| Biography Resource Center |
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full-text biographical information (includes Marquis Who's Who) |
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| Literature Resource Center |
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biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline  |
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| Scribner Writers Series |
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lengthy essays on authors and literary genres |
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| Ethnologue: Languages of the World |
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catalogs all of the world's known living and nearly extinct languages. Searchable by country or language name |
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| A Dictionary of Languages |
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alphabetical guide to the languages of the world |
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| A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics |
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dictionary of terms used in general and theoretical linguistics |
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| Arts and Humanities Through the Eras |
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overview of architecture, dance, fashion, literature, music, philosophy, religion, theater, and visual arts from ancient Egypt through the Enlightenment |
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| Daily Life Online |
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daily life (material, religious, domestic, political, recreational, intellectual, and economic) from ancient times to the present throughout the world |
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| Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia |
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survey of more than 150 traditional festivals from all times and places; covers major feasts of all world religions, high points in the sacred calendars of ancient civilizations, and seasonal rites and celebrations of indigenous local cultures |
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| Oxford Music Online |
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encyclopedia articles on all aspects of music; includes The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2nd ed.) (part of Oxford Music Online)
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| Oxford Art Online |
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online encyclopedia of painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography; includes Grove Dictionary of Art, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms
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| eHRAF World Cultures |
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full-text mostly primary source materials providing cultural and social information on cultural, ethnic, religious, and national groups from all regions of the world
eHRAF User Guides
OCM Subject Codes (printable list) |
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Oxford Dictionaries of Mythology and Folklore
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dictionaries of African, Asian, Celtic, and world mythology, English folklore, and superstitions and folk beliefs |
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Who's Who in the Classical World
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dictionary of ancient biography, covering Greek and Roman history and politics, literature, philosophy, science, and art |
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| Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization |
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all aspects of the Greek and Roman worlds, including history, politics, ethics, morals, law and punishment, social and family life; language, literature, art, religion and mythology, technology, science, and medicine |
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| Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature |
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covers the lives of classical authors, character entries, and plot summaries for their works; the development of literary forms such as comedy and tragedy; and wide coverage of the historical, political, social, and artistic background of classical literature. |
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| Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms |
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explanations of over 1,000 literary terms |
