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Reference LRC@TCC

Great for background and statistical information, a library's reference collection includes up-to-date sources of information such as atlases, encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, directories, bibliographies, indexes and abstracts. Generally designed for quick use by many, reference materials cannot be checked out. Locate reference works in the library catalog or use some of our selected online sources:

AccessScience (r) online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science

AP Images (r)

Animal Diversity Web phylum, class, order, pictures, etc.

Associations Unlimited (r) full-text information provided often includes phone numbers, address, and association brochures.

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

Biography and Genealogy Master Index (r)

Biography Reference Bank (r) 

Books in Print (r) 

Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S.)

Code of Virginia (Legislative Information System) 

Consumers Index (r)

Constitution of the United States

Constitution of Virginia

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy, Our Documents, Milestone Documents 

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (r)

Dictionaries

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus, One Look Dictionary Search, Reverse Dictionary or more dictionaries

Oxford English Dictionary

Encyclopaedia Britannica (r)

ENGnetBASE (160+ full-text engineering books) (r)

Essay & General Literature Index (r)

Flags of the World

Gale Virtual Reference Library (r)

Government Publications & Maps (title list)

Grove Art Online (r)

Grove Music Online (r)

Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance

How Products are Made

Literary Index

Literature Resource Center (r)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus

Occupational Outlook Handbook 

Oxford Reference Online Premium (r)

Oxford English Dictionary (r) 

Public Records Databases from Search Systems

Ready Reference (Internet Public Library) Dictionaries, almanacs, etc.

Roget's Thesaurus

Safari Tech Books (r)

STAT-USA (r) from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory (r)

Virginia Statistical Abstract

Virginia Colleges and Universities by name, type, location, and degree offered. (State Council of Higher Education for Virginia)

VIVA Full Text Online Journal Locator 

World Almanac (Facts on File) Reference Database and Encyclopedia (r)

World Almanacs  (r)

World Factbook 

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