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Frances Loeb Library

General Reference Resources

Chicago Manual of Style |Encyclopedia Britannica | Oxford English Dictionary | Statistical Universe | RefWorks | Social Explorer

Chicago Manual of Style
Fully searchable online version of the 15th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. Also includes Chicago Manual Q & A, online tools, and a Chicago Style Citation Quick Guide.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Includes articles not found in print version, links to other web sites, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Tenth Edition).

Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd Edition
Full text, definitions, etymologies and quotations are searchable. Updated quarterly.

LexisNexis Statistical
Indexes and abstracts statistical content of selected United States government publications, state government publications, business and association publications, and intergovernmental publications.

RefWorks
RefWorks, a web-based bibliographic management program, allows users with a Harvard ID and PIN to create a personal database of citations, abstracts, images, and other materials in electronic form, and to integrate these sources into bibliographies, articles, etc. written with Word and other word processors. Users create individual accounts on RefWorks servers; they can access their data from anywhere.) For additional information see Using RefWorks at Harvard.

Social Explorer
Presents historical census data for the United States through the use of interactive maps and reports. Currently provides access to data from 1940 to 2000 at census tract, county, state and national level.