The Electronic Reference Collection includes online almanacs, encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, indexes, articles, quotations, and many other useful sources. Large collections of these materials are listed here, while specific titles are listed under the broad categories below.
Electronic Book Center
- Online reference books on diverse topics. Includes or has links to full text.
Humanities E-Book
- Humanities E-Book is an online collection of over 1500 books of high quality, covering most humanities disciplines and area studies. Humanities E-Book was formerly known as the History E-Book Project.
netLibrary
- Online books on many subjects. For off-campus access, first create a personal netLibrary account while on campus.
Oxford Reference Premium
- Full text of about 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works from Oxford University Press.
Safari Tech Books Online
- Electronic books in computer science, information technology, and related fields.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- An illustrated collection of more than 50,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2001
Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center (OhioLINK)
- The ETD Center is a free, online database of Ohio’s masters and doctoral theses and dissertations from participating OhioLINK member schools. It contains the abstract for all included theses and dissertations. The full-text is also available if it was submitted.
Humanities E-Book
- Humanities E-Book is an online collection of over 1500 books of high quality, covering most humanities disciplines and area studies. Humanities E-Book was formerly known as the History E-Book Project.
netLibrary
- Online books on many subjects. For off-campus access, first create a personal netLibrary account while on campus.
Project Gutenberg
- Thousands of classic books from the start of this century and previouscenturies. This collection adds an electronic book per day to its list.
MLA Directory of Periodicals
- List of periodicals in literature, language, linguistics, and folklore that are covered regularly in the MLA International Bibliography.
Serials Directory
- Provides up-to-date and accurate bibliographic information and pricing for over 178,500 U.S. and international periodicals. Updated quarterly.
Kraus Curriculum Development Library (KCDL Online)
- KCDLOnline is a database of curriculum guides from schools districts and educational organizations all over the country. Some of the most recent guides are available full-text. Older guides are available in the Bierce Library Microforms department and are arranged by their Document Number.
Learning Express Library
- LearningExpress Library provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.
Mental Measurements Yearbook
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Mental Measurements Yearbook, produced by the Buros Institute, contains fulltext information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas as included in the printed Mental Measurements Yearbooks. This database product contains data from Yearbooks 9 through 15.
Access Science
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AccessScience is an online encyclopedia of science and technology. AccessScience contains encyclopedia articles, dictionary terms, biographies, research updates, and science news.
AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive
- The Associated Press Photo Archive is an electronic library containing the current photos and a selection of pictures from their 50 million image print and negative library. It contains roughly 750,000 of the AP’s best pictures.
Digital Media Center - OhioLINK
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Several databases of electronic images or videos; will eventually also include sound, numeric data, and other types of electronic media.
Bibliography of American Literature
- A comprehensive bibliographic guide, providing nearly 40,000 records of the literary works of approximately 300 American writers from the American Revolution to 1930. Includes or has links to full-text.
Chicano Database
- Index to resources on Mexican-American and Latino topics. Includes or has links to full text.
Early American Fiction
- 440 novels and short stories of 80 American writers, 1774-1850. Includes or has links to full text.
Early English Books Online
- From the first book published in English through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare, this incomparable collection now contains about 100,000 of over 125,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640) and Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700) and their revised editions, as well as the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661) collection and the Early English Books Tract Supplement. Libraries possessing this collection find they are able to fulfill the most exhaustive research requirements of graduate scholars - from their desktop! - in many subject areas, including: English literature, history, philosophy, linguistics, theology, music, fine arts, education, mathematics, and science.
Eighteenth Century Fiction
- Full text of 96 works of prose fiction written in the British Isles, 1700-1780. Includes or has links to full text.
English Poetry 600-1900
- More than 175,000 poems by over 1,400 poets from British Commonwealth and ex-colonial countries, 600-1900. Includes or has links to full text.
English Prose Drama
- Full text of over 1800 plays written in prose for the stage, from the Renaissance to the end of the 19th century. Includes or has links to full text.
English Verse Drama
- Full text of over 2200 works of poetry intended for the stage. Includes or has links to full text.
20th Century African-American Poetry
- 12,000 poems and with biographical profiles by more than 100 African-American poets. Includes or has links to full-text.
LexisNexis Academic
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Full text news, business, legal, medical, and reference information. Includes or has links to full text.
LexisNexis Congressional
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LexisNexis Congressional offers access to a variety of information by and about the United States Congress. Congressional Universe provides access to: U.S. Serial Set from 1789-1969, Congressional publications from 1970 to the present. CIS Legislative Histories for public laws going back to 1970. Testimony from congressional hearings. Bills as they move through the House and Senate. The Congressional Record and Federal Register. Information about members and committees. The National Journal.
NewsBank Newspapers
- Online full-text newspapers, including 17 Ohio newspapers. Includes or has links to full text.
Newspaper Source
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Newspaper Source contains selected full text for 245 regional U.S. newspapers, eighteen international newspapers, six newswires, nine newspaper columns, and cover-to-cover full text for The Christian Science Monitor and The Los Angeles Times. This database also contains indexing and abstracts for four national newspapers.
Access Science
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AccessScience is an online encyclopedia of science and technology. AccessScience contains encyclopedia articles, dictionary terms, biographies, research updates, and science news.
RefWorks
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RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database by importing references from text files or online databases. You can use these references in writing papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds. To sign up for a RefWorks account, point your browser to https://www.refworks.com/Refworks/newuser.asp and view the quick start guide.
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