Reference Resources

Online version of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. Includes videos, images, and curriculum maps for teachers. Directions to access off campus.

Provides biographical articles and bibliographies on notable Americans. Coverage: pre-colonial times to the present.

A ready-reference book of chemical and physical data. Updated annually.

Online collection of over 800 reference titles, providing useful definitions, background information, quotations, images, and biographical information.

The online version of Britannica's encyclopedia, plus thousands of unique online articles, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (10th ed.), the Britannica Book of the Year, and more. Updated daily.

Political, economic and demographic information for countries and cities of the world. Ability to compare multinational data in graph and tabular form.

Collection of online reference titles from Gale Publishing covering general reference, biographical sources, and all major disciplines. Video tutorials and tip sheet.

Provides access to digitized Sanborn fire insurance maps to over 500 cities and towns in Illinois. Color versions of maps available from the Library of Congress Collection. Coverage: 1867-1970.

The foremost scholarly art encyclopedia, updated regularly and covering global art and architecture from prehistory to present day. Includes peer-reviewed entries contributed by nearly 7,000 scholars from around the world, accompanied by images, bibliographies, and links to additional resources. (Previously titled Dictionary of Art - 34 volume (c)1996.)

Online version of the premiere etymological dictionary of the English language. In addition, the PRINT 20-volume set may be found in the Reference Collection: PE 1625. N53 1933.

Online versions of over 100 Oxford reference works.

Reference titles covering a wide variety of subjects, including the humanities and social sciences.