Reference Shelf 


All sites are free unless marked with WSU - these marked sites are available only to Worcester State University users. 

New! Start here: Credo Reference – Cross searchover 580 full text online reference books with a single search; find speedy, simple answers in authoritative, in-depth articles. Click a button and your search can be continued in our other reference databases, the WSU Library's Online Catalog, or article databases. Also has concept map interactive software to map out and focus your chosen research topic. Also contains images, sound files, animations, videos and much more.(WSU users only)

Other Reference Resources: (hundreds of reliable alternatives to Wikipedia)

• Associations, Organizations and Societies 
• Atlases and Maps - also gazetteers and other geographical sources 
• Biographical Resources
• Book Reviews 
• Colleges and Universities
• Dictionaries - including acronyms and specialized dictionaries
• Encyclopedias - general and subject specialized
• Fast Facts - almanacs; country facts, flags & anthems; currency converters...
• Inventors and inventions
• Law 
• Quotations 
• Reference sources  
• Statistics
• Telephone Directories
• Zip and Area Code Finders
  

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