Reference: Reference Databases @ UWA

Biography Index: Past and Present is a trusted, biographical resource.  Featuring retrospective coverage from Biography Index back to its first publication in 1946, it combines retrospective coverage with current indexing.

This resource offers the in-depth, original profiles of Current Biography and World Authors series, the thorough periodicals coverage of Biography Index, and the specialist biographical content of Junior Authors & Illustrators.

Combination of the insightful Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools provides the variety of reliable sources that students need to consult when conducting thorough research.

The Encyclopedia of Alabama is a free, online reference resource on Alabama’s history, culture, geography, and natural environment.

Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world.

Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection combines rich and scholarly resources offered by acclaimed titles in the Oxford Companions series with authoritative quick-reference coverage of the full subject spectrum.