Dictionaries, Thesauri, Encyclopedias

Continuously updated version of the Encyclopedia of Social Work.

The full text of hundreds of reference books. Alternate access via CUNY login credentials

Full text, fully searchable version of the OED, with 1000 new entries, updated quarterly.
**NOTE** Access to the Oxford English Dictionary is temporarily unavailable through CUNY. The link here takes you to a NYPL database listing page for all that begin with the letter O. Scroll down to select Oxford English Dictionary.
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Full text of over 100 of the Oxford reference works on a variety of subjects.

Online encyclopedia with 25,000 entries.

The full text of hundreds of reference books. Alternate access via CUNY login credentials

Provides information on authors and their works, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history.

Examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults. The collection includes both the main series and Something About the Author Autobiography Series, totaling more than 217 volumes, 12,000 entries, and nearly 17,000 images. Entries typically cover: personal life, career, writings, works in progress, adaptations, and additional sources. A cumulative author index is included in each odd-numbered volume.