Virtual Reference Shelf
Listed here are four noteworthy general collections of links to online
reference tools.
Oxford Reference Online is purchased by the library; the
other three collections are free on the Web:
This Virtual
Reference Shelf page provides links to
(1) electronic databases purchased by the library (each is followed by
an
icon, which gives detailed information about its scope) and (2) quality resources free on the Web.
To use electronic databases purchased by the library, you must be a
student, faculty or staff member. Feel free to
Ask! a librarian for help.
Abbreviations
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Almanacs and Fast Facts
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Associations
see also
Grant Resources, below
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Awards and Prizes
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Biography
see also
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Thesauri :
Specialized Dictionaries and
Encyclopedias : History, below
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Books and Book Reviews
E-Books (and all items on
library "shelves") are found through
Wichita State University
Libraries Online Catalog. There's also a separate
Wichita State
University Libraries, E-Books
page. See Periodicals,
below, for information on finding full-text online journals
and journal articles.
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Calculators,
Weights and Measures
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Calendars, Clocks/Times
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Citation/Style Guides
see also
Language and Literature, below
- Compilations of sites, etc
- American Psychological Association
Citation/Style
- Chicago/Turabian Citation/Style
- Modern Language Association
Citation/Style
- Other Systems for Citation/Style
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Consumer Information
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Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Thesauri
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Digital
Library Resources
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Directories
- Associations
see
Associations, above
- Area Codes, Zip Codes, etc.
- Federal Government
see also
WSU Subject Librarian's
Government Information
page
- Finding People,
Businesses, etc.
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Dissertations
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Education
see also WSU Subject Librarian's
General Information
for Students and
Internet Resources for Educators pages
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Fine
and Performing Arts
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Genealogy
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Geography
and Maps
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Government Information
see also WSU Subject Librarian's
Government Information
page and Kansas Resources, below
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Grant Resources
see also Associations, above
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Health Sciences
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Kansas
Resources
see also WSU Subject Librarian's
Government Information
page, and
Kansas
and Wichita Area Resources
- Compilations of Sites
- Government Information
- Statistics
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Language and
Literature
see also
Citation and Style Guides and
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Thesauri, generally, above, and WSU Subject
Librarian's
English
and
Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures pages
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Law
see also
Government information, above
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Libraries
see also
Wichita
State University Libraries, Other Library Catalogs
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Medicine
see
Health Sciences,
above
Periodicals
Full-text online journals purchased by WSU Libraries are found through
Wichita State University
Libraries Online Catalog or the
Wichita
State University Libraries, E-Journals
page. TIP:
Use the Online Catalog to
determine whether the library has a particular run of e-journal or
print journal volumes; use
Electronic Databases to identify particular articles in journals
(and frequently link directly to their full text).
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Quotations
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Statistics
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Miscellaneous
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