Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Etc

Background Information

Dictionaries, Etc.
- Oxford English Dictionary [Oxford University Press]
- Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary [Merriam-Webster, Inc.]
- Thesaurus, Roget's 1911
Encyclopedias
- Access Science [McGraw-Hill] - Resource for the Physical and Natural Sciences
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online [Encyclopedia Britannica Online]
- Sage eReference [Sage] - Social Science Resource
- Gale Virtual Reference [Gale] - General Resource
- ebrary [ebrary] - eBooks and some encyclopedias
Political Science/International Resources
- CQ Library [CQ Press] - Current Issues, Public Policy
- Europa World Plus [Routledge] -Country Data
- CIAO [Columbia University] - International Affairs Resource
- World Resources 2008 [World Resources Institute]
Art Resources
- Oxford Art Online [Oxford University Press]
- ARTstor [ARTstor] - Digital Library of Art Images
Literature
- Literature Resource Center [Gale Cengage Learning]
College Information
- CollegeSource Online [Career Guidance Foundation]
Business/Company Information
- ReferenceUSA [InfoUSA] - Business/Company Information

Statistics and Demographics

National
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Bureau of Labor Statistics - Employment and earnings statistics.
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Gallup Poll - Public opinion polling on current events dating, in some cases, back to 1936.
- Stat-USA - Economic and business data from the United States Government (Please see a librarian for the user name and password.)
- United States Census Bureau - Demographic data displayed in charts, tables, and graphs
- Fedstats - Search engine for government statistics and data
- White House Briefing Room - Federal economic and social statistics
International
- InfoNation - View and compare statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations
Historical
- Historical Statistics of the United States [Cambridge University Press]

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