Selected Online Subject Dictionaries

Selected Biographical Dictionaries

• American National Biography
  Offers portraits of more than 17,400 men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the nation.
• Dictionary of National Biography
  An illustrated collection of 50,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain′s past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2000.
• Penguin Biographical Dictionary of Women
• Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography
• Marquis Who′s Who in the World
• Marquis Who′s Who in America
• Chambers Biographical Dictionary  
• Current Biography [Print: REF CT100 .C8]
• Biography Index [Print: REF Z5301 .B5]

Selected Fine Arts Dictionaries

• Grove Art Online
  Grove Art Online comprises the full text of The Dictionary of Art, edited by Jane Turner (1996, 34 vols) and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, edited by Hugh Brigstocke (2001).
• Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers
• Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists
• Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms
• Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists
• Hutchinson Dictionary of Symbols in Art
• Oxford Companion to Western Art
• Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
• Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
• Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms
• Oxford Dictionary of Art
• Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
• Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music
• Harvard Dictionary of Music
• New Penguin Dictionary of Music
• Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Classical Music
• Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Music
• NPR Classical Music Companion: Terms and Concepts from A to Z
• New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians [Print: REF ML100 .N48 2001]
• Oxford Companion to American Theatre
• Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
• Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance
• Oxford Dictionary of Dance
• Cambridge Guide to the Theatre
• Routledge Guide to Broadway
• Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera
• Who′s Who in Opera
• Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Cinema
• Dictionary of Film Terms: the Aesthetic Companion to Film Art [Print: REF PN1993.45 .B33 2006]
• International Dictionary of Broadcasting and Film
• Dictionary of Architecture and Construction (Harris)

Selected Historical Dictionaries
[Check library catalog using search terms "history" or "historical" and "dictionaries" for other historical dictionaries]

• Dictionary of Contemporary World History
• Great American History Fact-Finder
• Collins Dictionary of British History
• Chambers Dictionary of World History
• Encyclopedia Dictionary of World History
• Dictionary of World History
• Hutchinson Dictionary of American History
• One Europe, Many Nations: a Historical Dictionary of European National Groups
• Oxford Companion to American Military History
• Historical Dictionary of School Segregation and Desegregation: the American Experience
• Historical Dictionary of the 1970′s
• Historical Dictionary of the 1960′s
• Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century World History
• Historical Dictionaries of: Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Australia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zmbia, Eritrea, Burkina Faso, Libya, Syria, Iran, Honduras available on NetLibrary
• Dictionary of American History [Print REF: E174 .D52 2003]
  This is a major historical dictionary in 10 volumes.

Selected Humanities Dictionaries (Philosophy, Religion)

• Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
• Hutchinson Dictionary of World Religions
• Dictionary of Asian Mythology
• Bloomsbury Dictionary of Myth
• Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend
• Dictionary of Jewish Lore and Legend
• Macmillan Dictionary of the Bible
• Dictionary of Jewish-Christian Relations
• Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
• Dictionary of the Bible
• Oxford Companion to the Bible
• Dictionary of Buddhism
• Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
• Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
• Oxford Dictionary of Islam
• Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion
• Oxford Dictionary of Popes
• Oxford Dictionary of Saints
• Christian Philosophy A - Z
• Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
• Dictionary of Philosophy
• Bloomsbury Guide to Human Thought
• Dictionary of Existentialism
• Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy
• Dictionary of World Philosophy
• Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy

Selected Literary Dictionaries

• Bloomsbury Dictionary of English Literature
• Dictionary of Literary Symbols
• Brewer′s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
• Brewer′s Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable
• Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
• Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
• Dictionary of Midwestern Literature
• Dictionary of Writers and Their Works
• Yeats Dictionary: Persons and Places in the Poetry of Yeats
• Critical Opinions of John Dryden: a Dictionary
• Dictionary of Native American Literature
• Dictionary of Italian Literature
• Contemporary Authors [Print: REF   Z 1224 .C58]
• Dictionary of Literary Biography [Print REF PN441 .D5]
• Selected author biographies from CA and DLB in Literature Resource Center.

Selected Mathematics and Computer Science Dictionaries

• Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics
• Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Maths
• Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics
• Collins Dictionary of Computing
• Dictionary of Personal Computing and the Internet
• Hargraves Communication Dictionary
• Newnes Dictionary of Electronics
• Webster′s New World Computer Dictionary
• Dictionary of Communications Technology: Terms, Definitions and Abbreviations, Wiley
• Dictionary of Multimedia and Internet Applications: A Guide for Developers and Users
• Dictionary of Classical and Theoretical Mathematics [Print REF: QA5 .D4984 2001]
• Dictionary of Analysis, Calculus an Differential Equations [Print REF: QA5 .D53 2000]

Selected Medical Dictionaries

• Mosby′s Emergency Dictionary
• Mosby′s Dictionary of Complementary & Alternative Medicine
• Merriam-Webster′s Medical Desk Dictionary
• Dorland′s Illustrated Medical Dictionary
• Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations
• Black′s Medical Dictionary
• Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine
• Oxford Companion to Medicine
• Concise Medical Dictionary
• Dictionary of Nursing
• Physican′s Desk Reference: PDR [Print: REF RS250 .P5]
• Physicans′ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs [Print: REF RS250 .P52]

Selected Political Science, Law and International Studies Dictionaries

• Routledge Dictionary of Politics
• Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought
• Dictionary of Political Biography
• Illustrated Dictionary of Constitutional Concepts
• Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science
• Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics
• Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers
• Dictionary of Diplomacy
• Dictionary of Politics and Government
• Macquarie Dictionary of Australian Politics
• Dictionary of Conflict Resolution
• Encyclopedia Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996
• Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World
• Oxford Guide to the United States Government
• Guide to the Countries of the World
• Merriam-Webster′s Dictionary of Law
• Dictionary of Law
• Oran′s Dictionary of the Law
• Dictionary of Legal Terms
• Collins Dictionary of Law
• Dictionary of Law Enforcement

Selected Business & Economics Dictionaries

• New Penguin Business Dictionary
• Dictionary of Business
• Business: the Ultimate Resource--Dictionary of Business and Managment
• Dictionary of Business and Managment
• Dictionary of Business (Oxford)
• Dictonary of Business Terms
• Dictionary of Real Estate Terms
• Dictionary of International Business Terms
• Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of International Managment
• Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Managment Information
• Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Business Ethics
• Dictionary of Accounting
• Dictionary of Accounting (Oxford)
• Dictionary of Accounting Terms
• Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Accounting
• Webster′s New World Finance and Investment Dictionary
• Penguin International Dictionary of Finance
• Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms
• Dictionary of Finance and Banking
• Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Finance
• Dictionary of Human Resources and Personnel Management
• Dictionary of Human Resource Management
• Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Human Resource Management

Selected , Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology, and Education Dictionaries

• Dictionary of Anthropology
• Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology
• Oxford Companion to Archaeology
• Dictionary of Psychology
• Oxford Companion to the Mind
• Dictionary of Personal Development
• Concise Dictionary of Psychology
• Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development
• Comtemporary Youth Culture: An International Encyclopedia
• Dictionary of Sociology
• Collins Dictionary of Sociology
• Penguin Dictionary of Sociology
• World of Sociology
• Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology
• Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology
• Greenwood Dictionary of Education
• Learning Theories, A-Z
• Historical Dictionary of American Education
• Cyclopedic Education Dictionary
• Historical Dictioanry of Women′s Education in the United States

Selected Science Dictionaries

• Access Science: Online Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
  "Full access to 7100+ articles, 115,000 dictionary terms, and hundreds of Research Updates -- in all areas of science and technology -- updated daily, plus these great features: biographies, In the News, Resources to guide your research and links to websites for further research."
• American Heritage Science Dictionary [Print REF: 3 .A5178 2005]
• Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Science
• Illustrated Dictionary of Science (Andromeda)
• New Penguin Dictionary of Science
• Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists
• Dictionary of Chemistry
• Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Chemistry
• Hawley′s Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 15th edition [Print REF: QD5 .H38 2007]
• Dictionary of Physics
• Penguin Dictionary of Physics
• Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Physics
• Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution
• Dictionary of Developmental Biology and Embryology
• Dictionary of Biology
• Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Biology
• Collins Dictionary of Biology
• Macquarie Dictionary of Trees & Shrubs
• Dictionary of Plant Sciences (Oxford)
• Names of Plants
• McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Earth Science
• Dictionary of Earth Sciences
• Dictionary of Ecology
• Dictionary of Environment and Conservation
• Collins Dictionary of Astronomy