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| AllRefer |
A hub of good reference information containing outstanding database of articles and reference materials. |
| Encarta Online |
Encarta® Online is a valuable information resource, featuring Encarta Concise Encyclopedia, an abridged version of the award-winning Encarta Encyclopedia on CD-ROM; Schoolhouse, a resource for educators; and Explore, an area for discovery. |
| Encyclopedia.com |
Very short articles. Full length articles are only available through a home subscription. |
| Encyclopedia Mythica |
An encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legend. |
| Free Internet Encyclopedia |
This is an encyclopedia composed of information available on the Internet. There are two main divisions. The MacroReference contains references to large areas of knowledge, FAQs where available, and pointers to relevant areas of the MicroReference. The MicroReference contains short bits of information and references to specific subjects, sometimes with instructions on finding the specific subject inside a general reference. Each specific subject will reference its general subject in the MacroReference if one is present. |
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A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
You will need your Salt Lake County library card number to access this database from home. |
| Oxford Reference Online |
Oxford Reference Online contains about 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. It is a fully-indexed, cross-searchable database of these books, giving subscribers unprecedented access to a comprehensive information resource. Plus an expanding range of key titles from the acclaimed Oxford Companions Series, plus the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. This adds up to an additional 140,000 entries.
You will need your Salt Lake County library card number to access this database from home. |
| Utah Collections Multimedia Encyclopedia |
Explore video, audio, pictures, maps, text, charts, and graphs about Utah. Look for articles on counties, cities, state symbols, and more! |
| Utah History Encyclopedia |
Over two hundred contributors write about the individuals, organizations, locations, institutions, and topics important to Utah history |
| World Book Encyclopedia |
World Book offers more than 25,000 encyclopedia articles that are carefully edited to suit the educational level of the users most likely to use them, from grades 4 through 12 and adults. More than 10,000 pictures illustrate World Book articles. Pictures include photographs, animal illustrations, reproductions of great works of art, and much more. World Book offers more than 100 animations and videos.
You will need your Salt Lake County library card number to access this database from home. |
| World Book La Enciclopedia estudiantil hallazgos |
La Enciclopedia estudiantil hallazgos en línea es una enciclopedia de conocimientos generales. Contiene información sobre gente, lugares, objetos, acontecimientos e ideas.
Aprovecha esta enciclopedia para investigar y divertirte.
(Se encuentra en la base de datos "World Book Online Reference Center."
Para poder entrar en esta base de datos en casa, tendrá que usar el número que aparece en su tarjeta de biblioteca. |
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| Acronym Finder |
A searchable database containing common acronyms and abbreviations about all subjects, with a focus on computers, technology, telecommunications, and the military. |
| Concise Dictionary of Middle English |
From AD 1150 to 1580. By AL Mayhew and Walter W. Skeat. In plain text, or as a zip file, from Project Gutenberg.
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| Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary (found in the Gale Virtual Reference Library) |
Features definitions of a wide variety of acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations and similar contractions that allows users to quickly and easily translate terms into their full names or meanings.
You will need your Salt Lake County library card number to access this database from home. |
| Dictionary.com |
Free online dictionary search, translator, word of the day, crossword puzzles and word games, and vocabulary learning resources for many languages. |
| A Master Dictionary of ASL (American Sign Language) Terms |
Terms, alphabet, numbers. The dictionary is also searchable. |
| Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary |
Let's you quickly look up definitions, pronunciations, and etymology. Also has a thesaurus. |
| On-line Dictionaries |
R. Beard, Bucknell University, has created the searchable Web of Online Dictionaries, a collection of links to hundreds of dictionaries - thesauri, foreign language, specialized English dictionaries, grammar aids, and much more, in many different languages. Since this is a collection of links, each resource must be evaluated on its own merits. |
| OneLook Dictionary |
Search through score of different dictionaries -- science, computer, medical, business, sports, religion, acronyms, general -- all at once! 639,882 words in 101 dictionaries. |
| Visual Dictionary |
The Visual Dictionary is different from a traditional dictionary because
the images replace the words.
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| Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary Online |
Access is provided by an index or by browsing through 15 broad subject areas (astronomy, human beings, house, transport and machinery, etc.) to locate words or find the meaning of a word by viewing the image it represents....
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| The Semantic Rhyming Dictionary |
An online rhyming dictionary set up by Doug Beefman. Simply type in your word, and retrieve a list of rhyming words. |
| World Magic Dictionary |
Online bilingual English to Spanish / Spanish to English dictionary on the web. |
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| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
You will need your Salt Lake County library card number to access this database from home. |
| Information Please Almanac |
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| Old Farmer's Almanac |
SINCE 1792, The Old Farmer's Almanac has published useful information for people in all walks of life: tide tables for those who live near the ocean; sunrise tables and planting charts for those who live on the farm; recipes for those who live in the kitchen; and forecasts for those who don't like the question of weather left up in the air. |
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| Thesaurus.com |
Find new alternatives to overused words at this site. Includes definitions, synonyms, and source information. |
