General Reference

This collection in the HathiTrust Digital Library makes it possible to search the full text of many of the print books in the Thompson Library's Reference Collection (3rd floor), as well as a few in the Main Collection on the 1st and 2nd floors.

Most of the works covered are "Search Only," meaning that the full text cannot be viewed online, but search results indicate on which page(s) of the volume a match with the search terms occurs, so you can then retrieve the print volume and know to what page(s) to turn to locate the search terms in the printed text. (For the approximately 8% of materials covered that are in the public domain, the full text of the reference work can be viewed online.) To find the call number of a particular book, you can search in the Library Catalog.

Note: No reference works published since 2010 are covered by this index. Neither are reference works that the library has acquired only in online form. This is an index to print reference works only.

This collection in the HathiTrust Digital Library makes it possible to search the full text of many of the print bibliographies and indexes in the Thompson Library's Reference Collection (3rd floor), as well as a few in the Main Collection on the 1st and 2nd floors.

Most of the works covered are "Search Only," meaning that the full text cannot be viewed online, but search results indicate on which page(s) of the volume a match with the search terms occurs, so you can then retrieve the print volume and know to what page(s) to turn to locate the search terms in the printed text. (For the approximately 16% of materials covered that are in the public domain, the full text of the reference work can be viewed online.) To find the call number of a particular book, you can search in the Library Catalog.

Note: No reference works published since 2010 are covered by this index. Neither are reference works that the library has acquired only in online form. This is an index to print reference works only.

Encyclopaedia Britannica's latest article database (including hundreds of articles not found in the print edition), Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, and the Britannica Book of the Year (1994-present), with thousands of web links selected by editors. Updated daily.

In addition to searching, the online version of DARE allows you to browse by region using an interactive map. You can also create your own maps based on the extensive survey data and hear audio clips from over 4,000 interview recordings.

Continuously updated electronic version of Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged, which is considered to be the largest and most comprehensive American dictionary of the English language. The resource also acts as a portal to these other popular Merriam Webster reference works: Collegiate Dictionary, Collegiate Thesaurus, Medical Dictionary, Spanish-English Dictionary, French-English Dictionary, and Concise Encyclopedia. This dynamic resource also offers the Citations database which offers over a million real-world word usage examples.

Combines more than 135 frequently consulted Gale biographical sources with more than 325 full-text periodicals and journals, more than 27,000 portraits, and thousands of Recent News briefs on high-interest individuals. Updated continuously.

Dimensions Plus brings together various research-related data sources in a venue that is consistent and accessible to the community. Data include grant information and also information on several publication types, including Books, Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings, and Patents. Dimensions Plus provides the community with a data discovery engine that offers both context and perspective.

Profiles over 105,000 U.S.-based foundations, describing programs, areas of funding, types of support, geographic emphasis, trustees & officers, application process, deadlines, high, low & average grants, and lists of recent grants made. Also provides access to recent tax returns for private foundations as submitted to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (Form 990-PF's). Updated biweekly.

Includes:
Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S.
Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State and Local Organizations
Encyclopedia of Governmental Advisory Organizations
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media
Publishers Directory
Research Centers Directory
Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans
Ward's Business Directory of Private and Public Companies in Canada and Mexico

Current cumulative edition. Contains all entries that have appeared in Marquis print editions since 1985. Updated daily. Includes:

Marquis Biographies Online
Who's Who in America
Who's Who in the World
Who's Who in American History
Who's Who in American Art
Who's Who in American Politics

Michigan Research Experts (formerly Michigan Experts) is a searchable database of research expertise that profiles faculty in selected schools, colleges, institutes and research centers at the University of Michigan. It has been developed to foster intramural and extramural collaborations, and interdisciplinary research. It contains publication citations (extracted from a variety of indexes including Scopus, Web of Science, etc.), grants, and patents data.

Includes the full USA federal census (1790-1940); census of England and Wales (1841-1901); U.S. World War II Army Enlistment as well as records of Union and Confederate Civil War soldiers. Over 2 billion family trees.

Orbis has information about 40 million companies, including 18 million European companies from 46 countries, 16 million US and Canadian companies, 6.5 million South and Central American companies, 1.3 million Japanese companies, 300,000 Chinese companies, and 90,000 African companies. Orbis includes information about 30,000 banks and 8,000 insurance companies.