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A collection of reference titles in the area of information science. Contains full-text articles and chapters regarding research, trends, technologies, and challenges in the fields of information science, technology and management.

Grove Music Online comprises the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London, 2001), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, edited by Stanley Sadie (London, 1992), and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition, edited by Barry Kernfeld (London, 2002).

The Macquarie Dictionary is constantly updated with new words as they enter our language. The online service gives you access to the Macquarie Dictionary Fourth Edition, as well as access to the Macquarie Thesaurus.

The complete OED online with over 600,000 words, and 2.4 million phrases.

A single search across all Oxford's academic offerings including reference works, handbooks and journals.

Contains music reference information from dictionaries and encyclopedias, including:

• Grove Music Online
• The Oxford Companion to Music
• The Oxford Dictionary of Music

A good starting place for research, including a range of dictionaries and encyclopaedias. Limit search results to quick reference or include the full reference library.

The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus that creates word maps that represent meanings and related words. Its innovative display encourages exploration and learning.