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Busse Library includes access to a large collection of reference books, sometimes in both print and electronic format. If the library owns a print edition (same or earlier) of the electronic book, the call number in included. The library owns other  Oxford dictionaries and companions in print that are not yet available electronically.

To search all of these electronic reference books simultaneously, go to (click here) Oxford Reference Online. To search within the subject groups, click on the subject heading in the list below. To search within a single book, click on its title to go to the search page.

Art & Architecture

• A Dictionary of Architecture
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms
• The Oxford Dictionary of Art
• A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
• The Oxford Companion to Western Art - N33 .O923 2001

Bilingual Dictionaries

• The Oxford Business French Dictionary (English-French)
• The Oxford Business French Dictionary (French-English)
• The Oxford Business Spanish Dictionary (English-Spanish)
• The Oxford Business Spanish Dictionary (Spanish-English)
• The Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary (English-French)
• The Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary (French-English)
• The Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary (English-German)
• The Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary (German-English)
• The Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary (English-Italian)
• The Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary (Italian-English)
• The Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary (English-Spanish)
• The Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary (Spanish-English)

Biological Sciences

• A Dictionary of Biology
• The Oxford Companion to the Body
• A Dictionary of Ecology
• A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
• A Dictionary of Scientists
• A Dictionary of Zoology

Classics

• The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization
• The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
• Who's Who in the Classical World
• The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary (English-Latin)
• The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary (Latin-English)

Computing

• A Dictionary of Computing
• A Dictionary of the Internet

Earth and Environmental Sciences

• A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
• The Oxford Companion to the Earth - QE5 .O94 2000 Ref
• A Dictionary of Ecology
• A Dictionary of Geography
• A Dictionary of Weather

Economics and Business

• A Dictionary of Accounting
• A Dictionary of Business
• A Dictionary of Economics
• A Dictionary of Finance and Banking

English Dictionaries and Thesauruses

• The Oxford American Dictionary of Current English
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary
• The Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English
• The Oxford Paperback Thesaurus

English Language Reference

• The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
• The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar
• Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
• A New Dictionary of Eponyms
• The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English
• The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
• The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style
• Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage

Food and Nutrition

• Food and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise
• A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition

General Reference

• A Dictionary of English Place-Names
• A Dictionary of First Names
• World Encyclopedia
• Handbook of the World

History

• The Oxford Companion to American Military History - E181 .O94 1999 Ref
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology
• The Oxford Companion to Australian History
• A Dictionary of British History
• The Oxford Companion to British History
• A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
• Dynasties of the World
• The Kings and Queens of Britain
• The Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History
• The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science
• A Dictionary of Political Biography
• The Oxford Dictionary of Popes - BX955.2 .K45 1986 Ref
• The Oxford Dictionary of Saints - BR1720 .F34 2000
• Who's Who in the Twentieth Century
• The Oxford Guide to the United States Government
• The Oxford Companion to United States History
• A Dictionary of World History
• The Oxford Companion to World War II - D740 .O93 1995

Law

• The Oxford Companion to American Law
• A Dictionary of Law
• The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions - KF4548 .O97 1999 Ref

Literature

• The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature
• The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature - PS21 .H32 1986 Ref
• The Oxford Companion to American Literature - PS21 H3 1948 Ref , 1965, 1983, 1995 (4 editions)
• The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
• The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
• The Oxford Companion to English Literature - PR19 .H3 1946 Ref, 1969, 1985, 1995, 2000 (5 editions)
• The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
• A Dictionary of Shakespeare
• The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare
• The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English - PR601 .O9 1994 Ref
• A Dictionary of Writers and their Works

Medicine

• Concise Medical Dictionary
• An A-Z of Medicinal Drugs
• A Dictionary of Nursing
• A Dictionary of Psychology - BF31 .C64x 2001 Ref

Military History

• The Oxford Companion to American Military History - E181 .O94 1999 Ref
• The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
• The Oxford Companion to World War II - D740 .O93 1995 Ref

Mythology and Folklore

• A Dictionary of African Mythology
• A Dictionary of Asian Mythology
• A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology - BL900 .E45 1992 Ref
• A Dictionary of English Folklore
• A Dictionary of Superstitions
• A Dictionary of World Mythology

Performing Arts

• The Oxford Dictionary of Dance - GV1585 .C78 2000 Ref
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music - ML100 .S367 1964 Ref
• The Oxford Companion to Music - ML100 .S37 1955 Ref
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera - ML102 .O6 R67 1979 Ref
• Who's Who in Opera
• The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre

Physical Sciences and Mathematics

• A Dictionary of Astronomy
• A Dictionary of Chemistry
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics
• A Dictionary of Physics
• A Dictionary of Scientists
• A Dictionary of Statistics

Politics and Social Sciences

• The Oxford Companion to the Body
• A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
• A Dictionary of Geography
• A Dictionary of Political Biography
• The Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World, second edition
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics
• A Dictionary of Psychology - BF31 .C64x 2001
• Dictionary of the Social Sciences
• A Dictionary of Sociology
• The Oxford Guide to the United States Government
• Handbook of the World

Quotations

• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
• The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations - PN6081.O9 1941 Ref, 1979 (2 editions)
• The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations - PN6080 .O94 1991 Ref

Religion and Philosophy

• A Dictionary of the Bible - BS440 .M36 1965a Ref
• The Oxford Companion to the Bible - BS440 .M434 1993 Ref
• The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible
• A Dictionary of Buddhism
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
• Oxford Dictionary of Islam
• A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion
• The Oxford Companion to Philosophy - B51 .O94 1995 Ref
• The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy - B41 .B53 1994 Ref
• The Oxford Dictionary of Popes - BX995.2 .K45 2000 Ref
• The Oxford Dictionary of Saints - BR1710 .F34 2000
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

Science

• A Dictionary of Astronomy
• A Dictionary of Biology
• The Oxford Companion to the Body
• A Dictionary of Chemistry
• A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
• The Oxford Companion to the Earth - QE5 .O94 2000
• A Dictionary of Ecology
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics
• Concise Medical Dictionary
• An A-Z of Medicinal Drugs
• The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science
• A Dictionary of Nursing
• A Dictionary of Physics
• A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
• A Dictionary of Psychology - BF 31 .C64x 2001 Ref
• A Dictionary of Scientists
• A Dictionary of Statistics
• A Dictionary of Weather
• A Dictionary of Zoology

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