Reference: Ready Reference: Online Resources

Provides basic history, key facts, and statistical information on each of the 50 states. Also available at Main Campus Library in print.

Provides a range of historical and current information on African American history, society and culture, including Africa and the Black diaspora; film and television; landmarks; national organizations; population; religion; science and technology; and sports.

U.S. Department of State reports on contemporary political and economic conditions, government personnel and policies, political parties, religions, history, education, press, radio and TV, climate, and other characteristics of selected countries of the world

Plot synopses and basic critical evaluation of major works from English Literature. Also available at the Main Campus Library in print.

From the first civilizations to the 21st century this wide-ranging encompasses all of world history: great ages and monumental events; the rise and fall of cultures; names, dates, and statistics, and stories galore.

Authoritative information about the world today.

Subjects covered include word frequencies; sounds and sound symbolism; the structure of words; taboo words; lexical borrowing; words in dictionaries and thesauri; word origins and change; place and personal names; nicknames; taxonomies; word acquisition and bilingualism; words in the mind; word disorders; and word games, puns, and puzzles.