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Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Find quick facts and background information in over 600 reference sources. Then continue searching in the NOBLE catalog and other electronic resources right from the Credo search screen.
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
Provides the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world. Focuses on the history of individual words and of the English language—traced through 3 million quotations, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Find definitions, quotations, translations, and illustrations from over 175 Oxford reference titles. Please log out when you are finished searching. Our subscription allows one user at a time.