 Reference - Dictionaries and encylopaedias
Online dictionanies, thesauri and encyclopaedias
Ask Oxford - the free online dictionary resource from OUP
http://www.askoxford.com
Online dictionary plus common language queries, better writing tips, crosswords and more from the OUP.
DIctionary of National Biography (DNB)
http://www.oxforddnb.com/
56,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2004.
Dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/
Online dictionary. Includes links to a thesaurus and foreign language dictionaries.
Encyclopedia Britannica - Adult
http://library.eb.co.uk/eb?library_id=reading
For adults ages 18 and upwards.
Encyclopedia Britannica - Junior
http://library.eb.co.uk/elementary?library_id=reading
For children - ages 5-11
Encyclopedia Britannica - Student
http://library.eb.co.uk/comptons?library_id=reading
For students aged 12 to 18
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/lclogin
The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.
Oxford Reference
http://www.oxfordreference.com
Online access to the world's most trusted reference collection.
Thesaurus.com
http://thesaurus.reference.com/
Online thesaurus.
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