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Online Reference Sources
The following list of selected reference sources is organized by subject using the Library of Congress classification. You may wish to consult a reference librarian for assistance in using this online collection or the print reference collections in the Seymour and Science & Math Center libraries. Some items in this list are only available to Knox College students, faculty and staff.
To access the subscription resources available only to Knox College students, faculty and staff, if you are off-campus and not connected to the Knox network, you will prompted to authenticate yourself first. After clicking on one of the links below, enter your Knox email ID and password when prompted. If your email ID and password are valid, you will gain access to the database you selected.
- A: General
- B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
- C-F: History
- G: Geography, Anthropology, Sports
- H-HJ: Economics
- HM-HX: Sociology
- J: Political Science
- K: Law
- L: Education
- M: Music
- N: Fine Arts
- P: Language & Literature
- Q: Science, Math, Computer Science
- R: Medicine
- S, T: Agriculture, Technology
- Z: Bibliography
A: General
- Bloomsbury Guide to Human Thought (Knox only)
- Book Review Index Plus (Knox only)
- Copyright Clearance Center
- Credo Reference (formerly xrefer plus) (Knox only)
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Online (Knox only)
- Ingenta
- Internet Public Library Reference Center
- Voice of the Shuttle
- WebGEMS
- World Almanac (Knox only)
Back to topB: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
- Annual Review of Psychology (Knox only)
- Atlas of the Bible (Knox only)
- Bloomsbury Dictionary of Myth (Knox only)
- Buros Institute of Mental Measurements
- Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy (Knox only)
- Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science (Knox only)
- Dictionary of Jewish Lore and Legend (Knox only)
- Encyclopaedia Judaica (Knox only)
- The Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment (Knox only)
- King James Bible (LION-Knox only)
- Macmillan Dictionary of the Bible (Knox only)
- National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature
- Penguin Dictionary of Psychology (Knox only)
- Philosopher's Index (Knox only)
- PsycInfo (Knox only)
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Who's Who in Christianity (Knox only)
- Who's Who in Classical Mythology (Knox only)
- Who's Who in the New Testament (Knox only)
- Who's Who in the Old Testament (Knox only)
C-F: History
- America: History & Life is a database for American history research and contains citations to articles, book reviews and films on American history scholarship. (Knox only)
- Andromeda Encyclopedic Dictionary of World History (Knox only)
- Companion to British History (Knox only)
- Concise Atlas of World History (Knox only)
- Dictionary of British History (Knox only)
- Dictionary of Contemporary History - 1945 to the present (xrefer-Knox only)
- Encyclopaedia of the Renaissance (Knox only)
- Encyclopedia of North American Indians (Knox only)
- Great American History Fact-Finder (Knox only)
- A Guide to the Ancient World (Knox only)
- The Handbook of Latin American Studies is a searchable bibliography of Latin American culture and is very useful for topics in Latin American literature.
- Historical Abstracts (Knox only)
- The Hutchinson Chronology of World History (Knox only)
- Index to Bateman's 1899 Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois
- Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography (Knox only)
- Penguin Biographical Dictionary of Women (Knox only)
- The Reader's Companion to American History (Knox only)
- The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History (Knox only)
- Who's Who in America (Knox only)
- Who's Who in The Roman World (Knox only)
G: Geography, Anthropology, Sports
- Annual Review of Anthropology (Knox only)
- Annual Review of Sociology (Knox only)
- Anthropological Index of the Royal Anthropological Institute
- CIA World Factbook (Knox only)
- Collins World Atlas Gazetteer (Knox only)
- Dictionary of Human Geography (Knox only)
- Encyclopedia of Ecology and Environmental Management (Knox only)
- Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary (Knox only)
- Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Geography (Knox only)
- Philip's World Geo-Factbook (Knox only)
- U.S. Census Bureau's Mapping and Cartographic Resources
- U.S.Gazetteer
- Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History (Knox only)
H-HJ: Economics
- EPI DataZone provides time series data on labor market, earnings and income from the Economic Policy Institute.
- Dictionary of Human Resources & Personnel Management (Knox only)
- Eurobarometer from the European Commission provides polling data.
- FedStats is a gateway to statistics from over 100 federal agencies.
- Penguin Business Dictionary (Knox only)
- Penguin Dictionary of Economics (Knox only)
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- U.S. Census Bureau
HM-HX: Sociology
- Annual Review of Sociology (Knox only)
- The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology (Knox only)
- FedStats is a gateway to statistics from over 100 federal agencies.
- NCJRS: National Criminal Justice Reference Service abstracts
- Penguin Dictionary of Sociology (Knox only)
- Sociological Abstracts (Knox only)
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- U.S. Census 2000 State & County Statistical QuickFacts (Knox only)
- U.S. Census Bureau
- World of Criminal Justice (Knox only)
- World of Sociology (Knox only)
J: Political Science
- Biographical Directory of the American Congress
- CQ Weekly Online (Knox only)
- Dictionary of Government and Politics (Knox only)
- Encyclopedia of the European Union (Knox only)
- Find-It! Illinois is the portal to Illinois government information from the Secretary of State's office.
- Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives Online Information Center provides links to House documents and member information, including committee assignments.
- Policy Central (Knox only)
- Political Database of the Americas from Georgetown University Center for Latin American Studies provides primary information such election data and texts of country constutions.
- Thomas for texts of legislation and the Congressional Record.
K: Law
- Dictionary of Conflict Resolution (Knox only)
- FindLaw is the largest gateway to internet resources in law. Use the subject categories or search by keyword.
- Illinois Compiled Statutes
- Multilaterals Project makes available the texts of international multilateral conventions and other instruments.
- U.S. Code (official site)
L: Education
- College catalogs from CollegeSource (Knox only)
- Educator's Reference Desk
- Illinois Researcher Information Service (IRIS) for grants information. (Knox only)
- National Center for Education Statistics
- World Data on Education
M: Music
- The Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music (Knox only)
- Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music (Knox only)
- Harvard Dictionary of Music (Knox only)
- Penguin Dictionary of Music (Knox only)
N: Fine Arts
- The Bloomsbury Guide to Art (Knox only)
- Bridgeman Art Library Archive (Knox only)
- The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture (Knox only)
- Thames & Hudson Dictionary of 20th Century Architecture (Knox only)
- Thames & Hudson Dictionary of 20th Century Design and Designers (Knox only)
- Thames & Hudson Dictionary Art and Artists (Knox only)
- Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms (Knox only)
- Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers (Knox only)
- Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers (Knox only)
P: Language & Literature
- American HeritageŽ Dictionary Idioms (Knox only)
- American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language (Knox only)
- The American Verse Project is a completely searchable collection of volumes of American poetry published before1920.
- Bibliography of American Literature (via LION) (Knox only)
- Bloomsbury Dictionary of English Literature (Knox only)
- Bloomsbury Thematic Dictionary of Quotations (Knox only)
- Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Millennium Edition (Knox only)
- The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English (Knox only)
- The Cambridge Guide to Theatre (Knox only)
- The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English (Knox only)
- Collins French Dictionary (Knox only)
- Collins German Dictionary (Knox only)
- Collins Italian Dictionary (Knox only)
- Collins Latin Dictionary (Knox only)
- Collins Spanish Dictionary (Knox only)
- The Columbia Companion to the Twentieth-Century American Short Story (via LION) (Knox only)
- Columbia Dictionary of Modern European Literature (via LION) (Knox only)
- Columbia Dictionary of Modern Literary and Cultural Criticism (via LION) (Knox only)
- Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (via LION) (Knox only)
- The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature (Knox only)
- Dictionary of Shakespeare (Knox only)
- Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century (via LION) (Knox only)
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Rhetoric (Knox only)
- Encyclopedia of the Novel (via LION) (Knox only)
- Facets Multi-media catalog
- Internet Movie Database
- Literature Online (LION) (Knox only)
- MLA Bibliography (Knox only)
- New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (via LION) (Knox only)
- Oxford English Dictionary (Knox only)
- The Penguin Rhyming Dictionary (Knox only)
- Rawson's Dictionary of American Quotations (Knox only)
- Roget's II: The New Thesaurus (Knox only)
- Routledge Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English (via LION) (Knox only)
- Shakespeare Glossary (via LION) (Knox only)
- Simpson's Contemporary Quotations (Knox only)
Q: Science, Math, Computer Science
- Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology (Knox only)
- Annual Review of Biochemistry (Knox only)
- Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics (Knox only)
- Annual Review of Entomology (Knox only)
- Annual Review of Genetics (Knox only)
- Annual Review of Immunology (Knox only)
- Annual Review of Microbiology (Knox only)
- Annual Review of Physical Chemistry (Knox only)
- Annual Review of Plant Biology (Knox only)
- Chemical Abstracts is available to Knox faculty, students & staff through STN on the Web. Please contact a reference librarian to use this database. (Knox only)
- Collins Dictionary of Biology (Knox only)
- Collins Dictionary of Computing (Knox only)
- Dictionary of Developmental Biology and Embryology (Knox only)
- Encyclopedia of Evolution (Knox only)
- MathSciNet indexes journals in mathematics and computer science. (Knox only)
- McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms (Knox only)
- Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (Knox only)
- Penguin Dictionary of Physics (Knox only)
R: Medicine
- Annual Review of Biochemistry (Knox only)
- Annual Review of Immunology (Knox only)
- Annual Review of Pharmacology & Toxicology (Knox only)
- Bailliere's Midwives' Dictionary (Knox only)
- Black's Medical Dictionary, 41st Edition (Knox only)
- Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (Knox only)
- Macmillan Dictionary of Toxicology (Knox only)
- Mosby's Handbook of Herbs & Natural Supplements (Knox only)
- National Center for Health Statistics
- National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature
- Pharmaceutical Medicine Dictionary (Knox only)
- The Royal Society of Medicine Health Encyclopedia (Knox only)
- The Royal Society of Medicine: Medicines (Knox only)
- Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Knox only)
S & T: Agriculture, Technology
- Agricola from the National Agricultural Library
- Benders' Dictionary of Nutrition and Food Technology (Knox only)
- Dictionary of Multimedia and Internet Applications: A Guide for Developers and Users (Knox only)
- The New Food Lover's Companion (Knox only)
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America (Knox only)
Z: Bibliography
- Choice Reviews Online (Knox only)
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers Provides a searchable directory of American newspapers -- from the Library of Congress.
- Dictionary of Library and Information Management (Knox only)
- Dictionary of Printing and Publishing (Knox only)
- NUCMC: National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections