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The Reference Collection
Online Reference books
Britannica Online - a great all round general online encyclopedia with links to millions of articles, definitions, facts, etc. (password required off campus).
Credo Reference (formerly XRefer Plus) is a completely customizable ready-reference solution for learners and librarians. Its full-text, aggregated content covers every major subject from the world's best publishers of reference. There are over 225 titles consisting of an aggregate of 2.9 million entries all interconnected by over 100,000,000 links. (password required)
Collins Dictionary of Medicine
Mosby's Handbook of Herbs & Natural Supplement
The Royal Society of Medicine Health Encyclopedia
Webster's New World™ Medical Dictionary
Bloomsbury Guide to Human Thought
The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy
Bloomsbury Dictionary of Myth
Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
Collins Dictionary of Biology
llustrated Dictionary of Science, Andromeda
The New Penguin Dictionary of Science
The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics
The Penguin Dictionary of Physics
Collins Dictionary of Sociology
The Encyclopedia of Ecology and Environmental Management
World of Sociology
 (password required off campus)
Read the full reference book online:
Print Reference Collection
| Chambers Dictionary of Beliefs and Religions |
R581.993 FLO |
| Funeral Directors' Association of NZ Industry Code of Practice - Health and Safety |
R363.75 FUN |
| Funeral Directors' Association of NZ Members' Handbook & Guideline Manual |
R363.75 FUN |
| The Oxford dictionary of world religions |
R291.03 OXF |
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Databases
A great way to find journal articles is to use an electronic database.Type keywords in the database search window.
(password required off campus)
EbscoHost
Suite of databases - (Click here to go to the
full Choose database selection page, or click on individual databases
below):
- Academic Search Elite
Provides full-text articles from over 1,500 journals covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education, and more.
- Masterfile Premier
Provides full text for over 2,000 periodicals covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, and much more.
- Health
Business Fulltext Elite
Provides full text for
420 periodicals detailing all aspects of health care administration and
other non-clinical aspects of health care institution management.
- Health
Source: Consumer Edition
Search for information on many health topics including the medical
sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and
general health.
- Health
Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text
journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also features
abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. Updated on a daily basis.
- MasterFILE Premier
Multidisciplinary database provides full text for
more than 1,700 general reference publications with full text information
dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general
interest, also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies,
100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 202,164 photos,
maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCO host.
- Newspaper
Source
Provides selected full text for nearly
30 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. Also contains full text
television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more
than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. This database is updated daily via
EBSCO host.
- Professional
Development Collection
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized
collection of 520 high quality education journals, including nearly 350
peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational
reports. Professional Development Collection is the most comprehensive
collection of full text education journals in the world.
- Psychology
& Behavioral Sciences Collection
Provides nearly 575 full text publications, including nearly 550 peer-reviewed
titles. Covers topics such as emotional & behavioral characteristics,
psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational
and experimental methods.
- The
Serials Directory
Provides access to the most up-to-date and accurate bibliographic information
as well as current pricing structures for popular serials. This invaluable
resource is made available via EBSCOhost®. It contains nearly 212,000
U.S. and international titles, including newspapers; data from nearly
108,235 publishers worldwide, including e-mail and Internet addresses;
and Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal Classifications for every entry.Classifications
for every entry.
Gale
Cengage Suite of databases (formerly Thomson Gale) - Gale PowerSearch: Click here to search across all Gale databases at once. (Password
required off campus for any of these):
 General
OneFile 1980 - JUN, 2008
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of
topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental
issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics,
science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest
topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.
 Health
and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module 1980
- Jun 2008
Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference
materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets,
over 700 health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and articles
from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection
of Gale reference titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is
intended for informational purposes only.
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