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AccessScience Online version of McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (20 print volumes; find it in the Reference Collection at REF Q 121. M3 2002), plus several other reference and web resources. Off-campus access. American Heritage Dictionary Online version of the print AHD, featuring updates made over the 1992 3d edition (which can be found in the Reference Collection at REF PE 1628. A623 1992). American National Biography Online version of the multivolume print set (find it in the Reference Collection at REF CT 213. A68), providing articles and bibiliographies on notable Americans. Off-campus access. Anchor Bible Dictionary CD-ROM version of the 6-volume print resource (in our Reference Collection: REF BS 440. A54 1992). Provides 6,000+ entries from 800 scholars. Contemporary Authors, included in Literature Resource Center Online version of Gale's print set (find it in the Reference Collection at REF PN 453. C63), providing biographical data on contemporary authors. Off-campus access. Credo Reference Online collection of over 300 reference title from 59 publishers. Access to 3 million records. Encyclopedia Britannica Online The online version of Britannica's latest encyclopedia (our most recent print issue is in the Ready Reference Collection at RDY REF AE 5. E363 2002), plus thousands of unique online articles, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (10th ed.), the Britannica Book of the Year, and links to WWW sites. Updated daily.

Grove Art Online Online version of Grove's 34-volume Dictionary of Art, with the addition of extensive internal links, and links to images from art collections around the world. Off-campus access. Illinois Digital Maps [Sanborn] Provides access to digitized Sanborn fire insurance maps to over 500 cities and towns in Illinois. Coverage: 1867-1970. MagillOnLiterature Plus Provides online access to Salem Press' editorially reviewed critical analyses and brief plot summaries, combined with thousands of biographical records and images. Source materials include Masterplots, Masterplots II, and other Magill review publications. Off-campus access. Oxford English Dictionary (2d. ed.) Online version of the premiere etymological dictionary of the English language (20-volume set in print, found in our Reference Collection at REF PE 1625. N53 1933). Oxford Reference Online Online versions of 100+ Oxford reference works: 1.5 million entries equivalent to 60,000 print pages. Title list; off-campus access. Sage E-Reference Fourty-seven reference titles covering a wide variety of subjects, including the humanities and social sciences. World Almanacs Provides online content for: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World Almanac of the USA, The World Almanac of U.S. Politics, and The World Almanac for Kids. Updated annually. Off-campus access.

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Off-campus access

Many of the above databases provide off-campus access. Monmouth College students, faculty and staff may obtain login / password information by contacting the Reference Desk at (309) 457-2301.