References Tools
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- Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated contains more than 95,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 26,000 photographs of the subjects.
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online
- Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
- Oxford English Dictionary the most authoritative dictionary of English, includes extensive history of words, variant spellings and usages
Directories
- Associations Unlimited directory of approximately 160,000 international and U.S. nonprofit membership organizations, giving: location, size, purpose, contacts, and more
- Congressional Directory directory of current members of Congress, including committees of House and Senate
- Contemporary Authors
- Foundation Directory
- US Government Manual*
Government
- THOMAS* (info about US government from the Library of Congress)