Category Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
Australian Dictionary of Biography Online
This is the Internet version of the ADB print edition found in Volumes 1 to 16 of the continuing series and supplement. The articles are concise, authoritative accounts of the lives of significant and representative persons in Australian history. Please note that they were written progressively from the early 1960s to the present. Therefore,some may not reflect the latest scholarship or current mores.
Provider: Australian National UniversityAustralian
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Business Who's Who of Australia
A directory of Australian private and public companies which is fully searchable by industry or by region.
Provider: Dun & BradstreetAustralian
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Encyclopaedia Britannica Library Edition Online
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online includes the Complete Encyclopaedia, the Student Encyclopaedia and the Junior Encyclopaedia. There are more than 150,000 articles, links to over 20,000 Internet sites reviewed by Britannica editors, as well as over 750 full text journals and magazines.
Provider: BritannicaFulltext
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Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Covers popular music of all genres and all times, including rock and roll, jazz, blues, country, folk, rap, musicals, world music, and more
Provider: OxfordFulltext
INDBIO: Indian Biography Data
A comprehensive dictionary of the men and women who have been India's legislators between 1977 and April 1996.
Provider: InformitFulltext
MacquarieNet
Australia's Online Reference Library for students, teachers and general users. Its broad and diverse collection of resources includes interactive maps,a range of Macquarie dictionaries,daily ABC news feeds, images and interactive Learning Trails.
Provider: Macquarie OnlineAustralian
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Oxford Reference Online Premium
Excellent quick reference information together with authoritative in-depth articles and good functionality makes this a great all round resource. 25 subject areas with over one million entries and includes a wide range of additional material such as maps, illustrations and timelines.
Provider: OxfordFulltext
World Book Online Reference Center
Excellent online reference source, containing state-of-the-art multimedia, maps, editor reviewed web sites and related articles from major newspapers and magazines.
Provider: World Book Inc.Fulltext
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