... [more info]
Reference Desk
Contemporary Authors (Gale)
See:Literature Resource Center (Gale) [more info]
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Corporate Affiliations (Lexis Nexis)
Search through thousands of companies worldwide to find out about the latest mergers, top executives... [more info]
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Country Studies/Area Handbooks (Library of Congress)
A continuing series of books containing studies of 100 countries... [more info]
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CQ Press Congress Collection (CQ Press)
Nonbiased analysis of votes and other data relating to the U.S. Congress and its legislation... [more info]
Internet
CQ Press Electronic Library (CQ Press)
Searches CQ Weekly, CQ Researcher, and CQ Historic Documents, all in one... [more info]
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CQ Press Political Reference Suite (CQ Press)
Full text reference works on government and politics including the Supreme Court and Congress. [more info]
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CQ Press Researcher Plus Archive (CQ Press)
Full text reports on current and controversial issues in U.S. politics, health care, education, economics... [more info]
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CQ Weekly (CQ Press)
In-depth reports on current issues facing the U.S. Congress, Senate, and House of Representatives. A complete wrap up on the week’s news... [more info]
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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (Taylor and Francis)
Authoritative source for all types of data commonly needed by physical scientists, engineers, and students. Search by text or substance/property. [more info]
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Credo Reference (Credo Reference)
Search over 400 reference titles using Credo. [more info]
Creeds and Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition
This CD accompanies the printed volumes of... [more info]
Reference Desk
Cross-Cultural CD (SilverPlatter)
Contains full-text descriptions of life in 30 societies around the world in the 19th and 20th centuries... [more info]
Reference Desk
Dictionary of Literary Biography (Gale)
See: Literature Resource Center... [more info]
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Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete (Gale)
Essays outlining the lives and careers of authors from all eras and genres, and summarizes the critical response to their work... [more info]
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Dictionary of Old English A-F (Toronto : Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies)
The Dictionary of Old English (DOE) defines the vocabulary of the first centuries (600-1150 A.D.) of the English language... [more info]
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Dictionary of Old English Corpus (University of Michigan)
A complete record of surviving Old English except for some variant manuscripts of individual texts... [more info]
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Dictionary of Old English: A to G (Univ of Toronto)
The Dictionary of Old English (DOE) defines the vocabulary of the first six centuries (600 - 1150 A.D.) of the English language... [more info]
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Digital National Security Archive (Chadwyck-Healey)
This database is the most comprehensive collection available of significant primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945 ... [more info]
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Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology (School of Music, Indiana University)
An index to dissertations-in-progress and a bibliography of completed dissertations reported since 1984... [more info]
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DSM-IV Plus (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed.) (APA)
Consists of the full-text and tables of the DSM-IV, the standard reference for the classification ... [more info]
Reference Desk
DSM-IV-TR® Library (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
A set of searchable, full-text reference works for psychiatric diagnosis... [more info]
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E-EROS (Wiley)
This is the online counterpart of the Handbook of Reagents for Organic Synthesis (HROS) [more info]
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Early American Gazetteer (GenRef)
This database contains electronic editions of two rare 19th century American gazetteers ... [more info]
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eHRAF World Cultures: Collection of Ethnography (Yale University)
The interface to this database has changed, effective Feb 1, 2008. A cross-cultural database that contains over 350,000 pages of information on all aspects of cultural and ... [more info]
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Encarta Africana (Microsoft Corp.)
A multimedia encyclopedia of Africans and people of African descent ... [more info]
Reference Desk
Encyclopaedia Britannica (Cancelled) (Britannica.com) (Cancelled)
This resource has been cancelled, effective 6/30/2009. This resource will no longer be available electronically June 30, 2009. VIVA has cancelled the subscription. Please begin using the print verison: Encyclopedia Britannica. The complete Encyclopaedia Britannica ... [more info]
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Encyclopedia of American Industries (Gale)
Detailed, comprehensive information on a wide range of industries in every realm of American business. [more info]
Encyclopedia of Bioethics (Gale)
Topics include the ethics of health professions, animal research, population control and the environment. [more info]
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Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries (Gale)
Information about business segments that are pioneering new technologies, introducing break-through marketing strategies or implementing innovative means of serving new markets. [more info]
AE5 .G85 Internet
Encyclopedia of Environment and Society (SAGE)
With more than 1,200 entries written by experts from incredibly diverse fields, this innovative resource is a first step toward diving into the deep pool of emerging knowledge... [more info]
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Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science (SAGE)
The Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science covers the essence of this exciting, new, and expanding field in an easily understood but richly detailed style... [more info]
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Encyclopedia of Global Change (Oxford University Press)
The 300 authoritative articles in this unique and wide-ranging encyclopedia investigate all types of phenomena that change life on Earth... [more info]
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Encyclopedia of Global Industries (Gale)
Information on the world's most lucrative and high profile industries. Each entry covers size and economic/social impact of the industry; its organization and structure; its history and development; major countries and companies involved (including rankings); size and nature of the work force; and research. [more info]
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change (SAGE)
These three volumes include more than 750 articles that explore major topics related to global warming and climate change... [more info]
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Encyclopedia of Human Development (Gale)
Covers topics such as adolescence, cognitive development, education, family, gender differences, identity, longitudinal research, personality development, prenatal development, temperament, and more. [more info]
Encyclopedia of Human Geography (SAGE)
With more than 300 entries written by an international team of leading authorities in the field, the Encyclopedia of Human Geography offers a comprehensive overview of the major ideas, concepts, terms, and approaches that characterize a notoriously diverse field... [more info]
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Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (Wiley)
Spanning the entire spectrum of life sciences, the Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (ELS) features more than 4,200 specially commissioned and peer-reviewed articles available in PDF and HTML format. Browse by topic or search for articles within this resource... [more info]
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Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Oxford University Press)
Contains over 27,000 full text entries featuring a broad musical scope... [more info]
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Encyclopedia of Products & Industries: Manufacturing (Gale)
Provides information on products and the relationships between products and their industries. Explores various aspects of a product, the manufacturers, suppliers, immediate and adjacent industries and markets. Emphasizes manufacturers of numerous durable goods such as tires, automobiles, appliances, business equipment, home furnishing and sporting goods.   [more info]
Encyclopedia of Religion & Society
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Internet
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender (Gale)
Encyclopedia articles about issues of sex and gender at the personal and the social level ... [more info]
Encyclopedia of Supramolecular Chemistry
  Covers the fundamentals of supramolecular chemistry ... [more info]
Encyclopedia of Terrorism
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Encyclopedia of United States National Security (SAGE)
 With over 750 entries, the Encyclopedia of United States National Security is... [more info]
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ENGnetBASE (CRC Press)
Authoritive collection of hundreds of specialized engineering handbooks from CRC Press. ... [more info]
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Europa World Yearbook (Taylor and Francis)
Europa World provides the latest information covering political elections, country profiles, and industry statistics.... [more info]
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Facts.com Reference Suite (Facts On File News Services)
Facts and overviews of historic events and issues since 1940. Content includes full text articles, essays... [more info]
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Family Finder Index and Viewer (Brøderbund Software)
Index lists over 115 million individuals to help the user learn the Family Archive CDs ... [more info]
Reference Desk
Family History SourceGuide (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
A guide to genealogical records and research aids for: Canada, Denmark, England, France... [more info]
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Family History: Colonial Genealogies 1, 1607-1920 (Family Tree Maker) (Brøderbund Software)
Images of the pages from all seven volumes of Colonial Families of the United States of America ... [more info]
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Family in America
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Carrier Reference, HQ 536.H365 2001
Family Quest Archives: 1860 Virginia (Heritage Quest)
Population Schedules of the 8th Census of the United States, Virginia and Surry Counties ... [more info]
Reference Desk
Family Tree Maker Census Index (Brøderbund Software)
Contains indexes to census records for various U.S. states and counties ... [more info]
Reference Desk
Family Tree Maker Census Microfilm Records:  Virginia, 1850 (Brøderbund Software)
Indexes nearly 252,000 Virginia heads of household who were counted in the 1850 United States census... [more info]
Reference Desk
Family Tree Maker: Immigrant Histories: Huguenot Settlers in North american and Europe, 1600's-1900's
Seventeen volumes of French Protestant or Huguenot family and immigrant histories ... [more info]
Reference Desk
Family Tree Maker: Immigration Records: German and Swiss Settlers in America, 1700's-1800's (Family Tree Maker)
Approximately 300,000 individuals are referenced among the passenger lists ... [more info]
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Family Tree Maker: Index to Griffith's Valuation of Ireland, 1848-1864 (Family Tree Maker)
References more than one million individuals who occupied property in Ireland between 1848 and 1864 ... [more info]
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Family Tree Maker: Passenger and Immigrations Lists: Irish Immigrants to North American, 1803-1871 (Brøderbund Software)
Lists approximately 46,000 Irish passengers who arrived in the United States and Canada primarily... [more info]
Reference Desk
FamilySearch. Family History Library Catalog (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
Lists and describes the records, books, microfilms, and microfiche in the Family History Library... [more info]
Reference Desk
FOLDOC (Free On-line Dictionary of Computing)
A searchable dictionary of computing acronyms, jargon, programming language, etc. ... [more info]
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Gale Directory Library
Search through current and backfile editions of directories... [more info]
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Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (Gale)
Essays on approximately 152 culture groups of the U.S., from Acadians to Yupiats... [more info]
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Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology (Gale)
Covers the entire spectrum of psychology, including notable people, theories and terms... [more info]
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Searchable online reference book collection covering all subjects from the arts to zoology. [more info]
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Gale's Literary Index (Gale)
An author and title index to 40 major literature series published by The Gale Group ... [more info]
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Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online (Alexander Street Press)
Full-text encyclopedia articles about music traditions, genres, practices, and performances in world regions... [more info]
Internet
Genealogical Library Master Catalog: Family Histories (OneLibrary.com)
Lists over 100,000 histories of churches, towns, counties and other localities ... [more info]
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Genealogical Library Master Catalog: Genealogical Sources (OneLibrary.com)
Lists over 100,000 original and transcribed records, including church, cemetery, and family histories ... [more info]
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Genealogical Library Master Catalog: Local Histories (OneLibrary.com)
Lists over 100,000 histories of churches, towns, counties and other localities ... [more info]
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Global Books in Print (Bowker)
An index of English-language books, e-books, audiocassettes, and videos currently available world-wide ... [more info]
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Grove Music Online (Oxford University Press)
Several encyclopedias-in-one with articles and cross references covering music and musicians worldwide... [more info]
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Grzimek's Animal Encyclopedia (Gale)
Encyclopedia of animals ... [more info]
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Guide to Reference (ALA)
A selective guide of reference sources, organized by academic discipline... [more info]
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Guide to Reference: Art & Architecture (ALA)
A selective guide of reference sources in the Art & Architecture discipline... [more info]
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Handbook of Family Communication
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Carrier Reference, HQ 519.H36 2004
Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques
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Carrier Reference, HQ 728.T68 2001
Handbook of Interpersonal Communication
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Carrier Reference, BF 637.C45 H287
Handbook of Latin American Studies (Library of Congress)
See: HLAS (Handbook of Latin American Studies) [more info]
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Handbook of Psychiatric Measures (American Psychiatric Association)
Full text of the Handbook of Psychiatric Measures ... [more info]
Reference Desk
Historic Architectural Survey of Rockingham County, Virginia
Survey conducted between October 1999 and December 2000 by the architectural and historic preservation... [more info]
Reference Desk
History Resource Center: World (Gale)
A comprehensive collection of reference, full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, primary sources, and images, maps and charts... [more info]
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HLAS (Handbook of Latin American Studies) (Library of Congress)
A multidisciplinary bibliography of materials on all aspects of Latin American studies ... [more info]
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How to prepare for Praxis: PPST, PLT, elementary school subject assessments, listening skills test, overview of Praxis II subject assessments & specialty area tests.
The Listening skills test, a companion cd to the print book... [more info]
Reference Desk
ICD-9-CM (International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision) (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
The International Classification of Diseases published by the World Health Information... [more info]
Reference Desk
Illustrated Book of World Rankings (Sharpe Reference)
CD-ROM provides rankings of countries for various subjects... [more info]
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Immigrants to the New World, 1600's-1800's (Family Tree Maker)
Images of the five books originally published by Genealogical Publishing Company... [more info]
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Interactive Functional Anatomy (Anatomy.tv)
Online interactive 3-d human anatomy. [more info]
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International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family
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Carrier Reference, HQ9.E52
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (Gale)
Covers global research topics in the social sciences. [more info]
Issues & Controversies (Facts On File News Services)
Full text analysis of opposing viewpoints for more than 600 controversial topics in the news... [more info]
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Journal Citation Reports (ISI)
Provides data that helps with evaluation and comparison of scholarly journals. [more info]
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Key Indicators of County Growth 1970-2025
Historical and projected data files for twelve key indicators of composition and change... [more info]
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Kimball's Biology Pages
Searchable current textbook in biology. Includes chapters on cell biology, DNA & RNA, embryonic development, ecology, evolution, genetics, immunology, and physiology. [more info]
Internet
LANIC
Information on Latin American countries [more info]
Internet
Literature Resource Center (Gale)
Gale's Literature Resource Center provides selected biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on various literary figures.... [more info]
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Manufacturing & Distribution USA (Gale)
Statistics on more than 600 SIC and NIACS classifications in the manufacturing, wholesaling and retail industries. Information is compiled from the most recent government publications and includes projections, maps and graphics. [more info]
Marriage Index: MD, NC, VA (1624-1915) (Brøderbund Software)
Contains indexes to marriage records for selected counties (parishes) and years... [more info]
Reference Desk
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 9th Edition (McGraw-Hill)
Use: AccessScience: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online... [more info]
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print (EBSCO)
Descriptive information and critical reviews of more than 2,000 commercially-available standardized tests. [more info]
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Merck Index Online (Merck & Co., Inc.)
The Merck Index contains 10,955 monographs describing significant chemicals, drugs, and biological substances.... [more info]
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Micromedex (Thomson Healthcare)
A wide range of clinical databases to support evidence based care... [more info]
Campus/Remote/Handheld
NASA Homepage (NASA)
NASA conducts research in the area of astronomy, astrophysics, climatology, planetology, and the environment. [more info]
NASW Clinical Register (Ovid)
Directory of registered social workers... [more info]
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National Genealogical Society Quarterly 1600s-1900s (National Genealogical Society)
Images of volumes 1-85 of the National Genealogical Quarterly ... [more info]
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National Journal Group's Policy Central
A collection of resources on U.S. politics and policy... [more info]
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NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainties
Fundamental Physical Constraints, International System of Units (SI), and Uncertainty of Measurement Results [more info]
Internet
Occupational Outlook Handbook (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Full-text descriptions of occupations... [more info]
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OECD iLibrary (OECD)
SourceOECD is now OECD iLibrary. To access the old interface, please click here. SourceOECD (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development) provides up-to-date information on what's going on around the world... [more info]
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OECD Main Economic Indicators 1960-1998 (OECD)
Data on national accounts, industrial production, employment, prices, business trends, finance... [more info]
Reference Desk
OED Online (Oxford English Dictionary) (Oxford University Press)
This database contains the entire text of the Oxford English Dictionary... [more info]
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Omni Gazetteer of the United States of America (1992) (SilverPlatter)
A guide to place names, facts, and locations... [more info]
Reference Desk
Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
Catalog of human genes and genetic disorders, including textual information, pictures... [more info]
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Gale)
Contains secondary and primary sources discussing today's social issues... [more info]
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Oxford English Dictionary (Oxford University Press)
See: OED Online... [more info]
Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection (Oxford University Press)
Database of full-text scholarly reference books on all subjects... [more info]
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Political Reference Suite (CQ Press)
See: CQ Political Reference Suite [more info]
Project Vote Smart (Project Vote Smart)
Reports independent, factual information on over 13,000 candidates and elected officials... [more info]
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Prokaryotes (Springer)
Provides scholarly articles on the biology of bacteria, including systematics, ecology, physiology ... [more info]
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PsychiatryOnline
A set of searchable, full-text reference works for psychiatric diagnosis and treatment... [more info]
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PubHub: A Repository of Foundation-Sponsored Reports (Foundation Center)
Searchable database of reports about arts and other projects created by or with foundation resources... [more info]
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Quick Reference (JMU)
Reference sites for quick facts and brief information. [more info]
RefWorks
RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database of bibliographic... [more info]
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Rockingham: a Supplement to an Annotated Bibliography of a Virginia County
An index with abstracts to sources available in libraries ... [more info]
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Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Taylor and Francis)
Based on the scholary printed Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "REP Online" allows users to search through a regularly updated universe of over... [more info]
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Royal Historical Society Bibliography of British and Irish History (Royal Historical Society)
This resource will cease as of 1/1/2010.  Please begin using Historcial Abstracts.
An index to scholarly historical writing on the British Isles, Commonwealth and Empire...
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Safari Tech Books Online (ProQuest)
 New Interface 10.19.2009.  The new interface relies heavily on Flash, so if there are problems,
the first possible solution is to make sure you have the latest version of Flash installed: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html Safari Tech Books Online is a fully-searchable e-reference library that houses a vast collection of technical books from industry-leading publishers....
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Sage eReference
Access full-text encyclopedias on subjects ranging from African American Studies to Sociology... [more info]
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SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts Service)
[tutorial] Indexes and abstracts periodical articles in chemistry... [more info]
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Stanford University)
Online encyclopedia of philosophy with each entry maintained and updated by an expert or... [more info]
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Street Atlas USA (On Disc) (DeLorme)
Contains street-level maps of the United States.... [more info]
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Swords of Armageddon (On Disc) (Chukelea Publications)
A reference source about nuclear weapons... [more info]
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Terrain Navigator Pro (Maptech)
Topographic Maps of Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, in 2-D or 3-D. Contains GIS map export software... [more info]
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Terrorism: Essential Primary Sources (Gale)
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Today's Science (Facts On File News Services)
Full text summaries describe the latest scientific discoveries and the fundamental ... [more info]
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Today's Science for Educators (Facts On File News Services)
Full text summaries describe the latest scientific discoveries and the fundamental ... [more info]
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Topo USA (On Disc) (DeLorme)
Locate any place in the U.S. and even create custom maps... [more info]
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Ulrichsweb.com (Bowker)
A directory of currently published periodicals (magazines, journals, newsletters, etc) ... [more info]
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Uncle, We Are Ready! (Heritage Quest)
A guide to researching World War I draft registrations ... [more info]
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UNdata
Provides statistical information for every country in the world on numerous topics... [more info]
Union Lists of Periodicals (OCLC)
This database shows the location of journals, magazines, and newspapers in libraries worldwide... [more info]
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USPTO Web Patent Database (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
A full text database of U.S. patents from 1976 to the present... [more info]
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Virginia Genealogies, pre-1600 to 1900's (Family Tree Maker) (Brøderbund Software)
Contains all pages of Genealogies of Virginia Families from The Virginia Magazine... [more info]
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Virginia Historical Index (Family Tree Maker) (Brøderbund Software)
Indexes Virginia periodicals and books from 1619 to 1930 ... [more info]
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Virginia Vital Records, 1600's-1800's (Family Tree Maker) (Brøderbund Software)
Contains images of the following six books: Virginia vital records, Virginia marriage records... [more info]
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Vital Records Index: British Isles (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
Contains 5 million birth, christening, and marriage records for the British Isles, dating from 1538 to 1888... [more info]
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Vital Records Index: North America (Intellectual Reserve, Inc.)
A database of 4 million names, comprising a partial collection of birth, christening, and marriage... [more info]
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World Almanac (Facts On File News Services)
Full text of the World Almanac and Book of Facts editions since 1999... [more info]
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World Almanac Encyclopedia (Facts On File News Services)
Complete full text and selected illustrations from Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia... [more info]
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World Almanacs (OCLC)
Includes the contents of the World Almanac and Book of Facts, the World Almanac of the U.S.A... [more info]
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World FactBook
An intelligence database prepared by the CIA... [more info]
Internet
World News Digest (Facts On File News Services)
Facts and overviews of historic events and issues since 1940. Content includes full text articles, essays... [more info]
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WorldCat (OCLC)
Catalog of over 62 million titles cataloged by libraries worldwide ... [more info]
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Reference Information Resources by Subject:
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