Gerald R. Sherratt Library
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries


The Sherratt Library has several encyclopedias and dictionaries available for use in their Reference Collection on Main Level near the Reference Desk.


Online Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

The library provides access to several online encyclopedias and dictionaries. If you are researching off campus, you will be required to enter your SUU student username and password to access the various databases.


Database

Full Text

Description

Vendor

Access Science
Y McGraw-Hill Encyclopedias of Science & Technology , a science resource that includes online articles, research updates, definitions, illustrations and graphs, news, and media rich content.
McGraw-Hill
Associations Unlimited
Y Searches for associations by location, subject, or name.
Thomas Gale
Bartleby.com Y Online reference, literature and nonfiction, including the Columbia Encyclopedia, History Encyclopedia, American Heritage Dictionary, Roget's Thesaurus, and much more.

Biography Reference Bank
Y Wilson's largest biography database has combined the in-depth, original profiles of Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated, plus the thorough periodicals coverage of Biography Index.
Wilson
CREDO Reference
Y Contains a complete reference collection from over 50 publishers.
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Encyclopedia Brittanica
Y Contains a complete reference collection from over 50 publishers.
Brittanica
Encyclopedia of Life
Y A free, online collaborative encyclopedia intended to document and organize all information about life on Earth. Content ranges from historical literature and biological descriptions to images, videos, and distribution maps.
EOL
Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Y Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries.
EBSCOhost
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Y Encyclopedias covering fields of Business, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, and Social Science.
Gale
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Y Contains the online version of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus.
Merriam-Webster
Oxford Reference Online
Y Access to reference sources in all disciplines.
Oxford University Press
Roget's Thesaurus
Y Allows searches for word synonyms.
Lexico Pub.
Sage eReference
Y Online full text reference from Sage: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education, Encyclopedia of Education Law, and Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change. Sage
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Y The SEP was designed so that each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries and substantive updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public. Stanford University
Visual Thesaurus
Y An online thesaurus that also provides a visual map.
ThinkMap
Visualwords Graphic Dictionary
Y Provides a visual map of the relationship between words.
Visuwords
Wikipedia Y A free encyclopedia resource where users maintain the content.
Wikimedia Foundation