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Full-text, online reference sources including dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographies, quotations, and bilingual dictionaries. Content pages also include news, images, and videos.
- Coverage: varies, updates vary
- Receive through LOUIS membership
- Subjects: General, eBooks, Reference
Full-text encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for most academic disciplines.
- Coverage: most current edition, updated regularly
- Received through LOUIS membership
- Subjects: General, eBooks, Reference
Offers a selection of eBook titles covering a broad range of literary-related subjects. Selections include literary criticism, study guides, and classics.
- Coverage: dates vary - Received through LOUIS membership
- Subjects: Humanities, Literature, English, Reference, Mass Media
Full-text, online version of the Oxford English Dictionary.
- Coverage: updated every three months.
- Received through LOUIS membership
- Subjects: General, Literature, English, Reference, Mass Media
Full-text reference sources from Oxford University Press for most academic disciplines. Subscription includes access to English and bilingual dictionaries, thesauruses, quotations, maps, and much more.
- Coverage: updated monthly
- Purchased by Dupré Library in conjunction with LOUIS
- Note: Only one (1) user is allowed to use this resource at a time due to the licensing agreement with the database provider. Try again later if you experience access issues.
- Subjects: General, Reference