Databases & E-Reference Materials

A collection of humanities and social sciences encyclopedias, dictionaries, and reference works published by Oxford University Press.

Provides comprehensive information on major topics of scholarly interest within the study of Islam and women including self and body, immigration, culture and expression, politics, education, medicine, and community. Focus is on showcasing ways in which women, both past and present, have played a vital role at all levels of family and society.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Music of India depicts the story of Indian music through 2,000 years of history. Entries cover forms of music, from classical to film-originated, as well as dance styles, technical terms, instruments, and biographies of vocalists, musicologists, poets, composers, and instrumentalists. Also covers the music of the Subcontinent, including Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

This encyclopedia covers theatre and performance, from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments around the globe. Entries cover dance, opera, radio, film, television, and popular performance, including carnivals, circus, and public executions.

Provides full text access to the Oxford English Dictionary online. Includes definitions, etymologies, and quotations.

This resource includes a full-text, printer-friendly digital edition of the Oxford History of Western Music with 500 illustrations and 1,800 musical examples. There are more than 1,700 links provided to relevant entries in Grove Music Online.

Contains full text to some Oxford books in the areas of biology, psychology, social work, linguistics, economics and finance, neuroscience, philosophy, political science, religion, and public health.

Index to public and social policy issues, foreign and domestic. Materials indexed include journal articles, government documents, books, pamphlets, yearbooks, and directories.

Electronic version of the 21-volume publication; covers Eisenhower's career before and during World War II and through his presidency.

Access conference papers from every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop, and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre.