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This is your center for Libraryelectronic, audio, visual and print resources. We provide computers and related equipment, group work space, private space, and professional assistance. Wireless? Of course!

The library extends its electronic material throughout the campus network and throughout the world to authenticated students and staff. Please email or speak with a computer lab manager (876-2741) or librarian (876-3151) regarding authentication.


Quick Start: Encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies, almanacs, quotations and more!

Credo Reference Dictionaries & short-entry encyclopedias, such as: many language dictionaries, Bloomsbury Guide to Art, Who’s Who in America, Dictionary of Accounting, Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, Black’s Medical Dictionary, Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science, Encyclopedia of Computer Science, & many more. Get ideas for papers with their Concept Map.

Encyclopedia Britannica Old reliable, but you will usually need to go further.

Gale Virtual Reference Library Substantial articles from well regarded reference books such as: Encyclopedia of Education, Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy, Fashion Costume & Culture, Encyclopedia of Islam & the Muslim World, Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice, Encyclopedia of Small Business, & many more.

Oxford Reference Online Outstanding reference sources of all kinds, such as: many language dictionaries, The Oxford Companion to the Photograph, A Dictionary of Genetics, The Handbook of International Financial Terms, The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, A Dictionary of African Mythology, & many more.

Wikipedia Yup, you know this one, but remember that it is not always reliable. Compare your results with other sources.

World Almanac How many TV’s in the US? It’s in here.

 


Ask a Librarian


    Library Administration
    516-876-3156


    Reference and Instructional Services
    516-876-3151


    Circulation and Access Services
    516-876-3150


    Media Services
    516-876-3155


    Curriculum Materials Center
    516-876-3429


    Catalog & Systems
    516-876-3154


    Acquisitions & Periodicals
    516-876-3164


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