Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
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American National Biography Online This link opens in a new window
Access biographies of individuals from all eras who have influenced and shaped American history and culture. The portraits reflect the rich diversity of American life from pre-colonial times onwards.
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Brill's New Pauly Encyclopedia"The unrivalled modern reference work for the ancient world." OU login required.
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Comprehensive Old-English DictionaryPrint. Reference collection: PE 279 .B48 1982.
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Database of Latin Dictionaries This link opens in a new window
Database of Latin Dictionaries is a collection of 24 dictionaries divided into several types: those that define and/or translate, thematic dictionaries, and dictionaries that themselves date back to the medieval and early modern periods. This resource can be used to understand Latin texts of various genres, periods, countries or regions.
Note: To access this resource, choose "IP recognition" on the resource platform.
Access to this resource is funded by the OU Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences.
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Dictionary of National Biography This link opens in a new window
Provides full text access to over 60,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles.
University of Oklahoma Libraries has licensed this resource for 1 simultaneous user.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
Access encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. This platform allows users to search multiple resources at one time. The reference library includes titles such as Dictionary of American History, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, and many others.
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Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English DictionaryAn historical thesaurus covering virtually the entire vocabulary of the English language from its beginnings to the present. Print, 2 vols. Reference collection: PE 1591 .H55 2009.
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Middle English Compendium OnlineProvides access to three major Middle English electronic resources: an electronic version of the Middle English Dictionary, a HyperBibliography of Middle English prose and verse, based on the MED bibliographies, and a Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse, as well as links to an associated network of electronic resources.
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Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
Provides full text access to the Oxford English Dictionary online. Includes definitions, etymologies, and quotations.
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Oxford Scholarship Online This link opens in a new window
Contains full text to Oxford books in the areas of biology, psychology, social work, linguistics, economics and finance, neuroscience, philosophy, political science, religion, and public health.
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Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 4th ed.Cover the history, theory, criticism, form, and genres of world poetry. Print. Bizzell stacks: PN 1021 .N39 1993.
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Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyAn excellent resource for all manner of philosophical studies. Freely available.
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Shakespeare's Words This link opens in a new window
This site integrates the full text of Shakespeare's plays and poems with the entire glossary database, allowing you to search for any word or phrase in Shakespeare's works, and in particular to find all instances of all words that can pose a difficulty to the modern reader.
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Indexes
Indexes and Bibliographies
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Oxford Bibliographies Online This link opens in a new window
Oxford Bibliographies Online is designed to help researchers efficiently locate reliable sources of information. Each subject module contains a literary research guide to the most significant sources in that area of study with citations that link to those sources. University of Oklahoma Libraries provides access to the following subjects: Atlantic history, biblical studies, Buddhism, classical studies, Hinduism, international relations, Islamic studies, Latin American studies, medieval studies, philosophy, renaissance, and Victorian literature.
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A Reference Guide for English StudiesContains descriptive entries of useful pre-World Wide Web reference material. Print. Bizzell Stacks: PR 56 .M37 1990.
Downloading and Printing from EEBO
Downloading and printing from Early English Books Online is a multi-step process. See this guide for help.