American National Biography   (Oxford University Press)
Biographies of over 18,000 Americans. Includes illustrations.

Annals of American History   (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
Over 2,000 selections from historical accounts, memoirs, speeches, and other primary source documents in American history. Many images, video clips, and audio clips.
Coverage:  1492 to present

Biography Resource Center   (Gale Group)
Biographical database with full-text articles from over 280 periodicals and 120 reference sources, such as the Dictionary of American Biography, Encyclopedia of World Biography, Contemporary Musicians, and Notable Scientists.

CQ Researcher   (CQ Press)
Full-text reports and analysis of current events, with topics such as health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Reports are published 44 times a year. Limited to five (5) simultaneous users.
Coverage: 1991 to date

Dictionary of National Biography   (Oxford University Press)
See Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Encyclopaedia Britannica   (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
Full-text of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Britannica Book of the Year, Merriam-Websters Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, and Britannica Student Encyclopedia.

Health Reference Center Academic   (Gale Group)
Indexes academic journals and consumer magazines in medicine, health, nursing, allied health, fitness, nutrition, and more. Full-text for many of these periodicals and for selected pamphlets and reference books.
Coverage:  1980-present

History Resource Center--Modern World   (Gale Group)
Full-text resources in modern world history (1900--present): over 1300 primary source documents, 1400 maps and images, full-text of articles from about 110 journals and 30 reference works from Gale, Macmillan, and Scribner's.

History Resource Center--US   (Gale Group)
Full-text resources in US history (pre-colonial period--present): over 1000 primary source documents, 2000 maps and images, full-text of articles from about 100 journals and 30 reference works from Gale, Macmillan, and Scribner's.

Literature Resource Center   (Gale Group)
Online access to the literary biographies and critical essays in Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, the Dictionary of Literary Biography, and over 250 journals.
Coverage:  varies

Oxford English Dictionary   (Oxford University Press)
Searchable online version of the 20 volume, second edition, Oxford English Dictionary.
Coverage:  1989 to present

Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection   (Oxford University Press)
Over 100 full-text dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference titles covering the humanities, business, sciences, and social sciences.
Coverage:  varies

ProQuest Reference   (ProQuest)
Full-text of three reference books: The Ethnic Cultures of America, Occupational Outlook Handbook, and the World Factbook.
[This database is provided jointly by the Washington State Library and the O'Grady Library, and is funded in part with federal Library Services and Technology Act funds.]

Resources for College Libraries   (Bowker)
The online edition of the 2006 Resources for College Libraries (ACRL's Choice and Bowker) is the successor to Books for College Libraries (BCL3). The core list features 65,000 titles in 58 curriculum-specific subjects. Titles have been selected for your academic library by more than 300 subject specialists and bibliographers.

Routledge Religion Resource   (Routledge)
Includes full-text from approximately 30 reference works related to religion, including The Encyclopedia of Monasticism, The Papacy: An Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of Early Christianity, Encyclopedia of Death and Dying, and the Encyclopedia of Religious Freedom.

STAT-USA   (U.S. Department of Commerce)
Provides current and historical economic and trade data.
Coverage:  varies

Ulrichsweb.com   (RR Bowker)
Web version of Ulrich's Periodicals Directory offers detailed information on academic journals, popular magazines, trade publications, newsletters, and zines. Find a publication's subscription price, its current publication status, where it is indexed, and whether it is peer-reviewed. Many entries include reviews from Library Journal or Magazines for Libraries.

World Almanacs   (OCLC FirstSearch)
Includes full-text of The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World Almanac of the USA, , The World Almanac for Kids, and Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia.
Coverage:  1984 to present