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ENGL 501: Advanced Creative Writing - Nonfiction Writing
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Encyclopedias and Handbooks
The following resources are a good place to begin finding background information.
Oxford English Dictionary online
Guide
Contains the complete text of the OED's 20-volume Second Edition
and 3-volume Additions Series. Also includes draft material from the current
OED project, representing the latest progress towards a completely
revised and updated Third Edition. The OED online can be used to perform
simple searches for word definitions, or for full-text searching of all
OED's definitions, etymologies and quotations through the Search
function. Updated quarterly.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
It consists of a fully searchable and browsable collection of authoritative references,
including Britannica's latest article database, hundreds of articles not found in the print
Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Tenth Edition), the Britannica Book of the Year
thousands of links to other World Wide Web sites selected by Britannica editors.
Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
The largest single reference source in astronomy and astrophysics containing more than 2,750 entries. Areas of coverage include active galaxies, astrometry, astrophysical theory, atmospheres, binary stars, biography, clusters, coordinates, cosmology, earth, education, galaxies, heliosphere, history, interstellar medium, instrumentation, light, magnetosphere, matter, planet earth, public impact, solar activity, solar heliosphere, solar interior, solar systems, space, stellar astrophysics, stellar populations, telescopes, and time.
This encyclopedia was designed to include a vast range of different types of entries, including key individuals, polices, problems, processes, and theoretical concepts that straddle what has traditionally been known as “society”
and the “environment.”
Reflects how the growth of geography has propelled a demand for intermediaries between the abstract language of academia and the ordinary language of everyday life. Covers a diverse array of topics to offer a comprehensive and useful summary of the state of the discipline in the early 21st century.
Environmental Web Sites
EarthPortal offers scientifically sound environmental news, research reports and the Encyclopedia of the Earth.
EOL is a collection of information about life on earth. This includes articles, images, videos, taxonomy and more.
American Museum of Natural History
Check out the Science tab on the Museum's website for recent science reports and news.
Lots of information, images and exhibits to explore.
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