Library

Reference Tools - Dictionaries and Encyclopedias by Subject

Most of the following resources are available to the Reed community only. Off campus access is available.

Anthropology

• An A-Z of Food and Drink

• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology

• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics

• A Dictionary of African Mythology: the Mythmaker as Storyteller

• A Dictionary of Asian Mythology

• A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology

• A Dictionary of English Folklore

• A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition

• A Dictionary of Superstitions

• A Dictionary of World Mythology

• Encyclopedia of Food and Culture

• International Encyclopedia of Linguistics

• The Oxford Companion to Archaeology

• The Oxford Companion to World Mythology

• The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America

• The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States

• Oxford Reference Online for Mythology & Folklore

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Art & Art History

• ARTStor

• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists

• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms

• A Dictionary of Architecture

• A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

• A Dictionary of Modern Design

• A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art

• Oxford Art Online

• The Oxford Companion to the Photograph

• The Oxford Companion to Western Art

• The Oxford Dictionary of Art

• Oxford Reference Online for Art & Architecture

• Visual English Dictionary

• World Biographical Dictionary of Artists

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Biology & Medicine

• Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America

• Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography

• Concise Medical Dictionary

• A Dictionary of Animal Behaviour

• Dictionary of Biology

• A Dictionary of Biology

• A Dictionary Of Genetics

• A Dictionary of Plant Sciences

• A Dictionary of Zoology

• Encyclopedia of Bioethics

• Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics

• Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology

• Encyclopedia of Underwater Life

• Food and Fitness

• New Encyclopedia of Birds

• The Oxford Companion to the Body

• (The Oxford) Encyclopedia of Evolution

• Oxford Reference Online for Medicine

• Oxford Reference Online for Science

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Chemistry & Biochemistry

• An A-Z of Medicinal Drugs

• Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography

• A Dictionary Of Chemistry

• Oxford Reference Online for Science

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Classics & Humanities

• Ancient Europe 8000 B.C. to A.D. 1000: Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World

• Blackwell Reference Online Classics Collection

• Cambridge Collections Online

• Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism (CMLC)

• The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature

• Database of Latin Dictionaries

• Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World

• Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture

• The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism

• Middle English Compendium

• The Oxford Classical Dictionary

• The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization

• The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World

• Oxford Reference Online for Classics

• Oxford Reference Online for English Language Reference

• Oxford Reference Online for History

• Oxford Reference Online for Literature

• Oxford Reference Online for Military History

• Oxford Reference Online for Mythology & Folklore

• Past Masters

• The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary

• Who's Who in the Classical World

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Economics & Statistics

• A Dictionary of Economics

• A Dictionary of Finance and Banking

• A Dictionary Of Statistics

• The Handbook of International Financial Terms

• Historical Statistics of the United States

• The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History

• Oxford Reference Online for Economics & Business

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Environmental Science

• A Dictionary of Earth Sciences

• A Dictionary of Ecology

• A Dictionary Of Geography

• Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology

• Encyclopedia of Global Change: Environmental Change and Human Society

• Environmental Encyclopedia

• Oxford Companion to the Earth

• Oxford Reference Online for Earth & Environmental Sciences

• Oxford Reference Online for Science

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Gender & Women's Studies

• International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family

• Women's Studies Encyclopedia

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General/Multi-disciplinary

• Credo Reference

• Dictionary of the social sciences

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History

• Dictionary of American History

• A Dictionary of British History

• A Dictionary of Contemporary World History

• A Dictionary of World History

• Encyclopedia of Food and Culture

• Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages

• Historical Statistics of the United States

• The Oxford Companion to American Military History

• The Oxford Companion to Australian History

• The Oxford Companion to British History

• The Oxford Companion to Canadian History

• The Oxford Companion to Edwardian Fiction

• The Oxford Companion to Military History

• The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea

• The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science

• The Oxford Companion to United States History

• The Oxford Companion to World Exploration

• The Oxford Companion to World War II

• The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium

• The Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History

• The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance

• The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt

• The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History

• The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation

• The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military

• Oxford Reference Online for History

• Oxford Reference Online for Military History

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Literatures & Linguistics

• Cambridge Collections Online

• The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature

• The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature

• The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature

• The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature

• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms

• A Dictionary of Shakespeare

• The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism

• Middle English Compendium

• The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French

• The Oxford Companion to American Literature

• The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature

• The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature

• The Oxford Companion to Chaucer

• The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing

• The Oxford Companion to Edwardian Fiction

• The Oxford Companion to English Literature

• The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales

• The Oxford Companion to German Literature

• The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature

• The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature

• The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare

• The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English

• The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English

• The Oxford Companion to Women's Writing in the United States

• The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

• The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction

• The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature

• The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature

• The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature

• The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation

• Oxford Reference Online for English Language Reference

• Oxford Reference Online for Literature

• Shakespeare Survey Online

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Math

• Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography

• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics

• A Dictionary Of Computing

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Performing Arts

• The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre

• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music

• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera

• International Encyclopedia of Dance

• The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians

• The Oxford Companion to American Theatre

• The Oxford Companion to Music

• The Oxford Dictionary of Dance

• The Oxford Dictionary of Plays

• The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

• Oxford Reference Online for Preforming Arts

• Shakespeare Survey Online

• University of South Carolina School of Music: Sheet Music Collection

• Who's Who in Opera

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Philosophy & Religion

• Cambridge Collections Online

• A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion

• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church

• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

• A Dictionary of Buddhism

• A Dictionary Of The Bible

• Encyclopaedia Judaica

• Encyclopedia of Islam

• Encyclopedia of Religion

• Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment

• Index to Christian Art

• New Catholic Encyclopedia

• The Oxford Companion to Philosophy

• The Oxford Companion to the Bible

• The Oxford Companion to the Mind

• The Oxford Dictionary of Islam

• The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy

• The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible

• Oxford Reference Online for Religion & Philosophy

• Past Masters

• Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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Physics & Astronomy

• Building Blocks of Matter: A Supplement to the Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics

• Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography

• A Dictionary of Astronomy

• A Dictionary of Physics

• Macmillian Encyclopedia of Energy

• Oxford Reference Online for Science

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Political Science & Law

• A-Z of Countries of the World

• The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names

• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics

• A Dictionary of Law

• Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice

• Encyclopedia of the American Constitution

• A Guide to Countries of the World

• The Oxford Companion to American Law

• The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World

• The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States

• Oxford Dictionary of Law

• The Oxford Guide to the United States Government

• The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions

• Oxford Reference Online for Law

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Psychology & Education

• A Dictionary Of Psychology

• The Oxford Companion to the Mind

• Oxford Reference Online for Science

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Sociology

• Cities of the World

• A Dictionary Of Sociology

• Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice

• Encyclopedia of Food and Culture

• Encyclopedia of Population

• International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family