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Biographies, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries
Biography (Gale In Context)
Biographical information on over 380,000 people from throughout world history; from encyclopedias and news articles. (NVCC)
Britannica Academic
Fully-searchable collection of authoritative encyclopedia articles. (NVCC)
Credo Reference
A collection of over 500 reference books on a variety of topics. (NVCC)
Gale eBooks
(Formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library) includes full-text encyclopedias, handbooks, and other sources for multidisciplinary research. (VIVA, NVCC)
Oxford English Dictionary
The full text of the Oxford English Dictionary, which provides information on the historical development of the language. (VIVA)
Oxford Reference Online
More than 100 Oxford University Press dictionaries and reference books. (VIVA)