Encyclopedias

Columbia Encyclopedia 6th Edition
From Bartleby.com.
Encyclopedia Britannica
The complete, updated online edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Includes Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary; World Events since 1993; country flags, maps, and statistics; and biographical articles (Britannica Lives). For SU and ESF students, faculty, and staff only.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Responses to frequently asked questions (FAQs) hierarchically arranged by topic. Includes many reading lists of recommended books.
Europa World Year Book
Full text online version of Europa World Year Book, reference book for political and economic information in over 250 countries and territories. For SU and ESF students, faculty, and staff only
Oxford Reference Online
Full text reference books in the arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences. For SU and ESF students, faculty, and staff only
Web Subject Directories
Links to many well-organized subject guides and directories.
Credo Reference
Full text reference books in the arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences. For SU and ESF students, faculty, and staff only.

Dictionaries

American British-British American Dictionaries
Dictionary.com
Lexicool.com
Links to bilingual and multilingual dictionaries and glossaries available on the Internet.
Merriam Webster WWWebster Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary
Once connected, choose "Sign in" to access the dictionary. The most comprehensive English language dictionary, the OED provides meanings, history, and pronunciation for words, present and past. For SU and ESF students, faculty, and staff only.
PC Webopaedia
Excellent dictionary for computer-related terms. Includes diagrams, related terms, links to other definitions in the database, links to related web sites.
Webster's Revised Unabridged (1913 ed.)
Whatis.com
Definitions of current IT and computer-related terminology.
The Word Spy
Dictionary that is devoted to recently coined words and phrases and old words that are being used in new ways.
Your Dictionary.com
Comprehensive site for dictionaries in many languages.

The Quotations Page
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations - 9th edition (1901)
Searchable quotations dictionary. Includes both alphabetical and chronological author lists.

Journal Seek
ISI Web of Knowledge
Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Governrnent
From Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
AF: Acronym Finder
Journal Abbreviations Sources
Journal Abbreviation Sources is a registry of Web resources that list or provide access to the full title of journal abbreviations.
WWW Acronym and Abbreviation Server

AltaVista Translation Service
Users can copy and paste plain text into search form or provide exact URL and this service will translate the material from English to: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish; or translate from these languages into English.
Free Translation and Professional Translation Services
Internet Dictionary Project
Translates English words into either Italian, French, German, Spanish, Latin, or Portuguese; or from those languages into English.
Lexicool.com
Search engine intended for linguists, especially translators and interpreters.