Reference Databases
 

Books

Books in Print - in-print, out-of-print, & forthcoming books from U.S. publishers.

Dissertation Abstracts - citations to and summaries of masters and doctoral theses.

WorldCat - holdings of libraries worldwide.

Journals

Serials Directory - bibliographic information and current pricing for popular serials.

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Almanacs

Dictionary & Thesaurus (Merriam-Webster)

Encyclopedia Brittanica

Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia

Oxford English Dictionary - guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.

World Almanac - includes the contents of The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World Almanac of the U.S.A., The World Almanac of U.S. Politics, and The World Almanac for Kids.

Other

CIA World Factbook

Gender Statistics

Guinness World Records

Nobel Prize Winners

Pulitzer Prize Winners

Quote Database

Statistical Abstract of the United States - comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the US.