Electronic Reference
Birds of North America (BNA)
BNA provides comprehensive life histories for over 716 species of birds breeding in the USA including Hawaii and Canada. This resource includes audio, video, scholarly material and up-to-date bird counts.
CQ Researcher
Original, comprehensive analysis on political and social issues in the news. Note: When finished using CQ Researcher, please click on the "Log Out" option at the top right corner of the screen.
Chicago Manual of Style
Online access to the Chicago Manual of Style.
Credo Reference
An online reference library of over 350 reference books, with content from all disciplines.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Encyclopedia Britannica
The online Encyclopedia Britannica provides general information on a wide variety of topics and is updated daily.
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance
This encyclopedia features articles with detailed career information.
Encyclopaedia of Islam
The most important and comprehensive reference resource on Islam.
Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
A vast collection of electronic reference books covering a wide variety of subject areas, Gale Virtual Reference Library is an excellent place to start your research.
Historical Statistics
The standard source for quantitative facts on American history, Historical Statistics contains topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America. Each topics is placed in its historical context by a recognized expert in the field. The fully searchable and downloadable electronic edition permits users to graph individual tables and create customized tables and spreadsheets reflecting their own particular areas of interest.
NCBI Bookshelf
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Bookshelf provides free access to books and reports in life science and healthcare. A vital node in the data-rich resource network at NCBI, Bookshelf enables users to easily browse, retrieve, and read content, and spurs discovery of related information.
Opposing Viewpoints
Opposing Viewpoints covers today’s hottest social issues, offering topic overviews, pro/con viewpoints, statistical information, newspaper coverage, and multimedia selections.
Oxford Art Online
Portal to the standard encyclopedia of art as well as other resources for art history.
Oxford Classical Dictionary Online
Written by distinguished scholars from around the world, the Oxford Classical Dictionary covers all aspects of the classical world from literature and history to religion, science, and archaeology.
Oxford English Dictionary
Includes documentation of history of words that helps explain why a word has come to have a particular meaning.
Oxford Music Online (2nd Edition)
The standard and most comprehensive music encyclopedia.
ScienceDirect Secrets Series
To access this collection of scientific handbooks, limit your results to Source, Subscribed books. The 32 Secrets titles are designed for health and veterinary students and residents use as a study aid for exams and preparation for rotations. All topics are approached as questions and the answers are succinct, but also provide links to the sources for the information. Click here for a list of the titles included in this series.
Springer Medicine eBook Collection
Access to e-book chapters on numerous medical topics published since 2005. To see ONLY free full text results, do not have the Preview Only box checked. You may have to unclick it if you begin a new search.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Statistics from government agencies, private organizations, and the U.S. census.