Reference Collection
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Enter your search terms in the box below to search the contents of our print and electronic encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries and more!
Best Bets for Online Reference
- Reference Universe - Search the contents of UFV's print and electronic reference collections in one easy step
- Oxford Reference Online Premium - Over 170 online reference books from Oxford University Press. (UFV has a license for this product.)
- Sage Knowledge - This reference database includes hundreds of Sage handbooks and encyclopedias, providing detailed, authorative background information in the social sciences.
- Blackwell Reference Online - Authoritative handbooks and companions in the humanities and social sciences.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library - Subject specialized encyclopedias from prestigious academic publishers including Greenwood, Elsevier, MacMillan and Gale. (UFV has a license for this product.)
- AccessScience - A multi-media scholarly reference source in the area of science and technology, and is comprised of the following: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (10th edition), McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Yearbook of Science & Technology, and approximately 3500 biographies of scientists.
- Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia - a general encyclopedia covering all subject areas. (UFV has a license for this product.)
- Encyclopedia of British Columbia - Comprehensive online reference source for British Columiba-related information, including articles, photographs, statistics, maps, tables, charts, diagrams, sound clips, video clips and links to Web sites. (UFV has a license for this product.)
Virtual Reference Collections
- Answers.com - wide subject coverage, with material drawn from recognized reference sources
- Bartleby.com - respected reference sources, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and much more
- Virtual Reference Shelf - general and subject specific reference sources, compiled by Library of Congress
Almanacs, Yearbooks, Annual Reports ( Provide good Statistical information )
- Amnesty International Annual Report - report on human rights in 159 countries
- B.C Vital Statistics Agency Annual Report - detailed statistics on birth, death, marriages
- Canada Year Book - very good source for Canadian statistics. From Statistics Canada
- Canada Year Book Historical Collection - online collection of the Canada Yearbook, from 1867 - 1967. Excellent resource for historical statistics, demographic information, economic data.
- Demographic Yearbook - detailed demographic statistics for over 230 countries in the world
- State of the World's Children - (UNICEF) Information on the state of children throughout the world
- World Development Indicators - Comprehensive data on countries of the world. Poverty, population, unemployment, housing, pollution, etc.
- World Factbook - information on geography, demographics, government, economy of countries
Atlases
Biography
Conversion
Dictionaries / Thesauri
Digital Collections
Directories
Associations and Organizations
College and Universities
Companies
Libraries and Museums
Postal/Phone Directories
Publishing
- Books in Print (Global) - Database of over 11 million books, audio books and video titles. Provides publishing and price information. (UFV has a license for this product.)
- Ulrich's Periodicals Directory - comprehensive directory of information for serials (journals, magazines, etc.) published worldwide. (UFV has a license for this product.)
Social Service Agencies
Encyclopaedias
Government Information
Internet Searching
Concept Clustering
Subject Directories
Law and Legislation
News
Statistics
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