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Electronic Reference

ARBA Online

A tool for librarians, ARBA reviews reference books and helps libraries choose what to purchase.

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 EB Online includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the Year.

Encyclopaedia of Islam

The most important and comprehensive reference resource on Islam.

Encyclopedia Britannica

EB Online includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionay and Britannica Book of the Year.

Europa World

Covers political and economic information in over 250 countries and territories.

Literature Resource Center

Access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline.

Magill's Medical Guide

Oxford Art Online

Portal to the standard encyclopedia of art as well as other resources for art history.

Oxford Music Online (2nd Edition)

The standard and most comprehensive music encyclopedia.

Oxford English Dictionary

Includes documentation of history of words that helps explain why a word has come to have a particular meaning.

Peterson's Graduate and Professional Programs

PubMed Bookshelf

Search 62 current biomedical textbooks covering all fields of medicine.

ScienceDirect Electronic Books

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.

Stat Ref Health

A collection of 38 completely searchable, full text medical textbooks.

World Almanac

A fundamental reference source that includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, and statistics.