Research Guides: Literary Criticism & Research (Professor Hofer): Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Dictionaries

OED (Oxford English Dictionary) This link opens in a new window
The definitive English language dictionary; includes meanings, histories, and pronunciations.

Encyclopedias are great places to find out background or basic information.

Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
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This multidisciplinary resource includes a wide variety of encyclopedias and almanacs. Formerly called Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Community researchers in New Mexico can access this resource at http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&u=nm_p_elportal
Oxford Very Short Introductions This link opens in a new window
Offer concise introductions (ebooks) to a diverse range of subjects from Climate to Consciousness, Game Theory to Ancient Warfare, Privacy to Islamic History, Economics to Literary Theory.
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