e-Reference Shelf

Search All (Gale Virtual Reference Library)

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Search for relevant encyclopedias on your topic.

Selected Subject Encyclopedias

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For more encyclopedias, go to subject pages.

Theology/Religion:

Literature:

Science:

History:

Psychology:

The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behaviorial Science (3rd ed.)
The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology (2nd ed.)

Social Sciences:

Arts:

Multidisciplinary Encyclopedias

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These sources will provide full text entries online:

These search tools can help you locate encyclopedias in both print and online formats:

Quotations

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Bilingual Dictionaries

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French-English/English-French:

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online Audio pronunciations are included.
Oxford Reference Online

German-English/English German:

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online with Audio pronunciations
Oxford Reference Online
Leo with audio pronunciations.

Irish-English/English-Irish:

Italian-English/English-Italian:

Oxford Reference Online

Latin-English/English-Latin:

Oxford Reference Online
Database of Latin Dictionaries Click "Enter databases," then select "Database of Latin Dictionaries".

Spanish-English/English-Spanish:

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online includes audio pronunciations
Oxford Reference Online

Translators

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AllWords.com includes English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
Babel Fish Translator
Lexicool.com

English Language Dictionaries

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Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) the most comprehensive dictionary of the English language. It includes extensive etymologies, definitions, pronunciations, quotations, date charts, and more.
Merriam-Webster includes audio pronunciations

Thesaurus

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Roget's II : The New Thesaurus

Abbreviations

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Abbreviations:

Grammar

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Grammar:

Elements of Style The William Strunk classic.

Biographies - Subject Specific

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Theology/Religion

Acta Sanctorum Database. Collection of texts on the lives of the saints from the beginning of the Christian era to the end of the sixteenth century.
Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. . Biographies of the 20th century cardinals and of the events and documents concerning the origin of the Roman cardinalate ... [more] and its historic evolution.

Sciences

Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists.
Dictionary of Scientific Biography. This reference source contains biographies of mathematicians and natural scientists from all countries and from all historical periods.

Arts & Humanities

Literature Resource Center. Provides biographical, bibliographical, and critical content on literary figures from all time periods.
Oxford Art Online.
Oxford Music Online -

Political Science

International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who. . Includes information on countries, territories and federal states; significant international and national organizations; and biographical ... [more] profiles of significant people.

Biographies - By Geographic Area

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American National Biography. . A standard biographical resource for more than 17,000 notable people in American history.
Contemporary Hispanic Biography. . Biographies of Latinos and Latinas in the international Hispanic community.
Dictionary of Irish Biography. Online searchable database corresponding to the Royal Irish Academy/Cambridge University Press's print DIB.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. . The classic, authoritative biographical source for British history.

Biographies - General

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Biographical Dictionary.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index.
Biography in Context. .
Biography.com. Over 25,000 entries from historical and popular culture.
Who's Who on the Web
World Who's Who.

Genealogy

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Ancestry Library Edition Searchable genealogical information on billions of names across thousands of census and related collections.
Biography and genealogy master index. Indexes hundreds of biographical sources covering individuals, living and dead, from every field of activity worldwide.
BlackPast.org. . Provides reference materials on six centuries of African American history. Includes an online encyclopedia of hundreds of famous and lesser known figures in African America.
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Ellis Island. The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation (SOLEIF) web site for searching immigration records from Ellis Island’s archives.
Family Search. . An important source for genealogy research maintained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Genealogy Home Page. An all-in-one resource for genealogy topics.
Geneaology.com. Online resource for genealogy searches.
World vital records. Provides genealogy databases and family history networking tools. Includes U.S. content, plus international data like the United Kingdom ... [more] censuses, birth, marriage, and death records, Genealogical Publishing Company, Archive CD Books Australia, the International Newspaper Collection, Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild, and more.

ACS: American Chemical Society

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Used for: Chemistry

Library Copy: Chem/Physics [231 Nieuwland] General Collection
QD 8.5 .A25 2006 The ACS Style Guide. Printed 3rd. ed., 2006 (other copies)

Quick guides:

BibTeX

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BibTeX is an open source tool and file format that works in conjunction with LaTeX documents (used in math and science). BibTeX was created for use with LateX software, but now compatabile with other software. Widely used in math, science and engineering. More help can be found at the Ames Library RefWorks and BibTeX Libguide or the MIT Libguide EndNote with LaTeX and BibTex.

There are also a number of plugins and tools available on the BibTeX Links webpage including BibDesk for Mac.

Turnitin.com : For ND Faculty

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Investigating Possible Plagiarism

In the Fall of 2002, the University joined Turnitin.com to provide assistance to faculty checking possible plagiarism from the internet. However, due to the very limited ways in which Turnitin has been used over the past seven years, the University has decided to drop its institutional subscription and to provide individual licenses on an as-needed basis. Faculty members can get these individual subscriptions of Turnitin.com at the university’s expense.

Other highly effective alternative means of detecting plagiarism include Google (simply run a search on suspect passages) and WCopyfind, a freeware program available for download at the following site: http://plagiarism.phys.virginia.edu/Wsoftware.html

For assistance purchasing an individual license to Turnitin.com, please contact Jeanne Bowen, Officer Assistant in the Provost’s Office.

Office (jbowen1@nd.edu; 631–5716).

AAA: American Anthropological Association

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Used for: Anthropology

Library copy: Not available at this time

Quick Guides:
AAA Style Guide American Anthropological Association, 2009

Turabian

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Used for: Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences.

Library Copy: Hesburgh Library Reference Desk LB 2369 .T8 2007. Turabian, Kate. A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations. 7th ed., 2007 (other copies)

Quick Guides:

Chicago Manual of Style

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Used for: Arts, History, Literature, Sciences

Electronic Access: Chicago Manual of Style

Library copy: Hesburgh Library Reference Desk Z 253. U69 2010. Chicago Manual of Style. Printed 16th ed., 2010 (other copies)

Quick guides:

ASA Style Guide

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Used for: Sociology

Library Copy: Not available at this time.

Quick Guides:

Quick Style Guide. American Sociological Association. 2007. American Sociological Association Style Guide. 3rd ed. Washington, DC

CSE: Council of Science Editors

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Used for: Natural sciences, including Biology, Geology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics

Library copy: Hesburgh Library Reference Collection T 11 .S386 2006 Scientific style and format. Printed 7th ed., 2006

Quick guides:

MLA Style

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Used for: Literature, Liberal Arts, Humanities

Library Copy: Hesburgh Library Reference Desk LB 2369 .G53 2009. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Printed 7th ed., 2009. (other copies)

Quick Guides:

Formatting Tools

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RefWorks.

Software to easily import or add citations. Create and store bibliographies automatically in chosen style format.

Need assistance with RefWorks? Contact us.

Free basic online citation managers, with limited functionality: Mendeley,

EasyBib, NoodleBib Express, Zotero, Bibme, Citation Machine, Connotea

Having trouble choosing a citation manager? Visit this Wikipedia article for comparisons.

Other Guides for Citing Sources:

Other suggested sites? Contact us

APA Style

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Used for: Sciences, Social Sciences.

Library copy: Hesburgh Library Reference Desk BF 76.7 .P83 2010 Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Printed 6th ed., 2010 (other copies)

Quick guides:

Film Reviews

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Film reviews and film criticism resources available at Notre Dame Visit this guide for a comprehensive list of resources for location film reviews and film criticism.

Book Reviews

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Book Review Digest
New York Times Book Review Books since 1996
London Review of Books
Books in Print
Choice Reviews Online
H-Net Reviews
MagillOnLiterature Reviews of literature titles.
Education Review Education.
EH.net Economics, history, and related fields.
Medieval Review Medieval Studies.

Article databases that include book reviews

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Tax Information

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Federal Tax Forms and Publications

Online Forms: Select and download multiple Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Forms and Publications.
Paper Forms: IRS Paper forms and publications are no longer available in the Hesburgh Libraries. All tax forms are available from the IRS office in South Bend, Indiana located at 100 E. Wayne Street. This office is open Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They can be contacted by phone at (574) 236-8149.
Forms by Phone: Forms and publications are also available by phone: 1-800-TAX-FORM.
IRS e-file (electronic filing): The IRS e-file program offers quick, easy, and accurate alternatives to paper returns.

Indiana Tax Forms and Publications

Online Forms: Select and download Indiana Department of Revenue muliple forms and publications.
Paper Forms: Paper forms are no longer available at the Hesburgh Libraries.
Email: Forms and publications can by requested by sending an email to the Indiana Department of Revenue at pfrequest@dor.state.in.us.
Fax: The Tax Fax system allows taxpayers and preparers to dial a fax machine and request a publication or form by number. The Tax Fax number is 1-317-233-2329.
INfreefile (electronic filing): Link to Indiana filing and payment methods.

Other State Tax Forms and Publications

All state tax forms: http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/link/forms.html

Tax Assistance Programs

The Vivian Harrington Gray Notre Dame-Saint Mary's Tax Assistance Program provides free preparation services for individuals who meet income limits. The current tax year income limit is gross or total earnings of $40,000
Service for U.S. citizens, greencard holders
Service for international visitors

Federal tax questions by phone: 1-800-829-1040.

Photographs and Images

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ARTstor Searchable database of more than 1,000,000 images applicable to different times, cultures, and disciplines.
Corbis Photographs for personal and professional use.
FreeFoto.com One of the largest collections of free photographs for non-commercial use on the Internet.
Getty Images Collections of photography and cinematography from around the world.
Google Image Search
NYPL Digital Gallery Images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library.
Science Photo Library .
Washington Post Photos Requires free registration.
Wikimedia Commons: Images Media repository that is created and maintained by volunteers.

How do I find?

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Calculators, Converters and Currency

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CalculateMe Conversions and calculations for temperature, weight, exchange rates, etc.
ConvertIt.com Converts measurements, currency, time, etc.
FX History: Historical Currency Exchange Rate World wide historical currency exchange rates for over 35 years.
Homefair.com Compare salaries, cost of living, etc. for U. S. cities.
KnowledgeDoor Unit and base conversion as well as an extensive library of units and constants
Temperature Conversion Converts Celsius to Fahrenheit and the reverse
Universal Currency Converter Up to date currency conversion for most countries.

Directories

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Alumni directory / University of Notre Dame Coverage: 2001Official directory of Notre Dame graduates.
Business and company resource center Coverage: 1980- A wide variety of global business information, including company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, and more.
Conduit 11850: Telephone Directory Inquiries Online search facility for telephone numbers in Ireland.
Directory of American firms operating in foreign countries Directory information on American companies with substantial investment in overseas operations.
Directory of Foreign firms operating in the United States Directory information on foreign companies with substantial investment in American operations.
Dun & Bradstreet's Million dollar database Provides information on U.S. public and private businesses (and their executives) with sales of at least one million dollars or 20+.
Peterson's Grad Channel Graduate schools and programs by name, location, or program.
Scholarly Societies Project World-wide scholarly societies by name or abbreviation.
Serials directory. Popular serial publications.
Switchboard Search for individual and business phone numbers. Includes a reverse function.
U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes
White Pages Search for persons or businesses
Eircom Phonebook Telephone directory for Republic of Ireland.

Maps and GIS

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- National Atlas of the United States
  
  Designed to provide a reliable summary of national-scale geographical information.
- A-Z Maps Online contains 4,000+ maps of continents, countries, and states as well as political, population, climate, and other thematic maps
- Digital Sanborn Maps 1867-1970 includes more than 660,000 large-scale maps of more than 12,000 American towns and cities.
- Google Earth
  
  Free high resolution mapping software with satellite imagery. Download required
- Barrington atlas of the Greek and Roman world map-by-map directory
  
  Provides information about every place or feature in the Barrington Atlas, including references to ancient testimony or modern studies. ... [more] [less]
- GIS Atlas for Indiana
  
  Online atlas providing information on demographics, hydrology, elevation, geology, mining and much more for the state of Indiana.
- Map collections, 1500-2004
  
  Library of Congress map collections. Part of the American Memory project.
- Maps at Hesburgh Libraries provides information on maps at Hesburgh libraries and web resources for maps.
- University of Colorado Boulder Map Library links to online resources