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Reference: Comprehensive Guides

Wiley Online Library (formerly Blackwell Reference Online) This link opens in a new window
Includes the complete texts of almost 300 encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and other reference works from Wiley Blackwell Publishing in the Wiley Blackwell Reference Online collection. Also contains description-only citations of over 21,000 other online books, journals and articles.

Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Provides a comprehensive resource for the study of the Bible and biblical history. Texts from selected Bibles can be viewed in side-by-side display with the user's choice of commentary and annotations from the Study Bibles, the stand-alone Oxford Bible Commentary, and A-Z concordances for the NRSV and NAB translations. Note: Limit of 3 simultaneous users.

Oxford Handbooks Online: Religion This link opens in a new window
Includes essays on Religion from leading scholars in the fields.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
The academic alternative to Wikipedia! Provides access to nearly 500 encyclopedias and dictionaries. Search by concept map. Includes thousands of searchable images.