Databases for Reference
- Britannica Academic
Access to the Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools to assist students conducting collegiate research. - CIA World Factbook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. - Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (Gale)
Features medical related articles including in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics. - Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
A collection of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. - HeritageQuest Online (Gale)
Collection of genealogical and historical sources, with coverage dating back to the 1700s. Searches U.S. census records, full-text family and local history books, Freedman's Bank records and more. - Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
The OED provides the history of individual words, and of the language—traced through 3 million quotations, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books. - Oxford Reference
Spans 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitized entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias. Results range from short-entry, general reference to more in-depth articles on specialized subjects. - Tennessee Code
State laws passed by the Tennessee General Assembly, which are organized by subject area. - Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
Designed to supply general information about the state of Tennessee in a user-friendly format. Entries include images, audio, and video. - Transparent Language (Gale)
Helps users build all four core skills of a language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. There are over 100 languages to choose from including English lessons for speakers of over 25 different languages. KidSpeak has kid-friendly lessons and interface in 6 languages. All users must create an account to access this resource. - World Book (Gale)
Online encyclopedia that features thousands of reference articles, primary sources, and online books. It also includes up-to-the-minute access to worldwide news publications, government links from numerous countries, and multimedia materials.
