Online Reference Databases

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Choose your topic of interest from the menu above to sort the list of available databases and e-books displayed on this page.

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Apps for Reference Services

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Introducing Apps for our Databases  

We're pleased to be able to offer 5 distinct apps to you for download on your iOS or Android devices: 

  • AccessMyLibrary,
  • EBSCOhost,
  • and Mango Languages for Libraries

are provided for free to use with our database subscriptions. These apps together give you access to 70+ databases on your mobile device. For more information please see our Apps For Researchers page.

Online Reference Databases

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Gale Literature Resource Center

Presents information on authors and literature, including biographies, book reviews, book overviews, literary criticism, primary sources, and literary works.

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Literary Reference Source
UPDATED

Contains information on authors and literature, including biographies, interviews, book reviews, literary criticism, poetry, and short stories.
How to use Literary Reference Center

Literature Databases

Features the American and English Literature Collection, including works of poetry, drama, and prose.

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Mango Languages

Offers interactive language learning courses, including materials on English as a second language, and languages such as Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Arabic, and more.
How to use Mango Languages

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NoveList K-8 Plus

Recommends fiction and nonfiction books to young readers based on books they’ve liked in the past, their interests, and their reading levels. Includes guides and recommendations based on Common Core.

NoveList Plus

Recommends fiction and nonfiction books to teens and adults based on books they’ve liked in the past, favorite authors, and genres.
How to use Novelist Plus

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OCLC WorldCat

Contains records of library holdings worldwide.

Oxford English Dictionary

Provides a guide to the meaning and history of words from across the English speaking world, including quotations tracing changes in meaning over time.
How to use OED