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Blackwell Reference Online
A group of handbooks and guides in the areas of Anthropology, Art, Business and Management, Classics, Communication and Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Economics, Gender Studies, Geography, History, Linguistics, Literature , Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Race and Ethnicity Studies, Religion and Sociology. The largest collections are in Business and Economics, History, Linguistics, Literature, Philosophy and Religion.

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.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Includes full text of a variety of print Gale reference sources.

After logging in, click on "Title List" for a complete list of included titles. A few of the available titles are:

Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students , 4v, 2002
Americans at War , 4v, 2005
Arts and Humanities Through the Eras , 5v, 2005
Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America , 6v, 2000
College Blue Book , 32nd Ed., 6v, 2005
Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict , 2v, 2005
Encyclopedia of Aging , 4v, 2002
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy , 2nd Ed., 3v, 2002
Encyclopedia of American Industries , 4 Ed., 2v, 2005
Encyclopedia of American Religions , 7th Ed., 2003
Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion , 3v, 2005
Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , 3v, 2005
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa , 2nd Ed., 4v, 2004
Encyclopedia of World Biography , 2 Ed., 23v, 1998
Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce , 2v, 2002
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America , 2nd Ed., 3v, 2000
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History , 2v, 1999
Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans , 21st Ed., 2004
Vietnam War Reference Library , 5v, 2001

Citation Guides for Print & Electronic Resources

from the UA Library
Examples of citations for MLA, APA, and Chicago Styles, as well as links to subject specific citation styles.

Writing Assistance: UA Department of History

UA History Department Web site with information about writing a research paper for history courses. Created especially to assist students in INDV and TRAD history courses.