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(More Info)	Teaching Children's Literature
An excellent resource that provides an annotated bibliography of reference works, journals, and textbooks for teaching children's literature. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	International Encyclopedia of Dance
A project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc. covering individual artists, companies, choreographers and choreographed works, as well as types of dance, music for dance, scenic and costume design, theories of aesthetics and methodologies, and dance films. Read the full annotation

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Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

(More Info)	Reformed Epistemology Bibliography
"The bibliography is divided into ten sections, roughly covering all publications on Reformed epistemology and relevant to the Reformed epistemology movement which have been published roughly between 1979-1999." [from website] For recent developments in this area, locate material written by these authors in WebCat or in the Research Databases identified below. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Greenwood Dictionary of Education
Captures the contemporary meanings of words and terms relating to the broad field of education. Definitions come from subject experts who represent a wide variety of topical areas. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Social Work Dictionary
Defines terms used in all aspects of the social work profession - administration, research, policy development and implementation, community organization, health and mental health, and clinical theory and practice. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Mosby’s Nursing Drug Reference
This book contains current, complete drug information, with a focus on safe medication administration. This resource features the latest drug information organized alphabetically. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Twentieth-Century Children's Writers
Provides biographical information as well as a listing of major works and critical essays. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Elections A to Z
A ready reference that defines and explains all the major aspects of the U.S. electoral and political systems objectively and factually. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Statesman's Yearbook: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World
A great yearbook, with a slightly different emphasis than Europa. Contains key world facts and a chronology of the past year's events up front, and begins coverage of each county with key historical events, with a focus on social and political issues around the globe. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists
Featuring 945 alphabetically arranged entries, this is an indispensable biographical and critical guide to American art and artists from colonial times to contemporary postmodernism. The dictionary also provides entries on people connected with the American art scene and notable American institutions. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Routledge Critical Dictionary of Global Economics
Eleven in-depth essays are followed by an extensive dictionary on international economics. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Small Business Desk Reference
Targeted at small business owners, including start-ups. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Flowering Plants of the World
Contains over 200 color illustrations and provides comprehensive coverage of the world's dominant plant group. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Literature of the Low Countries
By Reinder P. Meijer. 1978. 2d ed. 402 pp. A trustworthy history of Dutch-language literature, from earliest times to the present day. Dated, but good bibliography. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Trees of the Northern United States and Canada
Covers 300 species of trees. Includes keys, color photos, line drawings and maps. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds : the definitive reference to birds of the world
Comprehensive and illustrated with photos and maps. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Oxford Dictionary of Dance
Ranging from the history of music to the changing design of the ballet shoe, the ODD is a comprehensive dictionary compiled by two leading authorities on dance. Read the full annotation

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WG&L Tax Journal Digest

(More Info)	Resources in Ancient Philosophy: An Annotated Bibliography
An extensive bibliography listing more than 7,000 sources for the study of Western ancient philosophy. Read the full annotation

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Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures: The Civilizations of Mexico and Central America

(More Info)	Oxford Latin Dictionary
The standard reference for Classical Latin from its beginnings to the end of the 2d century AD. Includes words for literary and non-literary sources with brief etymological notes and quotations illustrating usage. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	South Asian Civilizations: A Bibliographic Synthesis
Extensive bibliography of South Asia, covering prehistory through the twentieth century. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Historical Atlas of the United States
One of several atlases of U.S. history, this volume includes maps depicting political, social, cultural, and economic aspects of American history. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Introducing Canada: An Annotated Bibliography of Canadian History in English
Annotations of about 1000 major monographs and collections published between 1970 and 1996 (with a few exceptions). Arranged by broad subject category, with a subject and author indexes. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of the Renaissance
A multi- and interdisciplinary encyclopedia of the Renaissance, covering European and world history, literature, art, music, science, religion, and other topics. Evert article concludes with helpful bibliography. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands
Covers Dutch political, intellectual, and colonial history and culture in 550 concise entries. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Market Share Reporter; An Annual Compilation of Reported Market Share Data on Companies, Products, and Services
Contains more than 2,000 entries for 511 NAICS (formerly SIC) codes, covering corporate, brand, product, service and commodity market shares for both the private and public sectors. This is a source for competitive analysis, but information should be verified with other, more primary sources (like annual reports). Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Pianists' Dictionary
Covers composers, works of music, performers and teachers, literature about the piano, performance and interpretive markings, and much more. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Education and Sociology: An Encyclopedia
Over 90 essays from leading academic authorities in education provide information on the most current topics in the field. All articles are followed by extensive references. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Frisian - English Online Dictionary
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(More Info)	Comprehensive Dictionary of Audiology, illustrated
A resource with terms integral to the profession, practice, and science of audiology. Concise, current, and accessible, it contains useful illustrations and tables to enrich the definitions. Written by Brad A. Stach. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics
Provides a "thorough overview of all areas of linguistics" covering major areas of study and research as well as terminology. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of the North American Colonies
Covers colonial North America from the Norse settlements (c.1000) through aspects of nineteenth-century New Mexico and Alaska, including non-English colonies. 247 topical essays in three volumes, with good cross-referencing and bibliographies. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Historical Statistics of Canada
Contains about 1,088 statistical tables on the social, economic and institutional conditions of Canada from the start of the Confederation in 1867 to the mid-1970s. This is an electronic reprint of the 2d edition of Historical Statistics of Canada, jointly produced by the Social Science Federation of Canada and Statistics Canada in 1983. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy, 2d ed.
Articles on aspects of U.S. foreign relations, including important events, people, and ideas, as well as articles on U.S. relations with specific countries and regions. Includes bibliographies. 3 volumes. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Third World Struggle for Peace with Justice: A Directory of Resources
A directory of resources on the struggle for peace with justice in the Third World. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Comprehensive Bibliography on Skeptical Thought in the Ancient World
A very complete bibliography of skeptical thought. The bibliography ends in 1998, for recent developments in the field use the Research Databases listed below. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Third World Resource Directory
An annotated bibliography of print and audiovisual resources from and about Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of Global Change
Encompassing tsunamis, elephant conservation, ocean pollution, mining regulation, and permafrost melt, the 300 authoritative articles in this unique and wide-ranging encyclopedia investigate all types of phenomena that change life on Earth. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	World Resources 2000-2001: People and Ecosystems
This edition by the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Environment Programme, the World Bank, and the World Resources Institute was undertaken to develop recommendations that would safeguard the world's ecosystems. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of Business
Articles of 2000 plus words cover everything from the technicalities of manufacturing to the fine points of financial theory, along with legal, organizational and behavioral issues. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Origin and Evolution of Life on Earth: an annotated bibliography
An extensive annotated list of books, journal articles, and other material covering all aspects of evolution. A bit dated, but very comprehensive up to 1991. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Reference Guide to Latin American History
Presents a chronology of significant events in Latin American history, including 300 biographical essays. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	MaGill's Survey of Cinema: English-Language Films
Addresses 751 films released between 1928 and 1981. Each entry includes reference information (e.g. director, cinematographer, editors, etc.) and a 3 to 4-page synopsis/analysis of the plot. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
Multi-volume work (3 vols.) which contains entries on various jazz topics. Read the full annotation

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Encyclopedia of Food and Culture

(More Info)	Reference Guide to English Literature
In addition to providing entries on important authors and works, this set includes introductory essays on major periods of English literature. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Flora of North America, North of Mexico - FNA Online
Information on the names, taxonomic relationships, continent-wide distributions, and morphological characteristics of all plants native and naturalized found in North America north of Mexico. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of the American West
Covers the history of the American West (defined as the 23 states west of the Missouri River, during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries). Includes bibliographies and indexes. 4 volumes. Read the full annotation

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