A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. it is an excellent resource for general overviews.
Provides full-text access to 100+ separate reference works published by Oxford University Press. Subject areas covered: architecture, art, biology, business, classics, computer science, earth and environmental sciences, economics, English dictionaries, encyclopedias and thesauri, English language reference, food and nutrition, general resources, history, law, literature, mathematics, medicine, military history, modern languages, mythology and folklore, physical sciences, political science, performing arts, philosophy, religion, social sciences, and theater.
Features the new Encyclopedia of African American History 1619-1895, Encyclopedia of African American History 1896-present, African American National Biography, Dictionary of African Biography, and the Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought. It also includes entries from the Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography.