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Encyclopedias, handbooks, and other places to start
You can use the library's catalog for handbooks and other reference works. Search using keywords of your choice and terms like "handbook" or "dictionary" to search for similar works. Other sources for finding handbooks and similar texts are identified below.
- Gale Virtual Reference Ebooks This link opens in a new windowElectronic reference books for business, religion, medicine, social sciences, history, etc.
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowAccess to multiple dictionaries and encyclopedias from Oxford University Press.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Good starting point for research on "hot topics" in the news including science, education, politics and economics.
- Encyclopedia of Bioethics2004 e-book from Macmillan
- Encyclopedia of Evolution2002 e-book from Oxford University Press
- Encyclopedia of Underwater Life2005 e-book from Oxford University Press
- Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia2004 e-book from Gale.
Maps and Mapping
- SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window
Mapping application that enables users to create thematic maps and reports using thousands of demographic, marketing, and business data variables. Includes data from the U.S. Census, Mediamark, Simmons, and Dun & Bradstreet.