Biographies, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries: Home

Biographical information on over 380,000 people from throughout world history; from encyclopedias and news articles. (NVCC)

Fully-searchable collection of authoritative encyclopedia articles. (NVCC)

A collection of over 500 reference books on a variety of topics. (NVCC)

(Formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library) includes full-text encyclopedias, handbooks, and other sources for multidisciplinary research. (VIVA, NVCC)

The full text of the Oxford English Dictionary, which provides information on the historical development of the language. (VIVA)

More than 100 Oxford University Press dictionaries and reference books. (VIVA)

Covers U.S. and world news 1940- present. Includes top new stories by decade, country, and selected issues. (VCCS)