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Quick reference and encyclopedias: Digital Library

These resources are part of our Digital Library.

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Bateman New Zealand Encyclopedia (Thomson Gale)

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Covers a wide range of subjects of historical and contemporary significance to the country of New Zealand.  


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Britannica Junior

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Britannica Student

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Fully searchable and browsable collection of authoritative references, including Britannica's latest article database, hundreds of articles not found in the print Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, the Britannica Book of the Year, and thousands of links to other World Wide Web sites selected by Britannica editors.

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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

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The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is an online version of a 60 volume printed set, and contains more than 50,000 biographies of British men and women.

  • No living people are included.
  • Coverage stretches from the earliest times to the end of the year 2002.

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Oxford English Dictionary Online

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The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) gives the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. OED Online provides access to the 20-volume second edition and the three Additions Series volumes, plus at least 1800 new and revised entries each quarter.

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Oxford Reference Online

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Contains a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations. It includes more than 100 quick reference titles as well as over 50,000 in-depth, scholarly articles from titles in the Oxford Companions series, plus all 20,000 quotations from the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.

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World Book Kids

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Articles from the 22-volume print set plus more - web links, links to articles in periodicals, pictures and maps, video clips, animations, sound.

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Encyclopedias and dictionaries.

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