Virtual Reference Shelf
The following is a tool to expedite your access to electronic reference books that are sometimes not easily found in our extensive list of databases. Click here for the full subject list of databases.
This collection of more commonly used resources has been assembled mostly from our databases and from the free Bartleby website. Together they constitute a portable, ‘virtual' reference shelf, available anywhere on the Internet. Our resources require your UNH login and password. Look for many more standard reference works like these as you visit the bracketed sources. They can help you with quick questions as well as with lengthier subject inquiries.
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Use the Virtual Reference Shelf for:
- Online dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, and more
- Fast facts, definitions, concepts, formulas, statistics
- E-Z access to 100s of E-reference books from the bracketed sources
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General Reference
Art / Architecture
Abbreviations Dictionary [ENGnetBASE]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [CREDO]
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia [CREDO]
The Columbia Encyclopedia [CREDO]
Statistical Abstract of the United States [US Gov't Doc]
U.S. Census 2000 State & County Statistical QuickFacts [CREDO]
Dictionary of Architecture and Construction [CREDO]
Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists [CREDO]
Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms [CREDO]
Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers [CREDO]
Time Saver Standards for Architectural Design [CREDO]
Chambers Biographical Dictionary [CREDO]
Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography [CREDO]
Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography [CREDO]
Marquis Who Was Who in America, 1607-1984 [CREDO]
Capstone Encyclopaedia of Business [CREDO]
Dictionary of Economics [CREDO]
Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms [CREDO]
Dictionary of Human Resources and Personnel Management [CREDO]
Dictionary of Leisure, Travel and Tourism [CREDO]
Encyclopedia of Small Business [iCONN]
International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management [CREDO]
Penguin International Dictionary of Finance [CREDO]
Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Online [CRC]
Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables [Knovel]
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry [Knovel]
Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook [Knovel]
Smithsonian Physical Tables [Knovel]
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Dictionary of Conflict Resolution [CREDO]
Dictionary of Law [CREDO]
Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence and Security [iCONN]
Encyclopedia of the European Union [CREDO]
Emily Post's Etiquette [Bartleby]
Robert's Rules of Order [Bartleby]
Dictionary of Geology and Mineralogy [Knovel].
U*X*L Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geological Features [iCONN]
World of Earth Science [iCONN]
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Civil Engineering Handbook [ENGnetBASE]
CRC Handbook of Engineering Tables [ENGnetBASE]
Engineering Handbook [ENGnetBASE]
Engineering Measurements - Methods and Intrinsic Errors [Knovel]
Mechanical Engineers' Handbook [Knovel]
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Click here for more engineering resources from ENGnetBASE
Benders' Dictionary of Nutrition and Food Technology [CREDO]
Dictionary of Food: International Food and Cooking Terms from A to Z [CREDO]
Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements [Informa]
Columbia Gazetteer of North America [Bartleby]
Collins World Atlas Gazetteer [CREDO]
Dictionary of Physical Geography [CREDO]
Health / Medicine
Cambridge Historical Dictionary of Disease [CREDO]
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary [CREDO]
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine [iCONN]
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer [iCONN]
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders [iCONN]
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine [iCONN]
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body [Bartleby]
Mosby's Dental Dictionary [CREDO]
American Historical Documents: 1000-1904 [Bartleby]
Andromeda Encyclopedic Dictionary of World History [CREDO]
Concise Atlas of World History [CREDO]
Encyclopaedia of the Renaissance [CREDO]
Reader's Companion to American History [CREDO]
Who's Who in Ancient Egypt [CREDO]
Who's Who in The Roman World [CREDO]
American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms [CREDO]
Columbia Guide to Standard American English [Bartleby]
The Elements of Style (Strunk) [Bartleby]
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus [Bartleby]
Collins French Dictionary Plus [CREDO]
Collins German Dictionary [CREDO]
Collins Italian Dictionary [CREDO]
Collins Portuguese Dictionary [CREDO]
Collins Spanish Dictionary [CREDO]
Dictionary of Languages [CREDO]
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable [Bartleby]
The Harvard Classics + Shelf of Fiction [Bartleby]
Shakespeare: Plays and Sonnets [Bartleby]
Yale Book of American Verse [Bartleby]
Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music [CREDO]
Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music [CREDO]
Harvard Dictionary of Music [CREDO]
Bloomsbury Guide to Human Thought [CREDO]
Dictionary of World Philosophy [CREDO]
Encyclopedia of Ethics [CREDO]
Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science [CREDO]
A Dictionary of Diplomacy [CREDO]
Dictionary of Politics and Government [CREDO]
Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science [CREDO]
Encyclopedia of Women and Gender [CREDO]
Penguin Dictionary of Psychology [CREDO]
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations [Bartleby]
Bloomsbury Thematic Dictionary of Quotations [CREDO]
Columbia World of Quotations [Bartleby]
Simpson's Contemporary Quotations [Bartleby]
Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend [CREDO]
New Encyclopedia of Judaism [CREDO]
Who's Who in Christianity [CREDO]
Who's Who in Classical Mythology [CREDO]
Bridgeman History of Science [CREDO]
Dictionary of Communications Technology [CREDO]
Encyclopedia of Computer Science [CREDO]
Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures [Knovel]
Encyclopedia of Science and Technology [McGraw-Hill]
Encyclopedia of 20th Century Technology [CREDO]
Laws and Models: Science, Engineering, and Technology [ENGnetBASE]
Cassell's Peoples, Nations and Cultures [CREDO]
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America [iCONN]
Encyclopedia of Population [iCONN]
Fashion, Costume, and Culture... through the Ages [iCONN]
Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary [CREDO]
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture [iCONN]
Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States [Bartleby]
The World's Famous Orations [Bartleby]
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