Research Tools by Subject: Reference

International Encyclopedia of Linguistics

The Encyclopedia encompasses the full range of topics in linguistics, including such areas as historical, comparative, formal, mathematical, functional, philosophical, and sociolinguistics.

Tags: Languages, Syntax, Phonetics, Semantics

LISA: Library and Information Science Abstracts

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This database currently abstracts and indexes over 440 periodicals from more than 68 countries and in more than 20 different languages. Subject coverage includes all aspects of librarianship, library users, information retrieval and more.

Tags: Library Science, Information Science, Libraries, Librarianship, Information Technology

Literature Criticism Online

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The complete collections of Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, and Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism in one easily searchable resource.

Tags: Literary Commentary, 19th Century Criticism, 20th Century Criticism, Humanities, Literary Theory

Medical Database

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Provides access to over 1,400 essential publications in full text covering topics across all areas of the medical sciences. The content is diverse enough to support the needs of medical students, faculty, and clinicians.

Tags: Medical Students, Teacher’s Resources, Anatomy, Microbiology, Immunology

MEDLINE

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Abstracts of authoritative information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and more from the National Library of Medicine. For full text to materials abstracted in MEDLINE, access the Health and Medical Collection or Nursing & Allied Health databases.

Tags: Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine, Healthcare System

Military Database

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Full-text access to a comprehensive collection covering military subjects including defense, aeronautics and space flight, civil engineering, political science, and more.

Tags: International Relations, Military Branches, Armed Forces, Civil Engineering, Defense

Morningstar Investing Center

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Oxford Companion to Beer

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Over 1,100 entries

The first major reference work to investigate the history and vast scope of beer, The Oxford Companion to Beer features A-Z entries written by 166 of the world’s most prominent beer experts. The work covers everything from the agricultural makeup of various beers to the technical elements of the brewing process, local effects of brewing on regions around the world, and the social and political implications of sharing a beer.

Packed with information, this comprehensive resource also includes thorough appendices covering beer festivals, beer publications, and more. (1st ed. / 2011)