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MLA International Bibliography
Modern literature, language, linguistics, and folklore journal articles and books. Citations with links to full text. Publication dates: 1926 to present
Oxford English Dictionary
The OED is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history and pronunciation of over half a million words, from across the English-speaking world.
The online Oxford English Dictionary contains the complete A to Z sequence of the Second Edition, its three-volume Additions Series, and draft material produced in the progress towards the Third Edition. The OED is an historical dictionary of English. It aims to show not only the current meanings of words, but also to trace their development through time. Entries contain detailed etymological analysis and are illustrated by quotations from a wide range of English language sources from around the world. Revised and new entries will be added to the online Dictionary every quarter. The full text, definitions, etymologies, and quotations are all searchable.
Oxford Reference Online: English Dictionaries and Thesauruses
Brings together language reference works from one of the world's largest reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource.

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Topic Overviews in English

Dictionary of Literary Biography
Biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres.
DLB Complete Online includes the DLB main series, the DLB Documentary Series, and the DLB Yearbook Series.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Biographies of the men and women who shaped British history; includes illustrations Publication dates: Antiquity to 2003
Limited to one user at a time
Oxford Bibliographies
Topical bibliographies in the humanities and social sciences. Oxford Bibliography
Oxford Bibliographies offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on specific topics in a growing range of subject areas. There are at least 50 specific topical bibliographies in each subject area. Each of these features an introduction to the topic. Bibliographies are browsable by subject area and are keyword searchable.

Article Databases in English

Cambridge Core
Books and journals from Cambridge University Press, including Cambridge Companions and Cambridge Histories.
Project Muse
Full-text scholarly journals. Publication dates: mostly 1960 to present (some earlier)

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