Oxford English Dictionary Online
Oxford English Dictionary Online dictionary and historical thesaurus—a guide to the meaning, history, and usage of over 500,000 words and phrases across the English-speaking world.
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Creativebug
An inspirational resource for DIY, crafters, and makers with more than 1,000 award-winning art and craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.
Pressbooks
Pressbooks (from inkie.org) Easy-to-use book writing software that creates a book in all the formats needed to publish, in print and digitally, through inkie.org. Delivers print-ready files for CreateSpace, IngramSpark and Lightning Source, as well as ebook files optimized for Amazon Kindle, Apple iBooks, Nook, Kobo, Google Play, and more. How to access First-time users … Read more
MasterFILE Complete
MasterFILE Complete Popular full-text magazines (including Congressional Digest, The Nation, New Scientist, Scientific American, U.S. News & World Report), reference books, and other highly-regarded sources from the world’s leading publishers, covering virtually every general interest subject area, plus an extensive collection of photos, maps, and flags.
LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com)
LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) Online learning platform with video tutorials to learn business, software, technology, and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals.
Literary Reference Center
Literary Reference Center Full-text database containing plot summaries and synopses, literary criticism, author biographies, literary journal articles, poems, and short stories.
History Reference Center
History Reference Center Full-text historical reference books, magazines, journals, and thousands of primary source documents.
GreenFILE
GreenFILE Articles from scholarly and general interest titles focused on the environment, with the ability to limit to full-text or peer-reviewed.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia Images, maps, and full-text articles on a wide variety of subject areas.
FirstSearch
FirstSearch Access to 14 databases, including both indexes to articles and books and some full text.