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Gale Virtual Reference Library Gale Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Yes E-books
Literature Resource Center Gale Literature Resource Center is comprised of content from journal articles and traditional reference sources including Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Authors, and Contemporary Literary Criticism. There are over 400,000 full-text articles from 250 academic journals, as welll as thousands of critical essays, work overviews, plot summaries and explications, author biographies, and links to authoritative content-related Web sites. Other features include a student guide to conducting literary research, an interactive literary historical timeline, and Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature. Yes Article, reference
netLibrary E-Books netLibrary This database offers the full text of thousands of books from netLibrary's subscription collections as well as a selection of books in the public domain. Most of the subscription e-books have been published relatively recently. The 7,000+ e-books in the netLibrary collection are included in the online catalog Yes E-Books
Opposing Viewpoints E-Books Gale Draws on content from Greenhaven Press, Gale and Macmillan to provide a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, Web sites, and full-text periodical articles. Yes E-Books
Oxford English Dictionary Oxford University Press The authoritative reference on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. Includes etymologies, variant spellings, pronunciation & examples of words in context. No Reference

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