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MARLO (Library Catalog) Search

Search MARLO for reference sources in both print and e-book format.

Type the subject and the type of source your looking for. For example the words volcanoes and encyclopedias will find The Encylopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes.

Types of sources are:

  • encyclopedias
  • dictionaries
  • statistics
  • almanacs
  • handbooks
  • biographies

Web Sites

Government Sources

Government Resources - Federal, state, local, and foreign. Includes census and tax information.


Reference Collections (Each covers many subject areas)

Contains all the types of reference books - dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, and books of quotations, subject-specific titles covering everything from the arts to accountancy and law to literature.

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Database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

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Full text core collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, guides, companions, and other reference sources from Oxford Press. Covers all subject areas.


Reference Sources

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Full text articles from the Encyclopedia of Science & Technology plus full text biographical information, news articles, and science dictionary.

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Full text biographical profiles on more than 18,000 men and women from all eras who have influenced and shaped American life, history, and culture.

ARTstor is developing a rich digital library that will offer coherent collections of art images and descriptive information as well as the software tools to enable active use of the collections. The ARTstor Library's initial content will include approximately 300,000 images covering art, architecture and archeology.

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Full text biographical profiles on nearly 340,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Full text magazine and newspaper articles included.

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WilsonWeb

With coverage back to 1983 and broad coverage of all fields, users may retrieve book summaries, bibliographic data, full text reviews, excerpts, or basic citations for over half a million books.

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In-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming book titles with publisher and price information. Includes audio and video sources too.

WilsonWeb

Annotated list of fiction and nonfiction books and magazines for children from preschool through sixth grade, along with review sources and other professional aids for children's librarians and school media specialists.

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This database reflects the entire contents of the printed monthly Current Biography. Reliable information about the people making tomorrow’s headlines plus historical figures back to World War II.

DSM-IV-TR (Includes new Sleep Disorders codes effective 1 Oct 2005) / DSM-IV-TR Handbook of Differential Diagnosis / Cases

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EBSCOhost

The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals. Within some of the full text, image links are available for the Windows client.

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Encyclopedia articles plus a dictionary, a thesaurus, and an Internet guide.

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Wiley InterScience

Full text overviews and news covering topics in the biological sciences.

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EBSCOhost

Indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. This database is updated annually.

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Quick reference rich with multimedia and news for researchers plus activities for teachers and librarians to use with students. For older readers - Grolier Online Passport. For younger readers - Grolier Online Kids

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Full text articles covering all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day.

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Full text articles covering all aspects of the music worldwide.

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Indexes health and medical journals, many with full-text. Includes pamphlets, articles from health and medical encyclopedias and dictionaries, and directories to organizations, and other sources.

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14 Free Interactive Engineering and Science References & Tools

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News - Today's news or search back more than 20 years | Legal - Federal, state & international legal materials. WV State Code, US Code, and the Code of Federal Regulations | Business - Articles from scholarly journals, trade journals, financial sources for company news & financial information | People - information on directors, politicians, celebrities and other leading figures in their field. The information may contain data such as positions, date of birth, education, achievements and interests.

Statistics produced by the U.S. government, major international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies, and universities.

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Full text from literary journals. Includes critical essays, plot summaries, author biographies, and more.

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EBSCOhost

Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for general reference publications dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest. Full text reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.

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OvidSP

Full text information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas. Information is from Yearbooks 9-15. Yearbooks 1-8 are in the Reference Collection. (REF BF 431 .B932)

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Annotated list of fiction and nonfiction books for young people in grades five through nine, along with review sources and other professional aids for children's librarians and school media specialists.

EBSCOhost

Offers detailed information on over 7,100 journals, with 4,400 currently indexed in the International Bibliography. The detailed entries include editorial contact information, as well as frequency, circulation, subscription prices and submission guidelines.

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Now available through the Oxford Art Online gateway, Grove Art Online features over 45,000 signed articles, 5,500 images, 40,000 image links, timelines of world art, MoMa lesson plans, and links to ARTstor (for subscribers to this service) and Art Resource. A Grove Art Online subscription now also includes access to the full text of the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and the Oxford Companion to Western Art.

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Guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.

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Now available through the Oxford Music Online gateway, Grove Music Online includes the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition; The New Grove Dictionary of Opera; and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition. A subscription to Grove Music Online now also includes access to the full text of the Oxford Companion to Music and the Oxford Dictionary of Music, and linking from Grove articles to RILM, DRAM, NAXOS and Classical Music Library for subscribers to these sites.

Reference and research tool available for mental health professionals and students.

WilsonWeb

Annotated list of fiction and nonfiction books for young adults in grades nine through twelve, along with review sources and other professional aids for librarians and school media specialists.

EBSCOhost

Up-to-date information about magazines, journals, newspapers, and other serials plus contact information on publishers. This is NOT an index to articles.

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The full text of the current edition of The Statesman's Yearbook. Comprehensive information on the current, political, economic and social status of every country in the world.

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Includes the complete World Book Encyclopedia, World Book Dictionary, World Book Atlas, a Spanish-language encyclopedia, Web links, periodical links, primary sources from World Book yearbooks since 1922, U.S. state resource guides, and special reports (in-depth coverage about timely topics and current events.)

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This is a collection of 19th century American fiction, as listed in Lyle Wright's bibliography American Fiction, 1851-1875.

Last Modified: 9/27/2007