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Virtual Reference Books

GALE Virtual Reference Database has 14 multi-volume reference sets, mainly in History, Science, and Literature.

Oxford Art Online
Provides access to Grove Art Online, the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and the Oxford Companion to Western Art. Grove Art Online is the foremost scholarly art encyclopedia, covering both Western and non-Western art.
Oxford Music Online
Includes the full text of Grove Music Online, the Oxford Dictionary of Music, and the Oxford Companion to Music.
The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography This link opens in a new window
Over 57,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the present. Updated three times a year.
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
Online dictionary.
Oxford Premium Language Dictionaries This link opens in a new window "Oxford Dictionaries Spanish", "Oxford Dictionaries English", "Oxford Dictionaries Arabic", "Oxford Dictionaries German", "Oxford Dictionaries Chinese", "Oxford Dictionaries Portuguese (New!)", "Oxford Dictionaries Russian", "Oxford Dictionaries French" and "Oxford Dictionaries Italian"
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
More than 175 full-text reference books on a variety of subjects.
Salem Health This link opens in a new window
Includes the complete content of the reference set Psychology and Mental Health.
Salem History This link opens in a new window
Includes the complete content of Milestone Documents, The Decades (an American history series), Great Lives from History (worldwide coverage), and Great Events from History (worldwide coverage).
Salem Literature This link opens in a new window
The complete content of the multi-volume sets "Magill's Literary Annuals" and "Critical Insights: Authors"
Salem Science This link opens in a new window
Full text of the Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues