http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/tags/W/encyclopedias-dictionaries-almanacs.html en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:41:36 -0400 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/wolfram-mathworld.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/W/S_wolfram.jpg" alt="Wolfram MathWorld" height="104px" 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><h2><span> <a href="http://mathworld.wolfram.com/" title="Wolfram MathWorld" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://mathworld.wolfram.com/')" shape="rect">Wolfram MathWorld</a> </span></h2><p><i>Wolfram MathWorld</i> provides full-text reference articles (with bibliographic citations), a glossary of mathematical terms, downloadable <i>Mathematica</i> notebooks, and a guide to <i>Mathematica</i>.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/wolfram-mathworld.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/wolfram-mathworld.html Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Handbooks and manuals Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/world-book-advanced-encyclopedia.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/W/S_worldbook.gif" alt="World Book" height="150px" 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" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/advsearch" title="World Book Advanced Encyclopedia" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/advsearch')" shape="rect">World Book Advanced Encyclopedia</a> </span></h2><p>The <i>World Book Advanced Encyclopedia</i> provides HTML full-text reference articles, ebooks, literary criticism, U.S. Supreme Court cases, U.S. presidential papers, special reports, research guides, timelines, maps, images, and multimedia in all academic disciplines. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000733"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/world-book-advanced-encyclopedia.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/world-book-advanced-encyclopedia.html Countries and cultures Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Multimedia Narratives, diaries, and letters Restricted to Virginia Tech users Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/world-book-advanced-dictionary.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/W/S_worldbook.gif" alt="World Book" height="150px" 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" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/dict?lu=a&amp;cl=3" title="World Book Advanced Dictionary" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/dict?lu=a&amp;cl=3')" shape="rect">World Book Advanced Dictionary</a> </span></h2><p>The <i>World Book Advanced Dictionary</i> provides over 250,000 entries. On pages with the Tools box, users can double-click on any word on the page to be taken to the entry in the dictionary for the selected word. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000733"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/world-book-advanced-dictionary.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/world-book-advanced-dictionary.html Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Restricted to Virginia Tech users http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/world-bank-group-data-catalog.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/W/S_worldbank-data.gif" alt="Worldbank Data" height="150px" 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" /> <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.worldbank.org/data/onlinedbs/onlinedbases.htm" title="World Bank Group Databases" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.worldbank.org/data/onlinedbs/onlinedbases.htm')" shape="rect">World Bank Group Databases</a> </span></h2><p>The <i>World Bank Group Databases</i> provides access to searchable databases on economics, education, and social science data. Many of the databases can be downloaded in database or spreadsheet format.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/world-bank-group-data-catalog.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/world-bank-group-data-catalog.html Countries and cultures Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Reports, standards, and financials Statistics and data sets Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/world-almanac-from-firstsearch.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/F/S_firstsearch.jpg" alt="FirstSearch" height="190px" 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" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=WorldAlmanac;done=http://www.lib.vt.edu/;FSIP" title="World Almanac from FirstSearch" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=WorldAlmanac;done=http://www.lib.vt.edu/;FSIP')" shape="rect">World Almanac from FirstSearch</a> </span></h2><p><i>World Almanac</i> indexes citations from encyclopedic texts and provides full-text (HTML) articles, biographies, and statistics in a wide variety of subjects. 1998-present. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000089"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/world-almanac-from-firstsearch.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/world-almanac-from-firstsearch.html Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Restricted to Virginia Tech users VIVA http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/womens-studies-encyclopedia.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_greenwood-wse.gif" alt="Greenwood Women's Studiies Encyclopedia" height="62px" 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" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://gem.greenwood.com/wse/wse.jsp?l=A&amp;id=id1" title="Women's Studies Encyclopedia" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://gem.greenwood.com/wse/wse.jsp?l=A&amp;id=id1')" shape="rect">Women's Studies Encyclopedia</a> </span></h2><p>The <i>Women's Studies Encyclopedia</i> provides full-text reference articles in HTML about women in all fields of study, primarily in the United States. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000151"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/womens-studies-encyclopedia.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/womens-studies-encyclopedia.html Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Restricted to Virginia Tech users