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Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/tags/L/encyclopedias-dictionaries-almanacs.html en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:41:36 -0400 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Literature Resources from Gale http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/literature-resources-from-gale.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/G/S_gale-mla.jpg" alt="Gale MLA" height="144px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <img alt="Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_viva.gif" title="Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia" width="36" /> <a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/screencasts/gale/index.html"><img alt="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_screencast.gif" title="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" width="20" /></a> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /> <img alt="database provides Get VText links" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_getvtext-20.gif" title="database provides Get VText links" width="80" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=LitRG&u=viva_vpi&authCount=1" title="Literature Resources from Gale" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=LitRG&u=viva_vpi&authCount=1')" shape="rect">Literature Resources from Gale</a> </span></h2><p>Use the <i>Literature Resources</i> interface to cross-search most Gale literary databases: <i>Literature Resources Center</i>, <i>Gale Virtual Reference Library</i> (literature-related reference works), <i>MLA International Bibliography</i>, <i>Scribner Writers Series</i>, and <i>Twayne's Authors Series</i>. Indexed sources include biographies, literary criticism articles, reviews, and dissertations on all aspects of language, literature, folklore, and the dramatic arts. 1926-present.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/literature-resources-from-gale.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:42:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/literature-resources-from-gale.html Article searching Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Poetry and short stories Reviews and critiques Restricted to Virginia Tech users VIVA Screencast tutorials available Contents of database in Summon Get VText Lives of Scottish Poets from the VT Center for Applied Technology in the Humanities http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/lives-of-scottish-poets-from-the-vt-center-for-applied-technology-in-the-humanities.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/L/S_losp.jpg" alt="Lives of Scottish Poets" height="145px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><div><h2><span> <a href="http://scotspoets.cath.vt.edu/" title="Lives of Scottish Poets from the VT Center for Applied Technology in the Humanities" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://scotspoets.cath.vt.edu/')" shape="rect">Lives of Scottish Poets from the VT Center for Applied Technology in the Humanities</a> </span></h2><p>An online edition of an 1821-22 collection of sixty-four biographies of Scottish poets with a supplement of 190 minor lives.</p></div><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/lives-of-scottish-poets-from-the-vt-center-for-applied-technology-in-the-humanities.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/lives-of-scottish-poets-from-the-vt-center-for-applied-technology-in-the-humanities.html Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Virginia Tech Freely accessible databases Literature Criticism Online from Gale http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/literature-criticism-online-from-gale.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/G/S_gale-lit.jpg" alt="Gale Literature Criticism Online" height="187px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /> <img alt="database provides Get VText links" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_getvtext-20.gif" title="database provides Get VText links" width="80" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/LitCrit?locID=viva_vpi&srchtp=a&ste=2" title="Literature Criticism Online from Gale" target="_blank" class="vt_link_blank, vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/LitCrit?locID=viva_vpi&srchtp=a&ste=2')" shape="rect">Literature Criticism Online from Gale</a> </span></h2><p>Includes full text of three references works:<i>Short Story Criticism</i>: most-studied short story writers with a historical survey of the critical response to their work, <i>Drama Criticism</i>: for each play or playwright: critical opinion, a biographical sketch, a chronological list of the writer's major works and more, and <i>Children's Literature Review</i>: most popular and influential authors of the genre are assessed through criticism of their major works. Entries presented in HTML and scanned page images that can be exported in PDF. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000842"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/literature-criticism-online-from-gale.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/literature-criticism-online-from-gale.html Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Poetry and short stories Reviews and critiques Restricted to Virginia Tech users Get VText Contents of database in Summon Literature Resource Center from Gale http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/literature-resource-center-from-gale.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/G/S_gale.jpg" alt="Gale" height="156px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /> <img alt="database provides Get VText links" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_getvtext-20.gif" title="database provides Get VText links" width="80" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=LitRC&u=viva_vpi&authCount=1" title="Literature Resource Center from Gale" target="_blank" class="vt_link_blank, vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=LitRC&u=viva_vpi&authCount=1')" shape="rect">Literature Resource Center from Gale</a> </span></h2><p>Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism, and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world, supplemented by the U.S., and English Authors Series. Full text presented as HTML and PDF. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000101"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/literature-resource-center-from-gale.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/literature-resource-center-from-gale.html Article searching Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Multimedia Poetry and short stories Reviews and critiques Restricted to Virginia Tech users Contents of database in Summon LexisNexis Academic http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/lexisnexis-academic.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/L/S_lexis.jpg" alt="LexisNexis" height="160px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/screencasts/lexis/index.html"><img alt="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_screencast.gif" title="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" width="20" /></a> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic" title="LexisNexis Academic" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic')" shape="rect">LexisNexis Academic</a> </span></h2><p><i>LexisNexis Academic</i> is a collection of hundreds of databases covering topics such as news, business, legal research, people, and company information. The default start search form uses the <em>Easy Search</em> method in the General search tab. Select <em>Power Search</em> for more advanced search options. Use the Sources link to choose from individual databases. All content is full text in HTML. News sources 1977-present; legal source 1789-present. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000260"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/lexisnexis-academic.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/lexisnexis-academic.html Article searching Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Governance Newspapers and magazines Patents and trademarks Reports, standards, and financials Reviews and critiques Restricted to Virginia Tech users Screencast tutorials available Contents of database in Summon Literature encyclopedias from Oxford Reference Online http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/literature-encyclopedias-from-oxford-reference-online.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/O/S_oxford-ref.jpg" alt="Oxford Reference" height="142px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <img alt="Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_viva.gif" title="Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia" width="36" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /> <img alt="database provides Get VText links" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_getvtext-20.gif" title="database provides Get VText links" width="80" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.oxfordreference.com/browse?avail_0=lib&btog=book&pageSize=10&sort=title&t1=ORO%3AAHU01560&type_0=subjectreference" title="Literature encyclopedias from Oxford Reference Online" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.oxfordreference.com/browse?avail_0=lib&btog=book&pageSize=10&sort=title&t1=ORO%3AAHU01560&type_0=subjectreference')" shape="rect">Literature encyclopedias from Oxford Reference Online</a> </span></h2><p>Search or browse across 18 subject encyclopedias and dictionaries with over 42,000 entries. References are linked via Get VText.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/literature-encyclopedias-from-oxford-reference-online.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/literature-encyclopedias-from-oxford-reference-online.html Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Poetry and short stories Restricted to Virginia Tech users VIVA Get VText Contents of database in Summon Law encyclopedias from Oxford Reference Online http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/law-encyclopedias-from-oxford-reference-online.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/O/S_oxford-ref.jpg" alt="Oxford Reference" height="142px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <img alt="Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_viva.gif" title="Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia" width="36" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /> <img alt="database provides Get VText links" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_getvtext-20.gif" title="database provides Get VText links" width="80" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.oxfordreference.com/browse?avail_0=lib&btog=book&pageSize=10&sort=title&t1=ORO%3ALAW00010&type_0=subjectreference" title="Law encyclopedias from Oxford Reference Online" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.oxfordreference.com/browse?avail_0=lib&btog=book&pageSize=10&sort=title&t1=ORO%3ALAW00010&type_0=subjectreference')" shape="rect">Law encyclopedias from Oxford Reference Online</a> </span></h2><p>Search or browse across nine subject encyclopedias and dictionaries with over 12,000 entries. References are linked via Get VText.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/law-encyclopedias-from-oxford-reference-online.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/L/law-encyclopedias-from-oxford-reference-online.html Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Governance Restricted to Virginia Tech users VIVA Get VText Contents of database in Summon