LibGuides: E-Books: Reference Collections

Virtual Reference Books

GALE Virtual Reference Database has 14 multi-volume reference sets, mainly in History, Science, and Literature.

Oxford Art Online
Provides access to Grove Art Online, the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and the Oxford Companion to Western Art. Grove Art Online is the foremost scholarly art encyclopedia, covering both Western and non-Western art.
Oxford Music Online
Includes the full text of Grove Music Online, the Oxford Dictionary of Music, and the Oxford Companion to Music.
The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Over 57,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the present. Updated three times a year.
Oxford English Dictionary

Online dictionary.
Oxford Premium Language Dictionaries
Oxford Reference Online

More than 175 full-text reference books on a variety of subjects.
Salem Health

Includes the complete content of the reference set Psychology and Mental Health.
Salem History

Includes the complete content of Milestone Documents, The Decades (an American history series), Great Lives from History (worldwide coverage), and Great Events from History (worldwide coverage).
Salem Literature

The complete content of the multi-volume sets "Magill's Literary Annuals" and "Critical Insights: Authors"
Salem Science

Full text of the Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues