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21st Century Management: A Reference Handbook (SAGE)
21st Century Management: A Reference Handbook highlights the topics... [more info]
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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]
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 - 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 Collection (Blackwell)
A collection of full-text reference books in the humanities and social sciences. [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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Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO)
Consumer Health Complete (CHC) is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics... [more info]
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Credo Reference (Credo Reference)
Search over 400 reference titles using Credo. [more info]
Diccionario de la lengua espaƱola
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Dictionary of Accounting (Oxford University Press)
The Dictionary of Accounting provides straightforward definitions of the latest financial jargon... [more info]
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Dictionary of Business and Management (Oxford University Press)
The Dictionary of Business and Management is a wide-ranging and informative guide to all areas of business... [more info]
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Dictionary of Economics (Oxford University Press)
The Dictionary of Economics covers all aspects of economics including... [more info]
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Dictionary of Finance and Banking (Oxford University Press)
The Dictionary of Finance and Banking covers the vocabulary used in... [more info]
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Dictionary of Human Resource Management (Oxford University Press)
The Dictionary of Human Resource Management comprises over 1,400 entries on... [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 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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Dictionary of Statistics (Oxford University Press)
The Dictionary of Statistics is a wide-ranging, jargon-free dictionary that contains over... [more info]
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Dictionary of the Black theatre
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Carrier Lib-Reference, PN2270 A35 W64
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 Business and Finance (Gale)
The Encyclopedia of Business and Finance is a complete reference covering five general areas: finance and banking; accounting... [more info]
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Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society (SAGE)
The Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society is composed of almost 900 entries that range from essays... [more info]
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Encyclopedia of Career Development (SAGE)
The Encyclopedia of Career Development contains... [more info]
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Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media
This encyclopedia presents state-of-the-art research and ready-to-use facts on the media's interaction with children and adolescents... [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 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 Health and Behavior (Gale)
From adherence to a doctor's advice, to emotions and health, to obesity treatment and prevention, to women's health and all topics in between, this A-to-Z encyclopedia comprehensively covers all aspects of what has become the dynamic domain of behavioral medicine. [more info]
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 Industrial & Organizational Psychology (SAGE)
With more than 400 entries, the Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology presents... [more info]
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Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Gale)
Strategies to optimize human potential and build better organizations by focusing on behavior within the specific environmental, technological, and social environment of the workplace. [more info]
Encyclopedia of Leadership (SAGE)
The Encyclopedia of Leadership provides guidance on the theory... [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 Major Marketing Campaigns (Gale)
The Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns is an annual publication that profiles important marketing campaigns of the 20th century. [more info]
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Encyclopedia of Management (Gale)
The Encyclopedia of Management 5th ed. includes essays on 350 topics in management theories and applications... [more info]
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Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics (Gale)
State-of-the-art information and ready-to-use facts from the fields of measurement and statistics. [more info]
Encyclopedia of New Media (SAGE)
This encyclopedia includes such topics as broadband, content filtering, cyberculture, cyberethics, digital divide, freenet, MP3, privacy, telemedicine, viruses, and wireless networks. [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 Public Relations (SAGE)
Entries describing the theory, practice and development of public relations. [more info]
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Encyclopedia of Rhetoric (Oxford University Press)
Comprehensive survey of rhetoric, covering theory, history, and practice, with a special emphasis on public speaking, performance, and communication. [more info]
PN172.E52 2001
Encyclopedia of School Psychology (Gale)
Entries cover psychology, education and counseling, child development, and special education address student success, behavior disorders, intelligence testing, learning disabilities, strategies to improve academic skills, and more. [more info]
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 Statistics in Behavioral Science (Wiley)
Complete coverage of current statistical methods ranging through confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, random effect/multilevel modeling, generalized linear models, computationally intensive methods such as the bootstrap, and many more. [more info]
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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Gale Encyclopedia of Mental disorders (Gale)
Includes entries for all 150 disorders classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, text revision (DSM-IV-TR). Also features entries for prescription, alternative, and over-the-counter drugs, as well as the various therapies used to treat mental disorders. [more info]
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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Guide to Reference (ALA)
A selective guide of reference sources, organized by academic discipline... [more info]
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History of the American Cinema (Gale)
Extensive chronological encyclopedia about the history of film in America. [more info]
Internet
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers (Gale)
Substantive entries about films and those associated with films. Includes lists of articles and books for further reading. [more info]
Internet
International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies (SAGE)
The International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies spans individual, organizational, societal, and cultural perspectives... [more info]
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International Encyclopedia of Public Health (Elsevier)
The International Encyclopedia of Public Health is a comprehensive guide to the major issues, challenges, methods, and approaches of global public... [more info]
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International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (Gale)
Covers global research topics in the social sciences. [more info]
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]
Notable women in the American theatre : a biographical dictionary
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Carrier Library - Reference, PN2285 N65
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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Oxford Art Online (Groves Dictionaries, Inc.)
An encyclopedia covering art and artists worldwide... [more info]
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Oxford Companion to American Theatre / Gerald Bordman, Thomas S. Hischak
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Oxford Companion to the Theatre / Edited by Phyllis Hartnoll
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Carrier Library - Reference, PN2035 H3
Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History (Oxford University Press)
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Econmic History includes 900 original articles... [more info]
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Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection (Oxford University Press)
Database of full-text scholarly reference books on all subjects... [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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Sage eReference
Access full-text encyclopedias on subjects ranging from African American Studies to Sociology... [more info]
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Sage eReference Business & Management
Search across multiple encyclopedias and handbooks on leadership, management, organizational behavior...   [more info]
Salud en Espanol (EBSCO)
Salud en Espanol (Consumer Health Complete Spanish Version) is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics.... [more info]
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Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film (Gale)
This encyclopedia provides a comprehensive introduction to film and film studies, covering such aspects as production, national traditions, studios, genres, critical theory and film history. [more info]
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The Cambridge Guide to American Theatre
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Carrier Reference, PN2220 .C35 1993
The Cambridge guide to world theatre / edited by Martin Banham
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PN2035 C27
The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre / ed. Phyllis Hartnoll and Peter Found
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The encyclopedia of the American theatre, 1900-1975 / Edwin Bronner
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Carrier Library - Reference, PN2266 B68
The encyclopedia of the New York stage / Samuel L. Leiter
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Carrier Library - Reference, PN2277 N5 L36 . . .
West's Encyclopedia of American Law (Gale)
Excellent legal resource for non-attorneys. [more info]
World Press Encyclopedia (Gale)
Comprehensive survey of press and electronic media for nearly 200 countries. Excellent source for censorship issues throughout the world. [more info]
Internet
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