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Online Reference Books - By Subject
Note: The following are links to commonly used reference books
available online to UT Austin students, faculty and staff.
Additional online reference books are in
Gale Virtual Reference Library
(subject reference encyclopedias),
netLibrary
and
EBL
(books in all subjects),
Oxford African American Studies Center
and
ebrary
(computer books).
Art and Architecture
Biography
Business and Law
Dictionaries and Word Books
Education
General Encyclopedias
Geography and Places
History
Literature
Medicine and Health
Mythology and Folklore
Performing Arts
Quotations
Religion and Philosophy
Science and Technology
Social Sciences
Art and Architecture
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Architecture
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
(Oxford Reference Online)
Grove Dictionary of Art
(Oxford Art Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Art
(Oxford Reference Online)
Biography
American Men & Women of Science: A Biographical Directory
(netLibrary)
Biography Reference Bank [includes Current Biography and other titles]
(Wilson)
Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Gale)
Dictionary of National Biography [U.K.]
(Oxford University Press)
Dictionary of Scientists
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Writers and their Works
(Oxford Reference Online)
Directory of American Scholars, Tenth Edition
(netLibrary)
Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd Ed.
(netLibrary)
Grove Dictionary of Art
(Grove Art Online)
Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
(Grove Music Online)
Handbook of Texas
Kings and Queens of Britain
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford University Press)
Oxford Dictionary of Popes
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Saints
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible
(Oxford Reference Online)
Who's Who [includes Who's Who in America and 19 other Who's Who titles]
(Marquis)
Who's Who in Opera
(Oxford Reference Online)
Who's Who in the Classical World
(Oxford Reference Online)
Who's Who in the Twentieth Century
(Oxford Reference Online)
Business and Law
Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Accounting
(netLibrary)
Dictionary of Accounting
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Business
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Economics
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Finance and Banking
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Law
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Statistics
(Oxford Reference Online)
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance
(netLibrary)
Encyclopedia of Small Business
(netLibrary)
Gale E-commerce Sourcebook, 2003
(Gale)
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, 2 vol., 1999
(Gale)
Oxford Business French Dictionary
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Business Spanish Dictionary
(Oxford Reference Online)
West's Encyclopedia of American Law, 13 volumes, 2005
(Gale)
Dictionaries and Word Books
Concise Oxford Dictionary
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary (English-German)
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary (German-English)
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary (English-French)
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary (French-English)
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary (English-Spanish)
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary (Spanish-English)
(Oxford Reference Online)
New Dictionary of Eponyms
(Oxford Reference Online)
NTC's American Idioms Dictionary
(netLibrary)
NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
(netLibrary)
Oxford American Dictionary of Current English
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Business French Dictionary
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Business Spanish Dictionary
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Paperback Thesaurus
(Oxford Reference Online)
Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
(Oxford Reference Online)
Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary (English-Italian)
(Oxford Reference Online)
Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary (Italian-English)
(Oxford Reference Online)
Education
College Blue Book, 2008, Main Page (Gale)
(Gale)
College Blue Book 2008, Degrees Offered by College and Subject (Gale)
Encyclopedia of Education, 2003
(Gale)
World Education Encyclopedia, 2002
(Gale)
General Encyclopedias
Britannica Online
Encyclopedia of Associations
(Gale)
Funk and Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia
(EBSCO)
Texas Almanac
(Gale)
World Encyclopedia
(Oxford Reference Online)
World Press Encyclopedia : A Survey of Press Systems Worldwide, 2nd Ed.
(netLibrary)
Geography and Places
Dictionary of English Place-Names
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of First Names
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Geography
(Oxford Reference Online)
Geodata: The World Geographical Encyclopedia
2003 (netLibrary)
Handbook of Texas
Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible
(Oxford Reference Online)
Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites
History
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of American History, Third Edition
(netLibrary)
Dictionary of British History
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Contemporary World History
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Twentieth-Century World History
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of World History
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dynasties of the World
(Oxford Reference Online)
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
(netLibrary)
Handbook of Texas
Kings and Queens of Britain
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Classical Dictionary
(Past Masters)
Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History
(Oxford Reference Online)
Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites
Who's Who in the Classical World
(Oxford Reference Online)
Who's Who in the Twentieth Century
(Oxford Reference Online)
Literature
Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Companion to The English Language
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Shakespeare
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Writers and their Works
(Oxford Reference Online)
Feminism in World Literature: A Gale Critical Companion, 2005
(Gale)
Modern American Literature, 1999
(Gale)
Oxford Classical Dictionary
(Past Masters)
Reference Guide to World Literature, 2003
(Gale)
Medicine and Health
AHFS Drug Information
(STAT!Ref)
Concise Medical Dictionary
(Oxford Reference Online)
Current Emergency Diagnosis and Treatment
(STAT!Ref)
Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment
(STAT!Ref)
Current Pediatric Diagnosis and Treatment
(STAT!Ref)
Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations
(STAT!Ref)
Dictionary of Medicines
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Nursing
(Oxford Reference Online)
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
(netLibrary)
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
(netLibrary)
Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics
(STAT!Ref)
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
(STAT!Ref)
MD Consult [numerous medical reference books]
(MD Consult)
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
(Merck)
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
(STAT!Ref)
Mosby's Drug Consult
(STAT!Ref)
Nursing Consult [numerous nursing reference books]
(Nursing Consult)
Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual
(STAT!Ref)
Redbook: Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases
(STAT!Ref)
USP Dispensing Information, Advice for the Patient
(STAT!Ref)
Mythology and Folklore
Dictionary of African Mythology
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Asian Mythology
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of English Folklore
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Superstitions
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of World Mythology
(Oxford Reference Online)
Encyclopedia of Creation Myths
(netLibrary)
Encyclopedia of Religion, 15 vols., 2005
(Gale)
Oxford Classical Dictionary
(Past Masters)
Performing Arts
Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera
(Oxford Reference Online)
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media
(Gale)
Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
(Grove Music Online)
International Dictionary of Broadcasting and Film
(netLibrary)
Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Radio
(Communication and Mass Media Complete)
Oxford Dictionary of Dance
(Oxford Reference Online)
Who's Who in Opera
(Oxford Reference Online)
Quotations
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations
(Oxford Reference Online)
Quotations For All Occasions
(NetLibrary)
Religion and Philosophy
Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
(Oxford Reference Online)
Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
(NetLibrary)
Dictionary of Buddhism
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of the Bible
(Oxford Reference Online)
Encyclopedia of American Religions
(Gale)
Encyclopaedia of Islam
(Brill)
Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology, 2 vol., 2001
(Gale)
Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 10 vols., 2006
(Gale)
Encyclopedia of Religion, 15 vols., 2005
(Gale)
Guide to People and Places of the Bible
(Oxford Reference Online)
New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition
2003 (netLibrary)
Oxford Dictionary of Islam
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Popes
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Dictionary of Saints
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible
(Oxford Reference Online)
Science and Technology
Chemical Properties Handbook, Yaws
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics
(Oxford Reference Online)
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Dictionary of Astronomy
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Biology
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Chemistry
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Computing
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Earth Sciences
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Ecology
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of the Internet
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Physics
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Plant Sciences
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Scientists
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Statistics
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Weather
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Zoology
(Oxford Reference Online)
Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning About Addictive Behavior
(netLibrary)
Drugs and Controlled Substances: Information for Students
(netLibrary)
Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
(EAA)
Environmental Encyclopedia
(netLibrary)
Food and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise
(Oxford Reference Online)
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 17 vols., 2002-2004
(Gale)
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology Online
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy
(netLibrary)
Research Centers Directory
(Gale)
Space Sciences
(netLibrary)
Social Sciences
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Online
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Political Biography
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Psychology
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of the Social Sciences
(Oxford Reference Online)
Dictionary of Sociology
(Oxford Reference Online)
DSM-IV-TR [Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - Text Revision]
(STAT!Ref)
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
(netLibrary)
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, 2nd Edition
(netLibrary)
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
(netLibrary)
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
(netLibrary)
Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
(netLibrary)
Encyclopedia of Political Economy
(Business Source Complete)
Encyclopedia of Sociology
(netLibrary)
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
2003 (netLibrary)
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family
2003 (netLibrary)
List of Publications of the Bureau of American Ethnology
Mental Measurements Yearbook
(EBSCO)
Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Guide to the United States Government
(Oxford Reference Online)
Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions
(Oxford Reference Online)
Political Parties of the World, 2005
(Gale)
Research Centers Directory
(Gale)
