Online Databases and Reference Works for General Information

ArticleFirst
Coverage: 1990 - present, updated daily
Includes coverage of journals in business, science, humanities, social science, medicine, technology, and popular culture

Books in Print
Coverage: 1979 - present, updated weekly
Entries for fiction and non-fiction books on all topics, reviews for fiction and non-fiction books on all topics, entries for publishers, distributors, and wholesalers of the U.S.

Credo Reference
Includes the full-text of over 270 reference titles on a variety of subjects.

Dissertation Abstracts Onlines
Coverage: 1980 - present, updated monthly
Selectively covers masters theses and dissertations including dissertations from Canada, Great Britain, and Europe.

Encyclopedia Americana
Provides broad coverage of the arts, society, geography, history, philosophy, religion, sports, science, and technology, with links to further reading, periodicals, web sites, and related articles. Especially strong on North American and international coverage, including biographies

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Encyclopædia Britannica Online includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year.

FactSearch
Coverage: 1984 - present, updated quarterly
Provides critical statistical evidence and date-linked data in the areas of economics, environment, health, political issues, and social issues

MasterFILE Premier (full-text)
Coverage: 1975 - present, updated daily
Provides full text for more than 2,050 general reference publications.
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OED Online
Search the Oxford English Dictionary online.

ProQuest Newsstand Complete (full-text)
Updated daily
Provides coverage of local, state, regional, national, and international newspapers.

RefWorks
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. To create an account from off-campus, you will need the RefWorks Group Code.
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Regional Business News (full-text)
Updated daily
Provides comprehensive full text for regional business publications
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World Almanac
Coverage: 1998 - present, updated annually
Includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, statistics.