Reference Databases
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Biography
Dictionary of Literary Biography
Nearly 10,000 biographical and critical essays on the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres.
Lexis Nexis Academic Universe (People)
A Full-text documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications.
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- News & Current Events
- Subjects specific to the person's profession, e.g., for an author see Literature
- General/Multidisciplinary
Book Reviews
Information on books, audio books, and videos, both in and out of print
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- Subjects specific to the subject of the article
- General/Multidisciplinary
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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Concise, reliable cultural information on the countries of the world.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Oxford English Dictionary Online
Oxford Reference Online Premium
Directories
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities
Foundation Directory Online - in Library use onlyCabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities helps researchers match their manuscripts with the scholarly journals which are most likely to publish those manuscripts. The searchable Directory provides contact information, review process data, manuscript specifications and guidelines, acceptance rates, and publication information for each journal.
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online - in Library use only
Statistics
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- Subjects specific to the subject of the article
- General/Multidisciplinary
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