Reference

Oxford Reference Online - Premium resource

Top-quality, authoritative information on every subject - from Art to Zoology. Includes subject dictionaries, encyclopedias, dictionaries and more. Access in your library or from home using your library card.

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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Premium resource

Over 55,000 biographies of notable Britons. Access in your library or from home using your library card.

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Oxford English Dictionary - Premium resource

The most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of English in the world. Access in your library or from home using your library card.

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Answers.com

Answers.com is a free, reference search service and provides quick, concise and reliable information on over a million topics.

Bartleby

The reference section of Bartleby contains a number of reference sources including the CIA World factbook, the Columbia Encyclopedia, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations.

Bibliomania

A collection of full text reference works, all fully searchable. Bibliomania includes Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Brewer's Readers Handbook alongside dictionaries and books of quotations.

Infoplease

Contains a vast amount of information, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs, on this day, calendars etc.

Wikipedia

An encyclopedia that can be edited by anyone. The site is a wiki meaning that anyone with access to the Internet can add to or change the information on there. Lack of any editorial control means that the quality of the information varies widely. Can be useful as a starting point, but it's a good idea to verify the information you find.

World Clock

Current local times around the world. Choose to sort by city, country or time zone. Part of the Time and Date website which also includes calendars, time zone calculators, international dialling codes plus more.

Count me in

A comprehensive listing of national and international campaigns. Get involved with National Compost Week, Bear Necessities Month, the Poetry Challenge or Strip For Shelter.