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Reference Tools

All of the basic research tools such as dictionaries and encyclopedias that you expect to find in a library.

Millsaps Online Reference Materials

• Encyclopedia Britannica Online
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP)

Print Reference Sources

The reference area of the library also has a good collection of print reference resources.

Search our collection of reference books.

Keywords Authors Titles Subjects

Library of Congress Virtual Reference Shelf

• Abbreviations
• Almanacs and Fast Facts
• Arts and Music
• Associations
• Awards/Prizes
• Books, Periodicals, and Publishing
• Business
• Calculators
• Calendars, Clocks/Times
• Consumer Information
• Current Events On the Web
• Dictionaries/Thesauri
• Directories
• Education
• Encyclopedias
• Genealogy, Biography and Archaeology
• Grant Resource
• Health/Medical
• History (General)
• Language and Literature
• Law
• Libraries
• Maps/Driving Directions
• Political Science and Government
• Quotations
• Science, Technology and Engineering
• Statistics

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