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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)
SAGE Research Methods		SAGE Knowledge SAGE Knowledge provides full-text ebooks in the social sciences in HTML and PDF. Full record	Aug 21, 2012	e1001335
SAGE Research Methods		SAGE Research Methods SAGE Research Methods indexes full-text books, reference sources, the "little green book" series (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences), the "little blue book" series (Qualitative Research Methods), journal articles, and videos. Since this platform focuses on methodology rather than disciplines, it can be used by researchers from the social sciences, health sciences, and more. Full text available in HTML and PDF. You can limit searches by research method type. 1970s-present.   Full record	Jun 19, 2012	e1001202
Senses: A Comprehensive Reference from ScienceDirect		The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference from ScienceDirect Six volume work covering vision, audition, olfaction and taste, pain, and somatosensation. Full-text searchable and browsable by author, title, and subject. Each entry is a separate PDF.   Full record	Sep 13, 2010	e1000441
Something About the Author Online from Gale		Something About the Author Online from Gale Something About the Author Online provides full-text access to all volumes of Gale's award-wining reference set, Something About the Author, the main series, and Something About the Author: Autobiography Series, which contain illustrated biographical profiles of children's authors and illustrators. View scanned images of the entries or export PDFs. 1971-present.    Full record	Sep 13, 2010	e1000844
Spenser and the Tradition: English Poetry 1579-1830		Spenser and the Tradition: English Poetry 1579-1830 English Poetry 1579-1830 indexes full-text poems, commentary, and biographical entries on writers from the English-speaking world. Full text in HTML. Full record	Sep 13, 2010
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosopy		Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is a constantly updated reference work. Entries are presented as HTML.  Full record	Sep 13, 2010
Treatise on Geophysics from ScienceDirect		Treatise on Geophysics from ScienceDirect The Treatise on Geophysics provides full-text reference articles in HTML and PDF on geophysics: seismology, structure of the earth, minerals, geodesy, geomagnetism, evolution of the earth, and planets and moons. References linked via CrossRef, which generates a Get VText window.   Full record	Sep 13, 2010	e1000893