Dictionaries
The library contains an extensive collection of online and print dictionaries.
Both e-book and print dictionaries can be found by searching the library catalog. Contained in the catalog are general dictionaries as well as a robust collection of subject specific dictionaries.
Dictionaries are also made available through the following databases.
- Merriam-Webster Online This link opens in a new windowIncludes English and Spanish dictionaries, thesaurus, and medical dictionary.
- Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new windowUse to find dictionary entries from the most authoritative dictionary of the English language. Contains entries that include a history of where a word was first published, alternate spellings, pronunciations, and an etymological analysis.
- Britannica Academic This link opens in a new windowUse to find general knowledge and background information on all major subjects. A great place to learn general and accurate information about a topic. Contains encyclopedia articles, images, video, sound files and primary source materials. Sourced from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the Year.
- WordReference.com (Multilingual Dictionaries) This link opens in a new windowIncludes: Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
- Music Online. Classical Music Reference Library This link opens in a new windowUse to find definitions and biographical information covering Western classical music from the medieval period through today. Contains full-text musical and notational terms, score and lyric excerpts, images, biographical information on major composers and artists, music score and lyric excerpts, musical and notation terms, taken from essential reference sources, including Baker's Dictionary of Music; Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians; Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music and other titles.