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• Encyclopedias, dictionaries, glossaries, almanacs, and other reference sources used to give researchers a starting point when in an unfamiliar area
• Includes general and subject-specific sources

Title		Summary	Date	ID	Author(s)
GREENR (General Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) from Gale		GREENR General Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources from Gale GREENR indexes citations, abstracts, and full text from journal articles, newspapers, magazines, book reviews, reference works, case studies, images, videos, and podcasts on the business, environmental, and science aspects of emerging green technologies and sustainability. Full text presented in HTML and PDF. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1864-present.   Full record	Sep 13, 2010	e1000757
Gale Biography in Context		Gale Biography in Context Biography in Context provides access to over 600,000 biographies in HTML sourced from reference works, news reports, magazines and academic journals. It provides links to related websites, images, audio, and video clips.   Full record	Sep 13, 2010	e1000903
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders		Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders provides articles in HTML and PDF on the health and medical aspects of genetic disorders.     Full record	Sep 13, 2010	e1000876
Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health: A Guide for Seniors and Their Caregivers		Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health: A Guide for Seniors and Their Caregivers The Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health provides articles in HTML and PDF on all aspects of senior health: medical, economic, and social science.    Full record	Sep 13, 2010	e1000876
Gale Virtual Reference Library		Gale Virtual Reference Library Gale Virtual Reference Library is a collection of searchable ebook reference works. You can search within a particular work or across the entire collection. Individual articles from these sources are presented in HTML and PDF. Illustrations, photos, maps, and multimedia content is often included.   Full record	Sep 13, 2010	e1000876
Gale's Literary Index		Gale's Literary Index Gale's Literary Index is a master index to entries on authors and works from over 130 reference works published by Gale. You can search an author's name or a work's title to see which reference works contain entries on this item. Basic biographical information is provided for authors, and basic bibliographical information for titles. Search Addison on the title of the reference work to determine local access: in print or online. Full record	Sep 13, 2010
Geodata.gov: U.S. maps & data		Geodata.gov: U.S. maps & data geodata.gov is a geographic information system (GIS) portal, also known as the Geospatial One-Stop (GOS), that serves as a public gateway for access to geospatial information and data. A catalog of geospatial information containing thousands of metadata records (information about the data) and links to live maps, features, and catalog services, downloadable data sets, images, clearinghouses, map files, and more. Full record	Sep 13, 2010
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names		Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names is a structured vocabulary containing around 895,000 records, including around 1,115,000 names, place types, coordinates, and descriptive notes, focusing on places important for the study of art and architecture. Full record	Sep 13, 2010
Glossary of Geology from AGI		Glossary of Geology from AGI The Glossary of Geology allows searching and browsing of 39,000 entries covering geology, climatology, geologic engineering, geophysics, hydrology, mineralogy, paleontology, and soils.   Full record	Sep 15, 2010	e1001208
Grand Corpus des dictionnaires		Grand Corpus des dictionnaires [9e-20e s.] The Grand Corpus des dictionniares contains entries from 24 French language dictionaries published from the 9th to 20th centuries. You can limit searches to grammatical categories, etymologies, historical usage, and quotes and citations. The interface is in French.   Full record	Feb 8, 2012	e1001177
GreenFILE from EBSCOhost		GreenFILE from EBSCOhost GreenFILE indexes citations, abstracts, and full-text articles, books, case studies, conference papers, speeches and interviews, letters, and reports overing all aspects of human impact to the environment including agricultural, architectural, engineering, education, and the social sciences. Full text is available in HTML and PDF. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. Free access version is also available. 1913-present.   Full record	Sep 13, 2010	e1000674
Grove Art Online		Grove Art Online Grove Art Online, now part of the Oxford Art Online database, is a scholarly art encyclopedia covering all aspects of Western and non-Western visual art. It includes the full text of The Dictionary of Art, edited by Jane Turner (1996, 34 volumes). Grove Art Online also offers over 5,000 searchable and embedded art images, maps, and line drawings. References are linked through Get VText.   Full record	Sep 13, 2010	e1000152
Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Online		Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Online Grove Music Online offers the full texts of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, The Oxford Companion to Music, and The Oxford Dictionary of Music, all of which include numerous articles and biographies in HTML. Many articles feature Sibelius-enabled musical examples to illustrate particular concepts and styles. Full record	Sep 13, 2010	e1000153
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia from Gale Virtual Reference Library		Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia from Gale Grzimek's Animal Life is the online version of the authoritative, 17-volume print encyclopedia. It is an image-rich, dynamic online resource with more than 4,000 species categorized by Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds, Fish, Insects, Mammals and Simple Aquatic Life and includes information on evolution, habitat, behavior, range and more. This work includes illustrations, photos, maps, a glossary, contact information for organizations, and a geologic time scale. Content presented in HTML and PDF. Full record	Sep 13, 2010
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Evolution from Gale Virtual Reference Library		Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Evolution from Gale Virtual Reference Library Grzimek's Animal Life provides full-text articles in HTML and PDF on more than 4,000 species categorized by Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds, Fish, Insects, Mammals and Simple Aquatic Life and includes information on evolution, habitat, behavior, range and more. This work includes illustrations, photos, maps, a glossary, contact information for organizations, and a geologic time scale.   Full record	Sep 13, 2010	e1000876