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Dictionaries

English:	Library & Information Science:	Humanities:
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary	Online Dictionary for Library & Information Science	Dictionary of the History of Ideas (University of Virginia Library - see conditions of use)
The Oxford English Dictionary*	Safari Tech Books Online*	Oxford Art Online*
Cambridge Dictionary of American English	TechEncyclopedia	Oxford Reference (Architecture, Arts, Literature, Mythology)*
American Heritage Dictionary	Webopedia	Bibliotheka Classica, or A Classical Dictionary (Lempiere, 1801)

Dictionary Portals

Start Here:	Additional Resources:
OneLook® Dictionary Search	yourDictionary.com
Oxford Reference: English Language* (specialized dictionaries)	Additional online dictionaries

Thesauri

Start Here:	Additional Resources:
Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English*	Synonym.com
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus	WordNet: A Lexical Database (Princeton)

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Start Here:	Additional Resources:
Abbreviations.com	Journal Abbreviations
Acronym Finder	PubMed Journal Search (medical journal titles)
Acronyms, Initialisms, & Abbreviations Dictionary*	Scientific & Technical Acronyms, Symbols, & Abbreviations (Click on "Acronym Finder")
Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations*	Sharpened Glossary: Email, Online Chat, and Text Messaging Acronyms
NetLingo: Acronyms and Text Messaging	yourDictionary: Abbreviations & Acronyms

More Dictionaries

Try These Databases:	More Links in Quick Reference:
NetLibrary* (over 100 full-text dictionaries)	Etexts - Literature Reference Books
OhioLINK Electronic Book Center: Dictionaries*	Etexts -Theology Reference Online

*Library database restricted to ODU community.

Page last updated: 31 August 2009
Author: Christina L. Bonner, Head, Reference & Instruction Services