Online Reference Sources

Many more Reference Sources are available in the Reference Room. Consult the Library Catalog or ask a Reference Librarian for help.

Off-Campus Access= Off Campus Access  Open Unrestricted Access= Open Unrestricted Access 

Open Unrestricted Access American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau)
 Population, housing, industry, economic, and geographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau

Open Unrestricted Access Bartleby.com: Reference
Free online reference books, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, English usage, history, and the Classics.

Off-Campus Access Biography Resource Center
A comprehensive database of biographical information on over 320,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.

Open Unrestricted Access Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Deptartment of Labor)
Data from the U.S. Department of Labor, including employment, unemployment, wages, productivity, consumer expenditures, inflation, price indexes and other economic statistics.

Off-Campus Access College Source
College profiles and full-text college catalogs.

Off-Campus Access Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
More than 73,000 articles with maps, photos, drawings and flags. Includes an atlas, quotations, multimedia articles, biographies, geography, yearbooks in addition to over 130,000 Internet links and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus

Open Unrestricted AccessEurostats (European Union)
Data from European Union countries, including data on economy, finance, population, social conditions, industry, trade, agriculture, transport, environment, energy, science and technology.

Open Unrestricted AccessFedStats
Provides full text statistical statements on current social, economic, political, health, and environmental issues and public policy topics.

Off-Campus Access Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

Off-Campus Access Grove Music Online the world's premier authority on all aspects of music
(Print ed. available in Reference: ML100 .G885 LRC-R)
Full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians , The New Grove Dictionary of Opera and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz , including over 3000 links to related sites, illustrations and musical examples, and over 500 sound examples.

Open Unrestricted Access Librarian’s Internet Index - Ready Reference & Quick Facts
Index to high-quality websites carefully selected, described, and organized by librarians.

Off-Campus Access Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus  (Part of Encyclopaedia Britannica Online)
(Print ed. available in Reference:PE 1628.M36 LRC-R)
Thousands of entries with definitions, pronunciation guides, word histories, synonyms, and antonyms.

Open Unrestricted Access National Center for Education Statistics
Extensive education related data collected and analyzed by agencies of the U.S. Department of Education.

Open Unrestricted Access National Center for Health Statistics
Data from the Center for Disease Control includes vital statistics, and statistics related to aging, disease, injury, and health care.

Open Unrestricted Access Statistical Abstracts of the United States
(Print ed. available in Reference: HA 202 .S72 LRC-R)
A comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the U.S. available from government agencies and private organizations.

Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific
Data compiled from global sources maintained by United Nations agencies and other international organizations, including demographic trends, education, health, business, and economics.

Off-Campus Access World Almanac  
(Print ed. available in Reference: AY 67.N5W7 LRC-R)
A fundamental reference source with access to arts & entertainment, people in the news, U.S. cities/states, nations of the world, etc.

Open Unrestricted Access World Factbook (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
 (Print ed. available in Reference: G122 .U56b LRC-R)
United States government profiles of countries and non-self-governing territories around the world. Information on geography, people, government, economy and political conditions.

Last Updated: March 28, 2008