Reference Resources on the Web
There are many standard reference books available online now, so we have created this page to supplement our inhouse reference collection.
Click here for a selection of reference e-book from the Gale Virtual Reference Library available through ICONN. If accessing this from home just type in your CT library card number.
Almanacs and fast facts
Old Farmer's Almanac
The New Book of Lists: The Original Compendium of Curious Information
Art
Oxford Art Online
Architecture
WPA Architectural Survey- Census of Old Buildings in Connecticut
Biography
Bibliomania
Literary Reference Center
Census Information
Consumer Information
Consumer Reports
Kelly Blue Book
College Research
Guide to Connecticut's Independent Colleges & Universities
Peterson's
2008 Insider's Guide to Colleges
Criticism
Literary Reference Center
Directories
Directory of Connecticut Authors and Literary Venues
Economics
Dictionary of Economics
World Bank
General Reference Works
Martindale's The Reference Desk
The World Factbook, 2008
Geographical Works
Merriam-Webster's Atlas
Grant Resources
The Foundation Center
History
Cambridge Histories Online
eHistory online books
History and Genealogy Library
WPA Architectural Survey- Census of Old Buildings in Connecticut
Employment Resources
Occupational Outlook Handbook 2010-2011
Home Reference
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
Emily Post's Etiquette
Language -Reference works
The American Language - An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States
Hobson-Jobson dictionary
The King’s English
Language - An Introduction to the Study of Speech
Law
Literature
Bibliomania - Free Online Literature with more than 2000 Classic Texts
Biographical Dictionary of English Literature
Brewer's Readers Guide
The Cambridge History of English and American Literature
The Harvard Classics
The Oxford Shakespeare
Simonds History of American Literature
Medical Reference
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine 3rd Ed. 2009
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer 3rd Ed. 2010
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders 3rd Ed. 2010
Gray's Anatomy
Medical Information in Plain Language: A Health Literacy Resource Guide
Merck Manual Home Edition
Merck Manual of Health and Aging
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Mythology and Fables
Aesop's Fables
Bulfinch's Mythology
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
The Golden Bough
Quotations, Speeches and Lectures
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
On the Art of Reading - Lectures Delivered in the University of Cambridge, 1916–1917
On the Art of Writing - Lectures Delivered in the University of Cambridge, 1913–1914
The World’s Famous Orations
Reference Works to Aid in Writing
The Elements of Style
English Usage, Style & Composition
Roget’s International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
Religion and Philosophy
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
The Holy Bible - King James Version
Philosophy on the EServer
Science
Complete works of Charles Darwin
Statistical
Travel
DK Guides
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Rough Guides
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