Reference Shelf  Tags: reference  

Verify facts, get definitions, find concise background information on such topics as Iran-Contra, the Berlin Wall, John Steinbeck or the New Deal to name just a few of the millions of topics available in electronic reference sources. Click on the tabs above to find sources brought to you by Brandeis Library & Technology Services or are freely available on the Web. For additional sources, including hundreds of dictionaries, handbooks, specialized encyclopedias, and other reference works, consult our e-reference collections, which include:

• Blackwell Reference Online
• Credo Reference
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection
• Sage Reference Online 

Search these collections (as well as others) simultaneously using Brandeis Scholar’s “Biography & Reference” Quick Set or select them individually and choose the “Advanced Search” option for more focused searching.

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For more information about these reference resources, or if you need help,  please contact Ralph Szymczak, szymczak@brandeis.edu, x64673 or Katherine Button, button@brandeis.edu, x64729. Help is also available from our subject liaisons.