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Gale Virtual Reference Library

Gale Virtual Reference Library is an online library of full-text e- books including encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries, and other resources.

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

DSM 5: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is the mental disorder classification manual published by the American Psychiatric Association.

BIOGRAPHIES
Biography Reference Center
Biography Reference Center

A collection of more than 436,000 full-text biographies, as well as thousands of unique narrative biographies.

OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY
Enter OED (Oxford English Dictionary) Online

"The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world." (more)

HEALTH
MedLine Plus

National Library of Medicine's database of references to more than 16 million articles published in 4,800 biomedical journals. Includes medical encyclopedia, dictionary and tutorials.

OTHER
College Source Online

Contains over 15,000 college catalogs

 
Small Business Reference Center

Small Business Reference Center provides full text for many small business reference books, business videos, a help and advice section, and information on how to create business plans.

 
Legal Information Reference Center logo

Legal Information Reference Center

Contains hundreds of publications and thousands of multi-state legal forms, with more content added on a regular basis.

SCIENCE
Science Reference Center database
Science Reference Center

Full text access to hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.

 
CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics database
CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics

The 86th edition of this resource; contains interactive charts and tables.