|
Reference e-Books
Reference materials provide quick information and
authoritative facts. E-books are the electronic format of a
print book that can be accessed over the Internet.
| General |
Dictionary |
Business | Computer Science |
Education |
English | History |
|
Nursing/Medicine
| Performing Arts |
Criminal Justice | Religion |
| Science | Security Administration
|
General
|
Name of Database
(Database Provider) |
Database Description |
Gale Virtual Reference Library
(Gale) |
Number of Sources: 25+ reference e-books
Full Text: Yes, 100%
Search encyclopedias and specialized reference sources in various disciplines.Note: Click on "Browse Publications" to choose the book or books you want to search. |
Encyclopedia Britannica
(Britannica) |
Offers content from the Encyclopedia Britannica as well as additional information from sources such as World Data, Notable Quotations, and Gateway to the Classics. |
Funk & Wagnall's Encyclopedia
(EBSCOhost) |
Frequently used by public school students. Not suitable as a source for college research papers, but helpful for formulating education lesson plans, etc.
|
|
Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol
(Britannica) |
Spanish version of the Encyclopedia Britannica |
Return to the Top
Dictionary
Name of Database
(Database Provider) |
Database Description |
Oxford English Dictionary
(Oxford University Press) |
The accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. |
Return to the Top
Business
|
Name of Database
(Database Provider) |
Database Description |
|
Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 9 & 10
(Gale) |
Search 2 volumes of Business Pans Handbook, a collection of actual business plans compiled by entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses throughout North America.
|
|
Encyclopedia of Small Business
(Gale) |
Contains 600 detailed articles and overviews of all the key information needs of small business owners, including financing, financial planning, business plan creation, market analysis, sales strategy, tax planning, and human resource issues. |
|
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
(Gale) |
This title presents 1,000 entries, era overviews, event/movement profiles, biographies, business/industry profiled, geographic profiles, and more. |
|
Web Services Security and e-Business
(Gale) |
Focuses on architectures and protocols, while bringing together the understanding of security problems related to the protocols and applications of the Internet, and the contemporary solutions to these problems. |
Return to the Top
Computer Science
|
Name of Database
(Database Provider) |
Database Description |
|
Application of Information Systems to Homeland Security and Defense
(Gale) |
Provides an overview of complex systems’ techniques, and presents both guidelines and specific instances of how they can be applied to security and defense applications.
|
|
Web Services Security and e-Business
(Gale) |
Focuses on architectures and protocols, while bringing together the understanding of security problems related to the protocols and applications of the Internet, and the contemporary solutions to these problems. |
Return to the Top
Education
|
Name of Database
(Database Provider) |
Database Description |
|
Encyclopedia of Education
(Gale) |
Intended to
provide a comprehensive description of the enterprise of
education both within the United States and throughout the
world. |
Return to the Top
English
|
Name of Database
(Database Provider) |
Database Description |
|
Contemporary Novelists
(Gale) |
Contains biographical/critical essays on the most important living novelists writing in English worldwide. |
|
Contemporary Poets
(Gale) |
Provides biographical and bibliographical information on 789 of the world's most important contemporary English-language poets, including 120 new to this edition. |
|
Nonfiction Classics for Students
(Gale) |
Provides in-depth literary and historical background on the most commonly studied nonfiction essays, books, biographies, and memoirs in a streamlined, easy-to-use format. |
|
Oxford English Dictionary
(Oxford University Press) |
The accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. |
Return to the Top
History
|
Name of Database
(Database Provider) |
Database Description |
|
Annals of American History Online
(Britannica) |
Number of Sources:
2,700+
Full Text: Yes, 100%
Primary sources and multimedia offers an understanding to American history. |
|
Encyclopedia of Russian History
(Gale) |
Spans the time from the earliest beginnings of the Russian nation (among the ancient Eastern Slavic tribes) to the end of czarist Russia and on through the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. |
|
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
(Oxford University Press) |
Goes far beyond the records of archaeology to make available what
is known about the full social, political, religious, cultural and artistic legacy of this 5,000-year civilization. |
|
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
(Oxford University Press) |
These 700 articles by leading scholars range from discussions of mercantilism and democracy to the battlefield to the dissemination of ideas in salons and coffeehouses. Breaking conventional geographical boundaries, coverage includes not only Western Europe but also North America, Brazil, and Iberian, Russian, Jewish, and Eastern European cultures. |
|
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
(Oxford University Press) |
It explores art, architecture, religion, law, science, language, philosophy, and theology, as well as cultural, religious, intellectual, social and political history.
|
|
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Renaissance
(Oxford University Press) |
Definitive source
for information about the entire range of religious and
social changes that altered the face of Europe in the
sixteenth century, encompassing not only issues of church
polity and theology but also developments in politics,
economics, demographics, art and literature |
Return to the Top
Nursing/Medicine
|
Name of Database
(Database Provider) |
Database Description |
|
CareNotes System
(Micromedex) |
For class work only; not to be used in clinical settings.
CareNotes provides your patients with complete, easy-to-understand information about all aspects of their care, medications, and health, in English or Spanish. |
|
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
(Gale) |
Information on recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases, medicinal uses for plants and herbs, are balanced by conclusions of studies on efficacy and analysis of current levels of acceptance by traditional scientists and doctors. |
|
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
(Gale) |
Includes entries covering cancers, cancer drugs, treatments, side effects, and diagnostic procedures. |
|
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
(Gale) |
Provides clear, complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies, in articles that are both comprehensive and easy to understand in language accessible to laypersons. |
|
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
(Gale) |
Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics. Written for a general audience with an authoritative tone. |
Return to the Top
Performing Arts
|
Name of Database
(Database Provider) |
Database Description |
|
Drama for Students, vol. 17-20
(Gale) |
Search 4 volumes of Drama for students that features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. |
|
Grove Art Online
(Oxford University Press) |
Grove Art Online
comprises the full text of The Dictionary of Art and The
Oxford Companion to Western Art. Articles that have been added or updated since their appearance in print are date-stamped in the upper right corner of the screen. |
|
Grove Dictionary of Music/Musicians
(Oxford University Press) |
Grove Music Online comprises the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera,
and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Articles that have been updated since their appearance in print are date-stamped in the upper right corner of the screen. |
|
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance
(Oxford University Press) |
This encyclopedia provides authoritative and up-to-date information about theatre and performance from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in London, Paris, New York, and around the globe. |
Return to the Top
Criminal Justice
|
Name of Database
(Database Provider) |
Database Description |
|
Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice
(Gale) |
Covers legal,
sociological, psychological, historical, and economic
aspects of crime and justice worldwide. |
Return to the Top
Religion
|
Name of Database
(Database Provider) |
Database Description |
|
Encyclopedia of Religion
(Gale) |
Presents a
cross-cultural approach that emphasizes religion's role
within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture
to culture. |
Return to the Top
Science
|
Name of Database
(Database Provider) |
Database Description |
|
Access Science
(McGraw-Hill) |
Full Text: Yes, 100%
Provides science reference materials with thousands of illustrations, and the latest Science News headlines, biographies, and more.
|
|
Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America
(Gale) |
Presents extensive data on the habitats and ecosystems of more than 1,200 species identified as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service. |
Biology
(Gale) |
A comprehensive collection of articles on all aspects of biological science, including its history and issues.
|
|
Encyclopedia of Astronomy & Astrophysics
(Taylor & Francis) |
Covers the entire field of astronomy and astrophysics and
includes the full text of over 2,750 articles. |
|
Encyclopedia of Bioterrorism Defense
(Gale) |
Articles review current knowledge across various disciplines within the context of bioterrorism, covering the most recent developments in areas including bioterrorism agents, biodefense infrastructure, biotechnology, preparedness, threats, threat analysis, and legislation.
|
|
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
(Gale) |
A completely revised and updated version of the original work published in Germany in 1960, this edition incorporates recent developments in the animal world as noted by prominent advisors and contributors from the scientific community. |
|
World of Earth Science
(Gale) |
This title in Thomson Gale's "World of" Series is a comprehensive guide to the concepts, theories, discoveries, pioneers, and issues relating to topics in earth science. |
Return to the Top
Security Administration
|
Name of Database
(Database Provider)
|
Database Description |
|
Application of Information Systems to Homeland Security and Defense
(Gale) |
Provides an overview of techniques
of complex systems, and presents both guidelines and specific instances of how they can be applied to security and defense applications.
|
|
Cyber
Warfare and Cyber Terrorism
(Gale)
|
Reviews problems, issues, and presentations of the newest research in the
field of cyber warfare and cyber terrorism. |
Encyclopedia of Bioterrorism Defense
(Gale) |
Articles review current knowledge across various disciplines within the context of bioterrorism, covering the most recent developments in areas including bioterrorism agents, biodefense infrastructure, biotechnology, preparedness, threats, threat analysis, and legislation.
|
Encyclopedia
of Information Ethics and Security
(Gale)
|
A comprehensive reference source on ethical and
security issues relating to the latest technologies. Topics include computer
crime, information warfare, privacy, surveillance, intellectual property and
education. |
Patterns of Global Terrorism 1985-2004
(Gale) |
Provides the most complete and authoritative historical data on terrorism around the globe. |
|
Web Services Security and e-Business
(Gale) |
Focuses on architectures and protocols, while bringing together the understanding of security problems related to the protocols and applications of the Internet, and the contemporary solutions to these problems. |
|
Security Administration Web Sites |
|
Return to the Top
|