Dictionaries, Directories and Encyclopaedias
- Digital Library
Databases are now accessed through the Digital Library.
- Acronym Finder
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Journal Abbreviation Sources
Registry of Web resources that list or provide access to the full title of journal abbreviations - Latin Abbreviations and Expressions
Commonly used abbreviations in academic writing, and other words and phrases
- American English - British English
Describes and discusses differences in spelling and word usage either side of the Atlantic - Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
9th edition, in 1901 of this major quotation reference tool. Search by word, or browse by author - Duhaime's Law Dictionary
Legal dictionary, written in plain english, provided by Canadian Lawyer, Lloyd Duhaime - English-Spanish Dictionary
General dictionary with an emphasis on library science/librarianship/library terminology - Glossary of Rhetorical Terms, with examples
Explanations of alliteration, hyperbole, simile, etc - Legal Dictionary
A variety of Legal Dictionaries, covering general Law terms as well as a wide range of subjects, such as Patent and Trademark Glossaries, Divorce terms and Latin terminology. - Online Dictionary
Simultaneouly searches Webster's Dictionary, Bible Dictionary, Pronouncing Dictionary, Jargon file and several other resources. - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Oxford English Dictionary
- Thesaurus.com
Search by word, or browse by category - Web of Online Dictionaries
Comprehensive set of links to online resources in over 200 languages. Includes specialised English dictionaries and word finders. - xrefer
Search encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri & books of quotations all in one place - providing you with a single source for reliable factual information
- Associations on the Net
Compiled by the Internet Public Library - worldwide, but with US bias - Directory of Organisations and Institutions in the UK
Compiled by BUBL - idealist.org
Search over 26,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 153 countries - Rough Guide to a Better World
Collaboration of Rough Guides and the UK Department for International Development. Source of information on combatting poverty, hunger, disease and illiteracy on a world scale.
- Britannica.com
Free online version of Encyclopedia Britannica including links to useful Web sites and magazine and newspaper articles - British National Formulary
The BNF provides UK healthcare professionals with authoritative and practical information on the selection and clinical use of medicines - CIA World Factbook
Information on every country in the world, compiled by the US Central Intelligence Agency - updated periodically throughout the year. - Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
The Encyclopedia of the Human Genomes is in process of being added to this site. - Encyclopedia.com
More than 57,000 frequently updated articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. - InfoPlease Encyclopedia
Clains to have all the information you will need. Access to encyclopedia and dictionary searches. - Library of Congress -- Country Studies
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world. - The Constants and Equations Page
A listing of scientific, mathematical and astronomical constants and equations. Published by scenta, in association with The Institute of Physics, as part of a comprehensive range of websites to support physics and physicists and others studying or working in the wider fields of science, engineering and technology. - World Desk Reference
Charts, diagrams, maps, facts and statistics on every nation and territory in the world, from the online version of this Dorling Kindersley book