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Reference Materials

Credo Reference
Extensive digital collection of authoritative encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, and other reference works. Search the entire database or browse titles by subject. (Infobase)
Gale eBooks
Encyclopedias and specialized electronic reference sources for multidisciplinary research. (Gale)
World Book Advanced
Well-established reference resource that integrates encyclopedia, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases into a single search. (World Book)

USA.gov
Official web portal of the U.S. Government that provides easy access to a broad range of consumer information and services.

The following states provide free access their online encyclopedias:

Opposing Viewpoints
A broad variety of data on today’s most pressing social issues. For each topic, this database explores issues from multiple perspectives through pro/con viewpoint essays, topic overviews, articles, multimedia, statistics, and much more. (Gale)
Points of View Reference Center
Resources that present multiple sides of important issues to help researchers assess them critically and respond to them persuasively. (EBSCOhost)
SIRS Issues Researcher
Background and analysis on leading issues, providing pros and cons on social, scientific, health, historic, economic, political, and global topics. (ProQuest)

Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute
Overviews and analyses of core legal materials, including the Constitution, the U.S. Code, Supreme Court decisions, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Bankruptcy Procedure, and Criminal Procedure.
Justia
A large database of case law, codes, opinion summaries, and other basic legal texts.
Oyez Project
A multimedia archive of the U.S. Supreme Court, including audio recordings of oral arguments and biographical information of both incumbent and historical justices of the Court and advocates who have argued before the court.