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Reference Books: Online Versions & Excerptsprovides a list in call number order of some encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference resources for which the UCF Libraries provide online access.
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Credo Reference* [cancelled due to budget cuts]Includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and a range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art to accountancy and literature to law.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Dictionaries
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Credo Reference* [cancelled due to budget cuts]Includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and a range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art to accountancy and literature to law.
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OED: Oxford English Dictionary (Oxford University Press)"The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world."
The 20-volume print set is available in the Main Library Reference -- PE1625.M7 1989.
Directories
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Gale Directory Library (Gale)UCF access to the full directory library ended on Dec. 31, 2018 due to funding. We retain access to the directories listed below.
Encyclopedias
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Credo Reference* [cancelled due to budget cuts]Includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and a range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art to accountancy and literature to law.
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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCOhost)indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics.