eReference Shelf
This is a list of online reference sites provided by Concordia College. Please visit the Reference section in the Library for a more complete and extensive collection of encyclopedias, atlases, dictionaries, and statistical sources.
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Credo Reference (off-campus access) Credo Reference is a searchable reference database featuring more than 300 dictionaries and encyclopedias from major publishers.
Encyclopedias
| General |
Credo Reference (off-campus access)Encyclopaedia Britannica (off-campus access)
World Almanac / Book of Facts (off-campus access)
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| The Arts |
Oxford Art Online (off-campus access)
Oxford Music Online (off-campus access)
Classical Music Reference Library (off-campus access)
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music (off-campus access)
African-American Music Reference (off-campus access)
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| History |
Daily Life through History (off-campus access) |
| Norwegian |
Store Norske Leksikon (off-campus access) |
| The Sciences |
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (off-campus access)
Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (off-campus access)
Gale Virtual Reference Library (off-campus access)
McGraw-Hill's AccessScience Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Online (off-campus access)
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| The Social Sciences |
SAGE eReference (off-campus access)
Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare (off-campus access)
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| Spanish |
Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol (off-campus access) |
| Religion |
Oxford Islamic Studies Online (off-campus access)
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Dictionaries
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Bilingual
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Oxford Language
Dictionaries Online (off-campus
access)
Includes: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish
Credo
Reference (off-campus access)
Includes: French, German, Spanish, Latin |
General
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Credo
Reference (off-campus access) |
Historical /
Etymological
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Oxford English
Dictionary (off-campus
access) |
Bibles
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New Revised
Standard Version
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Oremus
Bible Browser |
Almanacs
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General
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InfoPlease (Time
Almanac)
World
Almanac / Book of Facts (off-campus
access) |
Statistics
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Business /
Economics
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STAT-USA (off-campus access) |
Minnesota
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Minnesota State
Demographic Center
Atlas
of Minnesota: Social and Economic Characteristics
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North Dakota
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North Dakota
Statistical Abstract |
Federal
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U.S.
Census Bureau American FactFinder
FedStats
Statistical Abstract
of the United States |
International
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CIA
World Factbook
Encyclopaedia Britannica
(off-campus
access)
Statesman's Yearbook (off-campus
access)
United Nations
Statistics
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Biographical
Information
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General
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Credo
Reference (off-campus access)
LexisNexis:
People (off-campus
access)
Encyclopaedia Britannica (off-campus
access) |
Artists, Composers,
Musicians
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Classical Music Reference
Library (off-campus
access)
Oxford Art Online (off-campus
access)
Oxford Music Online (off-campus
access)
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Scientists and
Inventors
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Gale
Virtual Reference Library (off-campus
access)
McGraw-Hill's
AccessScience Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online (off-campus
access)
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Government Information
Maps
Other Tools
- The Columbia Grangers World of Poetry Online (off-campus access): Locate poetry.
- CQ Researcher (off-campus access): Timely reports on current events and policy issues.
- Facts on File World News Digest (off-campus access): Summary of US and world news every week dating back to 1940. Includes country profiles, obituaries, primary sources, and more.
- Issues & Controversies (off-campus access): Reports on controversial social and political issues.
- LION (off-campus access): For full-text English and American drama, poetry, and prose, as well as literary criticism.
- Testing & Education Reference Center (off-campus access): A collection of graduate and professional practice exams, e.g., LSAT, GRE, etc.
- Ulrich's Periodical Directory (off-campus access)
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